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| Date: | 06 Feb 2001 at 17:55:56 |
| Subject: | Re: Custom screens (was: Re: Can someone look at this code?) |
Hello Colin,
> But, If I have an application that I don't want anybody messing
> around with, why not use CUSTOMSCREEN ??
As long as you don't call SetDefaultPubScreen() then no windows will
mess up your display.
> Please explain your reason for disliking custom screens.... ??
I thought I did so in the other letter. Why don't you explain your
reasons for disallowing the user to open windows on your screen, even
when he really wants to? Reminds me a little of the demo-days, where
people went through a lot of trouble to make sure that graphics and
modules couldn't be ripped from the demos. No-one considered that users
wanted to hear the modules in trackers running in the backgroumd, use
the graphics for backgrounds pictures, or print them in magazines when
reviewing demos etc.
Why is there some strange idea that the programmer knows what the user
want, and should try to limit the user in a way that's not just
avoiding mistakes, but gives the super user a lot of trouble doing the
things he'd like to do?
Kind regards Allan
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