[Kst] [Bug 116461] getdata borks when the first field in the format file isn't (ASCII) alphabetically the first field.

[Barth Netterfield]

On November 15, 2005 05:05 pm, Ted Kisner wrote:
> I still don't understand why you guys didn't just use my putData stuff for
> writing dirfiles- it does all of the reverse mapping from
> linterp/lincom/bit fields to the underlying RAW field.  But whatever- I
> know from personal experience that sometimes everyone needs to reinvent a
> wheel or 3 ;-)

And I don't understand why the Wright Brothers didn't just go buy a Cesna.  I 
guess they just wanted to re-invent the airplane.