Re: Reporting a bug with the Financial Tools

Robert H. Herzstein (RobHerz@loop.com)
Tue, 19 Mar 1996 19:35:01 -0800

If hitting the checkmark doesn't exit the applications, isn't there a risk
of data loss when changing batteries? An addendum to the manual that came
with my OmniGo says "Before changing the batteries, exit all applications
to ensure that your data is saved." Do they mean just to make sure no
individual files are open within an application, or what? (I did hear of
someone complaining they were losing data during battery changes.)

-Robert

> It appears that it will launch the correct application only when
>the program is not loaded into memory. Since I have enabled the express
>menu functions to list active programs I have noticed that unless a
>particular application has a specific "exit" command in its menu (which I
>wish they all did), that tapping the check at the top right merely puts
>the program in the background. As far as I can tell the OG will hold it
>there until it needs the memory for another app.
> I think that you will find that if you open and close enough
>apps to "push it out of memory", the correct startup widget will run.
>Obviously rebooting accomplishes the task as well. This makes it no less
>of a bug, but the easiest fix I can think of is to actually let the user
>kill a program if they want to rather than hide it. I don't think any of
>the factory applications have a true exit option.

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Robert Holmes Herzstein

RobHerz@loop.com