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From: Lewis_P@cc.curtin.edu.au (Peter Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Think Pascal Wishes...?
Message-ID: <3798.270868e2@cc.curtin.edu.au>
Date: 2 Oct 90 02:16:02 GMT
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Organization: Curtin University of Technology
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Hi All,
   Here is my 5c (Australia no longer produces 2c coins!) on THINK Pascal
bugs and wishes -

BUGS:

If (from the finder) you select project fred.proj and its file fred.p,
and then double-click them, TP may open fred.p twice (if re-open 
windows is selected, and fred.p was open the last time you used fred.proj),
allowing both files to be edited and independantly saved leading to
lost changes.

If a const string s is defined, then s[i] is undefined if range 
checking is on, ie -
   {$R+}
   const
      s='Hello'
   begin
     for i:=1 to 5 do
       writeln(s[i])   { this will not in general print an H e l l o }
   end.

WISHES:

Command-Option-W & S should work (should Close All and Save All resp)
   (and they should work irrespective of the CAPS lock key unlike
   the finders treatment of command-option-W!)

Option-double-click on internal (local) procedures should bring up
   there definition, and Option-double-click on a unit name in a uses
   list should open (or bring to the front) the unit
   
The project file should be automatically overwritten when the 
   Build Application menu item is chosen (this could be an option like
   Auto Save).  That is, it should not even ask you for the name.  The
   output application name (and folder) could be set in the Set Project
   Type dialog box.

Have Build (or a seperate command) optionally generate a window of 
possible errors, including but not limitted to -
   Functions that do not assign return values,
   Variables, constants, types that are not used within their context
      (Note: both of these can be done by having a boolean in the symbol
       table, at little cost in compile speed)

Stops Out should cause the editor to actually use the left centimetre of
the window

REITERATION:

   THINK Pascal is a wonderful environment.  If it could read Net News,
send & receive Email, and edit resources, I could live there!
   You can add my vote for at least half of the other suggestions!

See ya,
   Peter.

Disclaimer:Curtin & I have an agreement:Neither of us listen to either of us.
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