Re: DiskBrowser Software - Work In Progress

[mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Sep 23, 5:45 pm, "Bill Garber" <willy4...@comcast.net> wrote:
> "dmolony" <de...@bytezone.com> wrote in message74b2edbe-ea64-476d-a63c-6a6b896947b9@a19g2000pra.googlegroups.com">news:74b2edbe-ea64-476d-a63c-6a6b896947b9@a19g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
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> On Sep 23, 2:18 am, "Bill Garber" <willy4...@comcast.net> wrote:
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> > "Jeff Blakeney" <jeff.blake...@a2central.com.remove-uu8-this> wrote in messagenews:11eg1ilylyo6l.hjmvrvjxpnw4$.dlg@40tude.net...
> > > To: Bill Garber
> > > On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:20:50 -0400, Bill Garber wrote:
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> > >> "Jeff Blakeney" <jeff.blake...@a2central.com.remove-725-this> wrote
> > >> in messagenews:d672nyn7xrqb$.19u35d7otzk70.dlg@40tude.net...
> > >>> To: dmolony
> > >>> On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:40:48 -0700, dmolony wrote:
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> > >>>> It's my personal preference to break multi-lines up.
> > >>>> I just like it better that way :)
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> > >>> When I saw the screen shots of your project I thought
> > >>> "What a neat idea to break up Applesoft listings by
> > >>> making a colon act as a new line command." I might
> > >>> use that idea myself someday.
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> > >> But, now that he has enabled us to turn off the other
> > >> 2 panels, it isn't necessary. We can now see the entire
> > >> line without breaking them up at all.
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> > > Well, you shouldn't even need to turn off any other panels.
> > > If the text box he uses supports it, all he needs to do
> > > is tell it not to do word wrap and make sure there is a
> > > horizontal scroll bar so you can scroll left and right.
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> > > I like making the colon act like a new line because it
> > > puts each statement on a line of its own which makes
> > > following what the program is going to do much easier.
> > > It has nothing to do with the physical space it takes
> > > up on screen.
>
> > Well, you are right, but, it's become a moot point, being
> > that Ciderpress does everything I need for now. This new
> > program is cool for what it is, but it ain't yet, so when
> > it gets there, let me know and I'll take another look. ;-)
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> > Bill Garber from GS-Electronicshttp://www.garberstreet.com
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> > "If you wish to forget anything on the spot,
> > make a note that this thing is to be remembered."
> > (Edgar Allen Poe)
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> ] Ahh, I can only aspire to DiskBrowser ending up here :
> ]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
> ]
> ] :))
>
> IMHO, you will accomplish more on DiskBrowser once you
> have moved it up from the "Esteem" category, and into
> the "Self-Actualization" category.  :-)
>
> IOW, when you care more about it for your own needs,
> and less about what others feel about it.  ;-)

Ah, but the problem is, you need a little desire for esteem to be
bothered releasing anything, otherwise all projects are inwardly
focussed ;-)

Matt