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Posted: February 18 2008 at 13:57 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
How about a "COMMENTS" column -everywhere- (macro definitions, timed events, triggers, etc). I would probably comment my macros better if I could do it in an additional column rather than having to break the flow (and re-calculate jump counts, etc).

if it's easy it would be great. if not, it's probably medium priority.

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Posted: February 18 2008 at 14:57 | IP Logged Quote BeachBum
I'll vote for this one. Use to be col. 35 and out in Assembler days if my memory serves me right.

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Posted: February 19 2008 at 11:12 | IP Logged Quote cmhardwick
Definitely a good idea. but for now, jeffw_00, whynot use the goto label function (I beleive that's it) so that when you insert lines, you don't have to recalculate your jumpvalues. I did this for that very reason.

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Posted: February 19 2008 at 11:18 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
I use goto sparingly because it's more cumbersome. I mean, which is easier to parse.

JUMP: if(<condition>,<val1>,<val2>)

or

JUMP: if <condition>,1,2)
GOTOLABEL <label1>
GOTOLABEL <label2>

I wish the JUMP command took labels 8-}
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 11:25 | IP Logged Quote BeachBum
How about GOTOLABEL IF ("condition"= " ", "NEXT", "TEST")

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Posted: February 19 2008 at 11:31 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
does that work?

duh! 8-}

Still - I think a comments column would be a good idea...

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Posted: February 20 2008 at 08:22 | IP Logged Quote cmhardwick
absolutely that works, that's what I do. The gotolabel, then an IF formula
Yes, a comments column would be great as well, not saying it wouldn't

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Posted: February 23 2008 at 20:51 | IP Logged Quote dhoward
I'll look into adding this feature.

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Posted: February 23 2008 at 20:53 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
thanks Dave
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 21:07 | IP Logged Quote BeachBum
As you know I am in favor of it BUT my question is how you do fit it into the screen?

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Posted: February 23 2008 at 21:12 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
set your resolution to 1600x1200 8-} (or horizontal scroll). Dave said that the next release will bring adjustable column widths as well
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Posted: February 24 2008 at 00:07 | IP Logged Quote BeachBum
You obviously are younger with greater eye sight. My settings are 1280 x 1024. I think we will be scrolling. A second line might be better.

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Posted: February 24 2008 at 11:17 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
I doubt I'm younger (been much w/home automation for almost 30 years), but I may have a larger (21") monitor 8-}
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Posted: February 24 2008 at 13:15 | IP Logged Quote BeachBum
Well sounds like you started around the X10 BSR brown module days. Same size monitor but I’m sure your eyes are younger. I was around when 128 was only 4 lanes and went down to 2 lanes… Looks like another good day at the beach.

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Posted: February 24 2008 at 13:28 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
interesting, as I'm in the boston area as well (metrowest). came up from NY around 1980 when I also remember 128 as being narrower in places 8-}

And yes, I still have some BSR brown modules, purchased from DAC (if you don't know who that is, then you're just foolin' 8-})

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Posted: February 24 2008 at 13:52 | IP Logged Quote BeachBum
DAC as I recall was mail order found in popular magazines and airline books. They just went away and Sharper Image kind of replaced them in the early days both out of San Francisco I believe. Grew up in Marblehead got smart and now live in zip 32561 about 400 miles west of Dave..

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Posted: February 24 2008 at 14:06 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
Well, more than that - their catalogs included long product reviews and other stories written by DAC's chairperson (Drew somebody). He actually "sold" me and many others on the concept of Home Automation. Got my first box of stuff (timer controller, modules, a light switch, etc) in 1981. I still have all of it, it all still works. 8-}

Back in those days, when you called X10 support, it was likely as not that David Rye himself (chief X10 engineer for BSR) would answer the phone.

Ah, the good old days 8-}

Florida=smart depends on whether you can take the heat 8-}
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DAC! OMG! They rocked!
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Posted: February 24 2008 at 17:18 | IP Logged Quote jeffw_00
geez, is anyone on this board under 40? 8-}
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Posted: February 25 2008 at 08:46 | IP Logged Quote cmhardwick
jeffw_00 wrote:
geez, is anyone on this board under 40? 8-}


Um, not at this terminal

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