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[Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 03:29,  <hansbkk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> The dataloss and the fact that Zim cannot handle arbitrary text for input
>> are the reasons why Zim is unsuitable for use. The mislabel icon and
>> reappearing links are reasons why Zim seems only half-baked.
>
>
>> One of my many use cases is storing code samples. If this is considered a
>> valid use case then the two primary issues that I mention must be addressed.
>
>
> It is possible that your IMO overly forceful style of expressing your ideas
> will work against your goals.
>

Possibly, and I appreciate your telling me that. I don't see where I
have been forceful but I'm sure that you're right. I am certainly no
diplomat!


>> cannot handle arbitrary text
>
> While I'm not storing "code" in the normal sense at this point, many of my
> source file trees **are** marked up with other syntaxes, so in those cases
> I'd prefer to be able to turn off Zim's rendering. However I haven't yet
> come across any arbitrary **changes** to my data or actual data loss - so
> far they're just issues visual appearance - could you be more specific about
> any issues where Zim actually changes your data against your wishes (other
> than the headers of course)?

This bug has a real-life example:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/zim/+bug/585300

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