RE: Free OS/400

>> Pull down boxes are nice,  but they are a pain...
How about a compromise. OS/400 allows one to "Select Assistance Level" for 
a number of commands (DSPMSG, WRKWTR, WRKSYSSTS, ...) Casual and 
inexperienced users would get their pull downs/combo boxes; More 
experienced users would not. Casual and inexperienced users would get 
somewhat poorer response times as these controls get populated; More 
experienced users would not experience this reduction in performance.

As the data returned from the UI is the same, the same application logic to 
validate the data is used.
        
>> The Subfile Work With paradigm is completely missing...
I agree (to a degree). Although the ability to 2,3,4,4,3,5,3 is not there 
(and is desirable), many list-type controls allow the selection of multiple 
list items by using Shift-click and/or Ctrl-click. This can be used for 
multiple 2's or 3's or 4's at a time.

I must confess though, that while I tend to use 2,3,4,4,3,5,3 during 
development and testing, I have observed that most users (casual and 
otherwise) tend to be in one mode (ADD/CHG/DLT/DSP) or another at a time.

Rick Williams
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