Charlotte Foust
charlotte.foust at gmail.com
Thu Aug 8 15:17:03 CDT 2013
I looked at Alpha Anywhere, but I feel old and cranky when faced with learning yet another scripting language, even one that's Basic-like. I suspect the learning curve for me would be worse than Visual Studio. Charlotte On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>wrote: > Then let Richard and Selwyn know how you feel, Tony. That's the best advice > I can offer. Incidentally, I am forwarding your message to them. > > Arthur > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote: > > > Hey Rocky > > I bought into Alpha Five and everything Arthur has said is true, it blows > > the socks off of Access (what ever version). The only problem I find with > > the company, is once they have you hooked they want you to upgrade to > their > > new products at a "price". I have seen this before and I do not like it. > > > > Tony Septav > > Nanaimo, BC > > Canada > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin > > Sent: August-07-13 11:22 PM > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons > > > > OK - that's the kind of advice I was looking for. I wanted to go for > tuba, > > but it went with a divorce so I dropped that idea. > > > > R > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow > > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 4:24 PM > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons > > > > Were I you, I'd go with a woodwind next ;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin > > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 6:00 PM > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons > > > > I've got a full Alpha as well as Basic 4 Android. If I wanted to > develop a > > fairly simple app, no database, to deploy on tablet and phone, which one > > would be best to learn? > > > > R > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow > > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 9:06 AM > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons > > > > Arthur, > > Good job! I've had a client ask me to upgrade an app "so its work like a > > browser does". > > jb > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller > > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 7:03 AM > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons > > > > You are right about that Gustav! I have tended to go for the "URL-like" > > path in recent apps, and it seems to work. Users surf the net constantly > > and > > the more they surf, the better they appreciate my efforts to resemble > that > > experience. > > > > Speaking of which, you have to check out the trial of Alpha Anywhere. > This > > is the killer app for multi-platform (desk, web, tablet, phone) > > development. > > You can get a trial at alphasoftware.com. I think there is no better > > development platform than this. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote: > > > > > Hi Rocky > > > > > > Except if your current buttons are ugly, which I guess not, you should > > > advise him to spend his limited time on more important things - items > > > that will raise productivity for example. > > > Users want neat not fancy design, and 3D buttons are so much yesterday > > > - like those of Access 1.x and 2.0. Even Apple with their revised UI > > > design for the next iPhone knows this. > > > > > > I still recall the ugly standard buttons Borland came up with in > > > Delphi > > ... > > > those with a big green checkmark and a big red cross cartoon-style > > > overlay for the OK and Cancel buttons. > > > > > > /gustav > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > > Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Rocky Smolin > > > Sendt: 7. august 2013 02:35 > > > Til: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > > Emne: [AccessD] Better Looking Buttons > > > > > > Dear List: > > > > > > A client writes: "I would like to try and make the various buttons > > > more three dimensional looking. Examples from Apple are in Exhibit K. > > > Can we do something like this?" > > > > > > He's looking to give the command buttons a little sizzle. He's > > > considering making the app I wrote to run his business into a > > > commercial > > app. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > MTIA > > > > > > Rocky Smolin > > > Beach Access Software > > > 858-259-4334 > > > www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> www.e-z-mrp.com > > > <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/> > > > Skype: rocky.smolin > > > > > > > > > -- > > > AccessD mailing list > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Arthur > > Cell: 647.710.1314 > > > > Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. > > -- Niels Bohr > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3209/6558 - Release Date: 08/07/13 > > > > > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Arthur > Cell: 647.710.1314 > > Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. > -- Niels Bohr > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >