From: mackay@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Message-Id: <8911012200.AA26753@E40-368-1.MIT.EDU>
To: argus2@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Subject: more Bugs and features
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 89 17:00:30 EST


1.  The rule browser should give me the option of creating a new 
ruleset with a little popup, rather than making me retype the 
command with "rulebrowser -force newruleset".

2.  Help looks good -- but put a blank line between commands.  I 
know it makes it longer, but otherwise it's incredibly hard to 
read.

3.  Is it possible to remove the "contains" part for rules, 
and to suppress the field type?  I know it comes with all that 
stuff, but most of the time people only want to look at the 
basics of the rule, not the details (which they can get either 
by printing out the ruleset or by looking at individual rules
with the ruleeditor).  This will also reduce the need for extra
scroll bars across the top of the rule...which will leave more 
room vertically for displaying the rule.

4.  What causes a rule to convert between "new" and old?  I created 
a series of rules, using copy, and the ones I had saved all kept
the "new" designation.  I'm not sure if this is wrong -- just 
curious what causes it to change.

5.  I tried to print and got the "Can't find Printer" message, which 
is fine.  But then I used setenv and it still didn't work.  It should 
either warn me that I have to get out and back in again for that 
to be updated, or, better yet, check for it whenever the PRINT button 
is pressed.

6.  I assume this is a Motifism, but when I expand the window 
horizontally, the rules don't get any longer and still have 
the little scrollbars.  It would be nice if there were a minimum 
size (so you could see the rules) and then the ability to see 
more of the rule if you choose.

Wendy