At 12:00am -0700 00-09-27, Palm Developer Forum digest wrote:
>Subject: Re: Bad Field Selection - Line: 5321
>From: "Ben Combee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:44:15 -0400
>X-Message-Number: 69
>
>"Ken Krugler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:25455@palm-dev-forum...
> >
> > And from Ben Combee...
> >
> > > > Subject: Re: Bad Field Selection - Line: 5321
> > > > From: "Ben Combee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:25:12 -0500
> > > > X-Message-Number: 54
> > > >
> > > > There is a known bug in the PalmOS field editing code with up/down
> > > > keystrokes and deleting selections -- it was discussed here a couple
>of
> > > > months ago. Maybe you're hitting that.
> >
> > From what I recall, the bug(s) related to up/down arrow key handling
> > didn't cause a "Bad Field Selection" fatal alert, just odd editing
> > behavior.
>
>It did cause a fatal error in POSE using the debug ROM... to duplicate, just
>open POSE with a 3.5 debug ROM, go into memopad, make a new memo, type
>something, hit return, select some of the first line, delete the selection,
>hit down key (to move cursor to next line), then hit backspace. This error
>message does say "bad word wrapping info", however, not "Bad field
>selection".
Yes, you're correct...it does trigger a fatal alert on debug ROMs.
It's been fixed, pending the next release of the OS.
-- Ken
Ken Krugler
TransPac Software, Inc.
<http://www.transpac.com>
+1 530-470-9200
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