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Re: [ECS] Re: ECS enhancement no.76 Mark Gilmore Fri, 17 Sep 1999 05:28:59 -0700

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Tony,
As ECS.CFG is a standard text file, this sounds like "WORD" problem:
Make sure your tab settings are standard (every 8 columns).
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026


Tony James wrote:
> 
> Does anyone find this change as annoying as I do? I import my cfg into Word
> for editing and after making it look pretty by adjusting the tabs I read it
> into ECS, make a change, save it and it looks horrible in Word again. (and
> the programme logic harder to follow because of it)
> Mark, Would it be possible to output the cfg file with just one tab between
> fields rather than a seemingly random number?!  :-)).
> Tony
> 
> 76) In order to GREATLY increase the speed of cfg saves (as well as
>  simplify the logic which does so), ECS now writes an entire new
>  ECS.CFG on each save (rather than "surgically" searching/parsing
>  the existing file). The only downside to this approach is that
>  comments OUTSIDE of Events and any custom indentation you use
>  within Events are no longer preserved.

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