PWB Doesn't Update Mark Location If Mark Moves Up or Left

ID Number: Q62388

1.00 1.10 | 1.00 1.10

MS-DOS | OS/2

buglist1.00 buglist1.10

Summary:

If you set a mark in a file, and that location then moves upward or

toward the left in the file, PWB does not reset the mark location;

however, it does correctly update marks that move downward or to the

right in the file.

More Information:

For example, consider the following file:

/* TEST.DAT */

test1

test2

test3

Place the cursor on the "2" in test2. Choose the Define Mark option on

the Search menu. Name the mark "mark1" and press ENTER. Now, move the

cursor to another location in the file. Choose the Go To Mark option

from the Search menu. Go to "mark1". Note that the cursor is back on

the "2" in test2.

Next, add another blank line between test1 and test2. Again, move your

cursor and go to mark1. Note that the cursor is back on the "2" in

test2.

Now, delete both the lines between test1 and test2. Select the Go To

Mark option from the Search menu. Note that the cursor is on the same

location as it was before you deleted these lines. The same behavior

will happen if you delete any of the characters before the "2" in the

test2 line.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PWB versions 1.0 and

1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information

here as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10