Re: Re2: Re2: 1k buffer prevents proper display of dynamic content

Hi José,

This is a more constructive message but you have to know that we need a
precise description of the context where the bug occurs to be able to
reproduce and fix them.

> What I meant was that Amaya's attractive features cannot be used as they 
> should: with confidence! This is related to the (little) stability, 
> robustness and maturity of the code. For instance, keeping the "multiview" 
> example: I should be able to update a link in "link view", or in "structure 
> view", change a format in "structure view" or in the "main view", etc. The 
> problem is: sometimes the whole thing works, sometimes, it does not! Often, 
> Amaya crashes; many times, "link view", you position the cursor in the 
> correct place, start deleting something, and when you look again to the 
> screen, the cursor is deleting text somewhere else, and not in its original 
> place!, etc., etc.

In the "structure view" and the "link view" elements and attributes are 
displayed. That could explain why sometimes the cursor skip to another
place, but it could be a bug too.
Please give us a more precise context to detect if it's a bug or not.

> Most of the key shortcuts do not work, so I have to use the menu; sometimes 
> when I press CTRL+LEFT, there is a crash; when I change a (not so large) 
> table, the whole image becomes garbled, but I dare not refresh the screen 
> (because sometimes I loose my previous work), so I save first, hoping that 
> everything is alright, and then refresh, etc. etc.

We'll try to improve the edition of tables.

> Look, I do not want to sound ungrateful! I am grateful to the Amaya team to 
> put forward the ideas and some code for us to work on. The problem is the the 
> code is not yet usable with confidence (although the current version is 5.2, 
> not an alpha!): Amaya does not behave as it should! We are given a glimpse of 
> features we would like to use, but cannot! Just that!  I still have not had 
> the courage to start using version 5.2, because at the moment, I cannot 
> afford the time to spare discovering the good and the bad "features/bugs" of 
> that version. And I am eager to try the GTK release!...
> I would gladly contribute to Amaya if I had the time and the knowledge. 
> Unfortunately I lack both. But I have not given up using Amaya, just yet!
> 
> Regards to the Amaya team. Keep stabilising!
> 
> José
> 
>

Received on Wednesday, 14 November 2001 03:28:02 UTC