Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice)

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From	Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
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BartC wrote:
> On 05/01/2015 10:21, jacob navia wrote:
>>
>> Yes. You create a RESOURCE FILE (*.res). Microsoft solved that problem
>> 20 years ago. Let's not reinvent the wheel. You use the resource files
>> of Microsoft. That way you will be able to reuse all resource files
>> already in use under windows...
>>
>> The resource files are done by the resource compiler, that takes a text
>> file with the .DLG extension, or RC extension.
>
> I also looked at resource files 20 years ago. And immediately rejected
> them. They're a horrible way to work; why not do the same thing by
> coding in a real language rather than use some restrictive file format
> of MS where everything has to be worked out exactly at compile-time? And
> you have the same problem as above, except you're now working in 1/4 and
> 1/8 character units.

CSS maybe?

-- 
Ian Collins

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Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-03 04:04 -0800
  Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-01-03 12:54 +0000
    Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-03 06:46 -0800
  Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] Morris Dovey <mrdovey@iedu.com> - 2015-01-03 11:11 -0600
    Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-03 15:29 -0800
      Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-05 12:53 +0000
    Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-01-04 13:21 -0800
    Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-04 22:50 +0000
      Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] Morris Dovey <mrdovey@iedu.com> - 2015-01-04 21:35 -0600
      Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-01-05 01:14 -0800
    Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-01-05 11:24 +0100
      Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) [Off Topic] fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-01-05 02:48 -0800
  Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-03 17:22 +0000
    Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-03 16:01 -0800
      Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-04 15:57 +0000
        Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 08:25 -0800
          Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-04 16:37 +0000
  Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-01-05 00:04 +0100
    Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-05 01:04 -0800
      Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-01-05 11:21 +0100
        Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-01-05 02:41 -0800
        Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-05 11:21 +0000
          Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-01-05 14:22 +0100
          Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-05 06:01 -0800
          Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-06 08:39 +1300
  Re: Squeak squeak (handle those mice) "Chris M. Thomasson" <no@spam.invalid> - 2015-01-05 13:36 -0800

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