RE: Code Extras -- CODE400-L

I think I need to clarify the design, since everyone seems to be commenting
on it.

1) When you click the 'X', CODE Editor does not CLOSE.  The window is
merely hidden.  This is by design for PERFORMANCE reasons, and will not be
changed.

2) When you do File->Exit, all editor processes are terminated and settings
are saved at that point.

3) If you "closed" the window using the 'X' and then shut down your
machine, the settings may not be saved as the operating system may
abnormally terminate the editor process, rather than asking it nicely to
close.

4) This behaviour comes to us "free" from the base editor that CODE builds
upon.  I have requested that they change this behaviour, they have changed
some settings so that they get remembered, but they refuse to do this for
all settings for performance reasons.

Whether the CODE team will be able to override the base editor behaviour
isn't known right now.
I have heard this complaint before and we have heard your opinions here
again and we see that the general consensus is to save the settings "live"
so that even when the 'X' is pressed, settings are remembered.  We will try
our best to get CODE Editor to behave itself.

Thanks,
Violaine Batthish
CODE Project Lead
batthish@ca.ibm.com          IBMCA(BATTHISH)


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                      "Ric A. LuBell"
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                      10/21/2002 11:09
                      AM
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If you want an escape, then design in a question on exit or a check next to
a "Save on Exit" parameter under the File menu, like Client Access does.
Don't, however, try to sell a flaw as a feature... it diminishes your
credibility!

Sincerely,

Ric LuBell
I/O International, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: haklui@ca.ibm.com [mailto:haklui@ca.ibm.com]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 10:21 AM
To: code400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Code Extras

>>>I was hitting the big X button on the top right of windows, but if I use
>>>File -> Exit it saves the settings.

First of all, I do not know if it has been purposely designed this way or
not.
Of course, I cannot make any excuses to say that it cannot be done easily.
However, personally, I would prefer to leave the design as is, since it
provides me  an escape, not to save my current session settings sometimes,
in my daily work.


Best regards,
    Hak
_______________________
Hak Lui
AS/400 AD, IBM Canada Ltd.
e-mail: haklui@ca.ibm.com

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