Hello Dave,
The ability of DataCAD to understand the Function Key positions to build a keyboard macro, a toolbar or an alias, is a great help for the skilled user. It is really a great feature. Even so, many users will never dare to put hands on this abilities, and virtually can't benefit from this easy customization tools.
Is there any chance to you and your team, in the near future, to create a 'Macro Learner' which would automate this operations and pehaps allow the final-user to become also a skilled productivity customizer ?
My approach would be to offer a dialog window that could allow the final-user to choose only the sequence of the operations and get the final results, building macros for his particular use. All the backstage and hardcode operation would be made by the engine.
Not a dummy macro recorder. Instead of it, a smart engine that could allow additional abilities according to one's capabilities and knowledge.
Some features that I would expect (not sorted by importance):
The feasibility and the amount of the challenge, only you can measure it. Please spend some time on it.
Thanks,
Miguel
The ability of DataCAD to understand the Function Key positions to build a keyboard macro, a toolbar or an alias, is a great help for the skilled user. It is really a great feature. Even so, many users will never dare to put hands on this abilities, and virtually can't benefit from this easy customization tools.
Is there any chance to you and your team, in the near future, to create a 'Macro Learner' which would automate this operations and pehaps allow the final-user to become also a skilled productivity customizer ?
My approach would be to offer a dialog window that could allow the final-user to choose only the sequence of the operations and get the final results, building macros for his particular use. All the backstage and hardcode operation would be made by the engine.
Not a dummy macro recorder. Instead of it, a smart engine that could allow additional abilities according to one's capabilities and knowledge.
Some features that I would expect (not sorted by importance):
- • When he chooses a command that would be filled by a value (variable), he could be allowed to choose a 'name' to it, instead of choosing the 'value' itself.
• When this macro is executed it would stand-by at 'name' point, waiting for the customer input;
• An history file, analogous to the .LOG already available, could be perhaps the way to allow the customer to edit this macro file for future changes;
• A variable field, may be a 'stamp alike', could allow to link this macro to some Windows applications like MS Excel for external data feed;
The feasibility and the amount of the challenge, only you can measure it. Please spend some time on it.
Thanks,
Miguel
Miguel J. Palaoro • Porto Alegre • Brasil
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