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From: Ann Barcomb Date: 12:18 on 25 Aug 2003 Subject: I hate CVS There are many reasons why I hate CVS. The annoying process for removing files (remove the file, then do a cvs remove--if you didn't think to type both commands before executing the first one, you'll actually have to type the name of the file) which is the opposite of the process for removing directories (do a cvs remove, then remove the directory); the lack of support for moving files and directories; and the fact that I always manage to mess things up and edit files that aren't meant to be edited. But what I am specifically hating today is that it aborts when a file is unknown instead of simply skipping a commit. For example, I have perhaps 10 directories--uk, ie, nl, no and so on. In each of these directories there are perhaps up to 5 files which I have modified and want to commit if they exist. What I want to do is 'cvs commit */file1 */file2 */file3 */file4 */file5'. However, this is impossible, and if there is a flag I can give it to make it shut up and simply commit files which exist and ignore others, I haven't found it (not that I've ever bothered to read all the documentation...I keep hoping something will rescue me from needing to know too much about CVS).
From: Ann Barcomb Date: 12:09 on 25 Aug 2003 Subject: complaint about unknown software I don't like whatever was responsible for allowing the mail program to overwrite its partition last Thursday, on the server where my mail is kept. (If I were a sysadmin, I could perhaps allocate the blame more accurately, but since I'm not I'll have to settle for simply stating that applications should never be allowed to write so much to disk that they overwrite the partition...especially when it's just bounced worm mail crap.) The server still isn't functioning correctly.
From: Ann Barcomb
Date: 17:02 on 14 Aug 2003
Subject: I hate Lotus Notes too.
At work, I have to use Lotus Notes for some of my email.
If I'm sent an HTML mail (an evil all on its own), which contains
a link like this:
<a href="http://bar.com/english?session=JKH6*&wshf7">http://bar.com</a>;
it is displayed as if I wrote this:
<a href="http://bar.com">http://bar.com</a>;
Of course, its automatic URL detection knows better than I do what
the link should be. To get around it, you have to write the link
like this:
http://<a href="http://bar.com">bar.com</a>;
From: Ann Barcomb Date: 16:45 on 14 Aug 2003 Subject: Re: close tab/close other tabs (fwd) Resent due to the reason mentioned in my last mail about hates software. How much do you want to bet this forwarding is going to mess up threading? ;) Hey, in mailing list software you have to be prepared for every stupid thing a user could do! --------- I want to jump in on the hating Mozilla thread. I have a big problem with pasting to and from the browser. I don't know if this is a problem with X, my window manager, or Mozilla, but I don't have the same problem with other applications. When I highlight a URL or text in the page and then try to paste it in to an xterm, I'm far more likely to get whatever I highlighted before I touched the browser. It usually takes 3 or 4 tries to get it right. And when I try to paste a URL in to the browser, I generally get whatever I last highlighted in Mozilla, rather than what's in the xterm, especially if I switched to another virtual desktop. Next, what is the point of the 'about:blank' text that shows up if you open a new tab and then return to an old tab without typing in a URL? It's not as if this text automatically vanishes as soon as you start typing something in. Nor does the browser simply ignore it if it appears in your URL. No, you have to delete it yourself every time. It also appears if you do type in a URL, but then switch to another tab without actually trying to fetch the page. Why, when it is trying to auto-complete URLs, does it always seem to go for the very obscure URL rather than the one I have visited more often? Instead of trying http://somesite.com, the first thing it will offer is http://somesite.com/some/very/long/path?with=args. Mozilla also can't process commands like cntrl-T or cntrl-N when it is busy contacting a site. In the morning, I like to open a new tab, type in the URL, and then go on to opening the next one while it is fetching the first. But I can only open the next tab when the first is mostly done. It doesn't even delay the command; it just eats it. Finally, when I'm filling in a form field, and then return to paste in some text, the place where the text is pasted is usually wrong. It's not where I was last typing, and it's not where the mouse is positioned, either. Often the field isn't even selected any longer. I have this problem with every browser though, so maybe it's me and not Mozilla. And despite that, Mozilla is my favorite browser. Everything else I've tried is even worse.
From: Ann Barcomb Date: 16:41 on 14 Aug 2003 Subject: On the subject of hating hates software I am wondering if hates software is ignoring messages where it is CC'd instead of the primary recipient, since my previous message didn't get through. I'm testing the software by doing all kinds of odd replies...yeah... that's it...
From: Ann Barcomb Date: 17:21 on 13 Aug 2003 Subject: I'm also hating hates-software right now... I'm unable to log in with the password which was mailed to me. Obviously, in most mailing lists, there are appropriate places to send administrative requests and complaints, but given the topic of the list, this does seem the best venue to voice my views. So...I'm hating hates-software right now.
From: Ann Barcomb Date: 17:17 on 13 Aug 2003 Subject: websites which require JavaScript I've only just joined the list and I would find it odd if this hasn't already been mentioned. But I hate JavaScript so much I need to say it, even if I'm redundant. JavaScript as an idea is not bad. It can be useful to do things like client-side checking of params to reduce bad requests to the server, or limiting choices based upon previous selections without reloading pages. But that's all it is good for--adding to the experience. Too many people mistake it for required functionality, forgetting the browsers that can't handle JavaScript and the people like myself, who find that 90% of all JavaScript is just crappy bells and whistles I don't want. I really despise sites which require JvaScript to simply view or navigate. There are the sites with onclick submits and no submit button for the form; the ones that display blank pages; and the ones that order you to enable JavaScript, and, if you do, show nothing that even uses JavaScript. It's even worse when the sites are ones you need to use, like the telephone directory (http://www.goudengids.nl) or the train schedule (http://www.ns.nl). It ought to be illegal for anything resembling a public service to do this. A while ago I wrote a form letter which I now mail to the worst offenders. I doubt they pay attention to my letter, given the pissy tone and the fact that I'm just one person, but it makes me feel a bit better. It would make me feel far better, however, if others would also complain, because then maybe they would listen. The letter is below. ------------------------ I am writing to express my disappointment with the redesign of your site, which has chosen to ignore one of the key accessibility guidelines recommended by W3C. I hope that this was done out of ignorance and you will consider it a priority to make your website accessible. I refer to guideline 6.3, which involves making content accessible to users without requiring scripting. This issue is rated at priority 1, meaning that a site which does not comply with this recommendation does not even qualify for the lowest accessibility rating (Conformance Level A) available. Priority 1 is defined as: "A Web content developer _must_ satisfy this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it impossible to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint is a basic requirement for some groups to be able to use Web documents." The web content accessibility guidelines can be perused at: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/ Information on fixing the issue I have highlighted is available here: http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT-TECHS/#tech-scripts ------------------------
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