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- From: jgostin@eternal.chi.il.us (Jeff Gostin)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
- Subject: Re: The woes of ^Z
- Message-ID: <DZ9gwB1w165w@eternal.chi.il.us>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 05:26:48 GMT
- References: <23Dec92182501@miracle.com>
- Organization: The little node that could...
- Lines: 44
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- phil@miracle.com (Phil Hill) writes:
-
- > bob@1776.COM (Robert Coe) writes:
- > >In any case, the use of text mode was a design decision. You may not think
- > >it was the right decision (and your argument may be valid), but that doesn't
- > >make it a bug.
- >
- > The use of text mode was a *LAZY* decision (or an ommission, cause Tom forgot
- > about ^Z processing). It doesn't change the fact that it is a BUG.
-
- I've stayed out of this issue for a few reasons, but I work for a
- software company, so I find the need to defend the programmer (in this
- case Tom) from such remarks, as it indicates a growing trend among
- software users that I'd much rather stop.
-
- I would tend to disagree with this statement, Phil. What we are
- arguing about here is a matter of programming preference. Firstly, just
- because it doesn't work the way you WANT it to does NOT make it a bug. It
- just makes a gripe, which is a seperate, but equal issue. To call it a bug
- is inappropriate. If your gripe is with the "^Z", talk to Microsoft. If
- your gripe is with the way Waffle handles it, I would suggest talking to
- Tom directly about it, as he is the ONLY person who could handle it.
-
- Secondly, we are working with TEXT here, so it would seem that TEXT
- mode is the most appropriate. What we are talking about is the ability to
- have the compiler automatically check for NEWLINEs and such as it is
- ripping the info from the disk (TEXT mode, for those who don't know), or
- to have the entire chunk brought into memory, and MANUALLY check for
- newlines (BINARY mode, for the uninitiated). Again, since we are working
- with TEXT, it would be appropriate to work in TEXT mode.
-
- We are arguing the specific (Waffle handling ^Z's), stating the
- general (the equivalent of "all my other programs do such and such") as
- the cause. This is not a valid argument, and is not warranted.
-
-
- Jeff
-
- Hey! Put that flame gun away... I'm entitled to my opinion!!
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