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DeanBelfield

  1. @PeterOnion I know what you mean; I just fancied writing some code for young folk. I learned half my trade by understanding example code. about 10 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to PeterOnion
  2. @YOUSRC Is there any way to make the file you declined editable again, or should I just recreate from scratch? Don't like junk & clutter :( about 16 hours ago via web in reply to YOUSRC
  3. @YOUSRC One of the ways I learned to program was by example; looking at other peoples code. Your site is brill for that. Just passing it on. about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  4. @YOUSRC Thank you!! I'm finding programming it totally addictive; there is just enough there to get the job done. about 23 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  5. @YOUSRC No rush!! Thanks... 2:00 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  6. @YOUSRC I've accidentally published a data file; can you do some data trickery at your end to undo the damage? 1:45 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
  7. @YOUSRC Good idea. See, that's the not-reading-the-manual thing I suffer from. 10:34 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  8. @YOUSRC How about a clear graphics function? Not quite sure what the rules are but undrawing a play field can be slow sometimes... 10:20 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  9. I wonder how many illegal jobs they'll create... bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan… 8:13 AM May 24th via web
  10. My next PowerPoint presentation is going to be like this: youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1D… 3:01 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  11. Felt Ill all afternoon. May have to call doc if this cough doesn't improve. On the plus side the new healthy diet is paying dividends. 2:52 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  12. @YOUSRC That's fine. It's not the only scripting language with a different method for returning values. Yes, BASH. I'm thinking about you. 2:45 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  13. @YOUSRC I can live with that. 2:40 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  14. @YOUSRC Ah. I've been using RGB=255,255,255. Thanks. 2:39 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  15. @YOUSRC Other than that, a very painless experience. I may do a 3D wireframe demo next. 1:21 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  16. @YOUSRC I kept typing IF/THEN & got confused as to where I could use a calculation. RETVAL as well. But I'm not one for reading manuals. 1:20 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC
  17. @YOUSRC Loving the Ultimate homage. Nicely done. My Speccy is in same state it was; just not had time to look at it. 12:58 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to YOUSRC