Thats a good idea. An error routine could do like certain web pages do. Like when you have to enter the code displayed in the box. The code displayed is always random. Anthony
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rbl000 Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:27 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] CLEARINPUT - Universe At a company I used to work for, 'Press any key' was not sufficient. There was so much trouble with _some_ users who were too busy scanning barcodes to read the screen, that various 'error' conditions were set to require input of a specific single character as recognition that the message had been read (different error msg., different single character). If other inputs were given, the 'error' message simply redisplayed (along with terminal bells). Best Regards, Richard Lewis --- On Thu 09/29, Anthony Dzikiewicz < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: From: Anthony Dzikiewicz [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:42:01 -0400 Subject: RE: [U2] CLEARINPUT - Universe Yes it can. The problem is when the user hits enter - say 10 times.<br>Lets say the program clears the screen, prints the message, and has a<br>'press any key to continue' type prompt. After the user presses enter,<br>you clear the screen again and continue on your way.<br><br>If the user presses enter all these times, then the message will flash<br>by in an instant (depending on the speed of the terminal etc..).<br><br>So, doing an INPUTCLEAR (Im spelling it right these days) before the<br>next input prompt, "Press any key to continue", will clear all those key<br>strokes the users haphazardly pressed and force them to read the<br>message.<br><br>Anthony<br> _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/115 - Release Date: 9/29/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/115 - Release Date: 9/29/2005 ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
