1. Re: Edita022 problems
Pete Lomax wrote:
>
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:40:07 -0400, "DB James \(larch\)"
> <larch at adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> >Hi Pete,
> Hi
> >
> >I have gone back to Edita019
> I will fix any problem I can reproduce (and if I cannot, I will not be
> shy about begging for help in public). I am really sorry but as you
> have guessed the problems you state (errors in paste, unable to move
> the cursor) just don't happen here, so my hands are tied.
>
> It certainly does not bother me if you think 0.1.9 is a more stable
> version better suited to your needs, at least for now (or even
> forever, if I cn be permitted to say that in a non-dismissive way).
> (BTW, my site contains almost all versions ever released)
>
> 0.2.2 was a fairly significant upheaval, internally speaking. I trust
> you will try out new versions from time to time however.
>
> >(including tabbing weirdness)
> Ah, I can confirm outright that near zero testing on that has happened
> since 0.2.1 & the new margin, apart from general use. I will try to
> find time for a few more tests tomorrow.
>
> >The reason I'm emailing rather than posting is that if I'm the only
> >one getting this problem, then it does no good to go public with it
> On the contrary, just one other person saying 'yes I get that too'
> will, erm, double the clues I need to track down an elusive bug.
> On that basis I cc this reply to Euforum.
>
> >If you wish to pursue this despite no others reporting the problem,
> >and presumably you yourself not seeing it, then I guess you would look
> >at the various re-definitions and functions regarding CursorX, with
> >particular attention on changes, if any, from earlier editions.
> There are easily more than 50 changes, and some of them far from
> straightforward. A ready-made example I have to hand is:
>
> CursorX = ExpLength(filetext[currfile][CursorY])
>
> became
>
> CursorX = ExpLength(filetext[currfile][adjustLine(CursorY,-1)+1])
>
> Perhaps more pertinent are those lines involving the new variable
> marginRqd, and without something to fix, examining lines like:
>
> elsif CursorX>Column+charsWide-marginRqd then
> Column=CursorX-charsWide+marginRqd
>
> well, I can make it go wrong by removing it, but I cannot see any
> problem with it, at what is now this distance.
>
> >If your investigations lead you to want some input from me, please let me
> >know.
> You were going to send me some ex.err files, screen dumps? I never
> received any.
>
> Regards,
> Pete
Hi,
Thanks for this thoughtful reply.
I haven't sent screen shots because nothing shows on the screen that is useful,
that is, the cursor is not visible. At one point I noticed that, though the
actual cursor was at the beginning of the second text column (I had pressed the
HOME key), the cursor position was reported as at column one at the bottom of the
screen.
Also, I have sent no ex.err files because the program has not crashed and
produced any. I have simply closed the program when I could no longer work
effectively in it.
Anyway, the only solid information I had when I wrote (to follow up as I said I
would) was that the bookmarks are not involved in the problem. I, no doubt like
you, am baffled no one else is reporting this cursor misbehavior.
Of course I'm only using Edita019 until a more useful version (for me) comes
along 
and I will be glad to jump forward eventually. If I come up with
useful info on this problem, I'll send it to you.
--Quark
