>Just a little nitpick... as I like to think of myself as a programmer,
>the following caused me to press "F" immediately =)
Well, pick/pick/pick back. I don't think of myself as a programmer,
I play one at work, and have for 26 years.
>In article <5+W1xAgWxQDY089yn@netcom.com>,
>dmeade@netcom.com (David Meade) wrote:
>> I disagree, it is a bug (a design flaw).
>A bug and a design flaw are two different things.
>A _bug_ is something which doesn't work as the specs say it should.
>A _design flaw_ is something which works as per spec. However, you
>disagree with the specs.
It's called subtlety. Chin Huang works very hard to produce an excellent
product. He does it without payment (though I'll gladly pay when he
gets around to requesting). I am trying to gently point him in the
direction of resolving an issue that affects a percentage of his
user base. The new database is fine, I (and I have noted at least one
other user) need a way to reclaim dead space in the new database
structure. My NEWS files run between 50 and 450 megs depending on the
time of year and open projects I am working on. Right now I am
whittling it down from its' 350 meg high watermark. That's all, products
are often used in ways the author didn't necessarily foresee when the
program originaly was written. Subtle features become important.
David
-- David Meade Internet=dmeade@netcom.com Oakland, CA dmeade@slip.net