[interfacekit] Re: programming problems

On 2004-02-04 at 12:15:11 [+0100], Adi Oanca wrote:
> Ingo Weinhold wrote:
[...]
> > Really, this game starts to annoy me. I reply to mails, when I feel, that 
> > my
> > answer can be of some help, and I'm glad, if it indeed is. But when the
> > reaction is to question of my ability to read a six line mail carefully
> > enough to grasp its meaning, then I really wonder why to waste my time in 
> > the
> > first place.
>    That's why I don't like you! I'm under the impression you're thinking
> you're the big guy here and we are a bunch of fools playing' around you.
>    We *know* ***enough***! You may be more experienced but that's no
> reason to threat us like you do!
>    Stop being so authoritative and superior and we'll get along!

Don't worry, I'll simply stop replying to your mails, saving myself the time 
and you the trouble to bear my answers.

[...]
> > Given:
> > 
> > BRect oldParentFrame, newParentFrame;
> > BRect oldChildFrame;
> > uint32 resizingMode;
> > 
> > To be computed:
> > 
> > BRect newChildFrame;
> > 
> > Algorithm:
[...]
> > 
> > If weird combinations like _VIEW_TOP_ or _VIEW_BOTTOM_ for the left side
> > shall be ignored (that remains to be checked), they can either be filtered
> > out in the constructor respectively SetResizingMode() and/or one can do it
> > like that:
> > 
> > newChildFrame.left += resize_delta(leftMode, dl, 0, dr, 0, dhc);
> 
>    First of all: THANKS! but I have my own algorithm!
>    I *** DID NOT *** asked for an algorithm!!! I'm NO fool, I know how
> to make one of my own!

I never said nor implied that. And, even if that might mean nothing to you, I 
don't think that, either. I have respect for the people devoting their time 
to the project and I appreciate their commitment.

This is not a competition for who writes the best algorithms or creates the 
nicest designs. Personally, I would, for instance, love, if someone reviewed 
my code and pointed out bugs or problems, even more if bundled with proposals 
for solutions/improvements.

>    I only asked: how can I *EASILY* determine what resizing mode is used?

And I delivered the way I found most straight-forward in my first reply. 
Since it didn't seem to be convincing enough, I demonstrated how it can be 
applied to elegantly solve what I supposed to be the actual problem.

>    SO, in the end it appears you DID lost some of your time. Well,
> actually I'm quite happy with that - nobody asked you for a resizing
> algorithm!

Won't happen again.

CU, Ingo

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