Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!purdue!umd5!umbc3!stevenj From: stevenj@umbc3.UMD.EDU (Steven Vore ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Qedit Wish List Message-ID: <812@umbc3.UMD.EDU> Date: 23 Feb 88 18:50:46 GMT References: <4440@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> Reply-To: stevenj@umbc3.UMD.EDU (Steven Vore (PC)) Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Lines: 59 Keywords: QEDIT In article <4440@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> dsnow@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (Doug Snow) writes: >... >are wishes and some are bugs. To the Author ( whose name I've long lost ), >you've done an exceptional piece of work. I've been intending to post this >for a long time ...... > >These are Bugs or Irritations I've noticed with Qedit Version 1.30a >... >* File Names longer than 8 characters bump into the Extension. Ie. If >I inadvertantly type Q 123456789.123 The filename becomes >123456789.12 and is then saved as 12345678.12! FIXED >... > >* Why are block selections not saved between file Windows? This is a Minor >point, but occassionally I want to Make some block selection, then before >doing anything I want to switch windows to check something. I think this has been taken care of, but I'll check. >* Since the editor is so configurable, Why not A memory Resident HELP >screen? I realize this would slow things down and Possibly defeat the >spirit of the Editor, but it could be configured in. I wouldn't need it, >but, since I try and turn people onto the editor, this is their major >fear. Taken care of with a 1-screen user-customizable screen. >... >* Any intention of allowing column oriented or word, line, oriented block >selection? Version 2 has both line and stream (character-by-character) blocks. Column- oriented blocks will come. > Thanks and have fun .. > Doug > >Doug Snow, ACO, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Doug - Thanks for your comments. I AM NOT THE AUTHOR, but am a betatester and will pass your comments/suggestions on to him (Sammy Mitchell). If anyone else has comments/criticizims/suggestions for QEdit, MAIL them to me at stevenj@umbc3.umd.edu and I will pass them along. You will probably get no response from me, but I will have sent them along, I'm just pretty busy. Or just USnailMail them (along with Shareware registrations and update requests) to: SEMWare 730 Elk Cove Ct. Kennesay, GA 30144 (404) 428-6416 yes, this is a new address - Sammy's moved. ps- do me a favor and mention where you heard (saw) this and from whom. he tries to keep track of where recommendations are being listened to. ------------------ -steven stevenj@umbc3.umd.edu --------------------------