RE: Running vs starting apps

[David Grega <webmaster overtech zzn com>]

I don't like the way MS implements these characters however several 
websites and third party programs (like mIRC on windows) use these 
characters or allow the use of these characters.  When used to their full 
potential - these ActiveX controls can be very expert-friendly.  Why 
doesn't anyone on windows program with them?  Have you ever looked at the 
programming manual for this?  More than 150 pages all together (take it 
from the dummy that printed it).   Of course, being from Microsoft - it is 
incomplete... well I am sure you all have had your experiences with MS help 
files.

I have yet to see a non-ActiveX version of MS Agent therefore I cannot 
speak about any possible Linux clones of this.

- Dave

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From:  Calum Benson
Sent:  Wednesday, November 29, 2000 7:22 AM
To:  gnome-gui-list gnome org
Subject:  Re: Running vs starting apps

"Michael T. Babcock" wrote:
>
> Calum Benson wrote:
>
> > Microsoft Bob, anyone?  :o)
>
> I hate to disapoint people, but you know those little MS characters in 
office?
> The only people I've met who _don't_ like them are computer pros or the 
type of
> self-agrandising people who can't handle being told an answer by a 
cartoon
> character.

Up to a point, although I can give you a list of friends and
acquaintances who fall into neither of those categories but still hate
them!  True, those characters were born into Bob's comfy little house,
but the fact that they were quickly evicted to live out the rest of
their lives in the corner of an Office does say something about them to
me... (one of them being, "if they're all that successful, why is it
only MS Office that has them?")

Cheeri,
Calum.

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