RE: Menubar problems

["Kellems, Cary" <cary.kellems@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Your learned opinions are truly appreciated.  But does anyone out there have
a solution?

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> From: booth@martinvt.com [SMTP:booth@martinvt.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 5:03 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Menubar problems
> 
> The menu bar is entirely mouseable.  With an enhanced display it's 
> attractive.  Adding radio buttons for various selections and choices is 
> huge improvement over 24 function keys.  The implementation is difficult 
> partly because so many shops that haven't had a terminal on premises for 
> years still insist on programming for the lowest possible configuration. 
> How many people still won't use yellow for a color because of column 
> separators, for example?
> 
> _______________________
> Booth Martin
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> http://www.MartinVT.com
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> "James W. Kilgore" <eMail@James-W-Kilgore.com>
> Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> 04/20/2001 03:14 AM
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L
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>         To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
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>         Subject:        Re: Menubar problems
> Cary,
> 
> I don't know if anyone has told you this, but menubar is a cruel joke
> created by some sick individual. Don't go there.  Run fast, run far.
> 
> Why not just place F7=Edit paragraph at the bottom of the screen?
> 
> If someone wants to edit a paragraph what do they have to do?  Place the
> cursor, press a key to activate the menu bar, press another key to
> activate the function they want.
> 
> IMHO, skip the menu bar.  Place the cursor, press F7.
> 
> "Kellems, Cary" wrote:
> > 
> > Has anybody encountered the following problem?
> > When I use the following DDS:
> > 
> > A            SLT            2Y 0B  1  2SNGCHCFLD(*NOAUTOSLT *NOSLT
> > A                                      OENT)
> > A                                      CHOICE(1 '>Edit Paragraph')
> > A                                      CHCACCEL(1 'F7')
> > A                                      CHOICE(2 '>Insert Paragraph
> > A                                      CHCACCEL(2 'F6')
> > 
> > The choices display as Edit Paragraph instead of Edit Paragraph.  {where
> 
> the
> > 'd' is underline when the 'E' should be underlined}  The actual function
> > works just great, that is when the "E" is pressed then it takes that 
> option.
> > Is there a PTF for this or is it just a programming error on myside?
> >
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