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Re: [ECS] ECS exe's posted 8/1 Mark Gilmore Tue, 04 Aug 1998 17:36:33 -0700

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Martin, I can only assume that you have an OLD copy of ECST,
as I just mimicked your scenario and found no problem.
I entered "pho" (over "Lights") and got no errors.

Martin Terry wrote:
> 
> Mark, sorry it took a couple of days to respond, but I haven't had a
> chance to look at ECS until now.
> 
> Here's the scenerio that's a problem for me:
> 
> I'm using ECST. I hit F1 for the group screen.  The "Option:" and "Group
> Name:" prompts default to some previous values.  I use the cursor keys
> to cursor to "Group Name:".  Previously I could start typing a new group
> name at this point, let's say the current group is "Lights" and I want
> "Phone".  I could type pho (enough to make this unique) and hit return
> and wa-la, I'm at the phone group.
> 
> Now when I start to type, I enter p and ECS starts flashing "Error: "p"
> is not a legal selection" and as I enter more characters I get
> "phoneLights" and you're right, not a legal selection.
> 
> To get to phone easily I have to hit control-end, backspace through the
> current word "Lights" and then enter phone. Or I can press control-T and
> start typing.
> 
> This get to be a real pain since every field presented has some default
> value that must be deleted.
> 
> I wouldn't mind the control-T option, but as soon as I enter one value,
> it reverts back to insert mode. I would be happy if control-T would
> toggle insert/overtype UNTIL I set it otherwise.
> 
> As far as when the change occured, this is the first upgrade I've done
> in several months. I thought the caller-id fixes would be worth it.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Gilmore [SMTP:markgilmore@cococo.net]
> > Sent: Monday, August 03, 1998 2:35 PM
> > To:   ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org
> > Subject:      Re: [ECS] ECS exe's posted 8/1
> >
> > Martin, This change has been around for a while now,
> > and I think your's is the 1st complaint. Please give
> > a specific/detailed example of where this is a pain.
> > Anyone else dislike this change ?
> >
> > Martin Terry wrote:
> > >
> > > I upgraded ECST.EXE to the version Mark posted on 8/1, and since
> > then
> > > all my keystrokes are in the "insert" mode.
> > > control-T gets me to overwrite, but the next screen goes back to
> > insert
> > > mode.
> > >
> > > This makes it quite a pain to select screens, variables, etc.
> > >
> > > Is it just me or was this a change somewhere along the way?  Mark?
> >
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mark_gilmore_2

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Mark Gilmore
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