[wellylug] Need to write a program for os x and Linux

Mark Signal mark at remote-assist.co.nz
Wed Mar 2 07:25:44 NZDT 2005


html somehow became enabled
html emails are simply a waste of space

apologies

Mark

Bret Comstock Waldow wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Would you please not send HTML to mailing lists?
> 
> Mailing lists are archived, and are a major source of solutions people turn 
> to.  HTML is more difficult to search & index - some of the characters are 
> expanded in non-intuitive ways.  Also, HTML takes up more space, and I would 
> argue uselessly - the information is in the text you write.
> 
> As well, HTML is a security risk.  Many mail programs don't display it, and 
> many people set their mail programs not to display it.  I'm generally 
> comfortable with anyone subscribed to this list, but that doesn't guarantee 
> that a Trojan won't make it's way in.  I always have to stop and inspect the 
> source before displaying HTML.
> 
> So it's not a huge deal, but it is a real inconvenience, and somewhat 
> inappropriate given the intent of mailing lists.  Of course you may do as you 
> wish, but please consider this.
> 
> Regards,
> Bret
> 
> On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:52, Mark Signal wrote:
> 
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>>Hi&nbsp; Andrej<br>
>><br>
>>Its for commercial use and Qt's pricing would make the project
>>uneconomic.<br>
>><br>
>>thanks<br>
>><br>
>>Mark<br>
>><br>
>><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
>>href="mailto:andrej at paradise.net.nz">andrej at paradise.net.nz</a> wrote:
>><blockquote cite="mid1109617867.42236ccb9f94b at www.paradise.net.nz"
>>type="cite">
>>  <pre wrap="">Quoting Mark Signal <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
>>href="mailto:mark at remote-assist.co.nz">&lt;mark at remote-assist.co.nz&gt;</a>
>>:
>>
>>  </pre>
>>  <blockquote type="cite">
>>    <pre wrap="">Hi
>>
>>has anyone got any suggestions on an ide that I could use to write a
>>small utility with a nice user interface that could compile on both OS X
>>and Linux?
>>    </pre>
>>  </blockquote>
>>  <pre wrap=""><!---->
>>
>>  </pre>
>>  <blockquote type="cite">
>>    <pre wrap="">I would rather not use Java and would prefer something
>>with training wheels (eg -usable by a non programmer - like visual basic)
>>    </pre>
>>  </blockquote>
>>  <pre wrap=""><!---->Qt ... :)
>>
>>Even though the non-programmer bit doesn't QUITE
>>apply - it does have a Gooey designer, though.
>>
>>  </pre>
>>  <blockquote type="cite">
>>    <pre wrap="">free would be nice but is optional :)
>>    </pre>
>>  </blockquote>
>>  <pre wrap=""><!---->I don't know what the license for the Mac would be,
>>but since X11 and Windows (for non-commercial development)
>>are free I'd hope MacOS is too ...
>>
>><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
>>href="http://www.trolltech.com">http://www.trolltech.com</a>
>>
>>Heh - it is indeed (for Open Source)
>><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
>>href="http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/opensource.html">http://www.trol
>>ltech.com/products/qt/opensource.html</a>
>>
>>
>>  </pre>
>>  <blockquote type="cite">
>>    <pre wrap="">cheers
>>
>>
>>Mark Signal
>>    </pre>
>>  </blockquote>
>>  <pre wrap=""><!---->Cheers,
>>Andrej
>>
>>
>>  </pre>
>></blockquote>
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