[DogParkList] Re: UTC - 24hr format; log list editing MLDX

Chuck Gould gr8tfly at chiligraphics.com
Tue Sep 13 12:51:01 EDT 2005


Don,

Thanks.

On Sep 13, 2005, at 7:14 AM, Don Agro wrote:

> Hi Chuck,
>
> On 13-Sep-05, at 5:42 AM, Chuck Gould wrote:
>
>
>> Don,
>>
>> I'll have to check up on the latest guidelines, but as a for  
>> instance, you can change any date or time in Excel to any format  
>> you like (think LabView can override the time format, too).  
>> Anyway, they are GUIDElines. Even within MLDX, it still puts the  
>> time in the log in 24hr format, no matter what the edit boxes show.
>>
>
> That is to speed sorting.
>
>
>> I don't want to get into GUI design debates,
>>
>
> I thought we already were :)

Yea, I guess that's true!

>
>
>> as just about every program written has some variation on the  
>> guidelines. No other app I've ever used has needed to control/ 
>> option click to resize column widths (back to 1984 on Mac). Also,  
>> I don't think the guidelines would leave out the use of tabs for  
>> table navigation.
>>
>
> Well Chuck, the Carbon tables I am using from Metrowerks PowerPlant  
> have some limitations and there is absolutely nothing going to  
> change that until I re-write MLDX for Cocoa. I haven't done so yet  
> because I still have a few OS 9 customers and I don't want to leave  
> them high and dry.
>

I'm sure they appreciate that. Any plans for Universal Binaries? Just  
kidding. ;)

Take care & 73

-chuck

>
>> Don't get me wrong, I still like the program and will enjoy using  
>> it. And, I'll continue to recommend it to other Mac HAMs.
>>
>> Oh well. Thanks for listening, anyway. These conversations seem  
>> too familiar - as I've mentioned, I've worked your end of the  
>> development process and had to field these sorts of issues with  
>> IBM and Hitachi as customers (among others). It can be tedious, to  
>> say the least.
>>
>
> Yes it can.
>
>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> 73
>> -chuck WB6KDH
>>
>
> 73 Don Agro VE3VRW
>
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