>So am I. That can't happen when a command add is in progress.
But it can happen before a command is added. The result is the same: an
error message.
>We could have a message sent to a stack on file open, so it could
>install it's syntax then. But when do you need to send messages to
>stacks which are not in use and which you don't control?
When they are plugins, they weren't necessarily written by me.
>Besides, the feature is for major extensions to FreeCard -- not
>everyone rewriting the syntax because they can.
That's why I think we should hide it a bit. If it's obvious we won't be
able to keep people from using it. OTOH if it's a config block that can
only be edited with a special, separately available editor stack, we'll
already sort out those who only use it because it's easy and cool.
>Using the linker would have to be an optional, not recommeneded for
>novices feature.
Just make it a separate stack then, like CompileIt. This way advanced
users can get this from an "unsupported goodies" folder if they really want
to do it. But others would just use the vanilla version. Finally, I don't
see a reason why we should put so much work into a product that does what
every half-baked programmer can do as well. This could be a value-added
service.
Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer
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