Undo in MaxThink - a workaround

Posted by Derek Cornish
Dec 1, 2007 at 11:13 PM

> Stephen, you must be joking.
What is the interval you set the backup in MT?

For myself, I use versioned backups set to backup every few minutes whenever I am doing serious drafting (e.g. by using Caddais BackupOnDemand’s real-time mode) with MS-Word or Grandview. NoteTab Pro has its own built-in versioning backup system which I use in a similar way.

Whether this short time-interval is feasible or sensible depends on the type of software programs one is using and the task at hand. I find it very useful when drafting, but less important when outlining. For example, I used Grandview for years without once using its “Undo last delete” feature - and that was ages before I had a versioning backup system in place. (Nice to have it now though.)

Of course versioning isn’t a substitute for a multiple delete feature - which Word and NoteTab Pro in any case have - but it’s a good alternative on critical tasks when software has no adequate “undo”.

By the same token, an “undo” feature is no substitute for frequent versioning backups. But that’s another story.

Derek