Re: System 6.0.1 bugs?

[joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn)]

In article <20u13cINNml6@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman) writes:
>In <C9FwGI.A35@well.sf.ca.us> joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn) writes:
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>>About Pointless and 6.0.1, there seems to be an incompatibility problem with
>>6.0.1 and the Choose Font option when Pointless is installed. In short, if
>>you use Choose Font, your system will freeze. WestCode did however say that
>>there's a workable work around. The problem won't occur if you have a
>>corresponding bit map font saved to disk.
>
>>Joe Kohn
>
>Workarounds are fine for use as first aid, but the big question is does
>WestCode plan to support its product by providing a compatible product.
>I should think that as developers, they would have found this problem
>after they were seeded with 6.0.1, and should have an upgrade ready to go.
>In the event they didn't find it then, they do know about it now. This
>will show us how they handle customer and product support.
>
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Bob - I was pretty surprised when I first reported this bug to WestCode,
because I asked them something about testing Pointless with 6.0.1, and they
told me they'd just gotten 6.0.1 from Resource Central. I would have assumed
that they'd seen 6.0.1, but it just goes to show that when it comes to
computers, never make assumptions.

They also said that they didn;t yet know if the problem is Apple's problem
(bug in 6.0.1) or their problem (Pointless bug). On top of that, Alan Bird
was just getting ready to go on vacation. So, time will tell.

Joe