On 14/01/2009, at 6:34 AM, Bruce Van Allen wrote: >>> The backup that BBEdit makes before saving is not of the >>> contents of the document in memory, but of the file that was on >>> disk immediately before the save commences. Perhaps that >>> explains what you observed? >> >> Er.. I would not call that a backup then, I would call that a >> "restore" document, oro something similar. > > Isn't that what a "backup" file is for -- to restore a file to > the state it was in before you saved changes to it? > > >> So, when BBEdit 'backups' the file, it writes the OLD file to >> the backup location and then writes the new data to the file? > > That's what it would mean in every situation I know of where a > program makes a backup before saving. The changes made would be > in the original file, i.e., the one you're working on, and the > previous version would be in the backup file.
Just my 2c... BBEdit works exactly how every editor I have used that supported backups over the last 30+ years on a dozen+ different platforms. If it simply saved another copy of what was being saved, I would consider that very abnormal and undesirable behaviour, particularly so if it only supported a single generation. Regards, -- David Nugent [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en If you have a specific feature request or would like to report a suspected (or confirmed) problem with the software, please email to "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
