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From: rxcob@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Owen Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: v09i033 - sd, selects directories
Keywords: bug
Message-ID: <6414@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 4 Dec 90 06:05:32 GMT
References: <2392@ac.dal.ca>
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.
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magnet@ac.dal.ca writes:

>The directory selecting tool SD (v09i033) posted here recently has a very
>irritating bug.  When subdirectories are presented, you may use arrow keys 
>to select the one you want, _or_ you may type the first letter of the
>subdirectory's name.  The latter operation _also_ immediately selects that
>subdirectory, and you drop down one level, _without_ a confirming carriage
>return.  

>The bug is that this happens even when more than one subdirectory starts
>with the letter in question.  For example, in the subdirectory where I keep
>my file unpacking tools, I have subdirectories ZIP and ZOO.  Typing 'z'
>gets me ZIP in downright zippy fashion, even when it's ZOO I wanted.  To
>get ZOO, the only way is tap-tap-tap (over three) and then tap-tap-tap 
>(down three).

Yes your right it is a bug but the bug is that on a monochrome display the
highlighted selection characters for each option do not show up. What you
were assuming quite rightly was that pressing a "Z" for example took you
to the start of the "Z" options but what it actually does is select the
first option with a Z in it. On a colour display this is not a problem.
Sorry for the confusion, if anyone wants the fixed version please email me
or I will post it if there are enough requests.
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