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From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] acme bug/annoyance?
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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:36:42 -0400
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A nasty problem here.  When you resize a directory window, acme should recolumnate
the output, but I couldn't see how to get that right while keeping the user's text, so I
just started over.  A directory window is therefore a kind of scratch typing space, which
is actually a feature I like but is clearly a consequence of, rather than integral to, the design.

I suppose the documentation should mention this.

-rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Matt <matt@proweb.co.uk>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 4:09 AM
Subject: [9fans] acme bug/annoyance?


> Hi,
> 
> I just started a new instance of Acme
> 
> typed some code in an empty yellow window which was a directory
> listing of an empty directory, I'd put the filename in the titlebar
> but not saved the file.
> 
> All was going well until I resized the column and lost all my typing.
> 
> Not the end of the world but not very user friendly either.
> 
> An instance of where DWIM would win over "you have to have the text in
> a file already, stupid"
> 
> Matt
> 
>