SnT – Change Replicas using Bookmarks
When changing replicas using the bookmarks the database is automaticly opened. This is a nice feature most of the time, but with some database this is not a good thing. If you don't want the database to open press CONTROL-SHIFT when selecting the Replica.
Yes, I have posted this before, but never as a Show-n-Tell.
Proverbs 23:24-25
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
25-Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her who bore you rejoice.
DXL & Downloading Updates
Over the weekend I was think about how downloading, signing, and refreshing a Domino database is getting a little behind the times. Most applications now automatically checks to see if there are updates and allows them to be downloaded and installed, sometimes without having to run the install again. I might be a little ahead of what Domino is currently capable of doing, based on XML 'Fix list' 7.0.2, from Mac Guidera. Regardless, bare with me as I express my ideas and see if you will be looking forward to 7.0.2 more.
OpenNTF took a step in this direction by creating a Version Checker Web Service. Currently Blogsphere and Open Audit use this web service, for more information you can download the updated Set Template Version which includes the new build number information used by the Version Checker. The next step would be for developers to add some code to that would automatically check to see if there a new updates available. How often to check would be left up to the developer, but at least it would be automated! The final setup would be to create a web service that would download the design updates from. You might be asking how this could be done, the answer is DXL. There has been some work done with DXL already here and here.
One advantage would be smaller downloads (most of the time), because they would only be downloading the design elements that changed. Secondly documents could be pushed to the database as well because they can be apart of the DXL. Third benefit would be no need to sign because when the DXL is imported it would have the users signature.
This is all in conception stage and I am leaving out some details. I currently do not have any plans to develop this, but was hopping it will catch someone's interests. Are there other advantages or disadvantages?
Like Equivalent
I am looking for an equivalent to the Like function in LotusScript but in Java. I need this to complete Java portion of Open Audit. Any one willing to help? The code should conform to the following criteria.
| Wildcard | Matches |
| ? | Any one character |
| # | Any one digit from 0 through 9 |
| * | Any number of characters (zero or more) |
| [characters] | Any one of the characters in the list or range specified here |
| [!characters] | Any one character not included in the list or range of characters specified here |
Updated 'More Sites I Read', again
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Open Audit & Quick Elementer on Talking Notes
I just recorded my first podcast with Bruce for Talking Notes, hopefully not the last. We talked about Open Audit and Quick Elementer. It looks like I will be joined by Rob on episode 27.
Site Updates
I have added the BlogSphere downloads area, just a couple of downloads available now but I am sure more to come. Check out the openNTF Recent Releases from Vince Schuurman.
Update: Since I moved to WordPress, the downloads are no longer available.
Lotus Notes Improvements
Hynek Kobelka has 37 improvement request for Lotus Notes, reminded me of some options that I would like for the LotusScript debugger as mentioned before. This even made it to Ed Brill's discussion "If I could add ONE feature to Lotus Notes 7.x, it would be...".
Back to the list of 37, some of the improvements have been discussed by Mary Beth Raven and others so I will not touch on those.
9. Calendar-Alarms get the focus while working in a different application - The alarm window just needs help. Take a look at the other's alarm implementation.
10. Add a "File-Attach" - Button into the Memo-Form - makes sense, why disable the option when you know where it should go.
12. Display in the mail file the current usage of the quota - Yes this would be nice.
13. Give us a "-Cancelled-" Status for Calendar-Entries - The strike through should only be there until I remove it from my calendar. It would be nice to see the meeting is being canceled if I have not looked at my Inbox.
15. Make Type-Ahead a "combobox" - Yes, showing a list is much better.
17. Contacts in the Mail-DB - YES!!!
24. Resorting of a view should be "cleared" once the user closes and reopens a database - I would disagree, I like it when it remembers what I want.
27. Create a function which is only available from a Conflict-Document "COMPARE WITH PARENT" - That would be sweet.
33. Computed View-Column-Titles - Please
Another improvement would be to Implement type ahead for class I create, not just the Domino classes. The next thing on my list would be to redesign the properties box, so here are some thoughts:
- Nothing else that I know uses this concept
- Why does it always change size
- If I position it towards the bottom then I could lose some information when I select another tab
- I do like the floating concept
- Why does Notes not realize that the properties box is position outside of the screen when I am forced to lower my resolutoin, why
- I find my self browsing through the tabs to find something because I can never remember what the icons mean