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Mark Salsbery9-Jul-07 5:50

Mark Salsbery

9-Jul-07 5:50

For Satip

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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar8-Jul-07 20:40

8-Jul-07 20:40

Mark Salsbery wrote:
Java

It is already there. It is a hidden messageboard. Smile | :)

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Sathesh Sakthivel9-Jul-07 21:01

Sathesh Sakthivel

9-Jul-07 21:01

Regards,

Satips. Rose | [Rose]

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow;
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead;
Walk beside me, and just be my friend. - Albert Camus

Michael Dunn8-Jul-07 10:44

Michael Dunn

8-Jul-07 10:44

That is far too many forums to be useful. I fear that a newcomer to the site wouldn't know where to start. Look at CodeGuru for exazmple - I'm a geek and I get annoyed scrolling through that huge list trying to find "the right forum". There's a limit where usability starts to suffer, I think CP has it just right, with the exception of the VC++/MFC forum.
I think that forum needs to be split up into sub-categories. That's the only one that gets enough traffic to make posts scroll off quickly, decreasing the chance of them being answered, especially during the week. That could also solve the naming problem since it's not just for Visual C++ questions or just MFC questions.

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Mark Salsbery8-Jul-07 11:08

Mark Salsbery

8-Jul-07 11:08

Michael Dunn wrote:
I think that forum needs to be split up into sub-categories.

What categories did you have in mind?

I think I mentioned it before, but making one C++ section with maybe the sub-categories

Language
MFC
Managed/CLR

seems logical to me. I'm not sure where that leaves Win32 API questions...

Mark

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#realJSOP8-Jul-07 12:30

#realJSOP

8-Jul-07 12:30

Everybody's gonna have a different opinion on this.

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Hans Dietrich9-Jul-07 0:21

Hans Dietrich

9-Jul-07 0:21

I agree that the current structure is not logical, but neither is yours. Example: you have C/C++ and MFC both under Native Code, thereby mixing apples & oranges - one is a language, the other is a framework. But whenever you think about MFC, you immediately start thinking about C/C++, so from that perspective, you've got it right.

I'd like to say that we should "do it right" and get better organized, but let's face it - no reorg is going to be perfect, and would end up annoying the hell out of us until we got used to it. So I'm with Michael on this - leave it alone.

Best wishes,
Hans

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#realJSOP9-Jul-07 2:38

#realJSOP

9-Jul-07 2:38

More often than not, questions in the current C++/MFC forum are MFC related. For those that want non-framework C/C++ questions answered, their questions would get lost in the MFC flotsam.

It would be a simple matter to add a sub-category under Native code called "Frameworks", and move MFC, WTL and ATL under it.

My whole aim here is to a) reduce the number of items in the drop-down "Message Boards" item, and b) allow questions/comments to be posted in more targeted forums. I would also recommend deleting "Lounge" from the top-level menu because newcomers always seem to make the same posting mistakes. If we categorize the message boards, it might help eliminate the problem, or at least mitigate it a bit.

Hans Dietrich wrote:
I'd like to say that we should "do it right" and get better organized

Then come up with an alternative that doesn't include the mind set known as "leave it alone".

A Custom Controls Forum

The ANZAC7-Jul-07 22:44

The ANZAC

7-Jul-07 22:44

A forum to talk about developing custom controls would be great...instead of filling up the various language forums with the continual custom controls questions.

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Jeffrey Walton7-Jul-07 2:59

Jeffrey Walton

7-Jul-07 2:59

Did he return anonymously? I noticed today my articles (19 in total) have one additional vote, with the typical 1 thrown at it...

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar8-Jul-07 20:43

8-Jul-07 20:43

In Tamil Nadu, last week there was some rumor in a remote village about a 'ghost' knocking at doors and asking water. When someone opened, it used to slap them to death.

Is this also a 'Ghost'? Big Grin | :-D

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Rajesh R Subramanian9-Jul-07 0:58

Rajesh R Subramanian

9-Jul-07 0:58

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote:
In Tamil Nadu, last week there was some rumor in a remote village about a 'ghost' knocking at doors and asking water. When someone opened, it used to slap them to death.

How is this contextual in any way with Jeffery's post?

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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar9-Jul-07 2:34

9-Jul-07 2:34

It was a humorous anecdote for the 'Anonymous'.

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Rajesh R Subramanian9-Jul-07 6:41

Rajesh R Subramanian

9-Jul-07 6:41

I get it now.

Sathesh Sakthivel10-Jul-07 17:44

Sathesh Sakthivel

10-Jul-07 17:44

Regards,

Satips. Rose | [Rose]

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow;
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead;
Walk beside me, and just be my friend. - Albert Camus

Article Description - please make it longer

Sathesh Sakthivel10-Jul-07 17:43

Sathesh Sakthivel

10-Jul-07 17:43

Regards,

Satips. Rose | [Rose]

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow;
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead;
Walk beside me, and just be my friend. - Albert Camus

Hans Dietrich7-Jul-07 1:05

Hans Dietrich

7-Jul-07 1:05

Using the Article Submission Wizard, the max size of the description field is about 315 chars. I think this is a bit too short. 400 - 500 chars would allow for more information, especially when you have a series of articles, and you're trying to note the differences between them.

Best wishes,
Hans

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Eric P Schneider6-Jul-07 19:24

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6-Jul-07 19:24

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6-Jul-07 22:37

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Eric P Schneider7-Jul-07 15:16

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7-Jul-07 15:16

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7-Jul-07 23:18

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7-Jul-07 1:27

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Eric P Schneider7-Jul-07 15:16

Eric P Schneider

7-Jul-07 15:16

They are popups. But at least you can get rid of them.

Thanks,

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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar8-Jul-07 20:46

8-Jul-07 20:46

Do we get them?

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