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TFDocs / Re: Welcome to the tfdocs.com (Tree Form Documents) discussion section

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 08:46 AM »

I will be awaiting for the answers in the cloud.

 

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UserQuotes.com Web Service / Re: UserQuotes.com: Post bug reports here

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 08:41 AM »

I try to help, but the web is not up.
 

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Point Motivator / Re: Ways to use Point Motivator: goal for defined period

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 08:09 AM »

Web environment = share with myself in first instance, or optionally with others = Optimism

Auto help and help programs.

And create the need to be with the soft everywhere.

Do you know that people walking with the eyes in somewhere except in the street or in the people around ?
Do you know the friend using a phone to communicate with someone important while is two ausent hours with you ?
 

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Point Motivator / Re: Ways to use Point Motivator: goal for defined period

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 08:07 AM »

Incentive loyalty systems
http://www.iventa.co...y-points-system.aspx

Web environment = manipulation. Or educatives purposes of course.
That was the main presentation when you proposed the soft some years ago and a few members come with xml templates for students.
 

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Point Motivator / Re: Ways to use Point Motivator: goal for defined period

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 08:04 AM »

Another one. Don't accept me. I don't know whyyyyy.....
 
Give several errors and don't let me select the province.

https://www.points.com/PdcSite.html#join

 

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Point Motivator / Re: Ways to use Point Motivator: goal for defined period

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 07:57 AM »

This is in my opinion a dangerous manipulation tool :

https://www.mypoints...com/emp/u/signup.do?

 

Fortunately don't recognize my postal code.....
 

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Point Motivator / Re: Ways to use Point Motivator: goal for defined period

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 07:29 AM »

I was thinking in Point Motivator as a dynamic indicator of my purposes over the time.

When you are in the Kalahari oasis you don't need water , but the next day you are in the North Pole and need other things.

 

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Point Motivator / Re: Ways to use Point Motivator: goal for defined period

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 07:26 AM »

id be interested in someone doing a comprehensive web search for web tools that do this.. my inclination would be to remake a more general web-based tool next time.

-mouser (May 19, 2012, 09:09 PM)

I have done that almost. But it's important to define the limits.

How would you define Point Motivator ?

Reward Software ?

Motivational software is in relation with Psichology.
I remember for years using your program Wisdom for memorize purposes.

Goals software ?
Project software ?
Checking list software ?
Dashboard software ?

Give me instructions to begin and I'll do my very best.

 

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Point Motivator / Re: Ways to use Point Motivator: goal for defined period

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 07:18 AM »

I supposed is the fashion. But I simply assumed is better a soft with the feets on the earth with possibilities to fly....
Now the fashion is the universal collaborative environment.
But a simple break or a war will leave everybody in the darkness.
It's important notice that Optimism was a shareware option some time ago.
Now the fashion is to be effective everywhere and don't rest in no place.
So
All the cloud is perfect beginning with an alternative web-based tool.
I see yesterday one of these cloud based applications with no-service just yesterday

Sometimes I think is a fashion to create software to create needs, instead of a software to solve needs.

          

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 20, 2012, 06:51 AM »

There is any possibility to accept the letter ñ in the xml files ?
 

-Contro (May 19, 2012, 05:45 PM)

It depends on the xml parser used, but this list is rather complete, and defines that you should use ñ (including both the & and ; characters)

-Ath (May 20, 2012, 04:29 AM)

Nice indeed
 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Parameters Control Diary

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 11:17 PM »

I'm not really sure what you're after, but have you looked at Points Motivator?

Trying it myself, and the Delete This Entry / Modify This Entry context menus don't seem to work. Even if I create a new blank file, it still shows the default items. But maybe that is just me. If so I wil start another thread.

-daddydave (May 19, 2012, 10:06 AM)

I agree. It's just because those options only serves in the third tab, but are present in all tabs.
Mouser tells me to revise with no prompt of time. So we have to wait until that revision date.

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Parameters Control Diary

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 11:11 PM »

Now just the screenshots :

As you see in the second screenshot the core inner of the soft maintain his purpose.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Parameters Control Diary

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 11:04 PM »

Contro - it seems to me that you can customize all the parameters in Optimism ... no ?

-joiwind (May 16, 2012, 05:07 PM)

It's not easy.
Seems possible but require a lot of imagination.
Ath also affirm is possible modifying the database associated. I couldn't

Obviously is not for a basic user.

I didn't know how to modify the database. And need a shareware software.

But the custom buttons is not a "consolidated true". You continue having a soft oriented to psicological matters.
Even is you custom to the spanish language the inner modules continues with the same structure.

