Re: [Ql-Users] Ql-Users Digest, Vol 134, Issue 16
Thank you, I will pass on the information. Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Urs Koenig (QL) Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 8:00 AM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Ql-Users Digest, Vol 134, Issue 16 Dilwyn wrote: I was asked by someone to put the QDT from the xcl directory into a QXL.WIN for them and found that the filenames of the manual files are too long to put into a sub-directory in the qxl.win Easily renamed, but as I am unfamiliar with QDT I don't know if it accesses these text files (i.e. by renaming them would I cause problems?) I had a similar request yesterday. Here's what I suggested: A fresh install into an empty WIN file doesn't make much sense, as then QDT finds no apps and all folders are empty. QDT is almost useless then. There's already a preconfigured WIN file with a full installation of QDT on The Distribution. Especially for novices (and all other people) there's the QL/E environment in the folder \THE_DISTRIBUTION\qle\. It holds a fresh (April 2015) WIN file with many apps and a fresh (April 2015) full installation of QDT. That's exactly what's been asked for, isn't it? Just start the QPC2.exe in that folder and your fresh QDT is running. If you want to install QDT on your existing WIN file, you'll find the installation package (QDTINST110r_zip) in folder \THE_DISTRIBUTION\xcl\qdt\Redist\. Just follow the instructions in the README.txt file of the folder \THE_DISTRIBUTION\xcl\qdt\. I did several fresh installations with that installation sequence. Full QDT documentation can be found in the folders \THE_DISTRIBUTION\xcl\qdt\Documentation\ (as Text files) and \THE_DISTRIBUTION\qle\Documentation\ (as PDF files) plus the whole documentation package (PDF and Text files) as a ZIP file in \THE_DISTRIBUTION\xcl\qdt\Redist\QDT Release 1.10 User Documentation.zip. There's no need to install the documentation inside a WIN file. BTW: For experts there a config option in QL/E which can be invoked by the command QLE_CFG to fine-tune this environment (e.g. enable or disable certain desktops). I will release a quick guide for that sometime to help novices. Urs ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
Dilwyn, Derek: There’s no mentioning of an IOF.TEST anywhere in the SMSQ/E 3.21 sources. Tobias Am 12.05.2015 um 21:10 schrieb Derek Stewart de...@q40.de: Hi Dilwyn, I have not looked at my paper copy of the manual, just used the PDF version. According to the PDF version: IOF.POSA D0=$42 IOF.POSR D0=$43 as you stated, there is no entry for D0=$44 I have a look at my hard copy version of SMS Technical Manual. There is no mention of a IOF.TEST, even though the same page in Section 5.3 refers to IOF.TEST I looked in the older QDOS Technical Manual, nothing like IOF.TEST This is looking like a major fault in the documentation, I suppose the best way to resolve this is to look at the SMSQ/E Sources and determine what the missing Trap call should be. Unless anybody knows what IOF.TEST is defined as I will find out and issue an update. Regards, Derek On 12/05/15 17:23, Dilwyn Jones wrote: In my printed copy of Jochen's QDOS/SMS Reference Guide, iof.posa and iof.posr also have the same key (d0=$42, whereas iof.posr should be $43 All the other $4x trap #3s are defined leaving only $44, which must be iof.test Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Rich Mellor Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 4:56 PM To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook That is great - any contributions to correct errors in the text are of course welcome, so that they can be incorporated into the free online version of the manual! On 12/05/2015 16:32, Derek Stewart wrote: I have been converting the QDOS/SMS Reference Manual PDF manual to work on my Kindle, using Sigil to convert the screen copied text to epub - mobi. This for my reference. I have nearly finished and corrected some obvious mistakes. However, there is a little problem in the manual: Section 5.2 File I/O, Page 3, Last Paragraph: quote The IOF.FLSH and IOF.TEST commands are subtly different: IOF.FLSH ensures that all write operations are complete, whereas IOF.TEST ensures that all write and read operations (including prefetches) are complete. /quote I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST Should this be IOB.TEST ? Regards, Derek ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
I thought there was already an online version - or is it just pdf? On May 12, 2015 at 8:09 PM Derek Stewart de...@q40.de wrote: Hi Rich, I am using Sigil to edit the epub file, which formats each page pr section into a series of HTML files and uses ZIP compression to produce the final epub file. Which is how I produced the SBASIC Reference Manual Ebook, I dumped the HTML web pages into Sigil and after a little reformatting produced a nice ebook for my Kindle. Sigil can merge all the HTML pages into a single HTML file. So I suppose a web version is possible, on the assumption the detail can be corrected. Regards, Derek On 12/05/15 16:56, Rich Mellor wrote: That is great - any contributions to correct errors in the text are of course welcome, so that they can be incorporated into the free online version of the manual! On 12/05/2015 16:32, Derek Stewart wrote: I have been converting the QDOS/SMS Reference Manual PDF manual to work on my Kindle, using Sigil to convert the screen copied text to epub - mobi. This for my reference. I have nearly finished and corrected some obvious mistakes. However, there is a little problem in the manual: Section 5.2 File I/O, Page 3, Last Paragraph: quote The IOF.FLSH and IOF.TEST commands are subtly different: IOF.FLSH ensures that all write operations are complete, whereas IOF.TEST ensures that all write and read operations (including prefetches) are complete. /quote I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST Should this be IOB.TEST ? Regards, Derek ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm Rich Mellor RWAP Software www.rwapsoftware.co.uk www.sellmyretro.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
