--- Francois Gouget <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But it's true that notepad seems quite broken at > the moment: > > * if I pass a filename on the command line notepad > crashes on > startup... but not always. > * selecting a section of text with the mouse does > not work > * selecting with shift+arrow keys does not work > * backspace works but not del > * notepad always believes I have modified the file > * the dialog telling me that the file was modified > contains a random > character after the question mark: > Would you like to save the changes ? u > * search does not work > * etc. > > I have been told that the problem is that notepad > should use an edit > control instead of trying to do everything itself.
It is difficult not to notice :-) > Also it has never > been tested on Windows and has probably been broken > by various 'fixes'. It looks like it was developed on Windows. The directory contains makefile for the free Windows toolchain lcc. In my patch I added a makefile for cygwin. > Maybe I should enter a new bug report? Unfortunately > I don't have time > to go in and look at it myself. I will look at notepad more closely later. Andriy Palamarchuk __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com
