DBUG> Fiddling with Estimator

[JAID <jaid@ozemail.com.au>]

All estimators and would-be estimators

We have had time to get a lot more information into our Price Book Item
list.  (Thousands but there are many thousands to go.) AND have been
trying it out. It is working very well so far.

Actually we are doing two separate complet PB's. One fro quick estimates
on a building type basis and another in a detailed way for full
quantities analysis.

Two things I would like are:

1. Ability to place F-Key numbers before the readout within DataCAD.
This would eliminate the number of wrong guesses. There are only 10 in
the list so counting should not be difficult but it all takes time. This
is confused by the the relationship of line number to F-Key number
(increase by 1) and by the existence of earlier selections. I guess it
is true that this is the form? It is not a function of high monitor
resolution I suppose? You reckon there may be a file somewhere that will
change this?

2. Ability to increase slightly the length of the within DataCAD
readout. If you Fill the entire Description slot in the Price Book then
on the DataCAD screen the bracketed Unit indicator is not visible. Maybe
this again is a matter of high resolution. At least there is plenty of
space for increasing readout length a bit. Any setting or file which I
can change to achieve this that you know?

Had a look around for a .ini file but did not see any.

Those things aside - I think its terrific. Should serve us very well. 



 
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Ian Johnson RAIA
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