OpenEuphoria

RE: Editor Developers.....Do Something

• Posted by Chris Bensler <bensler at mail.com> Mar 25, 2002
• 388 views

I use Jen's File Editor (JFE), and it works very well with EU.
JFE has autosave capabilities, but I never use it.

I don't think it's good programming practice to rely on an autosave 
feature. I did try using it before, but found that it would save at 
inopportune times, sometimes overwriting work that I wasn't fully 
sure I wanted to be gone.

You are much better of to just get into the habit of saving your work. 
This allows you to save when you want, and ensures that important work 
doesn't get overwritten.

A GOOD option to have would be an autosave feature that will only save 
if you haven't, within a set amout of time. EG. if you don't save within 
the half hour, autosave. Autosave should also save to a unique filename, 
not overwrite the original.

I can't stress enough. Save your work often! Don't rely on an autosave 
feature, even if you do use one. Autosave should be a precaution, not 
just a convenience.

Chris

jordah ferguson wrote:
> 
> 
> --To: any one concerned <euforum at topica.com>
> --Subject: Editor Developers.....Do Something
> --Date: Mon, 25 March, 2002.
> --From: Jordah Ferguson <jorfergie03 at yahoo.com>
> --Priority: 3
> --Saved by: Jordah Ferguson (Acc. Name: jordah ferguson )
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 	This is a notice and humble request to all programmers out there 
> developing windows editors. PLEASE,
> I REPEAT PLEASE....Add Autosave option to your editors in their next 
> releases. Lazy freaks like me who
> get buried in programming and don't usually save, get really frustrated 
> when all our work is lost due to power
> failure. This is a humble requset please some one release an editor with 
> 
> autosave.
> 
> Ughh!!! Sorry if i'm not being polite enough, i have just lost a full 
> include file, i was creating for parsing downloaded mail
> for my cirrus project.
> 
> I am buying Euphoria full version, today and i'm contributing my first 
> three dollars to a person who creates an editor
> with autosave.
> 
> jordah ferguson
> jorfergie03 at yahoo.com
> 
> --Processed and saved using: Cirrus Mail ver 0.2a
> 
>