Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 "Buglet" Report
From: slam@eve.wright.edu (Sau Chun Lam)
Date: 12 Apr 92 11:18:03 EST
Organization: Wright State University

In article <1992Apr12.020044.596@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>OS/2 2.0 Buglets 
>by Timothy F. Sipples 
> 
> [stuff deleted]

(Ooops! Made a mistake. This references the problem of the WPS not
 saving the postion and size of windows. Sorry! :) )
I did not encounter this problem but something related to it. I was
playing with the Palette Scheme(??) and after a while, the System Folder
which was open became scambled i.e lost its contents and was mixed up
with the background of the desktop. Tried to close it by double-clicking
the icon-button but was unsuccessful. Then tried a shutdown and got
stuck at the message (disk access stopped) saying that "Shutdown in 
progress...". Waited for about a minute then did the 3-fingered salute 
upon which disk access started again and system rebooted. The WPS then
showed the usual folders as well as the open System folder that I was
unable to close.

>(15)  DOS and Win-OS/2 features are poorly (if at all) 
>documented, in the Command Reference or elsewhere. 

Have to agree there. I have not been able to find how to install a
seamless Windows app (AmiPro 2.0, Pagemaker 4.0 and 123W). The README
file does document the installation process for a VDM though.

>(16)  In the OS/2 Command Reference, double (instead of 
>single) clicking is required for Examples buttons.  (Buttons 
>should always be single click.) 

Would be more intuitive but I double-clicked when I used it the very
first time so it did not appear to be a buglet to me.

>(18)  Selection of mouse model at installation extremely 
>confusing.  No obvious selection for Mouse Systems, nor 
>should every Logitech owner be selecting the Logitech Mouse 
>option.  A reworking of this screen is in order (by listing 
>specific mouse models for example). 

I have a Logitec Trackman which is a C7/C9??? mouse. All I did in the
install was to specify Logitec mouse and it recognized it.

>(21)  System menu for objects (windows) on the desktop can 
>be "chopped off" at the bottom of the screen if the window 
>is positioned too low.  (Note that I don't know of a good 
>fix for this problem -- the menu can be quite long, and 
>sometimes it doesn't make sense to "flip" it either upward 
>or downward.) 

Something related... The Desktop Settings notebook on my installation
has a half inch gap at the bottom left of of the window frame. Anybody
else notice this?

>(22)  Moving objects difficult.  Mouse button two does not 
>"stick" fast enough.  User must hold down mouse button two 
>over object for a good while before moving the mouse. 

I have also experienced this when copying PM Terminal and a few other
objects to my Desktop.

>(26)  When dragging (moving) program object (or other item) 
>to a program group (or folder), the object is often placed 
>on top of another object in the group (folder).  Opening the 
>group (folder) and selecting Arrange within the window 
>eliminates the overlapping objects. 

Did not experience this. I usually placed the new object in an empty
spot and not too close to another object. It works. Rearranging does put
everything in a "better perspective".


SC Lam - slam@eve.wright.edu
(Proud recepient of OS/2 2.0 GA at Comdex.)