Post by Robert on Aug 17, 2023 9:09:40 GMT -5
Hi George,
As part of the recent LOCATE issues, I tried using LOCATE in FM. It doesn't seem to work right. When I say LOC ABC (and the files are in name order) and there are a bunch of files starting with ABC, it seems to do this:
1. Find first file with prefix ABC
2. Press F5 = RLOCFIND
3. FM display is repositioned randomly, no "ABC" file found, no message either
4. Press F5 again. "Bottom of list reached".
FM LOC doesn't seem to really work at all.
I thought I would use FM FIND instead. This command seems to have been added as an afterthought. I didn't even know you could do FIND in FM until I looked it up.
All you can do with it is find an exact match of a full file name. Since I can scroll through the list, and now have a scroll bar (thanks BTW), I am not sure that FM FIND in its current form is even needed any more.
Maybe if I could use a file pattern (or, RegEx?) to find file names, it would be helpful. Or even X / NX using a pattern/RegEx, kind of like you can do in Edit. I found myself wanting to say FIND ABC* or FIND "ABC*" but no.
Yes, addressing any of this is another big PITN (or other acronym, your choice). Maybe a back-burner item, if there's any room on the burner.
R
As part of the recent LOCATE issues, I tried using LOCATE in FM. It doesn't seem to work right. When I say LOC ABC (and the files are in name order) and there are a bunch of files starting with ABC, it seems to do this:
1. Find first file with prefix ABC
2. Press F5 = RLOCFIND
3. FM display is repositioned randomly, no "ABC" file found, no message either
4. Press F5 again. "Bottom of list reached".
FM LOC doesn't seem to really work at all.
I thought I would use FM FIND instead. This command seems to have been added as an afterthought. I didn't even know you could do FIND in FM until I looked it up.
All you can do with it is find an exact match of a full file name. Since I can scroll through the list, and now have a scroll bar (thanks BTW), I am not sure that FM FIND in its current form is even needed any more.
Maybe if I could use a file pattern (or, RegEx?) to find file names, it would be helpful. Or even X / NX using a pattern/RegEx, kind of like you can do in Edit. I found myself wanting to say FIND ABC* or FIND "ABC*" but no.
Yes, addressing any of this is another big PITN (or other acronym, your choice). Maybe a back-burner item, if there's any room on the burner.
R
