AmigaOS3.5 (688/1047)

From:Xavier Messersmith
Date:27 Oct 2000 at 01:47:39
Subject:Re: AOS35: Re: OS 3.5 FAQ in HTML format

On 26-Oct-00, Shinda wrote:
> Moses Wildermuth wrote:
>> Everyone seems to be ignoring the HTML datatype. I have not had a chance to
>> try it. Is it that bad? or just under-advertised?
>
> It is pretty good, but there is memory loss after
> using it, thats computer memory loss.

Or failure to unallocate the memory it uses (a memory leak)?

"Memory loss" sounds like a big big runs off with a SIMM every time you use
the datatype. :-)

> If the chaps at Amiga would help fund the bloke who
> made it then I can see a proper working version being
> created. If the html datatype was more like the
> AmigaGuide datatype(eg supports go to node funtions)
> then this could even replace AmigaGuide.

HTML by default does not support multiple pages per file.

Now if there was a .guide archive format and an AmigaGuide like META tag
implemented for the back forth navigation something could be worked out...



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