[Gambas-bugtracker] Bug #2504: 3.17 'Cursor' class makes '.form' files incompatible to earlier versions

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Christof THALHOFER reported a new bug.

Summary
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3.17 'Cursor' class makes '.form' files incompatible to earlier versions

Type             : Bug
Priority         : Medium
Gambas version   : Master
Product          : Development Environment


Description
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When I open a project with forms in IDE 3.17 and run the code, every occurrence of cursor definitions in *.forms files is automatically changed from class "Mouse" to "Cursor".

This is a diff in a '.form' file of a project of mine, after I ran it with 3.17:

-        Mouse = Mouse.Pointing
+        Mouse = Cursor.Pointing

After that the code is broken in Gambas 3.16. Gambas 3.16 complains:

'Unknown symbol Pointing in class Cursor'

If such symbols are moved to another class there should be a synonym in the old class and this part of the old class should be declared 'deprecated'.

This behavior of Gambas 3.17 breaks a lot of code in my projects and I would have to run different branches of 3.16 and 3.17 code versions as long as I do not upgrade every machine in my firm to 3.17.

So this "cosmetic" change (IMO) creates a lot of work for me. :-(


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