Peter (sorry, Bob!), I guess I spend too much time using web apps on multiple platforms - I forget that with desktop client-server, you tend to move the client with you! Still, with net-aware client-server, you might still want the local to be a virtual user setting across (for instance) work PC, home Mac, iPad etc. I do get what you mean about the first run, but if that convenience means loads of coding for platform-specific interrogation, I think I'd use the indolence plugin - that is, give the user a preferences dialogue box!
Oh - and the reason I'd be checking Salesforce from holiday is to check whether I can stay for another month or have to come back and do some work - in my dreams that is! Best, Keith.. On 1 Mar 2011, at 17:11, Peter Haworth wrote: > Hi Keith, > Actually, it's me who is trying to implement this not Bob. You raise some > good points though. My first question is why on earth would you be running > Salesforce when you're on holiday in the Maldives :-) > > My thoughts are that are that the first time you run my application, it will > gather the OS preferences and store them as it's private preferences which > the user can change if needed. So in your example, assuming you first run > the app on a computer that has it's preferences set to wherever you live, my > app would store those preferences locally. Then when you're in the Maldives, > it will still use it's private preferences rather than the ones on the > computer you are on, unless, of course, you needed to change them because you > decided to move to the Maldives permanently :-) > > In my related post, I'm looking for a script to format currency according to > the info in the OS preferences since I'd probably store that data within my > app in that form. > > Pete Haworth > > On Mar 1, 2011, at 12:59 AM, Keith Clarke wrote: > >> Bob, >> Just a couple of thoughts - I don't know what you're trying to achieve with >> your app, but are you sure you even want to have such settings to follow the >> user's machine/OS settings automatically? >> >> From my experience with multi-locale/currency/language software products - >> ERP, CRM, etc - localisation settings tend to be associated with entities >> (including, of course, the user entity!) rather than bubble-up from the >> environment in which the app is being accessed. For example, if I log into >> Salesforce.com from an internet cafe, whilst on holiday in the Maldives >> (some hope!), I still want my reports to follow my personal user-based >> preference for locale, rather than the machine I happen to be using or its >> IP address. >> >> Also, multi-currency apps tend to have a limited number of supported >> currencies so that exchange rates can be managed. >> >> Ignore all this if it's outside the scope of your current considerations. >> Best, >> Keith.. >> >> On 1 Mar 2011, at 01:35, Bob Sneidar wrote: >> >>> Oh nvm I just read the whole thing didn't try LC >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> On Feb 28, 2011, at 5:12 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: >>> >>>> The decimal point is there but the thousands sep and grouping info is >>>> wrong. Similar corruption occurs for the LC_MONETARY info. >>>> >>>> Is Shell broken? >>>> >>>> >>>> Pete Haworth >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
