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Just ordered BT broardband for my home PC. It will be a 512K connection, although I did have the option to go for 1Meg, but for an extra £11/month. Not sure I (or my step kids) would be using it enough to warrant that.
Its due to be delivered and installed on 28th of June this month, between 8am and 5pm. Now theres an accurate time! Fortunately I think someone will be home, else I will have to run out of the office when they do arrive (I live 1 mile of 1.6 km from where I work).
So this means I will be able to play CS at home as well, and really annoy the girlfiend. Not that I care much at the moment.
For David Wullf if your reading (like heck he is), I had to go with BT, as they are the only supplier of broardband in my area, and getting stuffed by a 56K connection at home was making me even mnore depressed than I am already. If I tip over the edge, it could be bad for my life expectancy. Mind you, if BT turn out to be as bad as your expeirences, it could be the nail in my coffin!
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Roger Allen wrote:
(I live 1 mile of 1.6 km from where I work).
i work 22km away from my house, I use by motor bike to go my office.
now its raining here in India and i brave the rain and heavy wind wearing all kinds of raincoats etc.
I swear every day i pray that i will reach my office and backhome safely.
I'll write a suicide note on a hundred dollar bill - Dire Straits
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Well, its now installed, and does seem to be quite quick.
Will keep you posted, if I am not playing CounterStrike
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Its a hot day. The office is a bit of a sauna, so I decide to take my shoes off to help cool down.
What a bad idea that was! The miasma rising from under my desk is enough to make a chipmonk upchuck
But I keep at it, as it annoys my co-workers. What else are smelly feet for?
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I seem to be going through a real low point at the moment. Not got much (if anything) to smile about. Last nights football result (2-1 France/England Euro 2004) put a real downwer on me. Especially as one of the step kids started taking the piss saying she predicted that France would win. She couldn't take the hint about when to shut up about it, so I ended up stalking away in disgust.
I don't take the piss out of her and her stuff. In fact I only ever seem to help support her and help her out of her problems. Lets see if she would like going to pick someone up at 2.30 in the morning twice a week when she gets no sleep, which is what I have to do every Friday/Saturday night to make sure she gets home safe.
You know thinking back the last few weeks etc, I can't really remember the last time I actually had anything to smile about.
Oh well, better get my nose back to that grindstone. You never know, it may be an enjoyable experience.
Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016
Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying
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I have been turning into a counterstrike junkie recently. Its seems to be the only time I am able to let my hair down.
For those who may be interested, I play on the Mortal Souls server www.mortal-souls.com[^]. See the site for the server IP.
I play under the name [Sirius]RIGamortis.
The only other computer game I am currently playing is of course Dance Stage on my PS1. Good exercise, fast feet and reasonably enjoyable. Trouble is I end up a sweat bucket at the end. Not nice for those who come too close . I must say I am getting pretty good at not tangling my legs up. I usually play on levels 6-9 (of 9) depending on the speed of the track in question. Of course I practice a couple of specific routines, so I can show of in the arcades, but they are so fast and difficuly you only get to play once before you turn into a sweap bucket, which is not very nice when your out
Talking about letting my hair down, while I was at Uni, and for the first few years of working where I currently am, I grew my hair for 5 years! It was so long I was able to sit on it. The trouble of course with long hair is that you have to brush it, wash it, and generally look after it. It was a real time saver when I finally had it all cut of for charity, rasing £300 for Comic relief. I still keep my old pony tail in a drawer somewhere. Every so often I get it out to scare the step kids!
Looking back on my life, its seems really weird, just like me. How I ended up a non-smoker, non-drinker (of alcohol), non-drinker of tea/coffee I do not know. Somethings just happen that way I guess.
Well, I feel counterstrike calling, so maybe I will see some of you there.
Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016
Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying
Who is your favorite Strong?
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Don't you just hate em? Well maybe not. But when they start going wrong and all you ever get is nagged or shouted at or even hit (yep, I am a beaten on boyfriend), then there doesn't seem much you can be happy about.
We have been together almost 5 years. She has not really been happy the last 3, mainly due to outside influences (immigration matters), this makes her get mad, and upset that I am not doing everything she needs (I do what I can), so I end up with the crap end of the stick.
Ah well. Life will get better one day. When one of us dies.
Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016
Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying
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Once bitten twice shy, I dont really want a long term relationship for now.
I'll write a suicide note on a hundred dollar bill - Dire Straits
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Post suggestions about the library here please.
Roger Allen
Sonork 100.10016
Were you different as a kid? Did you ever say "Ooohhh, shiny red" even once? - Paul Watson 11-February-2003
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Is it includes all the bells and whistles like the ones included in the Chris Sells Genghis project?
Never take a problem to your boss unless you have a solution. This signature was created by "Code Project Quoter".
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I figure that we essentially wanna make this like a really good clone of the Office XP / VS.NET interfaces. So for example merging Menu Commands, Toolbar Buttons and Keyboard Accelerators into a universal """Command""" thingy. So each command can be manifested as anywhere around the app.
