Re: Bug? or system...

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <6a52hb$39$1@news1.rmi.net>,
Laine Houghton  <=laine@shell.rmi.net> wrote:
>I had heard about GUPP and just downloaded it. From the readme it
>doesn't appear to resolve any problems I've been having.

   I only fix those problems listed in the readme. To fix every dang
problem, wait for GUPP 2.4.89 or something about that revision
number. [Scheduled release date: When it's done.] I do take bug
reports and investigate them on my own time and schedule. [Currently
looking into a few problems with Pointless misbehaving with corrupted
TT fonts.]

>I have a hard drive partioned /hd1 /hd2 32m 8m respectively.
>Boot the GS and the finder presents you with the desktop
>Click on /hd1 icon to open a window.
>EDIT:Select all
>FILE:Print
>What happens with your system?

   Well, what happens with *your* system? What kinds of files are in
that the root directory of /hd1? What app(s) are launched? What happens
to the system? Crashes? What?

   The 'Print' is an incomplete feature for later apps that was
designed to make the GS Finder more "useful." What the heck is too
hard with double-clicking something *then* hitting print? Point and
drool interfaces keep dumbing things down without making sure the
necessary infrastructure is there first.

   [Time spent on fluff like this shoulda gone to fixing other
problems in the OS-- like making sure the custom window API works
anywhere near what's documented.... (Haven't verified that, but
reports from trusted, clueful GS programmers say that)]

Nathan Mates
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