For some reason, it's suddenly working with the newer web2py.js. Weird.

On Thursday, 3 April 2014 14:11:02 UTC-4, Anthony wrote:
>
> On Thursday, April 3, 2014 12:25:21 PM UTC-4, horridohobbyist wrote:
>>
>> Done. However, it didn't fix the issue, although I now see a tiny 
>> clickable '+' and '-' right beside the input field for 'Shift:'. I have no 
>> idea what that means. Clicking on them does nothing.
>>
>
> Check the JS console to see if any errors are produced. Clicking the + 
> should add a new text box, and clicking the - should remove a box. If 
> existing lists are not being populated, I suppose it's possible that the 
> existing data are not stored correctly in the field. It might help to pack 
> and attach a minimal app that reproduces the problem.
>  
>
>> It's also a little disturbing that I have to manually update my apps 
>> whenever I upgrade web2py. *This is a disincentive for me to upgrade. My 
>> motto is:  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.*
>>
>
> Well, in addition to bringing new features, upgrades typically include bug 
> and security fixes, but if none of those matter to you, then of course you 
> don't have to upgrade. Really, though, is it that much extra work to 
> manually copy a couple of extra files? I think it's not done automatically 
> because technically there does not have to be a fixed name or location for 
> the app files (e.g., you could move or rename web2py.js or combine it with 
> other JS files and minify). Upon upgrade, the only file you really have to 
> worry about is web2py.js (i.e., because that works in conjunction with 
> markup and CSS classes generated by the framework, things might break 
> without the proper version). Old versions of appadmin.py and appadmin.html 
> (and the generic views) should continue to work, though you may be missing 
> new functionality or bug fixes if you don't upgrade those.
>
> Anthony
>

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