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>>Hi Craig:
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>>Glad to hear you don't always follow the guidelines. I think as developers, we need to keep them in mind, but always do what's right for the client, or what he demands. After all, the client pays the bills... It just didn't sound like you were willing to go so far on that... Anyhow, disagreements can sometimes enlighten both sides, if they are open-minded...
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>>Thanx for the feedback.
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>>Rob
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>Rob, it isn't only when the client insists. IMO, some of the standards don't make sense for custom apps. For example, the standards detail how many pixels you should have between OK buttons and the form border. Now, if I was creating a commercial application, I might follow this carefully. In custom apps, it takes too much time to make sure all the forms comply with this standard.

Hi Craig:

Agreed. We certainly get away with a lot in our internal developement at the bank that I wouldn't dream of doing in a 'real' system... Thanx for your thoughts.

Rob