I dislike it more from personal preference than anything. My computer is powerful enough to likely run most every current plugin around without lagging much. I just don’t like clutter. I only need a cooking plugin when I have my cook logged in and ready to make me something and the friends migration is something that you really only need once. So it just creates extra clutter. I also like the freedom of choice that I feel with having separate features in separate plugins. For example, if I have 2 plugins both with a critter hud and a path finder in them and I prefer the hud in one plugin but the path finder in another I’m stuck with a hard choice. I can either chose one of the plugins and get the half a section which isn’t suited as well to my personal tastes as the other, or I run both plugins and feel like I’m wasting resources and screen space by running redundant plugins (which joins up with my dislike of clutter).


Not really any serious concerns, just the way that I like to run my computer. It’s the same reason I disable windows services that I don’t need even though I’ll never notice any performance difference if they are enabled or not. I’m sure you have put a good amount of work into your plugin, and I’m also sure its much more than I am able to do So don’t think I’m saying what your plugin does isn’t good. Just would be nice to pick and choose the parts that I want to use constantly.

ZakaroTD,

Thanks for the excellent feedback.


Collision of features between plugins should not be an issue with Tings.

I have provided options to disable features. Tings should

play well with other Plugins. So if another plugin

is providing ID info then Tings can be disabled so as not to

redundantly perform the same task. I cannot of course make another

plugin not use a feature in conflict with Tings but at least Tings

can have its feature turned off.


Friends

I still use it. I have plans for it. Just trying to get time from r/l to get it done.


"wasting resources and screen space " is an issue.

Tings should be able to sit in the Decal bar and only be opened when you

actively need something from it. So screen space should not be an active

concern at this time. Course maybe your concern is more about Screen space

when Plugin is up. If i keep adding options then clutter factor will become an issue with me.


Resources issues are minimized in Tings. Example is Chef. Chef uses

memory and resources only if its enabled.


drats... gotta run r/l work....


Again thanks for feedback.

Excellent plugin thanks much!! OBTW use what verbage you like lol !!

As long as the plugin work wtf cares what kind of language/grammer you use.....I certainly don't....lol rofl heh 0.o

I have to admit I agree with Drakier when it comes to documentation for programs.


Many of the commonly used short cuts for words tend to make for laborious reading of whatever is being said, as they're not what you expect to see (plus, it's just bad grammar which always seems to bug me). Along with that, many of the short cuts used for phrases are NOT commonly understood, at least not by me anyway, which makes it pain to read the document. Other than very common ones like IMO, PITA, or ROFL, most of the lengthier ones I see (like the one that seems to be an expansion of ROFL) I have no clue to what they actually expand out to.


It doesn't bother me in casual posts, but documentation should be grammatically correct and to the point, to eliminate as much as possible any mis-interpretation of the subject matter. Written documentation needs the same care and thought as taken in writing the actual program, no matter how small it is. Besides, precise and gramatically correct documentation is ultimately a time saver for the author, as you'll have a whole lot fewer "dumb" questions to answer about how to use your program.


For me, this viewpoint comes from 21+ years as a Radioman in the Coast Guard, proofreading documents and writing documentation/programs, an environment where precise and accurate grammar is absolutely mandatory.


This isn't the same environment, I know, but old habits are REALLY hard to break.

Nice post.


"This isn't the same environment, I know, but old habits are REALLY hard to break"

oh so true.


Best part was the phrase that was running in my head while reading it.

"Finger nails running down a chalk board."


This is probably the impact it has on a few people who have had the curse/blessing of writing skills drummed into their collective hides.


I may up the level a notch, based on the ahhh chalk board issue.


I am cognizant of the issues but choose to set the levels based on my insights of what is needed and practical. This of course means a few will take me to task on my choices.

All I can say is thanks for a great plugin mrFlipo!!!


Only slang that bothers me is "ne 1"

 

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"Anyone who uses 'u' for 'you' in any official or professional capacity gets two thumbs down from me"


I didn't know this was mrFlipos profession, thought it was just a game/hobby/pastime like it is for me. Has he declared himself the "official" anything that I missed, like Official voice of Tings?


He goes to the trouble to make a nice plugin and make it accessible to all and y'all want to turn your nose up cause you don't like his choice of words/slang/jargon/etc.


Ones that get two thumbs down from me are the ones who have their nose so high all they can do is look down it for reasons to criticize others.


Anything he posted your having trouble understanding I'm sure he or others would be more then happy to explain.


Y'all take care now. I normally don't include the apostrophe but figure I better this time.


SL


PS: Please be sure to let me know any faux pas I have committed.

The guy is doing this on his own time, it's his "hobby", cut the man some slack. He can do whatever he wants during his "downtime", or what I call relax time because you can only be "professional" for so long each and everyday while at work.


I'm one of those guys who's very professional at work, but when I get home at night, everything goes. Anyways, don't use the plug-in if you don't want to, if documentation bugs you too much. Some plugins don't even have documentation for crying out loud. Whether we like it or not (I personally don't like some of the abbrevs people use in the game), people will continue to use it. Heck my boss uses "ur" and "ru" all the time on IM, it's crazy. But it's really something people should just get used when it comes to hobby time. Oh and the main reason my boss does it is because he shorten things up to text message from far away on his cell, so he learned to use it out of necessity. He's not an idiot nor an uneducated man.


Anyways, keep on having fun, it's a game, a hobby, not some job interview.

not to turn this into a huge debate, but if you don't think your online life affects your real life, you're wrong.


There was a report done a while ago about companies who research their interview candidates online before hiring them. They go to common sites like MySpace and FaceBook and see what kind of "personal" life their candidates lead.


While some people might not agree with this practice, more and more companies are starting to do this. Companies are starting to hire HR employees who's sole job is to research individuals online.


One of the stories in the report was about an interview candidate who had a stellar interview, and was getting ready to be offered a very high-paying job with a company... that was until the company found his MySpace profile and saw the pictures, activities, and the language the person used in his "personal" life. The company chose not to hire him because they didn't like the way he conducted his personal life.


All I'm saying is.. when people start using "u" in place of "you", a lot of people will think less of your intelligence. If that doesn't bother you, then that's fine... If you care how people view you, and you care about your online reputation, then I'd consider not doing that.