Changeset 604

Timestamp:

Apr 7, 2007, 12:31:38 AM (19 years ago)

Author:

Gregg Young

Message:

Help file and history update for drag drop work around

Location:

trunk

Files:

• HISTORY (modified) (1 diff)
• dll/ipf/Trouble.ipf (modified) (1 diff)
• dll/ipf/term.ipf (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/HISTORY

@@ -5 +5 @@
  o Correct FileInfoProc/IconProc race crash (Steven)
  o Convert to WarpIN installer (David, John)
+ o Work around for drag/drop limit in PM Bug 50 (Gregg)
+ o Fix MMPM file scan to not try to play nonmedia files (Gregg)
+ o "Replace" in commands dialog now leave list order intact (Gregg)
+ o Code cleanup (ROT13 compiler warning, removed win class pstrings QWL_USER) (Gregg)
+ o Removed original Readme from distribution package 
 
 3.05 beta08

trunk/dll/ipf/Trouble.ipf

@@ -35 +35 @@
 :p. &endash. Icon display in Directory Container does not always match WPS icons
 :p. &endash. Spurious WPS Objects Handles created during some operations
+:p. &endash. PM has a 64k draginfo buffer for compatibility with 16 bit programs.
+This limits each drag operation to a maximum of about 1800 objects, however in some testing
+we were limited to under 1700. The main problem is PM is happy to over write this buffer.
+The result is significant corruption of share memory forcing a reboot. We have limited drag
+operations to a maximum of 1500 objects to prevent this problem.

trunk/dll/ipf/term.ipf

@@ -83 +83 @@
 the OS/2 Tutorial. Drag and drop is a superior method for manipulating
 objects, as opposed to keyboard commands, because you choose both the
-command and the target in one operation.
+command and the target in one operation. We have set a limit of 1500 objects
+per drag because drag larger than that can overwrite the draginfo buffer
+causing the corruption of shared memory and forcing a reboot.
 :p.
 :hp1.Dialog:ehp1. = a specialized input or informational window that's