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- >>>>> "Ernst" == Ernst J Oud <ernstoud@euronet.nl> writes:
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- Howdy Ernst,
-
- Everyone: it turns out that it's fairly easy to corrupt .hfv files
- when using the browser. One way that I know is to try to move a
- folder into one of its ancestors. As such, you should be very careful
- when using the browser under 1.99l. These bugs are top priority over
- here and they are one more reason why we'll be working hard to get
- 1.99m out soon (we've already fixed some other annoying bugs).
-
- The mail software we use over here automatically rewraps paragraphs,
- which in general is nice, but i fyou have separate points adding a
- blank line between them makes it easier for us.
-
- Ernst> Apart from bugs that have been reported already I noticed
- Ernst> the following, mostly browser related:
-
- Ernst> - when using HFS_Xfr to copy files, E/D 1.99l crashes when
- Ernst> HFS_Xfr is exited
-
- Logged as Problem Report (PR) #876
-
- Ernst> - twice I have corrupted a volume; this has not happened
- Ernst> to me a long time
-
- The only way we know how to reproduce this is by moving a file into
- its ancestor or sibling (Logged as PR#933). If you come up with any
- other way of doing this, please let me know. Obviously there
- shouldn't be *any* way to do this.
-
- Ernst> - I managed to copy a folder with the browser between
- Ernst> volumes. it did not show up on the new volume so I guessed
- Ernst> I had done something wrong. I did it then again and
- Ernst> suddenly i had two identical copies of the folder on the
- Ernst> destination drive! I tried to delete one and then both
- Ernst> where gone.
-
- This could be a result of doing something that normally would work,
- but doing it on a corrupted filesystem. If you can reproduce this
- type of problem on a filesystem that you haven't done any moves on,
- then this is an additional bug for us to track down and we need to
- know about it.
-
- Ernst> - when copying I get a lot of ERRORs -43 (File or Folder
- Ernst> not found)
-
- Some may be caused by HFV corruption. It also turns out that you'll
- get these when you delete files, even though the files will delete
- successfully (PR #936).
-
- Ernst> - when I have accessed an icon it gets squares surrounding
- Ernst> its graphic and its text; this looks very ugly
-
- We're open to suggestions on nicer ways to hilite the currently
- selected object.
-
- Ernst> - when the ribbon is selected; a sort crashes the browser
- Ernst> and E/D
-
- I couldn't reproduce that one. If you can supply an exact set of
- things to do, starting with a fresh copy of E/D 1.99l, that will
- produce the crash, we can probably fix it.
-
- Ernst> - the ribbon-ends do not tell in which direction there are
- Ernst> more icons
-
- PR #930
-
- Ernst> - one can ask 'Get File Info' of a folder; it then gives
- Ernst> nonsense
-
- Noted. PR #937
-
- Ernst> - why do windows open with the size of their parent and
- Ernst> why are they positioned just below the menu bar of the
- Ernst> parent? I don't know but to me it looks so ugly. The
- Ernst> Windows idea of opening a child a bit down and to the right
- Ernst> of the parent is much nicer.
-
- We used to do things that way, but Bill changed it at the last minute.
- He's not around to ask right now, but if people want it changed back,
- we can do that.
-
- Ernst> - the intensity difference between normal and dimmed menu
- Ernst> entries is on my machine barely visible; I lighther grey
- Ernst> for dimmed should be used
-
- I haven't logged this as a separate problem yet, since it may just be
- a manifestation of an existing problem (colors being too dark in
- general; wasn't logged, but is now PR #938).
-
- Ernst> - AuthorWare Working Module used to work; it now crashes
-
- Hmmm... is there a shareware or demoware copy of this that we can look
- at? I know a GIF viewing program broke (and has since been fixed)
- between 1.99k and 1.99l, but if we can't get a copy of this software,
- we may need to have you send in a traceback.
-
- Ernst> Will test a lot more this evening but first I have to make
- Ernst> some dummy volumes; I am not letting E/D loose on my
- Ernst> existing volumes since they might crash.
-
- Right. Good plan. Thanks for the bug reports.
-
- Anyone who is interested in problem reports can query our bug report
- database by sending e-mail to "query-pr@ardi.com". Your subject line
- should be the arguments to "query-pr", "--help" gives you a list of
- what arguments you can give query-pr. Problem report numbers reflect
- the total number of problem reports ever sent in, not the number of
- outstanding problem reports. Most problem reports that have easily
- repeatable directions are closed out by the time the next release
- comes out.
-
- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
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