[StrongED] Re: trouble with newly downloaded 4.70

["Richard Torrens (lists)" <Lists@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In article <7564328356.jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   Jim Nagel <stred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Downloaded version 4.70a12 just now.  Quit 4.69(f9?) which was 
> running, and doubleclicked the new 4.70a12.  Error appears:

>      StrongEd: Error while parsing file
>      Basemode.Modefile
>      line 70
>      Unknown token 'Bitmap  [note no closing quote]
>      
> Dunno what to do about this, so set 4.70 aside and went back to 4.69f9

> The notes on the "Test release" page talk about possible problem in 
> the Modes directory.  Some questions here:

> 1. Are such problems likely to exist in the (minimal) NEW Modes 
> directory freshly downloaded with 4.70 ???

> 2. The instruction in those notes --
>      Change Pattern to: *,**.colours*
> is awkward to read in the font I'm seeing in my browser, in that it's 
> not clear whether there's a space between the two asterisks.  (Somehow 
> I might have deleted one of the middle asterisks by mistake and hence 
> botched the business.  Made a fresh download and started over.)

> 3. After the instruction "Load directory" is a gap, then "Open the SnR 
> dialogue box".  I presume I need to open a blank SE document in order 
> to be able to open the dialogue?  Can't do that because of the error, 
> so I quit 4.70 and went back to 4.69 to try to do the SnR.

> Got confused at that point, so staying with 4.69 for now.

I Suggest you use the site search page:
http://www.Torrens.org/search.html

Moast of the list postings have been archived and are searchable - in the
DIY, Electronics and RISC OS section. 

A search for Unknown bitmap will reveal the answer you want.

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Richard Torrens.
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