Views on I4GLMODS

Apologies if you've already read this but I think my newsfeed/mailer's playing up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FWIW here are my comments: I4GL-R03: Part of the functionality for this would come from I4GL-I04 where windows are opened for help. I think that further consideration should be given to this especially as, currently, scrolling in a window with DISPLAY is not easy to achieve. I4GL-M01: I don't agree that this facility wouldn't be required if I4GL- L10 were implemented. I believe that the is a strong case for having a system provided, consistent method for producing vertical menus. I4GL-F01: All I can say is that's a shame. There is a lot of, IMHO, unnecessary code floating about just to deal with this problem. I4GL-F04: A question. How difficult would it be to provide an extra system table, sysregexp, where regular expressions could be kept and referred to from within forms? If this method was used then the same functionality could be used in prompts. Furthermore, users could add there own regexps to the table meaning that *updates* from informix wouldn't be necessary to add new *standard* regexps. I4GL-F05: There are a number of apps out there (I've got a few of them) where this functionality would turn multi-screen inputs into single-screen inputs. This would reduce the total amount of code required for an app especially in light of I4GL-F01. I4GL-F07: The perverse should be taken out and shot 8-). I4GL-F10: Failing the provision of extended scope for the NEXT FIELD command, allowing <fieldname> to be a string variable should allow the user to provide this functionality for himself. I4GL-W04: I would add that the ability to use different graphics characters for borders within the same app (eg. single and double lines) should be introduced. I4GL-I04: I don't agree that it is necessary to provide the facility for defining different windows for each help call. It should be sufficient to define a help window, say, as an OPTION. Doing it this way would of course allow those who desperately want help in deferent places at different times to have it. I4GL-I05: I don't imagine that I'm the only one whose apps are littered with flags reflecting the state of various OPTIONs. I strongly feel the this should be moved up a class (or two). I4GL-K01: YES PLEASE!!!! I have acres of code that I'd gladly throw away to use something like this. Just a general note: aren't there a frightening number where the phrase "...should have been done ages ago" appear? There are many more that I have an interest in but am generally happy with the classification. Will we get feedback from whoever you pass this list on to? | I work with some bloody strange people, and so do they! | |------------------------------------------------------------| | Stuart Hemming | shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk | | Tudor Labels Ltd | uunet!cix.compulink.co.uk!shemminga | | Roman Bank Bourne | Tel : (+44) 778 426444 | | Lincs PE10 9LQ. UK. | Fax : (+44) 778 421862 | | I work with some bloody strange people, and so do they! | |------------------------------------------------------------| | Stuart Hemming | shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk | | Tudor Labels Ltd | uunet!cix.compulink.co.uk!shemminga | | Roman Bank Bourne | Tel : (+44) 778 426444 | | Lincs PE10 9LQ. UK. | Fax : (+44) 778 421862 |