RE: Code Extras -- CODE400-L

Whether or not it's the right thing to do, it's not the behavior one would
expect from a Windows application and probably should be better documented.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: batthish@ca.ibm.com [mailto:batthish@ca.ibm.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 8:48 AM
> To: code400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Code Extras
>
>
> 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
>                       Please respond to
>                       code400-l
>
>
>
>
>
> 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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