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Re: [bug] UPP doesn`t see B: virtual drive [message #11068 is a reply to message #11016]

Fri, 17 August 2007 23:03

Mindtraveller
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I would say there`s hell lot of situations when A: and/or B: exists: system restore CDs (where "diskette" drives are emulted with CD/DVD dirs), optical drives, on-board flash drives (some systems start from on-board flash with totally hacked Windows versions, adopted for industrial automatics), etc.

I think, that if user WANTS to select B: and knows about some delay - it`s his problem. But we, programmers, must give him this option.

Or else it would be frankly to write in manual`s 1st page: "Here`s my mega-totally-cool highly OOP-oriented cross-platform framework with great abilities, which... doesn`t see B: drive at all."

Explicit cancelling for B: is definitely not obvious feature for user (and programmer).
Then, why B:? Why not A: & B:? After all I suppose this is some effect of making really global framework: some configurations need things, which other computers don`t. It`s OK.Is it right to deprive users for their unusual config for it`s easy not to do that? I`d say, no, it isn`t.

P.S. I really consider U++ "ega-totally-cool highly OOP-oriented cross-platform framework with great abilities" Very Happy

It just needs some polishing in a number of ways, to start a little victorious procession for ocuppying frameworks niche. )

[Updated on: Fri, 17 August 2007 23:08]

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