Gotta say I like it on the left, occasionally moving it to the right, and sometimes with NUM ON, which on the right might look like sequence numbers that belong on 80-column type cards, but I digress. Would a Chinese XEDIT have it top or bottom? And what about CMDLINE? Scale? all those wonderful moveable features we love so much. Why single out poor old prefix.
Bob Bates Enterprise Hosting Services - Enterprise Virtualization - z/VM and z/Linux <http://ehs.homestead.wellsfargo.com/Mainframe/zSS/zSE/zVM-zLinux/Pages/ default.aspx> w. (469)892-6660 c. (214) 907-5071 "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." _____ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:42 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Impromptu XEDIT Survey ************************************************************************ ******* * My initial thought was: On the LEFT, naturally -- where God intended it to * * be! If it belonged on the right it would be called the line SUFFIX area!! * * :-) * * * * THIS IS THE CORRECT ANSWER!!!!! * ************************************************************************ ******* -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:25 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Impromptu XEDIT Survey Ohhhhhh goody ...a mid-week religious war!! Man the cannons! Mount the horses! Call up the reserves, this could be a long war! :-) My initial thought was: On the LEFT, naturally -- where God intended it to be! If it belonged on the right it would be called the line SUFFIX area!! :-) But the real answer is, of course, and to borrow Bill Bitner's favorite answer: It depends. Are you just writing text or a note? Then maybe on the right... or not at all (try entering from the XEDIT command line: POWER) Are you writing code with frequent line moves/deletes? Then maybe on the left. Do you have PComm's WONDERFUL "Rule" turned on? (It displays a thin full-screen horizontal and vertical line, or "rule", where the cursor is located, making code line-up a piece of cake. My PComm keyboard is set to turn Rule off and on by pressing Alt and '+' -- the '+' above the '='). Then maybe you can be happy with the prefix area on either side (not concurrently, that would be weird and probably illegal in conservative States). Are you writing an XEDIT application for others to use? Then the answer might be: ask THEM where they like it, and permit then to change their mind with a simple toggle left/right PFkey press so that they don't have to call you for support when they inevitably change their minds. So... the real answer can probably be summed up as: place it where ever it makes YOU the most productive; and remember that you can change you mind any time. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. "Huegel, Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 02/20/2008 09:05 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Impromptu XEDIT Survey Where does the prefix field belong? On the left? or On the right? The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. Emails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email.
