BUG in auto-format

[Xiangrong Fang]

Hello TBUDL,

I  hoped  that  a  nasty  bug introduced in 1.36 would be fixed in
1.38, but it wasn't :( Here it is:

While auto-format is selected, it is impossible to use manual line
breaks.  unless  you use a blank line between paragraphs, new line
will always be joined to last line (I selected justify on wrap and
auto-format).  Thus,  it is impossible to write the following text
in the bat:

   I love the bat because:
 1. blah blah
 2. blah blah
 ...

Best regards,
 Xiangrong  mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Re: BUG in auto-format

[Thomas Fernandez]

Hi Xiangrong,

on Friday, December 10, 1999, 1:38:13 PM GMT+0800, Xiangrong Fang wrote:

XF> While auto-format is selected, it is impossible to use manual line
XF> breaks.  unless  you use a blank line between paragraphs, new line
XF> will always be joined to last line (I selected justify on wrap and
XF> auto-format).  Thus,  it is impossible to write the following text
XF> in the bat:

I reported the same some time ago and was told it is a feature, not a
bug. :-(

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Best regards,
Thomas.  

Message reply created with The Bat! 1.38e
under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 1998  
on a Pentium II/350 MHz.



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Re: BUG in auto-format

[Ali Martin]

   Thomas Fernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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TF>>> I reported the same some time ago and was told it is a feature, not a
TF>>> bug. :-(

XF>> Who  said its a feature? :( With this *feature* the auto-format is
XF>> totally unusable!

Almost totally, :))).. and this is why I keep mine switched off by
default and then I toggle it on (Shift+Ctrl+F) when I need to. :)

It's a feature from the POV that it's not 'unintentional'. The Bat!
originally didn't have the autoformat feature and many users were
shouting foul that the wrapping was all buggy, when again, the lack of
rewrapping reformatted was not 'unintentional'. Alt+L, Alt+J would be
the users friend for formatting and they still are my friends.

WinEdt, a fine text editor, behaves very much like The Bat!'s editor
in many ways. It's autoformatting does the same thing. :( Feature or
bug? 

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Re[2]: BUG in auto-format

[Xiangrong Fang]

Hello Thomas,

Friday, December 10, 1999, 1:54:54 PM, you wrote:

XF>> While auto-format is selected, it is impossible to use manual
XF>> line  breaks. unless you use a blank line between paragraphs,
XF>> new  line  will  always  be  joined  to last line (I selected
XF>> justify  on  wrap and auto-format). Thus, it is impossible to
XF>> write the following text in the bat:

TF> I reported the same some time ago and was told it is a feature, not a
TF> bug. :-(

Who  said its a feature? :( With this *feature* the auto-format is
totally unusable!


Best regards,
 Xiangrongmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]



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Re[3]: BUG in auto-format

[Thomas Fernandez]

Hi Xiangrong,

on Friday, December 10, 1999, 2:06:41 PM GMT+0800, Xiangrong Fang wrote:

XF>>> While auto-format is selected, it is impossible to use manual
XF>>> line  breaks. unless you use a blank line between paragraphs,
XF>>> new  line  will  always  be  joined  to last line (I selected
XF>>> justify  on  wrap and auto-format). Thus, it is impossible to
XF>>> write the following text in the bat:

TF>> I reported the same some time ago and was told it is a feature, not a
TF>> bug. :-(

XF> Who  said its a feature? :( With this *feature* the auto-format is
XF> totally unusable!

There was a long and detailled discussion about it on this list in
October. Please check out the archive at
http://www.mail-archive.com/tbudl@thebat.dutaint.com/. Look for
subject "Autoformat".

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Best regards,
Thomas.  

Message reply created with The Bat! 1.38e
under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 1998  
on a Pentium II/350 MHz.

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