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[chalsall]

Originally Posted by swl551

2. There should be a simple auto-config wizard that asks a few questions and then sets up basic values.

The wizard may not always get everything correct, of course....

[kracker]

Originally Posted by chalsall

The wizard may not always get everything correct, of course....

Basique.

[swl551]

Originally Posted by chalsall

The wizard may not always get everything correct, of course....

Especially if the user does not answer the wizard's questions correctly!

Don't distract me from my work... SHOOO.

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by swl551

SHOOO.

I don't take shooo well...

[kracker]

Originally Posted by swl551

Especially if the user does not answer the wizard's questions correctly!

Don't distract me from my work... SHOOO.

Yo how's it going?? We da wanna know!

[swl551]

Originally Posted by kracker

Yo how's it going?? We da wanna know!

Kracker.... you are totally CRACKED!

[kladner]

I can only say, "Step out for TEN WHOLE DAYS and this thread goes nuts!"

I'm still not sure I've backtracked far enough to pick up on everything that has gone down. It is an impressive lot of progress. I'm still trying to fill in all the blanks, but that makes it fun. I'll start whining/asking questions when I've run the latest long enough to see what happens.

Thanks, Scott, Jerry, Chris, and all of your minions and collaborators. When I start to get a handle on my Philippines photos I'll post notice in the Happy Meal thread over in the Lounge.

Keep up the good work all you coders. I salute you!

[TObject]

Originally Posted by swl551

So here is what I learned.
1. the product should support OR warn about the UID limitation
2. There should be a simple auto-config wizard that asks a few questions and then sets up basic values.

{after I finish GPU72 integration}

While a wizard would certainly be great, I think initial configuration may be simplified by strategically choosing default values.

A new user (me) may not be aware what the heck “draining” is, and since draining is off by default, the first impulse is to leave it off. By enabling draining from the get-go you immediately fix the wonderings on why nothing gets assigned automatically.

And yes, fixing the uids issue, one way or another, will help with the uploading results to the server part.

Thank you for your hard work.

[swl551]

Originally Posted by TObject

While a wizard would certainly be great, I think initial configuration may be simplified by strategically choosing default values.

A new user (me) may not be aware what the heck “draining” is, and since draining is off by default, the first impulse is to leave it off. By enabling draining from the get-go you immediately fix the wonderings on why nothing gets assigned automatically.

And yes, fixing the uids issue, one way or another, will help with the uploading results to the server part.

Thank you for your hard work.

Draining is computer science lingo.... I'll see if I can put into NORMAL words.

[TObject]

Originally Posted by swl551

Draining is computer science lingo.... I'll see if I can put into NORMAL words.

Draining is a normal word; you just do not make it clear what it does in your application.
I would change the default, but it is your program – do whatever you want.

[swl551]

MFAKTC 0.20 allows old junked systems to be born again... Add card and BOOM you in the game..... My recent Frankenstein doesn't even have a case yet. In a nice cool basement....