P.PRIAPUS@MACBETH.STANFORD.EDU (Bill Lipa) (01/08/88)
I have here a true, repeatable bug in MacWrite 4.6, which abruptly intruded on my existence when it ate 2 hours of work (I know, I know, save and make backups). To cause a bomb, type "This is a piece of work". Move the insertion point to the middle of this string and type "shoddy" before the word "piece". Now, select Undo to remove the word "shoddy". Move the insertion point to the LEFT using the ARROW KEYS. Select Redo to add the word "shoddy" again. Bombola. Sometimes the bug does not cause a crash -- just do it a few more times and it will, I swear. The mistake seems to be that moving the insertion keys with the left and right arrows does not cause Undo to become Can't Undo, unlike moving the insertion point with the mouse or the up and down arrows. This is on a Mac Plus with MacWrite 4.6 and MultiFinder. If this is old hat, sorry. Bill Lipa Bitnet: p.priapus%macbeth@forsythe.stanford.edu -------