On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Jamin Collins wrote:
> Gregory J. Barlow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> > > Not so, I use ~'s for my personal menus via a standard
> > > inlcude in the default blackbox menu. It works fine.
> >
> > Blackbox will expand ~ within the menu itself, but not in .blackboxrc
> >
> > For those of you postulating on whether certain things work
> > or don't, it wouldn't kill you to do some reasonable testing before
> > jumping in.
>
> Man did someone wake up in a pissy mood. Chill out.
>
> > "It works for me" does not count as a reasonable test.
>
> Actually, it does. If someone indicates that something doesn't work,
> indicating that you have it working is an indication that it does work.
>
> I'm sorry I misunderstood the EXACT problem. However, the statement that
> Blackbox does not do ~ expansion is only partially correct as you point out.
>
> Again, I'm sorry for any confusion. However, you do need to calm down,
> after all this is a discussion/support list right? I was just trying to
> help.
While my civil suggestion was not directed only at you, I would like to
take some time to address your retort. Nowhere in my e-mail did I
question the mood, character, intelligence, or motivation of anyone. You
managed to do so completely without basis. For the record, I am in quite
a good mood and very calm, despite the hspice simulations which will be
occupying my day.
I was merely asking that those who post to this list first read the
questions they are trying to answer and then do reasonable testing to be
sure of the validity of their claims. While what you said was correct, it
only served to mislead the discussion, as you did not address the reported
problem, but a separate, similar issue. Addressing the EXACT question
tends to be the most efficient way to solve a problem.
This is indeed a discussion list, and I should hope that everyone on it
restricts future discussions to the topic at hand, rather than attacking
others.
--
Gregory J. Barlow [EMAIL PROTECTED]
336-558-7231 http://barlow.ncssm.net
