Today is an off day for me and since it was -30 (-34.44444444444444) this morning, I figured this would be a good time to watch the v9 videos. Xdialogs have come a long, long way. I remember when they first broke onto the scene and how excited Selwyn was to present them to us. Ha! If the the Dialogs at that time were what they are in v9, I don't see how Selwyn could have even spoke. At best, he would have only studdered.
When I first began working with databases in the A4 days, I wanted as much information on the form as possible. I wanted everything to be as handy as possible and used tabbed objects a lot. And, even today, I still like that format. But, that style is not for everyone.
I think for most users, the forms must be as sparse and concise as possible. Even so, that has issues as well; such as too many forms if the db is of any significant size. To over come this, there must be a few general categories which lead to a form or dialog with all categories associated with that particular general category.
There are now so many possibilities with v9 on the horizon, I'm sure this subject has only been scratched by Selwyn and crew. Anyhow, since xdialogs can now do so many things, I'm wondering about the pros and cons of using them instead of forms? I'm also wondering what 'wild' thoughts any of you have about how they can be used. At this point, it's time for a walk becausww, after watching the videos, I'm a bit numb. It's time to do some serious brainstorming and let it soak in.
I suspect v9 will be the best version yet.
Thanks,
kenn
p.s. When I learned v9 was imminent, I decided to hold off on it for several months because of the pricing structure. Now, I don't think I can. This Alpholic has a very severe drooling problem.
When I first began working with databases in the A4 days, I wanted as much information on the form as possible. I wanted everything to be as handy as possible and used tabbed objects a lot. And, even today, I still like that format. But, that style is not for everyone.
I think for most users, the forms must be as sparse and concise as possible. Even so, that has issues as well; such as too many forms if the db is of any significant size. To over come this, there must be a few general categories which lead to a form or dialog with all categories associated with that particular general category.
There are now so many possibilities with v9 on the horizon, I'm sure this subject has only been scratched by Selwyn and crew. Anyhow, since xdialogs can now do so many things, I'm wondering about the pros and cons of using them instead of forms? I'm also wondering what 'wild' thoughts any of you have about how they can be used. At this point, it's time for a walk becausww, after watching the videos, I'm a bit numb. It's time to do some serious brainstorming and let it soak in.
I suspect v9 will be the best version yet.
Thanks,
kenn
p.s. When I learned v9 was imminent, I decided to hold off on it for several months because of the pricing structure. Now, I don't think I can. This Alpholic has a very severe drooling problem.
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