On Mar 30, 2008, at 4:28 AM, Andy Dent wrote:
> Re-open XML format.
> Work happily.
> Save.
> Quit.
> Open XML file in BBEdit.
>
> Scream with rage as Joe is proven right yet again and project,
> complete with .xml file extension, is now the binary SILENTLY SAVED
> OVER THE TOP OF THE XML FORMAT!!!!! (Kudos to Joe.)
Ouch -- I didn't realize it actually did that. What it *should* do,
if it's going to refuse to save routinely in XML format (which I
think is reasonable), is forget the file location as soon as it opens
-- just like opening a stationery project -- so that when you
subsequently Save, it asks you where and in what format. (And you
could choose to save right over the old file in XML format, but you'd
obviously be discouraged from doing so, which I think was the intent.)
> Time and time again I recommend REALbasic to people as a high
> productivity GUI development environment, especially for cross-
> platform development, but have to qualify that by warning it has a few
> quirks including occasionally destroying or corrupting source. EVERY
> time I say this I get a look of utter disbelief from professionals
> that I could bring myself to recommend ANYTHING with which I had to
> include such a warning.
>
> NO, I do not feel I can recommend REALbasic without that qualifier. I
> find that very depressing.
I have rarely if ever lost any source due to an RB bug, but then, it
could be that I'm aware of the quirks and have adopted practices that
avoid them.
Best,
- Joe
--
Joe Strout
Inspiring Applications, Inc.
http://www.InspiringApps.com
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