Missing Features And Bugs

These were all the known missing features and bugs as of shipment of version 1.0a, March 16, 1994.

Problem	There is no ability to drag in existing ScriptWriter scripts into a script that one is building.
  
Description	The product literature states that you can drop ScriptWriter scripts into a script that you are building. This has not been implemented yet.

Workaround	Dump your ScriptWriter script out using the Dump menu item in the Operations menu of the script group, making sure it is set to be executable. Then, drag and drop it back into the script you are building in order to invoke it.

Problem	Services doesn't redirect standard in or standard out.
  
Description	Contrary to what the product literature and documentation says, using the Services menu to redirect standard in and standard out doesn't work yet.

Workaround	None.

Problem	Running a script as another user doesn't work.
  
Description	Contrary to what the product literature and documentation says, running a script as another user doesn't work yet. Scripts will always be run under the user id of the person logged in.

Workaround	None.

Problem	Process statistics graph is not in the Process Inspector.
  
Description	Contrary to what the product literature and documentation says, the process statistics graph has not been implemented yet.

Workaround	None.

Problem	Process Inspector doesn't notify you when a process is waiting for input.
  
Description	The Process Inspector will not inform the user that a certain process has stopped and is waiting for input from the user. This would be very useful when the user has launched a script and has hidden ScriptWriter.

Workaround	None.

Problem	There are no screen shots in the documentation.
  
Description	The screen shots for the documentation are missing for this release.

Workaround	None.

Problem	Documentation is not up to date.
  
Description	Particularly for the UI elements, including the Custom IB/IB Palette features, the documentation has not been brought up to date since version .98b.

Workaround	None.

Problem	The columns in the Variable Inspector's browser do not respond to typing the Delete key to delete an item.
  
Description	Normally, selecting an item in a browser and hitting the Delete key will remove that item from the column (as in the Command Browser). This doesn't work in the Variable Inspector.

Workaround	Choose Close Group or Remove Variable in the pop-down menu instead of using the Delete key.

Problem	The wait cursor doesn't appear during a long command reload in the Command Editor.
  
Description	Sometimes, reloading commands back into the Command Editor can be a lengthy operation. The wait cursor should appear to let the user know that ScriptWriter is working away.

Workaround	None.