Many thanks, Dave.
Yes, it was beginning to sound like there was a Windows 8 attachment. I
haven't even seen Windows 8. Currently I'm learning VFP9 on XP Pro and
I'm *SO* blown away by the immense difference between V9 and the last
version I own (VFP5.0a)... that any genuine interest in the next Windows
is only remotely likely.
The discussions on where developers should put their energies are
interesting and I like your approach to using the Fox; As long as VFP
runs on the current OS, don't waste your existing work, use and adapt it
to suit.
Well into retirement now I'm using VFP9 to complete an App I began in
about 1997, mainly for private use and to keep the old brain alive for
as long as possible. Even then, I see so many changes, improvements and
greater possibilities that have crept in over 10-12 years I've been away
from serious programming. I shudder with excitement sometimes, wishing
all this was happening when I was a younger man. :-)
cheers
GT
On 14/11/12 04:03, Dave Crozier wrote:
Gary,
I used the term "Metro" as most people regard it as the new Windows 8 look and
feel even though M$ dropped the term after the first Windows 8 Beta.
It came from the Metro Design Language and was phased out in August 2012.
M$ like to use the term "Modern UI-style apps" but Metro is precise and
everyone knows what it means.
It's a little like Prince ... the product previously known as Metro!! <grin>
Dave
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Subject: Re: VFP Metro Interface
Reminds me of many years ago, well, not THAT many really, we used to point to a certain
development tool and say "I could write that using VFP". Trouble is, the old
memory is getting so bad these days I can't remember what program it was. :-) Might have
been a Borland product.
So many have come and gone... and VFP just got better and better.
Dave, how can I see a real live "Metro desktop"? Is it by chance the new
Windows 8?
GT
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