Re: Spastic cursor...

Hi Phil,

Thanks for taking the time to explain this to me. I can see the merits of
both approaches, and am not surprised that customers are divided on the
issue.

What would be _really_ nice, is the ability to edit multiple members within
the same window, where the source members are separated by some type of
frame(s).  Then you do away with all of the annoying focus issues that arise
when using separate windows!

I know... dream on...

Thanks,

John Taylor

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coulthar@ca.ibm.com [mailto:coulthar@ca.ibm.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 6:20 PM
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> (Intl)|21 March 2000) at
>   27/08/2000 08:44:44 PM
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> As Booth hints, this behaviour is explicitly designed this way. In the old
> days, the cursor
> would move on first click, but many customers complained that this was not
> like other
> Windows products and was causing them misery: they didn't want to cause a
> cursor move,
> they just wanted to regain focus. So now, a second click will move your
> cursor.
>
> However, we will accept this as a suggestion to make this behaviour
> toggle-able.  As always,
> we strive to improve the product based on feedback like this.
>
> Yes there is an official support "channel": it is the same one you use for
> SEU, RPG, etc.
> There is a competent team in Rochester's service organization who are
> ready, willing and
> able to accept PMRs, APARs and the like.  All other channels like this
> email list and the
> Q & A database on the website are strictly a "bonus" offered mainly to
> enable customers to
> help each other ... although the CODE/400 and VisualAge RPG teams do try
to
> monitor it
> as much as possible. What we get out of it at the Toronto lab is a good
> source of ideas for
> improving the product, and a way to keep directly in touch with our
> customer base. However,
> it is designed to complement, not replace,  the regular service offerings.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Phil Coulthard, AS/400 AD,  IBM Canada Ltd. coulthar@ca.ibm.com.
> 416-448-4076
> ---------------------- Forwarded by Phil Coulthard/Toronto/IBM on
> 08/27/2000 08:11 PM ---------------------------
>
> booth@MartinVT.com on 08/24/2000 12:55:35 PM
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>
>
> This is the behavior I expect and prefer, given the choices.  If I click
> on some place on a hidden window and inadvertently start machinery
> rumbling I would be unhappy.
>
> that is my 'umble opinion, only.
> _______________________
> Booth Martin
> Booth@MartinVT.com
> http://www.MartinVT.com
> _______________________
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>
>
>
> "John Taylor" <john.taylor@telusplanet.net>
> Sent by: owner-code400-l@midrange.com
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>
> Hello IBM,
>
> We're now up to V3R2M3, and we're still plagued by one of the more
> annoying
> bugs that has been in the product since day one;
>
> - two members are open in a horizontal split view
> - take your mouse and click somewhere in the member that's *not* in focus
> - cursor moves to the position that it was in the last time the member was
> in focus.
>
> The behaviour that I would expect here, is that the cursor is placed at
> the
> position where I click my mouse. This is how all other Win apps seem to
> behave - and is certainly a more useful behaviour.
>
> Is this not considered a bug by you folks? Is that why it still hasn't
> been
> addressed?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> John Taylor
> Canada
>
> p.s. - Is there an official support channel for this product?
>


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