On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:26:01 +0100, Bert Freudenberg <bert at impara.de> wrote:

> Please, before it's too late, can we just use Strings in a
> PackageInfo's preamble/post scripts? Currently they are StringHolders,
> which is a Bad Idea.
> 
> I was bitten by this because I tried out the script button in
> Monticello, and even though I closed the editor without accepting the
> postscript was stored, saved with a package, so everyone else got a
> walkback when trying to load that package in an older MC version. Sure,
> we could fix this while still retaining the StringHolders in there, but
> why? I'd prefer a clear separation of data and interface.

Nasty.  We should definitely use Strings.  Michal, was there a reason
for the StringHolders?

Avi