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general comments about ECS JoAnne Letkeman Mon, 13 Nov 2000 10:08:16 -0800

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 10:08:16 -0800

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Hi All,
 
     Some time ago (over a year probably) I gave ECS a try and
found it didn't work well for me.  I found it very confusing trying
to get rid of the default functions without disabling the whole thing
and could never get the newly written functions to work the way I
wanted.  Being an embedded programmer, I always wanted to 
"write the code" instead of being forced to do it the ECS way and
I had an existing graphical interface that displayed a floor plan of
the house with doors and window states being displayed.  After
getting ECS to interface to a VB program through the DDE link,
I finally gave up because the whole thing seemed too dis-jointed.
I told myself that it would be easier to just write the whole thing
myself and erased ECS.  Since then I have continued to follow
this mailing list and have noticed a lot of very enthusiastic people
with what sounds like some great ideas and after a year or so
I still haven't gotten around to writing my own system.  
  My point in writing this is to find out if others have found the
ECS system difficult at first but stuck with it despite their 
"do it myself" attitude?  I'm considering giving ECS another
try but would like to know whether the average ECS user knows
anything about programming and maybe it is easier for them
to figure out because they don't have pre-conceived knowledge
or ability (in programming)  This in no way is meant as a slur
or meant to start a flame war.  Or maybe like all things worth
doing right, it takes time and patience to learn and spending a few
hours isn't enough??  Comments??

Sincerely,
Max

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