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Re: [ECS] Re: More for the beta list Mark Gilmore Sat, 22 May 1999 05:40:34 -0700

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Ingo,
All of these problems (less one) is due to the fact that
you are using TAB to enter data: TAB is used to move to
the next field - This is a Win convention which I will
NOT override. #3f was a legitimate bug, which I have fixed
and am uploading now (to ECSU.ZIP).

Ingo Dean wrote:
> 
> >Mark Sekelsky wrote:
> >
> >> Is anybody else having an issue with the insertion point?  I suppose this
> >> could be unique to my machine.
> 
> Here's what doesn't work for me:
> 
> 1.) Take an existing event.
> 2.) Put your cursor in the first column (Cnd/Act) of a blank line where you
> want to add a line.  I'm using line 22.
> 3.) Type "Do" and hit tab - the cursor should go to the next field, but it
> instead goes to the "Ln" column at the top... (First problem)
> 
> 3a.)  OK, at least it put in the right line number.  So then I can just type
> Tab again to put me in the Cnd/Act column for that line and then I can type
> "Do" again, right?  Wrong.  That tab moves me to the "Save" button for the
> events window... getting aggravating now.  (Second problem)
> 
> 3b.) OK, now I click in the Cnd/Act field at the top since that seems to be
> how it wants us to edit.
> 3c.) Type "Do" and hit tab, yeah, it did what I expected/hoped.
> 3d.) Type an item, hit tab, YEAH, it did what I expected/hoped.
> 3e.) Type an operator (a "1" in my case), hit tab, YEAH!  It did it right!
> 3f.)  Type an item, hit tab.  BOOM!  It left the state/item field blank in
> my event, put in a "1" for the Ln field at the top, left the Cnd/Act at the
> top, put in "{item}" for the Item at the top, "{op}" for the operator at the
> top, and "1" for the state/item at the top, and then put my cursor back on
> the Cnd/Act field at the top, but with a wrong linenumber up there....
> (Third, fourth, fifth problems....)
> 
> This is all with ECS 4.0.025 on Windows98.

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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
omnip@usit.net
http://www.usit.com/omnip

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