[SOC] Windoze

[Paul Bartlett]

Hi Bill,

Yes, it should have been "important" not "import".

Quiz question to the under thirties: What does "xyzzy.cave" refer to ?

Paul ;-)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Cunningham" <k4ksr@qsl.net>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Windoze


> Paul,
>
> You are spelling it incorrectly.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Bartlett" <paul@fulking.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [SOC] Windoze
>
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > Now you've got me confused....
> >
> > I are a niave trusting sort who happens to work in computer trade.
Here's
> da
> > explanation and if it's so bleedin' obvious and you've bin takin' da
piss
> > then I have to go and talk to Luigi and da boys.
> >
> > With a windowing GUI (graphical user interface), just one window has
focus
> > (the one you're working/typing in). "Stealing focus" is where another
> window
> > pops up without warning and takes your keystrokes. Typically, if you're
> not
> > quite a touch typist and have been paying more attention to the keyboard
> > than the screen then it's a couple of seconds before you notice that
your
> > input is to the new 'stolen' focus rather than the one you thought you
> were
> > working in.
> >
> > It's a valid technique, but only really should be used for critical
system
> > errors where you *must* make a decision as to what to do next.
> > Unfortunately, some software authors consider that *their* application
is
> so
> > import that if it can't find say "xyzzy.cave" in order to continue then
> they
> > demand your immediate attention to resolve the matter.
> >
> > It pisses me off.
> >
> > Paul ;-)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Redding" <chris.redding@g4pdj.freeserve.co.uk>
> > To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SOC] Windoze
> >
> >
> > > Good God man, you're right!
> > > You've got me as mad as hell now, and I haven't even got a clue what a
> GUI
> > > writer is!.
> > > But let one of them come around here and try to steal my focus, and
> > they'll
> > > have ME to deal with!.
> > > Seeeeeth!
> > >
> > > Chris G4PDJ
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Paul Bartlett <paul@fulking.freeserve.co.uk>
> > > To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:39 PM
> > > Subject: [SOC] Windoze
> > >
> > >
> > > > Grrrrr,
> > > >
> > > > I may have sent something like this before....
> > > >
> > > > Can anybody explain to me why GUI writers seem to feel they have the
> God
> > > > given right to steal focus?
> > > >
> > > > It drives me soddin' crazy!
> > > >
> > > > Paul :-(
> > > >
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