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Offline Lightspeed

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Ok, request to the source code guys (I think this is pretty simple)
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No one did.


why... didnt... you.... say so.... earlier :D
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Offline TrashMan

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Ok, request to the source code guys (I think this is pretty simple)
I'm no programmer.......

I was just stating the best solution...how to get to it - now that's another question....
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Offline mikhael

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Ok, request to the source code guys (I think this is pretty simple)
As much as I hate to say it, Trashman, that's pretty ignorant.

What seems to be the best solution to someone on the user side of code is often anything but the best solution on the programming side of the code. Some things are far harder than you might think.
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Offline Unknown Target

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Ok, request to the source code guys (I think this is pretty simple)
Any word from the coders on my seperate cockpit model idea?

Much eaiser and efficient than the "cockpit floating in space"

 

Offline Goober5000

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Ok, request to the source code guys (I think this is pretty simple)
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As much as I hate to say it, Trashman, that's pretty ignorant.

What seems to be the best solution to someone on the user side of code is often anything but the best solution on the programming side of the code. Some things are far harder than you might think.


Exactly.  And I hate to say it too, but it really gets annoying when people keep saying, "This is pretty simple, so could you go do it?"  Very, very rarely is something as simple as people think.

In fact, regardless of the difficulty, requests saying "This is a feature which I would appreciate; here's how it could be useful" asked in a polite manner are much more likely to get done than requests saying "This is easy, so could you do it as soon as possible"  So posting threads with "I think this is pretty simple" in the title is a bad strategy. ;)
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Offline Unknown Target

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Ok, request to the source code guys (I think this is pretty simple)
Notice I said I think it's pretty easy.

  

Offline Goober5000

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Ok, request to the source code guys (I think this is pretty simple)
Same sentiment.  Just like writing "someone allegedly did something" does not protect the writer from libel.

EDIT: This is not solely directed at UT; it's a commentary on the general public.