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Re: [ECS] Re-Aligning ECS Items in Groups Michael David Wed, 17 Feb 1999 22:52:37 -0500

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I would really like this, too. Mark, is there a way to have it tab this way?
Or, is there a way you could make it so we could define tab order?

Cheers!

Michael David
michael@michaeldavid.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Ingo Dean <ingo_dean@mentorg.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Re-Aligning ECS Items in Groups


And can you also make it so that you can tab between the item windows left
to
right, top to bottom like in the olden days?

gbailey wrote:

> No, we were referring to a quick way to align the child windows after
> editing their contents, icon selections and size.
> If one could turn on a grid setting, (other than the default 1 pixel) it
> would be easier and faster to get a clean looking arrangement on screen.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Garnet Bailey              gbailey@attcanada.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 9:49 AM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] Re-Aligning ECS Items in Groups
>
> I'm lost Garnet - did you not say that you were editing
> ECS.CFG Group defs manually with a text editor ?
>
> gbailey wrote:
> >
> > How about a "snap to" grid that can be turned on or off? It would force
> all
> > values to be a multiple of 5 or 10 or whatever. Alignment would then be
> much
> > easier and quicker. Most drawing programs and CAD programs do this.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Garnet Bailey              gbailey@attcanada.net
> > ICQ# 23436806    www.attcanada.net/~gbailey
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 9:06 AM
> > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] Re-Aligning ECS Items in Groups
> >
> > Sorry Bob, there is no "easy way".
> > The applicable parsing logic in ECS is "dumb"
> > (strict column alignment), as I figured that
> > very few would edit group definitions manually.
> >
> > bob.terfruchte@amd.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Guys,
> > > >
> > > > Is there an EASY way to re-align items in groups once I have mucked
> > around
> > > > with them and gotten them all out of alignment? If not, wouldn't it
be
> a
> > > > swell feature?  (I'm using the Winduhs version of ECS.)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> >
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> > omnip@usit.net
> > http://www.usit.com/omnip
>
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> omnip@usit.net
> http://www.usit.com/omnip

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