a scripted "Save" does not compact?
Erik Hansen
erikhans08 at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 1 16:46:47 EDT 2005
is it true that
a scripted "Save" does not compact?
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--- Dennis Brown <see3d at writeme.com> wrote:
> Richard,
>
> Thanks for the tip. I haven't run into that
> problem yet, because I
> have only created one card stacks. I do all
> the stuff that one might
> do with multiple cards, with multiple invisible
> groups, and keeping
> different data sets in custom properties. I
> like the additional
> control I have over the interface, and it also
> makes the stack more
> compact.
>
> Dennis
>
> On Jun 30, 2005, at 11:08 PM, Richard Gaskin
> wrote:
>
> > FWIW, for card deletion there is sometimes
> some space leftover as a
> > result of the hashing scheme used, much as
> there would be for
> > record deletion in most databases. This can
> be reclaimed with the
> > compact command -- from the Dictionary entry
> for "compact":
> >
> > When you cut or delete a card, some free
> space is left
> > within the stack. This empty space is
> reclaimed when
> > you choose File menu Save. Use the compact
> command to
> > reclaim this empty space without having to
> save the stack.
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