What about *nix???

[Laura Brody]

Quoting John Esak <john at valar.com>:

> Absolutely Ken... I am much happier to be me than Ken...  So :-)  :-(

I think that most people would agree with you. I'm far from perfect,
but I have reached a point in my life where I have made peace with
the fact that I won't get any taller or smarter or ..... I'm ok
as is. Some things I can change/improve, but there are a long list
of things that aren't and I don't waste time and energy on them.

> If that is what you were thinking.... :-)  But having Ken's sharp mind would
> would definitely elicit a :-(   :-)  since I will never have that.

It used to be sharper... (Mine too) so I guess I'll blame the kids...

>
> Hell, two smileys could never depict what I was thinking by that statement.
> ?-)
>
> Hey, It should be getting pretty hot down there about now, huh?  We just had
> a really freezing cold one last night.  I still made it down to the club to
> play a bit, but today I bought gloves and a new jacket!  Problem is I can't
> bring myself to use the hood when I have all these great Ozzy hats!  How do
> you guys keep your ears warm... Or is it just that it never gets cold enough
> down under to worry about your ears?  :-)
>
>
> John
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Cole [mailto:ken.m.cole at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 1:14 AM
>> To: john at valar.com
>> Subject: Re: What about *nix???
>>
>> John shouldn't that be :-) :-(
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:49 PM, John Esak <john at valar.com> wrote:
>> > Wow!  I never thought of that!  Go into dddefine, choose
>> [NEW] and then type
>> > in the filename with a leading ".".  I know the programs
>> behave that way, I
>> > just never would have thought of it. That's why you are
>> you... And I am me.
>> > :-(  :-)
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net]
>> >> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:50 PM
>> >> To: john at valar.com
>> >> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>> >> Subject: Re: What about *nix???
>> >>
>> >> John Esak wrote:
>> >> > <the .filePro-filename thing>
>> >> [...]
>> >> > Oh wait... Are you saying by the fix, that ddefine *does*
>> >> let you in through
>> >> > the listbox as well as through the [NEW] option?  I guess
>> >> I'll have to see
>> >> > it when I load the 5.6.10.
>> >>
>> >> No, the filename listboxes won't include names that start
>> >> with a dot.  The
>> >> fix is that, under Windows, you previously couldn't create,
>> >> nor access, an
>> >> existing file, in ddefine, if the filename contained a dot
>> >> anywhere.  So, if
>> >> you were to xfer "foo.bar" from Unix to Windows, ddefine
>> >> would show the name
>> >> in the list, but refuse to accept it, considering it an
>> >> "invalid" filename.
>> >>   (Back in 8.3 days, this made sense.)  All other filePro
>> >> files would access
>> >> the file just fine.
>> >>
>> >> BTW, you can get to the "secret" file in ddefine by selecting
>> >> "[NEW]" and
>> >> typing the "secret" filename.  This doesn't help other
>> >> programs, of course.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Kenneth Brody
>> >>
>> >
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