[pilot-db-list] Re: pilot-db current CVS version

[Mark W. <mar...@op...>]

The reset problems are only with CVS, the stable recompiled problems are explicitly noted as "(also stable recompile)". To summarise, these are plug-in button not working, colorselect returning a debug msg instead of working, and no Sony Hi Res.  

NB, there are no such problems with the official release, I can use Hi Res and view five columns per screen as opposed to two columns without it.  This was a major reason for switching from SmartList, along with the database jumping in read only view (great for movie databases) and the more intelligent link fields (sorting a SmartList linked field on a 800 record database can take 40 mins, as opposed to a few mins on DB).

Best wishes.

----- Original Message -----
From: Nathan Kurz 
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:44:16 -0700
To: Mark Walker 
Subject: Re: pilot-db current CVS version


> > The plug-in button on the database view does not work, although
> > plug-in support is compiled in (also stable recompile).  Plug-ins
> > appear to work via the menu, but causes a reset (Memo-Export, Report
> > and Information).  Interestingly, when I tried Report on a
> > non-reportable database (i.e., no integers or floating point fields)
> > it worked, but when I switched to a Reportable db it required a soft
> > reset (button still worked, so no freeze).
> >
> > The plug-in menu item on the db list view does not appear to work.
> > The only one that you should see a result from is colorselect, and
> > instead of offering colours, it gives a debug msg; giving
> > gridColorID and win Depth (also stable recompile).
> >
> > Any attempt to access Global Preferences from either view causes a
> > non-frozen reset screen or on occasions a freeze requiring a pin
> > reset.
> 
> Those sound major.  Are these with both versions, or only CVS?
> 
> > The above research was carried out on a Sony Clie SJ-33.  Maybe I
> > will give prc-tools another try and see if I can get the code to
> > compile.
> 
> I just started again with prc-tools a month ago, and found it to be a
> lot better packaged than it was a couple years ago.  If you happen to
> need Slackware packages, I've converted a number of the RPMs.
> 
> > PS, just remembered one possible answer to some problems, the file
> > sizes are approx CVS:160k and stable recompile:150k, yet the offical
> > realease is 170k, has color, hi-res etc really been compiled in or
> > is it just being reported as such?
> 
> Unknown.  I went with the default configure options, but I haven't
> tracked down what actually happened.  As a discouraging note, I've
> been finding obviously non-compilable typos in some of the less used
> code paths, so my faith in what "compiled in" means is scant.
> 
> > Best wishes.
> > 
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Nathan Kurz <na...@ve...>
> > Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:22:40 -0700
> > To: mar...@op...
> > Subject: pilot-db current CVS version
> > 
> > > > While we are waiting for the new release if anyone wants to send the
> > > > debug msg recompiled version to me it would be much appreciated.  At
> > > > markwalkeratoperamail.com
> > > 
> > > Here's a copy of the CVS version, which is probably going to have more
> > > bugs than the current stable version---although it doens't appear to
> > > have the problem with the debug message about large databases.
> > > 
> > > Likely we'll try to make two small releases in the short future:  one
> > > a small bug fix version of the current stable version, and one alpha
> > > release based on this new version.
> > > 
> > > So trying out this version so we can catch the obvious bugs before a
> > > more general release would be a fine service.
> > > 
> > > --nate
> > > 
> > << db-en.prc >>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Mark Walker



Mark Walker


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