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Re: [ECS] Missing text operators
Mark Gilmore
Tue, 03 Nov 1998 15:29:42 -0800

Dan, If you have an IF line, the operators you mention 
(T1<-T1, etc) do not apply. Am i missing something here ?

Dan Carrington wrote:
> 
> Actually, playing around, I found that the old version does work
> correctly and that the new windows version definitely did not work
> correctly.  In my dos ECS, if the conditional item in the events are
> text type items, the ? at the operator location brings up all the text
> type operators (set/char, T1<-Nam, T1<-Stt, T1<-T1, T1<-N/S, and similar
> through T4) show as options.  Within the new windows version, if I
> create a text item, and do a line in the event editor of "if text_item"
> and then look at the operator menu, I do not get any of the text related
> operators.  I only get the standard set of Is, Is not, Is now, Is now
> not, etc.  Are you creating different operator menus depending on the
> item used in the event line like the old ECS?
> 
> You need to get those things down if you intend to market ECS to windows
> only type people.  The menu boxes will be their instructions as they
> create events.
> 
> Dan Carrington
> 
> Mark Gilmore wrote:
> >
> > Dan, please provide specifics.
> >
> > Dan Carrington wrote:
> > >
> > > Mark, I don't remember if I mentioned this beforehand or not.  Shoudln't
> > > the drop down box in the event editor for the operator have the full set
> > > of options for text replacements?  I checked in my running dos version
> > > and even it didn't have all the options when a ? was typed at the
> > > operator location.  And a trivial thing, the titles above the menu boxes
> > > in the event editor do not line up with their respective boxes.
> > >
> > > Dan Carrington
> > >
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