Re: [Freemind-developer] Testing Results - 8/27/2007

[Ray B. <ray...@co...>]

Everyone,

It's easy to get upset when corresponding by email. You can't see 
someone's face to gauge reactions to your comments, you can't use tone 
of voice to interpret. I've seen situations where everyone meant well 
blow up because of misinterpretations.

In the Mythical Man Month, Fred Brooks observes that throughout his 
career at IBM it was true, statistically, that every code change had 
about a fifty percent chance of introducing a new bug. It's just the 
nature of our business. So, please, be patient with others when they 
make a mistake, even if it seems obvious to you. We all have different 
levels of knowledge of the software and of our craft, and we all make 
mistakes, even on our best days.  (See, now someone can misinterpret 
this and believe I've just called everyone a screw up. Email is perilous!)

I did report the problem with preferences not opening when I was running 
under Eclipse. What Dimitry did fixed that problem, but I didn't know 
the system well enough to see that it broke something else. If nothing 
else, though, we now know more about it, so it will be easier to 
implement the correct fix.

Ray

Dimitry Polivaev wrote:
>> What went wrong? 
>>     
> Preferences Dialog could not be opened. We have got many requests but 
> could not reproduce the problem. Ray has submitted following log:
>
> Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" 
> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot set a boolean to null
>     at 
> freemind.common.ThreeCheckBoxProperty.setValue(ThreeCheckBoxProperty.java:108)
>     at 
> freemind.preferences.layout.OptionPanel.setProperties(OptionPanel.java:162)
> .....
>
> I have thought that the differences in auto.properties could be a 
> reason. So I have removed my auto.properties and have seen that ptoperty 
> remind_use_rich_text_in_new_long_nodes set to null course the troubles.
>
> I have used the standard solution: if the property is not found, put it 
> into the property file.
>
>   
>> Why did you change something without asking me thus removing a feature? 
>> Dimitry, I don't want that you continue this way.
>>     
>
> Chris, we have exactly the same rights and similar backgrounds. If you 
> and Dan do not stop speaking to me like chefs, I shall leave the project 
> and start my own one. Everyone have made some mistakes, and if you can 
> not tolerate those of me, I shall not tolerate yours.
>
> Best regards, Dimitry
>
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