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- From: marc@hemlock.cray.com (Marc Bouron)
- Subject: Re: Why is the File Manager in OW 3.0 so buggy?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.034912.8040@hemlock.cray.com>
- Originator: marc@hemlock
- Keywords: OW3 FileManager bugs
- Lines: 28
- Sender: marc@hemlock (Marc Bouron)
- Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
- References: <1992Aug19.143531.23971@nrao.edu>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 03:49:12 CDT
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- In article <1992Aug19.143531.23971@nrao.edu>, dwood@nrao.edu (Doug Wood) writes:
- > The subject says it all. I can't believe all of the bugs that I find using
- > OW 3.0 File Manager. My favorite is that draging a folder out of the FM window
- > onto the desk top ususally opens it in some random place on screen, sometimes
- > completely off screen where you can't even get to it with the mouse! Another
- > gem is that sometimes the list of files in a directory is blank when you first
- > open it but if you resize the FM window slightly the list magically appears.
- > Finally, every once in a while FM simply vaporizes into thin air.
- >
- > All of this is a little disconcerting in the OW application one uses to manipulate
- > one's files. Can't SUN figure out how to open a window directly under the current
- > position of the mouse? Can't SUN figure out how to manage window updating?
- > I think all of this points out the immaturity of the SUN OS or simply a lack
- > of concern for software quality control.
- >
- > -Doug
-
- I've not been terribly impressed with the new v3 deskset applications. They
- might have a pile of new features, but they also have a somewhat larger pile
- of new bugs. I've had FM crash on me a number of times. A good way to do it
- is drag a file a couple of times to an `illegal' target. FM gets truly upset
- and dies after a short while. As for the Binder! I managed to add half a
- dozen new file icons, but any attempt to go further results in it crashing
- every single time! A heap of junk. I'm glad you raise the issue of software
- quality: Sun seem to have quite a way to go yet...
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