RE: [ql-users] A foible ...

2002-01-29 Thread Norman Dunbar
Good timing, I put this on the web site yesterday :o) MT_RJOB cannot remove an active job, but, it can remove active child jobs belonging to the (inactive) job it is removing. I suspect, therefore, that it calls MT_FRJOB to remove the children. Dickens doesn't mention this and says that 'this

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 at 20:59:18, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) At 01:06 ðì 29/1/2002 +, you wrote: ^-- that Greek is nice. I hadn't noticed until my mailer complained on posting. In message 3C5592E5.2964.1E98374@localhost,

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 at 09:14:43, Norman Dunbar wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) When I worked at BMW in Munich, they buy our software, we had to learn how to use a Germoan layout - interesting ! When we came home again and had to use an UK layout, we had all sorts of fun - every 'w' was

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Darren . Branagh
The best keyboard/typing one I ever heard was from a friend who works in the Call Centre for Microsoft. Apparently this story is a legend in there. This girl calls up to say she can't get Word 6 (back in Win 3.1 days here) to work on her 286 /386 or whatever it is. She has put Disk 1 of the

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 at 10:50:26, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Oh yes - it is worth repeating my favourite 'mistyping' story. In my Kodak days (urkk over 30 years ago) we had a very unhappy typist. ^ whoops - should have been Ford Now that is some typing mistake (8-)# --

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Norman Dunbar wrote: When we came home again and had to use an UK layout, we had all sorts of fun - every 'w' was replaced by a 'z' for about a week afterwards. You sure you mean the 'w'? English and German layouts only have the 'y' and 'z' swapped. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 at 11:51:30, wrote: (ref: Hb5f11e93b46.1012305088.ln4p1327.ldn.swissbank.com@MHS) Secretary with shift 4 problem Me: Ummm ... And you're definitely keeping Shift pressed while typing the 4? Her: Oh. No. Do I have to do that? ... D'oh! unbelievable amount snipped

RE: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Norman Dunbar
Sorry Marcel, you are correct, The AZERTY is French :o) It was indeed the 'y' and 'z' keys that we got all wrong. Oh, and for unix users, the three fingered '/' as well or was it something else - I can't remember now, it's been over two years since I was last there. Norman.

RE: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Norman Dunbar
And, the old favourite : 'press any key to continue' says the message on screen, so the user phones the help desk to ask 'which is the ANY key?' Norman. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:

RE: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Peter Graf
It was indeed the 'y' and 'z' keys that we got all wrong. Marc Swift has a simple but intelligent solution in QDOS Classic. If it starts up with UK settings, you can use two commands to switch to German: KEYDT and KEZDT Bye, Peter

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Norman Dunbar wrote: Sorry Marcel, you are correct, The AZERTY is French :o) It was indeed the 'y' and 'z' keys that we got all wrong. Oh, and for unix users, the three fingered '/' as well or was it something else - I can't remember now, it's been over two years since I was last there.

RE: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Norman Dunbar
I find that I'm too busy thinking while I type, and as I think faster than I type, I get my fingers confused and words get strange spellings all the time. I then have to go back and correct all the typos before I can do anything. Norman. - Norman Dunbar

Re: [ql-users] win format (OT!!)

2002-01-29 Thread Geoff Wicks
Since we are now hooked on typos, this is confession time. Very OT, but too good to miss. Back in the bad old days before word processors were invented, I typed with two fingers a document for my trade union. Problems of staffing not due to bad management appeared as Problems of staffing not

Re: [ql-users] win format (OT!!)

2002-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 at 19:47:37, Geoff Wicks wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Since we are now hooked on typos, this is confession time. Very OT, but too good to miss. Back in the bad old days before word processors were invented, I typed with two fingers a document for my trade union.

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Norman Dunbar wrote: When I worked at BMW in Munich, they buy our software, we had to learn how to use a Germoan layout - interesting ! ^ | -- Intentional typo, Norman??? ;-) -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html

Re: [ql-users] win format (OT!!)

2002-01-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Even more OT but I heard it on R4 this afternoon live, so at least 100% genuine and topical: Instead of 'gas fired power-stations', an interviewee said 'Gas powered fire stations'. I almost drove into the braking car in front laughing. He he, good job you drive a Volvo then (unless the car in

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes The best keyboard/typing one I ever heard was from a friend who works in the Call Centre for Microsoft. Apparently this story is a legend in there. This girl calls up to say she can't get Word 6 (back in Win 3.1 days here) to work on her

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP As the Chinese would say 'interesting times' ! No - 'Interlesting Tlimes' -- Roy Wood Q Branch, 20 Locks Hill Portslade. Sussex. BN41 2LB. UK Tel : +44 (0)1273 386030 Fax : +44 (0)1273 430501 (New number!) Mobile

Re: [ql-users] win format (OT!!)

2002-01-29 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Geoff Wicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Since we are now hooked on typos, this is confession time. Very OT, but too good to miss. Back in the bad old days before word processors were invented, I typed with two fingers a document for my trade union. Problems of

Re: [ql-users] win format (OT!!)

2002-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 at 20:59:59, Dilwyn Jones wrote: (ref: 00cf01c1a908$0167d8e0$5b075cc3@default) Even more OT but I heard it on R4 this afternoon live, so at least 100% genuine and topical: Instead of 'gas fired power-stations', an interviewee said 'Gas powered fire stations'. I almost

Re: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Dennis Sutherland
We have some newspeople who don't think at all when they type. Dennis N9VRB ICQ #801900 - Original Message - From: Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:30 AM Subject: RE: [ql-users] win format I find that I'm too busy thinking while

Re: [ql-users] win format (OT!!)

2002-01-29 Thread Anthony
On 30 Jan 2002 at 0:10, Tony Firshman wrote: Some of his Spoonerisms: He once addressed a group of farmers as ye noble tons of soil, queried after a university official by asking Is the bean dizzy? and admonished a student because he had tasted two worms and hissed all my mystery

RE: [ql-users] win format (OT!!)

2002-01-29 Thread Claude Mourier 00
At least I undertstand the real meaning of the message : Hard disk failure -Message d'origine- De : Roy Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : mercredi 30 janvier 2002 00:42 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: [ql-users] win format (OT!!) And someone (he shall remain nameless for

RE: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Norman Dunbar
Journalists perchance ? I never read any newspapers - after an 'interview' which my brother allegedly gave to a newspaper. He never even saw a journalist, and never spoke to anyone - the whole story was made up by some bloke sitting in an office in Aberdeen, supposedly quoting my brother who was

RE: [ql-users] win format

2002-01-29 Thread Norman Dunbar
Not intentional Dilwyn, more likely dyslexic fingers again :o) Norman. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0113 289 6265 Fax: 0113 289 3146 URL: http://www.Lynx-FS.com