[Microbit-Python] Problems with Mu

[Carlos P.A.]

About the line problem, there is an issue opened in the tracker:
https://github.com/ntoll/mu/issues/112
If you could provide any additional information there it would help getting
fixed.

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016, 13:19 Nicholas H.Tollervey, <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:

> On 27/07/16 10:06, woolley paul wrote:
> > I have been using Mu for a few days now and I find it has two serious
> > problems.
> >
> > One is that there is no SAVE AS so when doing progressive development
> > you can't easily save the versions through the file name, you have to
> > copy and paste to a NEW screen and then save. Several times I have
> > foolishly hit SAVE and overwritten a previous version I should have kept.
> >
> > Secondly I find that when loading some files extra blank lines are being
> > inserted. This would suggest that a CR/LF is the terminator between
> > lines when a program is being saved and that two Line Feeds are being
> > put in when loading.
> >
> > Certainly better to edit locally than having to go online.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
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>
> Hi Paul,
>
> Thanks for the feedback - really appreciate you taking the time to let
> us know. Mu can only be improved by such contributions.
>
> To address each comment:
>
> Save As:
>
> This is by design and based upon feedback from teachers. They tell us
> that we should only have the essential buttons for file system related
> operations: new, load and save. Furthermore, given that Mu is supposed
> to be only a simple editor for beginners, if you're asking for features
> like "Save As" you're probably advanced enough to graduate to a more
> advanced editor.
>
> However, I totally see (and agree with) your point about versioning
> things. I'd caution about versioning via naming though. It's far better
> to use an SCM system such as GIT. You should also know that an upcoming
> feature I'd like to add to Mu is built in SCM so kids can rewind and
> recover work from the history of a file.
>
> I guess the most important point is Mu is simple *on purpose* so it
> encourages beginner developers to graduate to a "proper" editor. I often
> use the analogy that it's like bridging the gap between crawling and
> walking via toddling (Mu).
>
> CF/LF:
>
> Hmmm... this shouldn't happen and you've found a bug. Can you give as
> much information as possible about your operating system (I'm guessing
> it's Windows) and reliable, repeatable steps needed to recreate the
> problem? I'll take a look and see if I can fix things.
>
> Once again, many thanks for the feedback! :-)
>
> N.
>
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