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- Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!alex!dec
- From: dec@alex.demon.co.uk (Doug Clinton)
- Subject: Re: Why is the File Manager in OW 3.0 so buggy?
- Reply-To: dec@s-strat.co.uk
- Organization: Alex Technologies Ltd
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 12:43:15 GMT
- Message-ID: <BtA8o5.4HK@gate.demon.co.uk>
- Keywords: OW3 FileManager bugs
- References: <1992Aug19.143531.23971@nrao.edu> <1992Aug20.034912.8040@hemlock.cray.com>
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- In article <1992Aug20.034912.8040@hemlock.cray.com>, marc@hemlock.cray.com (Marc Bouron) writes:
- |> 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...
- |>
- |> [M][a][r][c]
-
- I agree with these assesments of FM and binder (I believe there are
- patches available form Sun for some of the bugs).
-
- I must say, though, that not all the tools are this buggy. I use
- Calendar Manager and the mailtool daily and have had no problems at
- all with either of them, and in fact find them very useful and
- productive.
-
- --
- Doug Clinton Alex Technologies Ltd,
- dec@s-strat.co.uk 32A The Mall, Ealing
- London, England, W5 3TJ
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