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re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative?
Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 2:44 pm
Posted by triplate
(4621 messages posted)
Checked = disabled....unchecked = enabled...
On Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 1:59 pm, Doug wrote:
>I have a question about Stop
>Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB):
>
>Is it possible that we have a double negative here? I have read and re-read the
article
>and feel the advice is the opposite of what is intended.
>
>It depends what is meant by "turned off" but I guess that the "Do not cache thumbnails"
>option in Explorer should be checked - which to me is "turned on".
>
>However for clarity I feel that it might be as well to talk about checked or unchecked
>rather than on and off.
>
>If I have misunderstood something I apologise - Doug
>
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re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative?
Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 7:10 pm
Posted by Tom Swanson
(5553 messages posted)
In any option that I have ever seen in Windows, the option is in the form of a statement.
Either opposite the default condition or opposite the existing condition.
If you want that statement to prevail, check it. If you dont want it to prevail uncheck
it. It isn't a matter of whether the statement is negative or not, just whether it
controls or not.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 1:59 pm, Doug wrote:
>I have a question about Stop
>Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB):
>
>Is it possible that we have a double negative here? I have read and re-read the
article
>and feel the advice is the opposite of what is intended.
>
>It depends what is meant by "turned off" but I guess that the "Do not cache thumbnails"
>option in Explorer should be checked - which to me is "turned on".
>
>However for clarity I feel that it might be as well to talk about checked or unchecked
>rather than on and off.
>
>If I have misunderstood something I apologise - Doug
>
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re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative?
Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 2:16 am
Posted by taylor
(1 messages posted)
***replying to triplate's query:
I AGREE THAT THE FIRST POST IS INCORRECTLY WRITTEN. SO, YES, *DO* CHECK THE "DO NOT
CACHE THUMBNAILS" BOX IF THAT IS YOUR INTENT.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 2:44 pm, wrote:
>Checked = disabled....unchecked = enabled...
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re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative?
Monday, July 18, 2005 at 8:48 am
Posted by Paul M
(1 messages posted)
I myself think the statement was (sorry) a little unclear...
"Step 2 ('Choose the View tab, and turn off the Do not cache thumbnails option.')
was simply unclear to most English speaking readers...
It would've been much less CONFUSING if it had simply stated: "Choose the View tab,
and CHECK the 'Do not cache thumbnails' to turn off thumbnail caching...".
: )
On Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 2:16 am, taylor wrote:
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>***replying to triplate's query:
>
>I AGREE THAT THE FIRST POST IS INCORRECTLY WRITTEN. SO, YES, *DO* CHECK THE "DO
NOT
>CACHE THUMBNAILS" BOX IF THAT IS YOUR INTENT.
>
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re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative?
Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 10:53 am
Posted by Michael C
(1 messages posted)
Doug & Paul are both correct, and I see that this thread is 4 1/2 years old - so
why hasn't the obvious correction been made? The annoyances.org statement on how
to stop windows from creating the Thumbs.db files is confusing and needs to be changed.
I'd suggest that whoever is procrastinating on correcting this just go ahead and
make the change that Paul has suggested. It is much more clear and accurate, and
would be a great service to your readers/visitors/those like me, coming here to seek
good advice. Thanks!
On Monday, July 18, 2005 at 8:48 am, Paul M wrote:
>I myself think the statement was (sorry) a little unclear...
>
>"Step 2 ('Choose the View tab, and turn off the Do not cache thumbnails option.')
>was simply unclear to most English speaking readers...
>
>It would've been much less CONFUSING if it had simply stated: "Choose the View tab,
>and CHECK the 'Do not cache thumbnails' to turn off thumbnail caching...".
>
>: )
>
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re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative?
Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 11:29 am
Posted by MartinM
(7549 messages posted)
Sadly, you may say, the publication of the books and the tips are quite separate
from this forum - which is to say the authors seem never to read it :-(
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