On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 12:02:38AM +0100, Michael Schmitt wrote:

> Some of the comments are very subjective. I apologize in advance if 
> anybody feels offended.

pshaw, we are tougher than that (or should be)

> - Open "Save as..." -> Cancel -> Crash

Can't see how this happens, but confirmed. Anyone ?

> - To say the truth: I don't like the new xforms dialogs. I understand

You must file individual bugs on *each* problem you see, or you won't be
taken seriously...

> - the NEWS file should list all new features (I couldn't find any
>   at first glance)

We'll probably work on this nearer release

>   ==4284== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
>   ==4284==    at 0x81433B7: MathCursor::targetX() const (math_cursor.C:631)

valgrind often has false positives, but they should at least be looked
at

> - When starting LyX:
> 
>     Received unhandled X11 event
>     Type: 13 Target: 0x260009c

informational only really. xforms oddness

> - When exiting LyX:
> 
>   ==4284== Invalid read of size 4
>   ==4284==    at 0x821A553: handle_bitmaptable (bmtable.c:217)
>   ==4284==    by 0x82985F8: fl_handle_it (objects.c:1542)
>   ==4284==    by 0x82988E4: fl_handle_object (objects.c:1572)
>   ==4284==    by 0x82965B3: fl_free_object (objects.c:216)

guess we free things in the wrong order. Angus ?

> - The graphics dialog has been simplified which is a good thing. 
>   However, I don't like to mix up "Scale" with "Width" - these

I probably agree. It's a thorny problem

>   (even if it enlarges the dialog)! Moreover, it is not possible 
>   to switch back to "Scale" once you have selected a width unit!

please file bug ...

> - Two comments on the paragraph dialog: If, e.g. "medskip" is selected,
>   a value entered in the field below should be grayed out. (Once again,
>   we can start an endless discussion on when a GUI is intuitive...)

yes, file bug.

>   One of the oddities of LyX paragraphs are the "Above" and "Below"
>   settings. Can you tell me (without thinking) what comes first: the line or
>   the vertical space? Shouldn't lines and vertical spaces be provided 
>   independently from paragraphs? This would also comply with the way LaTeX
>   handles them.

I think you're probably right. The problem is how can we make copy/paste
work sensibly with such a change, and how we store the info internally.
This is probably a long-term thing (when we have a proper general
DOM).

>   ==4432== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
>   ==4432==    at 0x80C5142: WriteAs(BufferView*, Buffer*, std::string const&) 
>(/usr/include/g++/bits/basic_string.h:338)
>   ==4432==    by 0x80DA4F4: LyXFunc::dispatch(FuncRequest const&, bool) 
>(lyxfunc.C:963)
>   ==4432==    by 0x80D9241: LyXFunc::dispatch(int, bool) 
>(/usr/include/g++/bits/basic_string.h:229)
>   ==4432==    by 0x820EEAB: Menubar::Pimpl::MenuCallback(flobjs_*, long) 
>(../../../src/support/DebugStream.h:127)

attach document in original form

regards
john

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