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RE: [ECS] ECS exe's posted 8/1 Martin Terry Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:51:58 -0700

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Mark, you are correct, I spent more time with ECS after work and found
that the error message would only occur when in fact I did enter an
"invalid" character (like "j",  when no groups start with j) and that in
fact when I would enter "lights" it did work correctly even though the
field would say "lightsphone".

Sorry to jump the gun, I apologize. Works for me and I do so appreciate
the updates. :)

By the way, is there an update document stating the recent changes? I
downloaded this version for the caller-id fixes, but it's been a while
since I updated - I was wondering what other changes I was getting.

Oh, another by the way.... I thought (and I could be wrong here as well)
that the previous version I had said 3.4.something on the opening
screen, but I noticed this one says 3.3.  Did I imagine this?


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mark Gilmore [SMTP:markgilmore@cococo.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 04, 1998 5:37 PM
> To:	ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org
> Subject:	Re: [ECS] ECS exe's posted 8/1
> 
> 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
> 
> -- 
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence
> http://members.a2zsol.com/omnipotence.html

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