Re: Tip for testing S/W
On 16/10/2010 6:54 PM, Jay Maechtlen wrote: I usually use Alt-PrtScn and paste it in Word or the equivalent. That catches active window, which is usually the dialog box. Reason being: I get the dialog box caption/title also, which is often ambiguous or otherwise needing of improvement. Yes, I also use that method when more info is needed. But there are times when all you need are the words in the error message, and the simplicity and speed of copy/paste is invaluable at those times. Best, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Tip for testing S/W
On 16/10/2010 6:54 PM, Jay Maechtlen wrote: > I usually use Alt-PrtScn > and paste it in Word or the equivalent. > > That catches "active window", which is usually the dialog box. > Reason being: I get the dialog box caption/title also, which is often > ambiguous or otherwise needing of improvement. > Yes, I also use that method when more info is needed. But there are times when all you need are the words in the error message, and the simplicity and speed of copy/paste is invaluable at those times. Best, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
Re: Tip for testing S/W
I usually use Alt-PrtScn and paste it in Word or the equivalent. That catches active window, which is usually the dialog box. Reason being: I get the dialog box caption/title also, which is often ambiguous or otherwise needing of improvement. On 10/15/2010 9:37 AM, Stuart Rogers wrote: We're in the process of testing some new software here, and I just published internally a little time-saving tip for our testers. I think I've posted it here before, too, but thought it might be time to repeat it: If you receive an error message when you are testing Windows-based software, try pressing CTRL + C before dismissing the message. This command may succeed in copying the message content to the clipboard, so that you can paste it into your feedback to the development team. (You can do a quick test by pasting into Notepad; the method does work in Windows XP.) Happy Friday all, -- Jay Maechtlen 626 444-5112 office 626 840-8875 cell www.laserpubs.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Tip for testing S/W
I usually use Alt-PrtScn and paste it in Word or the equivalent. That catches "active window", which is usually the dialog box. Reason being: I get the dialog box caption/title also, which is often ambiguous or otherwise needing of improvement. On 10/15/2010 9:37 AM, Stuart Rogers wrote: > We're in the process of testing some new software here, and I just > published internally a little time-saving tip for our testers. I > think I've posted it here before, too, but thought it might be time to > repeat it: > > If you receive an error message when you are testing Windows-based > software, try pressing CTRL + C before dismissing the message. This > command may succeed in copying the message content to the clipboard, > so that you can paste it into your feedback to the development team. > (You can do a quick test by pasting into Notepad; the method does work > in Windows XP.) > > > Happy Friday all, > -- Jay Maechtlen 626 444-5112 office 626 840-8875 cell www.laserpubs.com
Tip for testing S/W
We're in the process of testing some new software here, and I just published internally a little time-saving tip for our testers. I think I've posted it here before, too, but thought it might be time to repeat it: If you receive an error message when you are testing Windows-based software, try pressing CTRL + C before dismissing the message. This command may succeed in copying the message content to the clipboard, so that you can paste it into your feedback to the development team. (You can do a quick test by pasting into Notepad; the method does work in Windows XP.) Happy Friday all, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Tip for testing S/W
We're in the process of testing some new software here, and I just published internally a little time-saving tip for our testers. I think I've posted it here before, too, but thought it might be time to repeat it: If you receive an error message when you are testing Windows-based software, try pressing CTRL + C before dismissing the message. This command may succeed in copying the message content to the clipboard, so that you can paste it into your feedback to the development team. (You can do a quick test by pasting into Notepad; the method does work in Windows XP.) Happy Friday all, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
