Recent content by DickyP

The new style message box might be acceptable if it still allowed the bolding of the first line of the message. This not being there alters the logic of messages for people who use the split message features abeit WizHook or FormattedMsgBox. The logic of its use is (for people who used the...

Have never needed to use Helpfile and Context (thankfully), but thanks for the warning.

The German system is a bit of a hybrid: compulsory insurance, normally taken from your pay! You want more than the basics, you pay. It's not quite as simlpe as that in reality, of course.

As you might imagine blind panic immediately set in: I had always used the WizMsgBox as though it had the arguments in the MsgBox order and it worked. Then I did some archaeology in my ancient documentation (2004) and found my own function I which was using - WHMBox - had them in 'proper'...

As a postscript to this thread I cannot but say Thank you once again to isladogs for making me aware of the formatted message box which still works as wizhook message box did (and, of course, the Access message box in days of yore.) Adding the code then a simple find and replace of wizhook with...

Thanks - I have read your article which, although interesting, doesn't address the 'Problem' (mine I admit) that the logic of the revised box has changed. I still maintain that this was a change purely for the sake of change and totally unnecessary. If they wanted to change a dialog why din't...

Have just been in the position (eventually) to try formatted message box - will be adopting generally as it does what I want in a rational, logical manner, Thank you Isladogs for pointing out its existence. PS I hope this doesn't change too !

As an outsider I can only say that however much I complain about the NHS in UK it sounds better than this. Mind you we do NOTHING for veterans.

Two minor points - I described the bold line as a heading. Secondly, of course it doesn't go against the rules of eEnglish: I should have said it encourages users to go against them.

Back to the change of style there is one truly important fault with the new style message box. It stops the WizHook variant working properly. I like many coders use this as it replicate(s/d) the original Access Message box where separating the text of the message with the @ sign divided it...

Don't you just love predicted text :D

I don't know if the following (true) story counts as a joke but you either laugh or you cry! I'm in the poo. The wife started to re-arrange the shoe shelves in the hall and with much frustration told me my shoes we a nuisance as because they were so big they took up a lot of room. Being...

Thanks for trying to produce a variant that might suit me. It is, however, just that; a variant of the same thing. Obviously, things aren't going to change and I will have to live withe new version(which I still don 't like. ) I does, however, remain change for change's sake and is totally...

couldn't agree more - users? What are they?

I will look at it when I get a decent internet connection back: ours has been dodgy in the extreme for the last few days with storms, gales, snow etc. Hopefully, I'll be able to do my my luddite thing. :) Mind you this change is a perfect example to MS doing the other thing Murphy warned...