Re: [Gnumed-devel] Parsing Data--Data Entry /// Encounter Wizard /// GUI Design

[Horst Herb]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 12:12, Michael Bonert wrote:
> >human (does Michael know of such a design in Oscar?)
>
> David did talk about the parsing of text in the encounter window.  He said
> it is very tough (to do by computer) -- 'cause people use different
> conventions (e.g. one doctor may abbreviate blood pressure as "bp" another
> as "BP" a third as "b.p.").  I don't have the impression the OSCAR team is
> attempting to write a text parser.

I am aiming at a shorthand notation with escape codes - 
for example, "\bp" for blood pressure or "\t" for temperature. The text entry 
widget catches such shorthand notations, expands them like a "autotext macro" 
and at the same time inserts the values into the appropriate tables/rows.

Horst