Of course Optimism is a great soft, but is not prepared for multi-profile options.
It's a very bad portable soft. Really is not portable at all.
The presence of the OptimismAgent.exe contaminated all possibilities.

Is literally impossible without strange tricks get multiple instances.

The reason is that the executable verify in the Documents and Settings folder the existance of the Agent (to synchronize) and text files where the configuration is.

In my case I have several times installed windows xp pro sp3 . But this will not be enough to get the multi profile behaviour.

If I installed Optimism in portable way in other of my systems the problem subsist.

With certain work you can disable the agent (windows registry, msconfig, ....), but the program in each execution verify existance of the configuration folder Optimism inside the Documents and Settings folder.

If you need two or more profiles with different parameters you can do this :

A batch or a script to alternate databases.

First security copy of the initial databases.
Do modifications to the parameters with the custom option.
When done make a security copy of the new database.

To use one or other profile you will need to copy the databases to the corresponding situation.

Other solution is use virtual machines.

 

Initially Point Motivator don't have any of the above problems.

The use of the Optimism Agent is for sync with mobiles devices or sync on the cloud.
But don't permit several profiles. This is not flexible.
Besides in the inner core Optimism continues always to be in a non flexible arquitecture. Is a simple program to depression people. And tools to supere depression and live with a optimism point of view.

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 06:09 PM »

I was trying when change of mind and for me is perfect.
I think that the advantage is clear.
But.... What are the effects in the log if we modify categories and items ?
May be a reindex instance or something like that ?
By example : You have the item conducta and decided to include in the personal category.
How will affect to the reports system ?
 


P.D. I say nothing. We don't have to worry because only obtain an universal value : the points.
I was seeing the graphical report from Optimism, but for me is a wisiwig only. The important thing is have in mind parameters. And this is no problem with PointMotivator.
And no obligation to cumpliment any checking list or goals. Only sums the goals you decided or really have accomplish.
Is alternative philosophy
 

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 05:58 PM »

I understand now the modify/deleted option in the tab history diary log
But is not operative in the rest of tabs. So preferably must not appear....

is confusing when we try to modify and receive cannot be deleted....

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 05:45 PM »

There is any possibility to accept the letter ñ in the xml files ?
 

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 05:42 PM »

Everything you can do for improving the Item Definition Editor is welcome.
I am making a security copy each ten seconds .
 

I see the utility of the refreshing option....

but even appear when you return to the window....

The user may not understand this. The window dissapear and when enter again we have to refresh....

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 05:30 PM »

Globes. Something similar to this as a remember additional of the help file :

 

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 05:27 PM »

For the common user - besides some commentaries in this subforum - is difficult to manage the detailed aspects of this screen :

Perhaps a globe interactive help is welcome to remember "over the action" (excuse my english). Initially are too many "options". Perhaps for this reason you created the Quick add custom entry.

 

P.D. You asked in some place about similar programs. The more near i remember is optimism.
In my opinion this program has lost certain interest because of the more difficult definable user options.
But I like the idea of "ver todo de un vistazo". The idea of seeing all fields for an instance. In a single view.

Until I reencounter your soft I have been examining the type of software in this post :
https://www.donation...?topic=31045.new#new

Is not so simple find a nice idea simple and ergonomic.

 

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 05:16 PM »

I take the screenshots with Screen Captor
 

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 05:15 PM »

Mouser

 

Best Regards

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 05:15 PM »

I have observed that when we open a profile in the item definition editor in a second time is open at first without need to select the profile again.

The menu from item definition editor  presents options that really are not available until open a profile.

Screenshots.

The last screenshot is because i suppose that the value maximum units will be a limit. But I don't know how to manage because when put values I can exceed the value 8.
What am I doing wrong ?
 

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Point Motivator / Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 04:54 PM »

These options I don't understand. Even appear when nothing is selectable.

I think the normal user expect that the active profile will be open when launch the item definition file. And anycase is not expected received an error for refresh change.

I think the globe from the startup remains too long.

All efforts to make the interaction with the user more friendly is interesting. But this is optional for a splendid soft.
I will continue trying

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Point Motivator / Re: itemxml for college students

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 04:39 PM »

 

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Point Motivator / Re: Suggestions

« Last post by Contro on May 19, 2012, 04:36 PM »

At the present moment I suspect PM is not the predilect soft for Mouser, and I am supposing have some type of programming difficulty I can't analyze, but also observed that is not a buried project from his author. And I hope to help in some aspects I would like.