Powerhouse and the future - Part 3.

[Darren Reely]

Thank you Bob for that explanation. Now QKView makes a lot of sense to me.

Darren


Deskin, Bob wrote:
> Ken's list is specific to QKView. See my posting for the broader
> picture. The reason for QKView, as well as many other Windows-specific
> features, is that there is increasing interest in using Windows as a
> migration target, mainly from MPE/iX but also from OpenVMS and UNIX. We
> are definitely responding to what we hear from the field. Keep in mind
> that PowerHouse on Windows runs in a Console window and not a terminal
> emulator, so many of the things we take for granted are not readily
> available in QUICK on Windows.
>
> As for Axiant, it requires a change in development environment and
> possibly a change in application architecture that many people are
> unwilling to undertake. QKView gives people a prettier face for QUICK
> that is closer to what they're used to in a terminal emulator.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com at lists.sowder.com
> [mailto:powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com at lists.sowder.com] On
> Behalf Of Darren Reely
> Sent: January 2, 2007 3:15 PM
> To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
> Subject: Re: Powerhouse and the future - Part 3.
>
>
>
> Ken Langendock wrote:
>   
>> With the new QKView ...
>> NOW you can do the following:
>>  
>> 1) Have function keys in windows
>> 2) Use a mouse on the function keys on windows
>> 3) Cut and Paste text from and to fields.
>> 4) Embed your company logo on the top of the application
>> 5) Change the font/colors (I even tried this out in Klingon, lol)
>> 6) Size the window like any other windows app
>> 7) Other stuff I have not discovered (or have already forgotten).
>>     
> Out of that list only 1, 2, & 4 seem new to people who have been using 
> terminal emulators on GUI interfaces such as MS Windows, and 2 is really
>
> just part of number 1.
>
>   
>> I hope this helps in dismissing the current discussion that Cognos ADT
>> is dying, abandoned or whatever.....
>>     
> I doubt it will.  For instance, we don't run Quick on Windows so QKView 
> is a dead issue to me at this time. Why spend resources on QKView when 
> Quick and Axiant are available? I also can't help but wonder how many 
> people think Bob's list seems short for their personal case. It is good 
> however to see the tool does move forward, even if it is at a glacial
> speed.
>
> The biggest issue is the invisibility of Powerhouse. Most I.S. type 
> people seem to have never heard of it, and that is reflected in the job 
> market. For those that have heard of it and try finding it on the Cognos
>
> site, they would be better off using Google than the Cognos front page, 
> which I have always found to be a horrific statement of Cognos corporate
>
> support.
>
> Anyhow, it is nice to see some things of interest in the pipeline that 
> can be directly useful to me. ;)
>
> Darren
>
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