[Kexi] Some bugs and suggestions

[Jarosław Staniek]

Custodis said the following, On 2006-01-21 08:13:
> Hi there,
> 
> If you don’t mind, I will list the bugs I found here. Don’t see them a 
> criticism, I’m just trying to help to improve the program. I think it’s 
> amazing so few people can do such a great job in such little time. I’m 
> working with version 2005 LT v4 on windows xp.
> 
> Bugs
> 
> - In the 10 hours I worked with Kexi, the program crashed about 10. I’ve 
> tried to find out who this happened, but I’m not sure. It seems to have 
> to do something whit the length of a session. When Kexi runs a few 
> hours, it suddenly gets a bit in responsive, when the user clicks again 
> and again to get a command running, Kexi stops without warning. Data 
> loss occurs. I don’t have lots of data jet (just one row in two tables 
> and two forms; no queries).
> 
> - I’ve made a multiple form. The undo function does not always work 
> here. Sometimes the undo function skips one action or don’t remember the 
> location of widgets right (this happened in a “group box”)
> 
> - When designing a form and making a widget smaller, the widget runs 
> over the screen to the right and then disappears out of the box.
> 
> - When creating a new data table; the length of the text variables are 
> not remembered. The all go back to the default value 200
> 
> - When changing the total font color of a tab, the tab itself remains gray.
> 
> - In the Netherlands the function of a comma ( , ) and a point ( . ) are 
> switched. When entering a number like $ 22.50 we enter $ 22,50 This is 
> not working well.
> 
> - When entering a database it isn’t possible to “save as” (for nothing 
> has changed jet).
> 
> - Data entered is not always stored (but this may be my lack of 
> experience with the program).
> 
> Suggestions, it would be nice if the user could …
> 
> - enter the number of digits after the comma (f.i. $ 22,50 or 22,501) in 
> the datasource (I couldn’t find it).
> 
> - select multiple widgets while designing a form, by selecting an area.
> 
> - fix data if Kexi crashes
> 
> - select the last used database when kexi starts
> 
> - switch between design view and data view could be combined in one button
> 

Thanks for spending time with Kexi, I'd like rather answer the questions on 
kexi-devel at kde.org mailing list, as it's devoted to development issues.

-- 
regards / pozdrawiam,
  Jaroslaw Staniek / OpenOffice Polska

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