Hi Chip, Thanks so much for the time and effort you actually put in to those classes. I sometimes attended, but usually followed the recording afterwards, I all some thank you for helping me outside the classes with scripting issues, I learnt a great deal from you. Your a great and unselfish man. respect. Martin Webster.
--- On Mon, 10/3/11, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Chip Orange <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: change in scripting classes > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, October 3, 2011, 9:52 PM > thanks Bruce. I hope you get > your pc straightened out (I really have no > idea how you made a pc with 128 mb of RAM work at all!). > > It's also great that you got several apps going; I know > everyone is > appreciative every time another free app is added. > > good luck, > > Chip > > > -----Original Message----- > From: BT [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 3:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: change in scripting classes > > > Hi Chip, > > Thanks for the classes. I could not get on > Team Talk while my computer > was down, my old computer had too many issues and one of > them was 128 megs > of ram, not much space for anything but crashes 50% of the > time... > > Your classes were extremely helpful and gives > a person the chance to > over-come the shock of a new way of program and that it is > not as hard as it > seems. > > In my future there will be questions to ask > as I get more involved in > scripting. My Cuckoo Clock app is my only app and will > build on it or add my > version of a Music Box or Juke box, but since that is being > done already, I > may just leave it inside my Cuckoo clock in the future. > > I wish to thank you not only for your class > but your help when I got > back to programming several years ago when you responded > unselfishly when I > had a question about which screen reader program was the > best to use for > Access 2003 and such; getting me started back on > programming outside of > Python... > > I was wondering how much time and stress the > class was causing and your > response speaks volumes and wisely, for family is first. > > > Thanks again Chip, you are a God send! > > Sincerely > Bruce A. Babcock > > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 5:16 PM > Subject: RE: change in scripting classes > > > > Thanks Jeff, to you and Rick both; this is of course > the other reason I > > enjoyed doing the classes, because it helped other WE > developers. > > > > I do intend to keep on with the classes; someone > writing me off-list made > > me > > realize that wasn't clear the way I put it; it's just > that the every week > > schedule was getting hard for me to keep up. > I'll just do them now on an > > irregular basis, as people send me ideas > > (where they're unclear about something, or when I > learn something new). > > > > Because it's not going to be so rigidly scheduled, if > anyone would like > > the > > interactive class (when there is one) at a different > day and time, please > > let me know. This holds true especially for our > European friends; if you > > would like the live classes so you can ask questions, > but the time was too > > late, I'd be open to doing them on some Saturday or > Sunday morning my time > > so it won't be too late there (if you write with a > request just specify if > > you like the podcast or the live classes, and when if > it's the live ones). > > > > Hope this clarifies things somewhat, and thanks to you > guys for being so > > appreciative. > > > > Chip > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeff Weiss [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 3:03 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: change in scripting classes > > > > Chip, > > I wanted to tell you that I have enjoyed listening to > your classes very > > much. > > I have learned a great deal from you--not only through > your classes, but > > from your answering questions and the many books that > you have sent to me. > > Anything that you want to do in the future will be of > great interest to > > me. > > You not only know the technical parts of scripting, > but you are a great > > teacher. > > I really enjoy taking the examples that you have given > us and actually > > getting them to execute, and then making some changes > to them myself. > > Every time I see an example like that, I learn > something that I couldn't > > do > > before, and I add it to my library! > > Again Thank you very much!!! > > > > Jeff Weiss, Rehabilitation Teacher > > World Services for the Blind > > 2811 Fair Park Blvd. > > Little Rock, AR 72204 > > [email protected] > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chip Orange" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 10:06 PM > > Subject: change in scripting classes > > > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I find several things have changed for the > scripting classes, so I am > >> planning to change how they work: > >> > >> First, almost everyone is listening to the > podcasts and not participating > >> in > >> the interactive sessions, so I don't plan to have > any further interactive > >> sessions done at a regularly scheduled time. > I will do them upon special > >> request however. > >> > >> Second, I feel I've covered all of the material > which was easy for me to > >> cover by now, and I'm not sure what to cover > next. Anything I can think > >> of > >> is likely to take me weeks of preparation, so I no > longer am planning on > >> having weekly podcasts. Again, any special > requests are encouraged, and > >> I'd > >> be glad to cover or re-cover any topics of > interest; however, any other > >> podcasts for the scripting class will be added as > something occurs to me, > >> and I've had enough time to research it and > prepare some examples. I > >> suspect there are topics which were missed, or not > covered well enough > >> for > > > >> a > >> full understanding, but those interested will need > to write me and let me > >> know what they are. > >> > >> > >> Any other scripters who care to carry on the > podcasts (or live sessions) > >> are > >> encouraged to do so. You'll have to contact > GW to discuss the inclusion > >> of > >> your podcasts on the scripting class page, as I > can't really speak for > >> them. > >> > >> I've really enjoyed doing this, and I thank > everyone who dropped me an > >> email, or who came to the live sessions > (especially including Jeff Bishop > >> and Doug who each came and did an session). > >> > >> Chip Orange > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > > > >
