Bug in latest release 1.3.12.76 on macro templates

[ULIK 16]

Hi,

 

one of the last releases since official 1.38 (1.3.8.50) introduces a bug on macro templates (at least on Delphi 10.2.3 Tokyo)

 

- define a template xyz like this:

•   %YEAR%-%MONTH%-%DAY%  %PROGRAMMERINITIALS%  |
• Insert position: cursor position

 

- create a new unit

- on top of it add a new line and type "xyz" and complete it

--> The result should be something like '2019-01-04  UK'

 

- delete the expanded template

- next add a comment at top of unit that contains 'ü' character:  // ü

- on following line type 'xyz' again and expand it

--> Result is now a malformed text: 'x019-01-04  UK'

 

going back on 1.3.8.50 and everything is fine again. 

 

HTH,

Ulrich

[dummzeuch 1663]

That sounds a lot like this bug:

https://sourceforge.net/p/gexperts/bugs/79/

I think I know what the problem is but could not yet fix it (see my comments there).

 

[ULIK 16]

Thanks, that indeed looks like the same error. And I wonder why it works with 1.3.8.50.

 

Anyway, thank you for maintaining that fine tool!

[dummzeuch 1663]

1 hour ago, ULIK said:

And I wonder why it works with 1.3.8.50.

I'm not surprised given the many changes I have made to the code for accessing the editor buffer. Most of them were for the better, at least. 😉

It's very difficult to do regression tests for a tool like GExperts, given how many versions of the IDE it supports and that I am most of the time the only developer working on it.

I don't catch many bugs when using GExperts because I rarely use many of the features. So I need good bug reports, especially ones containing steps to reproduce the problem reliably.

Edited January 4, 2019 by dummzeuch