Thanks for looking out for RB, but this is a known bug. Feel free to search the bug list or the mail list archives .And I don't think they deserve finger pointing for these decisions (file format, IDE lock-in, saving bug). Perhaps a spanking, or a really lousy fiscal quarter instead.
-k. On 3/22/06, stephane richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm...sure it's not a hardrive (or defrag issue)? I haven't heard of > anyone > not being able to save their files here so far...you're the first that I > know of....statistically, your system might be the cause. > > No, i'm not working for RB hehe....but I would assume that file > management, > in any IDE (whether it saves text or binary files) would be the FIRST > thing > being tested as it's the most important feature is to be able to "safely" > save files no matter what format is used. it's worked here on both my > systems quite flawlessly too. > > Just making sure all avenues are covered before finger pointing points to > RB > :-). > > Stephane Richard > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Mankoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "REALbasic NUG" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 10:28 AM > Subject: A pox on thee > > > Damn you REALbasic. Damn you. Never before has a programming language > given > me nightmares, but last night I had a GroundHogDay (Bill Murray) type > dream. > Why? Because RB cannot even save a freakin' file, so I have to code the > same > thing over and over and over again. > > > I put a pox on thee. As a matter of fact, as soon as I'm done with this > email, I'm going to try to find a green cube and I'm going to stick pins > in > it. This company shouldn't die as they have potential, but they need to > understand the pain they put some programmers through. Worst of all, there > is no good reason for this pain. > > > Why, or why, oh WHY was this decision made? Which engineer or manager > decided to a) use a proprietary binary file format and b) force users to > use > their editor? You don't need to find out who made the decision, but you > need > to look at the process that allowed such a stupid, evil, short sighted, > limiting, and dumb decision to get made, and fix the process. > > 99.9% of all other programming languages store code in a plain file. Why > did > you try to improve on this? 99% of other IDE software allows you to use > another editor, you are not forced to their IDE. Why do you insist on > locking me in? A text editor with a save function is one of the most basic > programs after Hello World. It is taught in hundreds of learn-to-program > books and CS 101 courses. Yet you cannot even provide me with a text > editor > that can reliably save text. Why not?!?!? It is very nice of you to > provide > an IDE. Thank you. But why have you locked me into it, when it cannot > perform the most simple of tasks: editing and saving text. > > > The RB language is nice, but not worth the hassle. Due to the IDE I'm > evaluating Qt, where I can use whatever IDE I like: emacs, BBedit, > Eclipse, > *OR* the Qt editor. If Qt takes 20% longer to develop the same project it > will be worth it to me, as the RB IDE retards me by 50%. > > > -k. > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
