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From: chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: From: PUGH@NMFECC.ARPA
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Date: 21 Mar 88 23:11:33 GMT
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From: PUGH@NMFECC.ARPA
Subject:   closeField bug

There is a simple, but non-intuitive way of dealing with the closeField 
message bug.  A closeField is always sent when you press Enter after changing 
the contents of a field.  By pressing Enter to terminate data entry into a 
field, the closeField message works fine and is as reliable as the person who 
is supposed to be pressing Enter every time.

Granted it's a kludge, but how many people have not encountered bugs you must 
work around?  Is everyone holding up their hands?

The question in my mind is: Is it better to code around an annoying bug (as
opposed to a fatal bug which MUST be coded around) or skirt around it like
this until it is fixed?  Then the obvious question is WHEN WILL IT BE
FIXED????  I was hoping for a fix in 1.1 but I guess I'll wait for 2.0. 

Jon