Also I figure that it would be nice to design a really versatile docking system just like in VS.NET. It may be a bit too complex to be extend MFC on that one... especially given the problems BCGSoft had doing it (see for yourself at http://www.bcgsoft.com/BCGPro/BCGCBProIntro.htm[^]). Moreover it would be really cool if we could make our library compatible with MFC but not dependant on it...
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Joel Holdsworth wrote:
So for example merging Menu Commands, Toolbar Buttons and Keyboard Accelerators into a universal """Command""" thingy. So each command can be manifested as anywhere around the app.
Most definitely.
BTW, I have a commandbar about 1/4 done.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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I'd like to see some non-standard controls like a
1) radio dial/wheel,
2) dockable slide panels/drop down lists,
3) maybe a door control,
4) book pages control,
5) a control like the flexible PowerBuilder datawindow,
6) a sticky-note control or undockable thumbtacks (stick a note anywhere on the window and move it anywhere),
7) a rolodex control,
8) file cabinet control (user can lable outside and drag and drop things in and out)
9) LCD/light panel (every play with a lite-brite?)
10) flip switches (like a light switch)
11) springy dropdown list control (think Slinky, drag end down then release and it springs up)
12) slot machine lever control
We also need the standard stuff too.
just trying to think way out-side the box
Jason Henderson My articles
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill
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1) radio dial/wheel,
definitely!
6) a sticky-note control or undockable thumbtacks (stick a note anywhere on the window and move it anywhere),
definitely!
Jason Henderson wrote:
4) book pages control,
Hmmm... sounds like an extended owner-drawn panel to me.
7) a rolodex control,
owner-drawn tabs?
Good ideas!
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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Jason Henderson wrote:
3) maybe a door control
If I may ask, what exactly is a "door control"?
Jason Henderson wrote:
12) slot machine lever control
Ahh, I can see it now: JasonHendersomGamblingUnlimited.com.
Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa
Chris Losinger wrote:
i hate needles so much i can't even imagine allowing one near The Little Programmer
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Paul Watson wrote:
If I may ask, what exactly is a "door control"?
Think of it as the opposite of those cool vs.net sliding panels. You would open the door to read what's behind it and then close it to read what's on the door.
I didn't say I had it all figured out.
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Ahh, I can see it now: JasonHendersomGamblingUnlimited.com.
He he he.
UGLY to draw the slots, and an app framework to code in, plus defect tracking for... well I don't know what i'd use it for... but, i'll use all of these projects to start my gambling empire!!!
Jason Henderson My articles
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill
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Paul Watson wrote:
If I may ask, what exactly is a "door control"?
I saw a good one in ChomaZone; a rather elderly screensaver at http://grc.com/chroma.htm . Don't be put off by it's rather unsophisticated exterior... There are several really good controls that should be cloned as soon as possible. And it had this thing where advanced settings were covered by a sliding door!!
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Joel Holdsworth wrote:
advanced settings were covered by a sliding door!!
Bingo!
Jason Henderson latest CPP news
"If you are going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
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Suggestions for controls (highly unlikely that we'll do them all, though).
STANDARD
treeview
listview
listbox
combobox
fontcombo
ip address box
masked edit control
property page
grid control
button
toolbar
rebar
commandbar
richedit control
MDI tabs
chart
date picker
calendar
(marquee)
slider
tab page
explorer treeview
explorer listview
progress bar
syntax highlight numbered text control
property grid
statusbar
updown
NON-STANDARD
scrollable viewport
monthview
ruler
commandbar
treelistview
listbar (outlook-style)
toolbox listbar
clock
dial
range picker
skinnable popup - for balloons, etc.
data navbar
collapsible panel
color picker bar - functionality is like scrollbar
color palette
color picker gradient - round, square, etc
auto-complete textbox
image-calendar
time-scheduler
topiclist
imagelistview
appbar
wizard ctl
advanced message box
analog meter control
peak-meter
number ticker (like odometer)
colorcombo
lcd display
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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Having more or less identify the controls to do, should we also create a standard design of those controls? e.g. round-edge list controls, tree controls, buttons, etc.
Can they allow transparent backgrounds? The drawing style of controls? i.e. How would the controls look? Flat with thick borders? or 3d with thin ones?
Also, are we going to build these controls from scratch or deriving them from some of mfc class or whatever?
Just some of my thoughts.
Weiye, Chen
When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...
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I personally like thin borders, or fancy ones. But as I mentioned below, I want owner-drawing to be built in from the start.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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I was thinking that these controls should be totally skinnable. There would have to be a default "non-skin" of course, but something along the lines of this recent article: CSkinProgress[^]
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standard way of owner-drawing controls:
interface IDrawingHandler
method MeasureItem
method DrawItem
method MeasureElement
method DrawElement
property Parameters
...etc
standard base for items in a control - something like this:
interface IItem
property OwnerContol
property Text
property ImageIndex
property Selected
interface IHierarchialItem : IItem
property Parent
property Children
property NextSibling
property PrevSibling
....etc - you get the idea.
(BTW, these could be abstract classes instead.)
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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Just a thought - wouldn't it be nice if we could just type:
:property: for a property icon
:method: for a method icon
:class: for a class icon
...etc? That's how I have things in MS Word.
*J Dunlap heads off to the Suggestions forum*
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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