On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 10:57 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com > wrote:
I've found in recent years that Dictionary errors have generally been fixed > almost instantly once notice is submitted, almost always prior to the next > release. > Whilst I can't comment on whether the speed at which Dictionary errors are being fixed is faster now than previously, I can say that for my own experience they are not being fixed as fast as you suggest. Based on Richard's recommendation, which I FULLY SUPPORT, I've been posting Documentation Bugs as I notice them. So far I have 5 in the Bug DB, 4 for the Dictionary and one for the User Guide: 2014-04-30 #11838 Dictionary - 'address' - comments wrong 2014-05-20 #12450 The UserGuide - 3.1.6 The Development Menu has Incorrect Menu Items 2014-09-15 #13440 Dictionary entries for Closefield and Delete need additional notes 2014-09-29 #13547 Dictioanry Error - functionNames 2014-10-01 #13572 shell() result not = to Terminal output - OS X All 5 entries include a comment from Hanson that they are confirmed, although their Status remains as NEW. Disregarding #12450, as it's a User Guide error, the other 4 entries were all in the DB well before the latest release cycle, and several have been there for a couple of release cycles. Apart from #11838, which upon further investigation revealed far greater ramifications than just the 'address' entry, the other 3 are pretty straight forward and could have easily been implemented within a cycle. Again, I FULLY SUPPORT Richard's recommendation that if anyone notices any errors or even believes there should be better examples, Notes, Tips or inclusions in the Dictionary and User Guide, then PLEASE submit them to: http://quality.runrev.com/ Whilst they may not appear in the next cycle, I do appreciate that an improved Dictionary is being worked on, and like LC itself, that has come forward leaps and bounds in the last year, I'm sure all the corrections the Community adds to the Bug DB in relation to the Dictionary will eventually come back to us in the form of much better documentation. After entry in the Bug DB, a quick post to this List giving everyone here a heads up of what you've found would also be much appreciated. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
