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From: Lee Hoffman/KY <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: New Source Element
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 00:46:52 -0500


Bob Sawyer wrote:
>I discovered that if I use the name of the group in which my new element
>belongs, the focus works. I would still like to know if it is possible to
>use my new element name in a focus operation.

There are 29 Source Groups and more than 100 Source Elements that are
standard in TMG. Only the Source Groups may be used in filters. Keep in
mind that when you add a Source Element, all you are doing is telling TMG
that you wish to refer to a specific Source Group by another name. Bob
could probably allow filters to use other Source Elements (other than the
name of the Source Group) [and I refer here to the standard Source
Elements], but the additional coding required would be a lot of bloat for
little additional value and would likely slow down the program. To also
add coding to allow custom Source Elements in filter would have simlar
results for a _lot_ more coding and more more reduction in performance.


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