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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1364.0. "PLEASE think of DECwindows notes users!" by GRANPA::63654::NAYLOR (Purring again.) Wed Feb 20 1991 16:10

Well, note 1.18 must have set a record.  I knew it was a "killer" as soon as
the number of lines appeared on the top of the screen - 1313 for goodness sake!
So, I timed it.  This time, my window was locked up for a total of :

			1 HOUR AND 17 MINUTES

while this incredibly useful (??) note was read across the network into the
buffer at this end.

In future, PLEASE don't surprise us DECwindows users with such hideously long
notes.  Give us a pointer that says "The next reply is nnnn lines long", then I
can do a "Next Unseen" quickly.

Thanks!		Brian

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1364.2	Why so long?	SUBURB::SCREENER	Robert Screene, UK Finance EUC	`Wed Feb 20 1991 18:04`	5
	That's pretty slow from the network leaders of the world! Perhaps you could handwrite it out quicker! Sounds like a nicely thought out piece of software. Rob.
1364.3	$notes :== notes/nodecw !!!	COMICS::HWILLIAMS		`Wed Feb 20 1991 18:09`	1

1364.4	Please...	MCGRUE::FRENCHS	Semper in excernere	`Thu Feb 21 1991 12:23`	14
	There are some of us out here who do like the DECwindows interface. So for us who do use it, please don't poste large notes without prior warning. I believe the problem is being worked on by the Notes people. Comments like "$notes :== notes/nodecw !!!" does not really help. If I wanted the notes interface to be character cell I would have not run as DECwindows in the first place. So, until DECWindow Notes is fixed, please have a little consideration for us DECWindow noters. Thanks, Simon.
1364.5	Let's all be sensitive to others week	UKCSSE::RDAVIES	I can't tryp for nots	`Thu Feb 21 1991 13:20`	11
	Turned around, could DECwindows Notes users please remember that most charachter cell interfaces are 80 column wide, anything over and we see blobs. (Yes I know about eve set width xyz then ^Z, but it ain't natural is it.) P.S. Simon, how do you get around not having an entry editor?. must be tiring wrapping and indenting manually?. Richard
1364.6	I hate wide windows as well.	MCGRUE::FRENCHS	Semper in excernere	`Thu Feb 21 1991 16:06`	11
	Richard, Doesn't really bother me that much not having things like a spilleng chocker. I always try to ensure that I don't go over the window width. As for indeting I just use <TAB>. Cheers, Simon. (Spell check would be nice though) (Come and see me working DECWindow notes one day).