Survex 1.0.14 released

[Olly Betts]

On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 05:10:05PM +0200, Josep Guarro wrote:
> >What is the "Open" file association set to?  You can find it (from
> >memory) from an explorer window - not too sure which menu it's in
> >View maybe?  Then Folder Options, then one of the tabs (File Types
> >I think) and select .svx in the list box.
> 
> The svx are associated to svxedit,
>  i.e. Open action is set to:
> "C:\Survex\svxedit.tcl" "%1"
> 
> BUT if you try to edit this line you cannot, even you cannot push the
> accept button without changin nothing.
> The error is:
> "The specified program connot be found, check the path and name of the
> file to be correct". (translated from spanish).
> I think windows wants an executable here, and svxedit.tcl isn't an
> executable.

I noticed you couldn't type it in by hand, but the installer sets it
directly in the registry.  And that association works for me...

What version of Windows are you using?

> >My rationale for making it the default is that less computer literate users
> >would probably prefer it, while techie types would probably prefer to
> >use their own editor.  And the techie types are more at home adjusting
> >the file associations.
> 
> Yes, but unless you give a direct URL from where a non computer
> literate user can download TCL, I think most people will be meshed
> trying to find it.

Indeed, and I've provided a direct link to a copy on www.survex.com:

http://www.survex.com/download.html

Perhaps it should be more prominent...

Cheers,
Olly