Hello Allie, On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:26:50 -0500 GMT (19/06/02, 05:26 +0700 GMT), Allie C Martin wrote:
ACM> The developers can't be expected to create a nice little button for ACM> each of the useful things achieved by end user construction of complex ACM> macros??? OK then, let this be a suggestion for a plug-in someone might want to write once it's possible. ACM> Can you tweak the nice little button or can you tweak the macro ACM> itself, which brings you right back to square one. The macro is always in English. A drop-down menu will be localised. TF>> You would still be able to see the macro as created by hitting the TF>> button. ACM> You hit a menu selection and the macro appeared in plain text. What ACM> makes it harder to understand or do than hitting a button? If the button is in your mother tongue, and you are not fluent in English compu-speak, it is indeed easier to understand. OK, in English it would be stupid to have a button for "Insert TO address" instead of just typing %TO=. How about French or German? "Empfaengeradresse eingeben", and then you just fill in the address. While many non-English speakers may understand "TO", there is such an abundant number of macros that I have no problem imagining that not all are that easily understandable. ACM> Example not good. <g> I see your point but I don't see where it's ACM> needed here. OK. Pre-written regexes may not be needed, but would be a nice addition for people who would like to use some of them. Again, an issue for a plug-in writer rather than the developers, I guess. ACM> I think what has happened is that the list is so mature, that regex ACM> macros are being spoken of and passed around as if it's a trivial ACM> matter to create them and that everyone should be able to do it with ACM> little effort, and if this isn't so, then blame the interface. I ACM> simply cannot agree with that. I almost completely agree with you, except for the part "blame the interface". I don't think this is what is being done; I think a suggestion for additional menus has been made. ;-) -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Message reply created with The Bat! 1.60q under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A using an AMD Athlon K7 1.2GHz, 128MB RAM ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60q FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/
