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BUG.DOC
We will be interested in receiving bug reports. We will do everything possible
to eliminate bugs, but our resources are limited and we will place first
priority on most common bugs from licensed users.
We have built into the program a number of bug finding procedures which we are
leaving in the early release. These are initiated from the number pad keys.
In order to activate the bug keys, both the caps lock and the num lock key must
be on.
KP9 Pushing this key will clear most loops and transfer you back to the
main menu. It also produces a monster listing which con be aborted by F9.
This is the best way to escape from a program hang. If this doesn't work, the
situation is probably hopeless. While we close files with this key, DOS does
not always respond. There is a problem in that the system does not always
recover from a filled up disk file. So be sure to have enough room when you do
a Save.
KP3 If you can identify a sequence which will cause a problem, this key
will give us the information we usually need to unscramble it. To use this
key, start well before the problem. Each time you press a key, working toward
the problem, hit KP3 (with caps lock and num lock on). In answer to the
prompt, enter what you have just done. It is best to continue the procedure
backing out to the main menu after the bug. This key produces about a dozen
lines of printer output each time pressed. Send us the printer output, and the
job and we will try to decode it.
KP1 If the job seems to be really hung in a loop, pressing this key will
produce helpful print out. Stop it, the key is a toggle, after a page or so of
print out, or after you see clear repetition.
KP7 Produces a very large listing, so this is best done with a very minimum
job. Not very useful unless we also have a symbol list. This listing will
tell us everything, more than we will usually want to know. Send this only if
we request it.