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Re: [ECS] Re: More for the beta list Ingo Dean Mon, 24 May 1999 22:49:17 -0400

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Ahh!  That works!

Funny, I never tried that.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Gilmore <omnip@usit.net>; Mark Gilmore <omnip@usit.net>
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>; ecs-list@netbloc.com
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Date: Sunday, May 23, 1999 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Re: More for the beta list


>Ingo,
>Just enter it with spaces and press enter at the
>end of the line. ECS will then format it for you.
>You also only need enter enough characters for
>each op/item/state to uniquely identity each
>(e.g. "i" will expand to "If").
>
>Ingo Dean wrote:
>>
>> OK...
>>
>> I'm am entering data, then using TAB to move to the next field in the
line,
>> right?...
>>
>> What should I use instead of TAB?  Do you mean that I need to hit Enter
for every
>> item?  But that would move me to the next line.... Or am I supposed to
line up the
>> columns myself by typing the correct number of spaces between fields?
>>
>> This is really counter-intuitive.
>>
>> I don't understand... could you post the keystrokes that I am supposed to
use to
>> enter a new line?
>>
>> Mark Gilmore wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mark Gilmore
>> > Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
>> > omnip@usit.net
>> > http://www.usit.com/omnip
>>
>> --
>> ----
>> Work: mailto:Ingo_Dean@MentorG.com  Personal: mailto:idean@iname.com
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>
>--
>Mark Gilmore
>Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
>omnip@usit.net
>http://www.usit.com/omnip
>

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