I am at IBM Rochester, Minnesota, at IBM headquarter. And a breakout meeting on RPGLE. I took control of the meeting, and try to convince all to use RDI 9.5 full-time... <Big Smile>
Typically small tricks impressed them. Alt+R for rectangle selection. Select and fill with change. Change color for active windows. They are all eager to use RDI, and most love it. Just wanted to learn how to use it better! <Big Smile>
Believe it or not, I try to push RDI 9.5. Show the new formatter. Raise few eye brows, when ctrl+shift+F automatically reformats the entire program. <grin> And yes, I said you could highlight a section of code to re-format it.
A lot of eager people to learn!!! They want to learn! Time is always too short...
It sort of turned to the how to change the "Mind-Set" of the Old Punch-card loves to try something new... <LOL> Gee the same thing I run into... <smirk>
Don't waste time on old RPG-II people, not worth it... <Maniacal Laughter>
PS. Chewing on snickers bar, no sense in getting my undies in knot, just restart and continue! <grin> I have learned! :D
-Ken Killian-
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From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kurt Anderson
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:24 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi 9.5 announcement
Guess what just happened to me, Ken...
Shift, ctrl, alt, delete - all ceased to work. I noticed it doing shift-ctrl-A (still trying to get used to ctrl-alt-q).
Nothing in the .log file. Had to restart RDi.
Kurt Anderson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst - Application Development, Service Delivery Platform
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From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Killian
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 8:12 AM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi 9.5 announcement
Ken,
I guess it is the fault of eclipse, and I must learn to IGNORE it. It is not worth the aggravation. Just restart eclipse/RDI, and continue on.
If I can manage someone way to repeat it, then I will open a PMR case with IBM for resolution.
Developing with a professional I.D.E. is so much better than in a C.L.I. (Command Line Interface), a.k.a. SEU.
I love RDI, and cannot imagine developing without it. Just restart and continue on! It just can be aggravating when I am in the "Development Zone". <smirk>
PS. I will stock snickers/chocolate at my desk, so I do NOT ever lose it again. Hopefully!
Very much looking forward to RDi 9.5, but our company downloads the trial, and then applies our license jar for permanent access. So, usually I will have to wait until the trial is release on the main web-site. <darn!>
HOPEFULLY VERY SOON!!! <drool> :) <Big Smile>
Many kudos to the RDI development team and the new release!
-Ken Killian-
-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kurt Anderson
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 3:41 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi 9.5 announcement
Hi Ken,
I'm way behind in this conversation chain, but I wanted to mention that there are times when my Delete (and Enter I believe) keys cease to work. I can't reproduce it, but it seems to be isolated to the source I have open, so if I re-open the source it works. A bit less painful than what you're talking about. Also this happens to me once every couple months. Sucks to hear you're having these issues constantly.
Kurt Anderson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst - Application Development, Service Delivery Platform
-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Killian
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 12:10 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi 9.5 announcement
I just wondering if they are going to have the fixes for "re-paint" issues, and key-stroke mapping errors that have plaque RDI since 9.0.
Intermediate, not full time. But still very annoying!
Like the save-icon not working, as the dot-netters laugh, and say it works in Microsoft products. <frown> As they hear me cussing.
Every so often my delete key stops working, cursor disappears. And force to create new workspace. Not very often, but still happens. That does not happen in Microsoft Products.
If I could repeat the error on a consistent basis, I would open dozens of PMR to get these fixed. But it is quirky, and I have no clue why it happens. It "seems" to happen most when I am debugging a program for some strange reason. Not repeatable tough. That is the part that drives me BONKERS!!!! And I KNOW for a fact, I am NOT THE ONLY ONE...
<sad face>
OH well, I need shut-up. I need to get use to re-starting RDI several times during the day. And then maybe re-create new work-space and move on is the motto for this product.
A new release is NO GOOD, if it breaks things that worked fine in a previous release. I hope and pray that IBM does QUALITY control on this release BEFORE releasing it to the public...
Yes, I am skeptical, as past experience have taught me that...
<Big Frown>
New features are worthless, if the base package is not 100% stable...
PS. I hope I eat humble-pie and crow!!!!
<Big Smile>
RDI user for over 9-years now. Still a WHOLE LOT BETTER than SEU, even with it occasion "quirks"... <smirk>
-Ken Killian-
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