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Re: GO
>>>>> "Ernst" == Ernst J Oud <ernstoud@euronet.nl> writes:
Ernst> Hello, More than a month ago ardi posted an experimental
Ernst> version of their file-browser 'code-named GO' at
Ernst> ftp.cs.unm.edu
Ernst> Until now I have not seen any e-mail about this. Has
Ernst> somebody already had a look at it?
We've had a few people send suggestions and comments directly to us.
There's not a whole lot to talk about since there are some
incompatibilities between Go and Executor's filesystem that make Go a
little more dicey than even an adventurous person is going to like.
Ernst> My experiences are that it looks rather funny. Lots of bugs
Ernst> (like the slide bars that ruin the icons) and i guess not
Ernst> all its supposed functionality is implemented yet (like
Ernst> DA's). The used text font does not show properly. Since no
Ernst> help is implemented I might be doing things wrong.
Ernst> Any other input ...?
I'm personally the weak link of the chain. Most of the bugs are in my
domain and they haven't been fixed yet because I'm usually pulled in
several directions at once.
Bill's added help over here and fixed the bugs that were clearly in
his domain. I'm hoping that once I get back from CeBit I'll be able
to fix my bugs and then we can re-release our browser and also make
Executor chain to it nicely.
After we re-release it and then let you all take a few whacks at it
and let us clean up what you find, we'll actually release the source
to it a well, so people will be able to add to it if they like.
BTW, as Kurt mentions in another letter, the browser works nicer on a
Mac than it does under Executor. If anyone is chomping at the bit to
send us useful bug reports, and you have a Mac, you could run Go over
there and let us know what is broken on a Mac. Bill could be working
on any remaining bugs in his side while I'm at CeBit.
--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com
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- From: ernstoud@euronet.nl (Ernst_J._Oud)