could be worked out with Apple (or the publisher) allowing the documentation to be reprinted. Another complaint is that the help windows are modal, i.e. I have to dismiss them before I can go back to programming, preventing me from keeping the window available for further reference. In addition, having the cancel button as the default in the help window is safe, but I find myself double clicking, expecting to transfer and being cancelled instead. Also typing the first few characters of an item you wish help on does move you down the list. Unfortunately it places you after the items that would match what you typed, not at the first match. The help list may also be better organized into sections according to data inputs to the operations, then alphabetically within the section. For instance, list operations could be grouped
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together aiding the programmer who can’t remember the exact list operation needed.
No Snug Bugs Here
By itself, the ability to create a data flow chart of a program and have the chart be the program is pretty impressive. However, that is not all. The Prograph environment allows you to watch the execution of your program and check the value of the data on the links as you go. If you do not like the value, you can change it and go on. If you see an error in the method, you can correct it and Prograph will back up execution to start where you made the change. Then you can check it again. You can set break points, single step and/or watch what
