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echo: power_bas
to: MARCEL VELDHUIZEN
from: TIM HUTZLER
date: 1996-09-24 12:18:00
subject: Re: A better mouse trap

TH>  I *thought* I did too. 
MV> Well, I do, unless it involves losing data..
 
TH> Both files of my source code for the IDE, clobbered!
MV> Wadda you mean? Totally unreadable?
 
Totally overwritten. The bug caused the editor to save an INCLUDE
file under the main name. I call the file that you run the compiler
the "main" file. If the MAIN have any $INCLUDEs, and if one of them
has an error, my IDE will load the file and point to the error line.
Unfortunately, when I saved the INCLUDE, it did not save it under the
origional name, but the name of the MAIN file that called it. Bummer!
TH> worst of all, the ZIP file archive was corrupted (bad floppy)!
MV> Aaaarrggghhh....
 
Damn floppys! I'm better off getting a second HD for backup.
TH> four days to re-write that sucker. Did I learn my lesson? Let's
  > hope so.  I'd stick to the PB IDE while there are such bugs in you editor:)
 
But, how else do I alpha-test the thing. Anyway, that bug is history,
and I haven't noticed any problems since. Whew! It's actually working
very nicely at this time. And, when I make little additions and
enhancements, it *still* works nice. 
TH> Well, the up side is that this version is much better than the
MV> Better? Smaller code?
 
Not really, more effient, more functional capibility.
BTW, I disabled overtyping control (always in insert mode) because I
hate typing, then looking up to see half my line was overtyped. What
do you think about that?
 
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