Comments on: Tying Undo/Redo Actions to a Single User Event http://hostilefork.com/2007/11/25/undo-single-user-event/ a disgruntled developer taking a stand in the information multiverse Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:34:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: hostilefork http://hostilefork.com/2007/11/25/undo-single-user-event/#comment-19 hostilefork Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:23:56 +0000 http://hostilefork.com/2007/11/25/undo-single-user-event/#comment-19 I just found Microsoft's amusing article on <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320167" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">how to rename multiple files</a>, which outlines the behavior and then says: <i>"If you make a mistake when you try to rename multiple files, you can press CTRL+Z, or click Undo Rename on the Edit menu to undo file rename action you just completed, and you can repeat this process as needed.</i> So they've been telling people to "repeat this process as needed" since 2002. I don't think there's very far you can get with reporting bugs to companies that publish things like that. I'd rather invest my time offering constructive feedback to <a href="http://www.reactos.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ReactOS</a>... I just found Microsoft’s amusing article on how to rename multiple files, which outlines the behavior and then says:

“If you make a mistake when you try to rename multiple files, you can press CTRL+Z, or click Undo Rename on the Edit menu to undo file rename action you just completed, and you can repeat this process as needed.

So they’ve been telling people to “repeat this process as needed” since 2002. I don’t think there’s very far you can get with reporting bugs to companies that publish things like that. I’d rather invest my time offering constructive feedback to ReactOS…

]]> By: Eric http://hostilefork.com/2007/11/25/undo-single-user-event/#comment-17 Eric Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:50:17 +0000 http://hostilefork.com/2007/11/25/undo-single-user-event/#comment-17 Well presented. How long has this bug been in Windows? Has it been reported to Micro$oft already? Well presented. How long has this bug been in Windows? Has it been reported to Micro$oft already?

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