Something for the weekend #4: Where in the IDE would you see these? 1

[Mike Lewis]

Something a bit easier this time.

Consider these four names:

Lucy
Ricky
Fred
Ethel

Given the demographics of this forum, it's safe to say that most of you will recognise the names of Lucy Ricardo, her husband Ricky, and their neighbours Fred and Ethel Mertz. These were, of course, the four main characters from the American comedy TV series, I Love Lucy.

I Love Lucy ran from 1951 to 1957. It was the most watched show in the US in its day, and it still attracts over 40 million viewers per year in the US. It has been translated into many languages, and is still shown all over the world. In 2012 it was voted the 'Best TV Show of All Time'.

Now for this weekend's question: Within the VFP IDE, where would you see the above four names, all together in the same place?

Post your responses below, no forgetting to use [ignore]

Spoiler

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[/ignore] tags to hide your answer.

By the way, as far as I know, the answer applies to all recent versions of VFP, and not just the US English version.

Mike


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[Olaf Doschke]

Thanks, Mike.

Everything is simple, if you know. This time I don't and I can give one spoiler unhidden: Searching "Lucy Ricky Fred Ethel" results in "No Topics Found".

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Ed Andres]

Spoiler

The Editor Tab of the Options Menu

Ed

 

[Olaf Doschke]

Spoiler

The Task Pane Filer search shows the names are contained in the Resource DLLs, so it can't be an IDE component written in VFP, like all the stuff you also can find in xsource.zip

Bye, Olaf.

 

[DSummZZZ]

'Best TV Show of All Time'. NOOOO!!!!! I personally couldn't handle all the yelling instead of talking.
But, I did giggle when I first used VFP and saw those names. Where? The correct answer has already been given.
Olaf, look around some more...


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[Olaf Doschke]

Coincidentally found it.

Spoiler

I like 'Ricky' to be red and keep all other syntax coloring at defaults.

Spoiler

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Olaf Doschke]

Sorry.

 

[vgulielmus]

Where? The correct answer has already been given

Indeed.
My first thought was Help, about.
Then I tried Tools - > Options, but I wasn't meticulously.


Respectfully,
Vilhelm-Ion Praisach
Resita, Romania

 

[Olaf Doschke]

As a bonus question:

Where in the VFP installation do you find people like Andrew Fuller, Steven Buchanan, Nancy Davolio, Janet Leverling, and more?

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Well done, Ed (EAndres) for being the first to find the answer. Also Dave (DSUmmZZZ). To recap, to find the names in question, go to Tools / Options / Editor, and look at the sample code under "Syntax color settings".

Olaf also found it evenutally. But he obviously needs a lesson in using the Tek Tips markup language.

As for his follow-up question:

Where in the VFP installation do you find people like Andrew Fuller, Steven Buchanan, Nancy Davolio, Janet Leverling, and more?

I recognise those names. They are:

Spoiler

Employees in the sample NorthWinds database.

Mike

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[Olaf Doschke]

Hi Mike,

I thought of another place, but of course that's right, too. The other place is not hard to find knowing this.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Yes, I see what you mean. The two places are very similar - almost interchangeable.

Mike

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[Olaf Doschke]

Yes, almost. Both also refer to photos of these persons, but I only find them in one of the two places.

 

[EzLogic]

Nice!!

I enjoyed this trivia.

Ez Logic
Michigan