marcello said:
Malicious tongues would argue that
malicious tongues would, would they? but _your_tongue_ wouldn't, would it?
Malicious tongues would argue that you want to keep beta-testers from using their own ZML texts
once they have helped me locate all the bugs in the program, i'll actively _want_ beta-testers to run their own z.m.l. texts. until then, though, i don't want somebody reporting a "bug" in the program that is _actually_ due to their improper z.m.l. you have to do things in the correct order, that's all. people also have to keep in mind that the rules of z.m.l. are also "in-progress" at the same time, being continually refined, as conditions require, so there are many open parameters here. use of a constrained set of texts is the logical course of action.
and discovering what a useless piece of crap your software is.
well, much better to learn that early from the beta copy than having to wait all that time for the release version, don't you think? :+) -bowerbird p.s. one definition: "condone... 2. to give tacit approval to: _by_his_silence,_he_seemed_to_condone_their_behavior_." -- page 278, random house webster's college dictionary...