<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers. --> <!--X-From-R13: "Oqnz X. Fubeagba" <nqnzNcubravk.Bevaprgba.SRG> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 20:31:17 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 19980925233011.C1880#yuma,Princeton.EDU --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199809252030.OAA20614#darklock,com --> <!--X-Reference: 199809252235.RAA23175@dfw-ix3.ix.netcom.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01246.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01248.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01235.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01250.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01247">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01247">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01247">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Adam J. Thornton" <<A HREF="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 23:30:11 -0400</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Fri, Sep 25, 1998 at 06:36:07PM +0000, Jon A. Lambert wrote: > For configuration options, I like using tab controls. A few Windows > apps make use of these, but they are much more commonly seen as > standard fare on OS/2. Each tab is a different category. Saves > screen space and prevents the endless drill down and back up to find > what you want. The Win95 System and Display properties make light > use of tabs, but rather inconsistent use. I prefer the vertical tabs > though. TkPerl has these, and they're installed by default on Win32 Perl. Really a lovely way to do a *lot* of stuff in a little screen real estate. To maintain the separation between easy fiddling and Deep Magic, it might be good to put the common stuff on buttons/buttcons and drop-down-lists, and the heavy-duty stuff on a tabbed notebook. Adam -- adam#princeton,edu "There's a border to somewhere waiting, and a tank full of time." - J. Steinman </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01232" HREF="msg01232.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Caliban Tiresias Darklock <caliban#darklock,com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01235" HREF="msg01235.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Jon A. 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Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 05:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01221" HREF="msg01221.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</A></strong>, T. Alexander Popiel <a href="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 15:03 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01232" HREF="msg01232.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 20:30 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01235" HREF="msg01235.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 22:36 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01247" HREF="msg01247.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</A></strong>, Adam J. Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Sat 26 Sep 1998, 03:31 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01250" HREF="msg01250.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sat 26 Sep 1998, 04:18 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01267" HREF="msg01267.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Let's talk about numbers.</A></strong>, Adam J. Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Sat 26 Sep 1998, 16:44 GMT </LI> </LI> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="01194" HREF="msg01194.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Thu 24 Sep 1998, 18:08 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01214" HREF="msg01214.html">[MUD-Dev] Let's talk about numbers.</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 05:59 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>