do not press this button Thread poster: simon tanner
| simon tanner Italy Local time: 16:55 Italian to English + ...
Have just started using MemoQ to try it out, and am already very impressed with its tweakability. One query, however. Could anyone enlighten me as to the purpose of the fourth icon from the left on the toobar, who pop-up dialogue box tells you "do not press this button". Of course, there is nothing more tempting that to press such a button, which I did. A dialogue box then popped up telling me "do not press this button again". Apart from testing how naughty people are, does this button actually ... See more Have just started using MemoQ to try it out, and am already very impressed with its tweakability. One query, however. Could anyone enlighten me as to the purpose of the fourth icon from the left on the toobar, who pop-up dialogue box tells you "do not press this button". Of course, there is nothing more tempting that to press such a button, which I did. A dialogue box then popped up telling me "do not press this button again". Apart from testing how naughty people are, does this button actually have any function in particular circumstances? Thanks Simon ▲ Collapse | | | Very HHGTTG... | Nov 24, 2008 |
Either you're joking, or MemoQ is! That's straight out of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
[Edited at 2008-11-24 09:48 GMT] | | | Selcuk Akyuz Türkiye Local time: 18:55 English to Turkish + ... | simon tanner Italy Local time: 16:55 Italian to English + ... TOPIC STARTER ah, the loudspeakers... | Nov 24, 2008 |
now that I have my speakers turned on, I get the cuckoo clock sound when I press the forbidden button. Well, useless it may be, but it's good to see a software developer with a sense of humour! | |
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Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 15:55 Russian to English + ... In memoriam | simon tanner Italy Local time: 16:55 Italian to English + ... TOPIC STARTER hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy | Nov 24, 2008 |
Spot-on Marie-Hélène, that was in fact the inspiration behind it, as it turns out! | | | | Lia Fail (X) Spain Local time: 16:55 Spanish to English + ... No cuckoo for me! | Sep 7, 2009 |
simon tanner wrote: now that I have my speakers turned on, I get the cuckoo clock sound when I press the forbidden button. Well, useless it may be, but it's good to see a software developer with a sense of humour! Am I a cuckoo, I pressed ...and pressed ..... zilch! Where's the joke here or who's messing with who? | |
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