derek wrote: Hi, I just looked in the SMSQ/E sources and can not fond IOF.TEST. Is the statement in Section 5.3 correct? If not how should read. As I wrote I'm pretty sure they meant to write IOF.CHEK Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
Derek, I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST Should this be IOB.TEST ? I think youre right! No reference to IOF.TEST in the Smsq sources, only IOB.TEST. Dilwyn, In my printed copy of Jochen's QDOS/SMS Reference Guide, iof.posa and iof.posr also have the same key (d0=$42, whereas iof.posr should be $43 Youre right about iof.posr, but this has already been corrected in later additions. All the other $4x trap #3s are defined leaving only $44, which must be iof.test I dont think youre right about this. Trap#3, code $44 is set to iof.posv (set position to virtual address). See the keys_qdos_io include file in the sources. Per On 12/05/2015 17:32, Derek Stewart wrote: I have been converting the QDOS/SMS Reference Manual PDF manual to work on my Kindle, using Sigil to convert the screen copied text to epub - mobi. This for my reference. I have nearly finished and corrected some obvious mistakes. However, there is a little problem in the manual: Section 5.2 File I/O, Page 3, Last Paragraph: quote The IOF.FLSH and IOF.TEST commands are subtly different: IOF.FLSH ensures that all write operations are complete, whereas IOF.TEST ensures that all write and read operations (including prefetches) are complete. /quote I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST Should this be IOB.TEST ? Regards, Derek ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm . ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
Derek Stewart wrote: I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST Should this be IOB.TEST ? No, doesn't make sense. I guess they meant IOF.CHEK. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
Hi Rich, I am using Sigil to edit the epub file, which formats each page pr section into a series of HTML files and uses ZIP compression to produce the final epub file. Which is how I produced the SBASIC Reference Manual Ebook, I dumped the HTML web pages into Sigil and after a little reformatting produced a nice ebook for my Kindle. Sigil can merge all the HTML pages into a single HTML file. So I suppose a web version is possible, on the assumption the detail can be corrected. Regards, Derek On 12/05/15 16:56, Rich Mellor wrote: That is great - any contributions to correct errors in the text are of course welcome, so that they can be incorporated into the free online version of the manual! On 12/05/2015 16:32, Derek Stewart wrote: I have been converting the QDOS/SMS Reference Manual PDF manual to work on my Kindle, using Sigil to convert the screen copied text to epub - mobi. This for my reference. I have nearly finished and corrected some obvious mistakes. However, there is a little problem in the manual: Section 5.2 File I/O, Page 3, Last Paragraph: quote The IOF.FLSH and IOF.TEST commands are subtly different: IOF.FLSH ensures that all write operations are complete, whereas IOF.TEST ensures that all write and read operations (including prefetches) are complete. /quote I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST Should this be IOB.TEST ? Regards, Derek ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
Hi, I just looked in the SMSQ/E sources and can not fond IOF.TEST. Is the statement in Section 5.3 correct? If not how should read. Regards, Derek Original message From Marcel Kilgus ql-us...@mail.kilgus.net Date: 12/05/2015 20:26 (GMT+00:00) To ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook Dilwyn Jones wrote: In my printed copy of Jochen's QDOS/SMS Reference Guide, iof.posa and iof.posr also have the same key (d0=$42, whereas iof.posr should be $43 All the other $4x trap #3s are defined leaving only $44, which must be iof.test Actually $44 is defined as iof.posv in the sources, but I'd venture a guess that no driver on earth ever implemented it. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
In my printed copy of Jochen's QDOS/SMS Reference Guide, iof.posa and iof.posr also have the same key (d0=$42, whereas iof.posr should be $43 All the other $4x trap #3s are defined leaving only $44, which must be iof.test Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Rich Mellor Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 4:56 PM To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook That is great - any contributions to correct errors in the text are of course welcome, so that they can be incorporated into the free online version of the manual! On 12/05/2015 16:32, Derek Stewart wrote: I have been converting the QDOS/SMS Reference Manual PDF manual to work on my Kindle, using Sigil to convert the screen copied text to epub - mobi. This for my reference. I have nearly finished and corrected some obvious mistakes. However, there is a little problem in the manual: Section 5.2 File I/O, Page 3, Last Paragraph: quote The IOF.FLSH and IOF.TEST commands are subtly different: IOF.FLSH ensures that all write operations are complete, whereas IOF.TEST ensures that all write and read operations (including prefetches) are complete. /quote I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST Should this be IOB.TEST ? Regards, Derek ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services Specialist Enuuk Auction Programming Services www.rwapservices.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
I have been converting the QDOS/SMS Reference Manual PDF manual to work on my Kindle, using Sigil to convert the screen copied text to epub - mobi. This for my reference. I have nearly finished and corrected some obvious mistakes. However, there is a little problem in the manual: Section 5.2 File I/O, Page 3, Last Paragraph: quote The IOF.FLSH and IOF.TEST commands are subtly different: IOF.FLSH ensures that all write operations are complete, whereas IOF.TEST ensures that all write and read operations (including prefetches) are complete. /quote I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST Should this be IOB.TEST ? Regards, Derek ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
