Monte Goulding wrote:
> Hi Richard
>
> A search in the bug DB for Windows issues doesn't really come up with
> much more than you would see on other platforms. I did find one
> report to recommend be elevated
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14314
>
> Everyone has different priorities but it would be good to identify
> reports that are likely to be impacting large numbers of users on
> Windows as perhaps the team has misidentified their importance.
True, a lot o people find all sorts of time to write about issues on
this list and in the forums, but not quite enough time to just file a
bug report so it can be addressed.
In some cases the Windows angle may be a red herring. For example,
there are a good many IDE issues that aren't specific to Windows, even
if the sheer number of Windows users among newcomers may initially make
it seem like it has something to do with the engine for that platform.
I just did a quick search and found 202 open issues reported for Windows:
<http://quality.livecode.com/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&list_id=58342&token=1466293325-424f918402a529ff5218b5394c757322&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=PENDING&bug_status=PENDING_AWAITING_FOLLOW_UP&bug_status=EXPERT_REVIEW&bug_status=CONFIRMED&bug_status=CONFIRMED_NOT_REPRODUCED&resolution=---&op_sys=Windows>
I haven't personally triaged those so I have no idea how many of those
are critical, or even reproducible in v8.1.
It may be worth noting that the most recent of those has an ID number
below 10,090, suggesting none of are very recent. They may still be
evident in recent versions, perhaps even important, but AFAIK none are
regressions introduced since v8.
Also, some of the things marked as enhancements are not small issues
even if they involve things LC has never gotten right.
For example, Mac users rarely appreciate how fluidly many Windows users
are accustomed to moving around in GUIs by keyboard alone. A good
Windows or Linux GUI lets you choose whether you're using mouse or
keyboard. But in LC things like the option control can't be used by the
keyboard:
Tabbing leave option control's menu up
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5513
Typing selection not honored for option controls
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5512
menuhistory not updated when changing option controls via keyboard
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5505
Those are things reported to me by my customers, back in 2007.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Systems
Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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