djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) (02/14/89)
PC Tools Version 5 is the first version I've ever seen, so I don't know if this "bug report" is a bug or a feature... A user complained that when in the Notepad editor, strange things happen when you exceed the size limits on a block of text to be cut into the Clipboard. He tried to cut a piece greater than 2K, and got a warning message that it couldn't fit. He went on, and sure enough, only the first 2K got onto the Clipboard. No problem...until he went back to the original file and found the ENTIRE marked piece gone from the original file! So, he got more wary, and the next time it happened (yes, this person is a bit self-destructive...we call it "testing"!), he selected the Cancel option the warning message allows. No text was put into the Clipboard, but again, the entire marked piece was gone. I didn't watch this operation, but he's certain that's the score... If true, it appears that this little editor cuts first and measures second. Hate to buy a suit tailor-made by the author of *that* little goodie <grin>... Dick O'Connor Washington Department of Fisheries Olympia, Washington 98504 Internet Mail: djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu **************************************************************************** DISCLAIMER: I speak only for myself, not for the Department. Here, anyway! ****************************************************************************
lmh622@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu (02/15/89)
Something I noticed about PCTools v5 is that when you go into the editor and the insert mode indicator is flashing, when you exit, the current directory & file markers on the displays are flashing, too! How convenient! How obnoxious. Then again, I was looking real quickly and didn't have time to debug/fix it. Maybe I won't buy it if the bug/feature list grows.
jwi@lzfme.att.com (J.WINER) (02/15/89)
Using PC-Tools PC Backup with unformatted disks works fine until it is ready to write the directory information on the last disk. That one must be formatted. The restore program has a feature that will recover the directory information by reading the disks and then write it onto a formatted disk. Jim Winer MT 4G-429 ..!lzfme!jwi (201) 957-6068