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Re: Annoying Windows NT/95 GUI Quirk

1998-10-13 16:00:26
Subject: Re: Annoying Windows NT/95 GUI Quirk
From: "Prather, Wanda" <PrathW1 AT CENTRAL.SSD.JHUAPL DOT EDU>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:00:26 -0400
Same environment:  MVS 3.1.1.3, with Win32 client at 3.1.0.3

Can you change the user password from the Windows client GUI?
(Pull down the Utilities menu).
We can't get that to work at all.
Have PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE on.
Thanks.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cheri Howard [SMTP:Cheri_Howard AT AAL DOT ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 3:34 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Annoying Windows NT/95 GUI Quirk
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> We also find this very annoying.  Anything IBM could do to enhance this
> would be great!
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> Subject:  Annoying Windows NT/95 GUI Quirk
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> Does anyone else find it a annoying when drilling down a large directory
> tree with lots of files in the ADSM Windows NT/95 GUI Backup/Archive
> client
> when you click on a + box or folder and it appears nothing is happening.
> I
> noticed at the bottom of the window you get a "displaying" message but it
> is easy to miss.  I think the mouse pointer should change to an hour glass
> like most other windows apps do when work is being performed.  I have some
> users who are very confused by this and keep clicking over and over again
> which seems to make getting a response from the interface even more
> difficult.  The only way I know if there will be a response to what they
> clicked on is to do a Q SESS command from the admin client and verify the
> send counts keep increasing.  My ADSM environment is ADSM for MVS V3.1.1.3
> and the Windows NT/95 clients are running version 3.1.0.3.  I'm thinking
> of
> opening a problem or enhancement request on this and was wondering if
> anyone else finds this quirk a pain in the tail..
>
> Thanks
>
> Jeff
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