Howdy Jonas,
Jonas Brink Wors�e wrote:
> 1) OT: Quote only the essentials of the previous posts. I do not need 5*footers and
>certainly neither does the digest-subscribers. It is not yet required to have a
>drivers license for newsgroups and community lists, but by golly a few classes in
>netiquette would do some people good. It is not only you.
Not all that OT, and duly noted. A suggestion: can't majordomo send list
traffic through a filter that would strip quoted footers? It's been a couple of
years since I've set up any lists.
> 2) If you get anyone to "just like that" write you this Xtra you ask for, could you
>give me his/her email? I have a few Xtras I would like to have developed aswell. If
>however (though most unlikely) you do _not_ get this Xtra written for you, couldn't
>you explain more into details what it is in your existing Director setup that annoys
>you? Explain what it is you wish to do? I don't think it's very seldom some of the
>many people here have
> a few tricks up their sleeves. Personally I think Tab's suggestion is the most
>obvious. That is what I do myself. You have to consider that Lingo is not a linear
>language as Basic or Comal with linenumbers. It's a language of multiple handlers and
>objects in one big spaghetti. Sort of OOP by birth (I suppose).
>
> I am not trying to start a flamewar by this post. I just thought your question
>begged for a comment, and I ask again: What is it in particular you wish to do that
>the already made suggestions cannot do for you?
Good thing I donned my asbestos underwear today! I wasn't asking for someone to
write it, rather if anyone knew enough about the the control you get at the xtra
API to do what we've been talking about. And Tab's suggestion is what I've been
doing all along - I was just looking for an alternative that would make a Lingo
coder's job that much easier. Most coders are looking for the most efficient
shortcuts to make the best use of their time.
Now - if anyone _does_ know if the xtra dev kit offers the capability to write
an improved msg window, please let us know. In any case, I might just fire it
up and see for myself. This is probably the best excuse I've had to write an
xtra.
> From: Brad Waite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > I haven't gotten into xtra coding yet, but could one write a xtra that provides
> > a new msg window with added functionality?
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