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Re: [jtduran@Athena.MIT.EDU: vax 7.4D: ez]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Cattey)
Wed Jun 3 19:20:43 1992
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 92 19:11:20
From: wdc@MIT.EDU (Bill Cattey)
To: "Jonathan I. Kamens" <jik@pit-manager.MIT.EDU>
Cc: testers@Athena.MIT.EDU, bug-andrew@Athena.MIT.EDU, jtduran@MIT.EDU
> Subject: vax 7.4D: ez
> Date: Wed, 03 Jun 92 12:03:55 EDT
> From: Jason Tomas Duran <jtduran@Athena.MIT.EDU>
>
> System name: elric
> Type and version: CVAXSTAR 7.4D (1 update(s) to same version)
> Display type: SM
>
> What were you trying to do?
> use ez
>
> What's wrong:
> The little caret that marks the current point in the document
> is invisible in reverse video (reverse video meaning...)
> ez.ForegroundColor: White
> ez.BackgroundColor: Black
> in my ~/.preferences file
>
> What should have happened:
> You should be able to see the little caret so you know where
> you're typing.
> It behaves correctly in reverse video on a 7.4 RS/6000 and a 7.3
> VS3100, and in regular black on white on a 7.4 VS3100 but behaves
> incorrectly in reverse video on 7.4 VS3100's and 7.4 RT's.
>
> Please describe any relevant documentation references:
> from ahelp->ez (the following implies that the caret should exist)
> Inserting text at the caret. ... Notice that there is a small
> black triangle in the upper left hand corner of the EZ window (at the
> beginning of the document). This is the text caret, which marks your
> current position in the document.
>
> ----- End of forwarded message
I have seen this problem myself, but I am unable to make it happen
when I want to. Do you have a way to make it ALWAYS happen? I've
only seen it happen at random times.
I have sent a request to CMU to have them look at the problem.
I consider it a serious problem, and would like to have a bug fix before
7.4 goes out for real.
-wdc
