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no.to...@gmail.com
Apr 13, 2012, 12:51:49 PM4/13/12
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No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
More like [IIRC] spreadsheets.
Or like `mc` : that I use every day.
Instead of pretending to write notes to the-little-man-in-the-box,
in 'his language', which you have CLEVERLY learned.
WTF pretend that there has to be a syntax and that users must
know how to spell "seven": when the user enters a lift/elevator
and there are EXACTLY 8 possible options, VISIBLY displayed, as
the 8 buttons: 1 to 8.
More like [IIRC] spreadsheets.
Or like `mc` : that I use every day.
Instead of pretending to write notes to the-little-man-in-the-box,
in 'his language', which you have CLEVERLY learned.
WTF pretend that there has to be a syntax and that users must
know how to spell "seven": when the user enters a lift/elevator
and there are EXACTLY 8 possible options, VISIBLY displayed, as
the 8 buttons: 1 to 8.
J G Miller
Apr 13, 2012, 1:01:34 PM4/13/12
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On Friday, April 13th, 2012, at 16:51:49h +0000, Chris Glur warbled:
> No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
Just issuing a stream of writing like James Joyce is
totally pointless on Usenet newsgroups and will result
in people just ignoring your posts.
> No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
totally pointless on Usenet newsgroups and will result
in people just ignoring your posts.
Kenny McCormack
Apr 13, 2012, 3:29:39 PM4/13/12
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And I like the James Joyce comparison.
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J G Miller
Apr 13, 2012, 3:58:32 PM4/13/12
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On Friday, April 13th, 2012, at 19:29:39h +0000, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> Actually, I find it quite entertaining, and I encourage him to continue.
So why do you not respond to his post?
> Actually, I find it quite entertaining, and I encourage him to continue.
Kenny McCormack
Apr 13, 2012, 4:35:02 PM4/13/12
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I responded to the thread - that's the same as responding to the post,
isn't it?
In any case, keep it up! It be good readin'!
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Dan C
Apr 13, 2012, 11:03:05 PM4/13/12
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On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:35:02 +0000, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> In article <jma0h7$ovn$1...@dont-email.me>, J G Miller <mil...@yoyo.ORG>
> wrote:
>>On Friday, April 13th, 2012, at 19:29:39h +0000, Kenny McCormack wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, I find it quite entertaining, and I encourage him to
>>> continue.
>>
>>So why do you not respond to his post?
>
> I just did, didn't I?
No. You did not.
> In article <jma0h7$ovn$1...@dont-email.me>, J G Miller <mil...@yoyo.ORG>
> wrote:
>>On Friday, April 13th, 2012, at 19:29:39h +0000, Kenny McCormack wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, I find it quite entertaining, and I encourage him to
>>> continue.
>>
>>So why do you not respond to his post?
>
> I just did, didn't I?
> I responded to the thread - that's the same as responding to the post,
> isn't it?
> In any case, keep it up! It be good readin'!
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Dan C
Apr 13, 2012, 11:03:34 PM4/13/12
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Michael Black
Apr 13, 2012, 11:16:23 PM4/13/12
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2012, Dan C wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:51:49 +0000, no.top.post wrote:
>
>> No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
>> More like [IIRC] spreadsheets.
>> Or like `mc` : that I use every day.
>> Instead of pretending to write notes to the-little-man-in-the-box,
>> in 'his language', which you have CLEVERLY learned.
>>
>> WTF pretend that there has to be a syntax and that users must know how
>> to spell "seven": when the user enters a lift/elevator and there are
>> EXACTLY 8 possible options, VISIBLY displayed, as the 8 buttons: 1 to 8.
>
> Are you a fucking crack addict?
>
I'm beginning to think he's Sidney's cousin.
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:51:49 +0000, no.top.post wrote:
>
>> No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
>> More like [IIRC] spreadsheets.
>> Or like `mc` : that I use every day.
>> Instead of pretending to write notes to the-little-man-in-the-box,
>> in 'his language', which you have CLEVERLY learned.
>>
>> WTF pretend that there has to be a syntax and that users must know how
>> to spell "seven": when the user enters a lift/elevator and there are
>> EXACTLY 8 possible options, VISIBLY displayed, as the 8 buttons: 1 to 8.
>
> Are you a fucking crack addict?
>
Michael
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Apr 14, 2012, 12:09:34 AM4/14/12
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Chick Tower
Apr 14, 2012, 2:47:04 PM4/14/12
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Joe Rosevear
Apr 17, 2012, 2:40:13 AM4/17/12
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In alt.os.linux.slackware no.to...@gmail.com wrote:
> No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
> More like [IIRC] spreadsheets.
> Or like `mc` : that I use every day.
> Instead of pretending to write notes to the-little-man-in-the-box,
> in 'his language', which you have CLEVERLY learned.
I'm afraid to reply seriously to this one. It feels too much like a
> No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
> More like [IIRC] spreadsheets.
> Or like `mc` : that I use every day.
> Instead of pretending to write notes to the-little-man-in-the-box,
> in 'his language', which you have CLEVERLY learned.
trap... that I'm going to step right into...
But what you're asking for sounds surprisingly like my SAM (Simple
Ascii Menus). You can find it at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sam-kernel/
By the way, it is overdue for an update.
> WTF pretend that there has to be a syntax and that users must
> know how to spell "seven": when the user enters a lift/elevator
> and there are EXACTLY 8 possible options, VISIBLY displayed, as
> the 8 buttons: 1 to 8.
menu, choose an option, and type it. Spelling it correctly.
You design the (text) menus. When you type a command that you choose
from the menu, it might feel like a menu, but that's an illusion.
You are really at the Bash command line.
You design the commands. They can be whatever you want. Anything that
will run at the command line. A few essential commands (Like
"bound"--to choose menus, and "menu"--to display menus) are included.
Menus can be chosen, and commands in menus can be run, from scripts.
This allows menu commands to choose menus and run commands that are
also in menus. Think of the possibilities.
How did I do this with three short C executables and a handful of
scripts and functions?
...ouch!
-Joe
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Balwinder S Dheeman
Apr 17, 2012, 3:07:16 AM4/17/12
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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_Vision>
or the Developer's toolkit for newt windowing library?
<https://fedorahosted.org/newt/>
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Joe Rosevear
Apr 17, 2012, 4:28:38 AM4/17/12
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In alt.os.linux.slackware Balwinder S Dheeman <bsd.S...@anu.homelinux.net> wrote:
[snip]
Cool.
Neato.
[snip]
Cool.
Neato.
Dario Niedermann
Apr 25, 2012, 8:31:08 AM4/25/12
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no.to...@gmail.com <no.to...@gmail.com> wrote:
> No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
> More like [IIRC] spreadsheets.
> Or like `mc` : that I use every day.
> Instead of pretending to write notes to the-little-man-in-the-box,
> in 'his language', which you have CLEVERLY learned.
IBM has been doing text menu-based interfaces to several of their own
> No, I don't mean a cartoon based Win-like system.
> More like [IIRC] spreadsheets.
> Or like `mc` : that I use every day.
> Instead of pretending to write notes to the-little-man-in-the-box,
> in 'his language', which you have CLEVERLY learned.
mainframe OSs for ages. Not sure if they still do.
The alt.folklore.computers newsgroup is a good place to ask.
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