Hello all Beta testers, I have started a new thread to follow from "Bugs in v2.00 scheduler?" as the latter has developed into dealing only with the ALT+F6 issue, which now seems to have now reached finality.
The other issue of scheduler programming malfunction has been largely ignored, except for some correspondents who could not confirm my problem. However I have done some more experiments and now realise how my malfunction occurred, and I think the matter needs more consideration. The problem is as follows: If I start to program the scheduler via the following sequence: Tools/Scheduler/Right-click/New , the window which appears contains a small data-window in which the 'at time'can be set. If the time is set by means of the small up/down arrows at the right hand side of the data-window then it is accepted by the scheduler. However, if one TYPES in new data (to save time), as can be done in other applications, the new time is not accepted, the scheduler instead accepts the last time entered by means of the up/down arrows. This is best illustrated by an example: 1. Assume the time shown when the programming window opens is .. 23.15.00 2. By means of up/down arrows this is changed to ............... 22.15.00 3. User realises he has a long way to go and types in .......... 11.15.00 4. If one OK's this, closes scheduler and reopens it, the programming window still shows 11.15.00, but the scheduler is set to operate at ... 22.15.00 The other data-windows seem to accept type-in programming! I now have two questions; 1. Can others confirm this behaviour? Assuming it is confirmed, then 2. Do you think TB developers should be asked to include the type-in facility? With regard to the second question I don't think it is so much that the type-in facility is an essential need, but rather that without it some users will have errors occurring because they are used to using the type-in method in other applications. For example many may have set their Windows internal clock by this method. -- Best regards, Roger Using The Bat! v2.00 on Windows ME, v4.90 Build 3000 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 2.00 | "Using TBBETA" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
