--- a/ReadStream.st	Thu Mar 01 20:36:00 2018 +0100
+++ b/ReadStream.st	Thu Mar 01 20:44:24 2018 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
+
 "
  COPYRIGHT (c) 1988 by Claus Gittinger
 	      All Rights Reserved
@@ -196,9 +198,19 @@
 !
 
 size
-    "return the number of remaining elements in the streamed collection."
+    "return the number of remaining elements in the streamed collection.
+    
+     Notice: VW and Squeak seem to return the overall size here,
+     which is an incompatibility that should be fixed.
+     However, fixing seems to break some existing applications,
+     so this will be delayed for some time...
 
-    "/ will change back soon for VW and Squeak compatibility.
+     ST/X provides two methods which are more explicit: collectionSize and remainingSize.
+     Change the sender to use either one, but no longer #size"
+
+    self breakPoint:#exept info:'check size vs. remainingSize issue in ReadStream'.
+
+    "/ will change soon for VW and Squeak compatibility.
     "/ ^ self collectionSize.
     ^  self remainingSize