Re: What is "system events" ?
Re: What is "system events" ?
- Subject: Re: What is "system events" ?
- From: Jean-Christophe Helary <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 14:25:47 +0900
> On Oct 21, 2017, at 12:49, Steve Mills <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I get annoyed by systems which cause you to do more work than need be done.
> These are computers - they should do things the right way.
Unless somebody codes them to do things that way, that won't happen. Computers
are not sentients who "know" what's right.
> Why do so many hate the way Apple's mailing lists work?
I don't. And I try to be careful when I reply here. I've not created a script
yet to reply to the list, but I'm thinking about it.
> Most people replying to Apple mailing lists simply hit Reply All. If one of
> those addresses was NOT a mailing list that you're a member of (like the
> original message in this thread), then you will get an error because,
> obviously, you can't send to that mailing list.
Ok, so you're saying that they're getting an error message because they were
careless when they replied? Good grief.
> I used to have such a script, then Apple did something that broke it and I
> never bothered to fix it.
Spend 5 minutes on it today and you'll be less annoyed *all the times* you need
to reply to the list.
> Also, a script sure doesn't help when you're not using Mail, like using
> icloud.com in Safari, or on your phone of iPad, etc.
Then, you're should be more careful about where you send your message.
Now, do you have an extra insight on System Events ? Because that's the real
reason why I'm here. Not to discuss the intricacies of Apple's mailing system
or whether what I did was morally good or bad.
Jean-Christophe
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