[Kst] [Bug 111571] New: dirfile data source poorly handles error conditions.

[Matthew Truch]

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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=111571         
           Summary: dirfile data source poorly handles error conditions.
           Product: kst
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kst kde org
        ReportedBy: matt truch net


Version:           1.2.0_devel (using KDE KDE 3.4.0)
OS:                Linux

When there is a problem with a dirfile, currently kst silently ignores most problems, causing confusion for the user.  It would be better if at the very least kst popped up a dialog warning the user that certain vectors could not be loaded etc. because of an error(s) in the Format file or missing raw files etc.  In the case of a malformed format file, it would be nice if kst (getdata) would be able to read data from entries that are formed correctly.