What we need to do before releasing of 1.7 ?

[Ivan Denisov]

The activity decreased now a bit. Many fixes were applied. Do we need to fix some urgent and known bugs before releasing 1.7 ?

[Zinn]

Josef and you have done a great job.
I looked the current Center edition and I found 32 topics left to do.
Here there are the list of topics to do with the CPC change number:

35. Use subsystem & module name in registry subkeys
36. Portable BlackBox with ini-File
37. NextBox (popup menu, short cut keys, mouse wheel support) (Open Points 58)
38. Bug in HostMenus when the label of a menu item is changed by a guard
39. Sort menu case insensitive & add dialog call MakeDropDowns

45. Speed up the dump of a large data structures
47. TextCmds.Left/RightTerminator: Fix the search with Word Begins/Ends
48. Cut & Paste (RTF Converter)
49. Missing characters in ThisWndChar and WriteWndChar (Open Points 06)
50. Languages support for Info -> Documentation & Search In Documentation

51. Dialog.Beep
52. Add beep & language to preference
53. OberonCore release (B18 .. B23)
55. Printing.NewDefaultPar: par.header.font, par.footer.font (Open Points 39)
56. Place holders & ExpandHook for custom tags added (Open Points 11)

57. OutObject.Invoke: system flag [nil] added (Open Points 01 & 02)
58. Change style of edit field Patch for HostCFrames (Open Points 04)
59. ListBoxes with horizontal scroll bars (Open Points 33)
60. Difference title bar for documentation, source and resources
64. Bug in DevCPT: Use outBit instead of inBit for outPar

65. Trap by Unload DevDebug
66. Add "multiple document interface" & "beep" to preferences
67. WinNet correction for CommTCPAsync
68. Trap "string too long" in DevDependencies
69. MapString hack for CpcLanguages

70. Add #Subsystem: into Menus
71. Add #Subsystem: into Forms
72. Correction about using resource files "Rsrc/Strings"
76. Fixes in StdStamps
77. Comment out the annoying StdCmds.CloseDialog in Check Links Tool

80. Redesign the form of Folds
82. Adding Unicode support for font typeface name

So what?
How would you like to going on?
- Helmut

[cfbsoftware]

To make informed decisions based on a list of this size it would first need to be categorised as follows:

• Separated into bugs and enhancements,
• Each item prioritised in order of how serious (bug) / useful (enhancement) it is on a scale of 1 - 5
• The effort required to implement, test and document each change. (low, medium, high)

It might then be possible to decide which, if any, need to be included before releasing 1.7.

I do not have the time or inclination to do this. If there are any volunteers to take on the task I am happy to accept their decisions.

[Zinn]

To make informed decisions based on a list of this size it would first need to be categorised as follows:

• Separated into bugs and enhancements,
• Each item prioritised in order of how serious (bug) / useful (enhancement) it is on a scale of 1 - 5
• The effort required to implement, test and document each change. (low, medium, high)

It might then be possible to decide which, if any, need to be included before releasing 1.7.

Chris, I have a task for you.
Work out the changes of the Center edition from #1 to #67
and document those changes in the way as you descript above.

That is silly. You may do this kind of work. But I won’t do it.
Everything of the list was already done. I don’t do it again.
The solution is available in the CPC edition and is ready for using it.

So you can just go thru that list.
Look at the solution in the CPC edition,
discuss it here
and make the decision about:
To use it or not to use?
That is the questions.

I have no response about the current version of CPC edition. So why should I do any change?
- Helmut

[Ivan Denisov]

Helmut, please correct me if I am not right.

Bugs:
38. Bug in HostMenus when the label of a menu item is changed by a guard
47. TextCmds.Left/RightTerminator: Fix the search with Word Begins/Ends
49. Missing characters in ThisWndChar and WriteWndChar (Open Points 06)
64. Bug in DevCPT: Use outBit instead of inBit for outPar
67. WinNet correction for CommTCPAsync
65. Trap by Unload DevDebug
68. Trap "string too long" in DevDependencies
76. Fixes in StdStamps

Features:
35. Use subsystem & module name in registry subkeys
36. Portable BlackBox with ini-File
37. NextBox (popup menu, short cut keys, mouse wheel support) (Open Points 58)
39. Sort menu case insensitive & add dialog call MakeDropDowns
45. Speed up the dump of a large data structures
48. Cut & Paste (RTF Converter)
51. Dialog.Beep
55. Printing.NewDefaultPar: par.header.font, par.footer.font (Open Points 39)
56. Place holders & ExpandHook for custom tags added (Open Points 11)
57. OutObject.Invoke: system flag [nil] added (Open Points 01 & 02)
58. Change style of edit field Patch for HostCFrames (Open Points 04)
59. ListBoxes with horizontal scroll bars (Open Points 33)
60. Difference title bar for documentation, source and resources
66. Add "multiple document interface" & "beep" to preferences
70. Add #Subsystem: into Menus
71. Add #Subsystem: into Forms
77. Comment out the annoying StdCmds.CloseDialog in Check Links Tool
82. Adding Unicode support for font typeface name

Feature was done?
80. Redesign the form of Folds

Language features:
50. Languages support for Info -> Documentation & Search In Documentation
52. Add beep & language to preference
69. MapString hack for CpcLanguages
72. Correction about using resource files "Rsrc/Strings"

I will apply in this weekends for voting next changes:
60. Difference title bar for documentation, source and resources
53. OberonCore release (B18 .. B23) as a separate issues

I have to create the issues in our issue tracker,
make the topics in our forum for the discussion of the bugs
and branches in repository with the changes.

[Zinn]

Ivan, your list is correct. For every point there exist one solution in the CPC edition.
We can proof those solutions and use them. Of course improvements are welcome.
- Helmut

[Josef Templ]

I was pretty busy for some time and then I was on vacation for a week.
We can continue the work on the open issues any time now.

- Josef

[Ivan Denisov]

The revision of the "to do" list.

Bugs:
67. WinNet correction for CommTCPAsync (?)
53. OberonCore release (B18 .. B23) as a separate issues (B19 and B20 are discussing now)

Features:
35. Use subsystem & module name in registry subkeys
36. Portable BlackBox with ini-File (on the way)
37. NextBox (popup menu, short cut keys, mouse wheel support) (Open Points 58)
39. Sort menu case insensitive & add dialog call MakeDropDowns
57. OutObject.Invoke: system flag [nil] added (Open Points 01 & 02)
58. Change style of edit field Patch for HostCFrames (Open Points 04)
77. Comment out the annoying StdCmds.CloseDialog in Check Links Tool
82. Adding Unicode support for font typeface name (does this is necessary?)

[cfbsoftware]

I can't see issue-#95 TextMapper Scanner & SETS anywhere in that list.

[Ivan Denisov]

I can't see issue-#95 TextMapper Scanner & SETS anywhere in that list.

We are working not only with this list. This list is just the reference for Zinn CPC version.
Some bugs are coming from community board, some bugs detected by Center members.