[ql-users] Lost messages [was Turbo]

2005-08-24 Thread P Witte
I never saw the message jms1 was answering with his message below. In fact this is the first message Ive seen since 18/08 from Duncan Neithercut. Is this a symptom of a general problem or just local to me? Per - Original Message - From: jms1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Fabrizio Diversi [EMAIL

Re: [ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files

2005-07-15 Thread P Witte
Nasta writes: If you want to be absolutely sure, 1G QXL.WIN, with 32k allocation block size is the way to go, it avoids all the possible pitfalls... Actually a 1G QXL.WIN drive (cant we find a better name for QXL.WIN files? How about just Win files?) has an allocation block size of 16k; 2G has

Re: [ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files

2005-07-08 Thread P Witte
John Gilpin writes: 4Gb per QXL.win file is more than enough for me! I just didn't want to set it all up then find I had overstepped the mark. (I will probably set up three or four 1Gb files and see how it goes. - my BIG Hard drive is about 80Gb in total ). I only get 2GB with QPC2: FORMAT

Re: [ql-users] SERNET (help required)

2005-06-06 Thread P Witte
wolfgang mühlegger writes: Can anyone point me to the Sernet V2.25 manual? I want to know the meaning of the keywords and parameters. Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm hi, AFAIR is a textfile

Re: [ql-users] SERNET (help required)

2005-06-03 Thread P Witte
Do I hear the distant hum of busy QLs - or is it just tinnitus? Can anyone point me to the Sernet V2.25 manual? I want to know the meaning of the keywords and parameters. Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Turbo v4g21

2005-04-30 Thread P Witte
George Gwilt writes: There is one more change that I have made. That is in the choice of stack size. EasyPtr and QPTR extensions need more stack than the 350 bytes default. You Could the problems I mentioned to you in a private mail (lots of inexplicable run-time errors) relate to this issue,

[ql-users] list bug

2005-04-29 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones must have written: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's geared up for people with always-on connections. Dial up users have to force it to update unless they happen to be online when AVG7 reckons it's time to update. It normally tries to update every 2 days and normally has downloads

Re: [ql-users] www.kilgus.net updated

2005-04-29 Thread P Witte
Hi Marcel, I cant download (error 404: Datei nicht gefunden!). Can you check whether the link is working, please? Per - Original Message - From: Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] www.kilgus.net updated

Re: [ql-users] Internet on the QL

2005-04-28 Thread P Witte
. writes: BTW: Due to the birth of my son I realise that I haven't uploaded the Congratulations!! appropriate files (as promised in the article) to my webserver. These will be put there later tonight for everyone to download. If you download these qxl.win files you can ensure that the

Re: Re: [ql-users] Internet on the QL

2005-04-28 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.18 - Release Date: 19/04/2005 Look at the nasty virus youve got on your computer. Probably trying to shame you into forking out more dosh. What lowlife! Time to

Re: [ql-users] Turbo v4g21

2005-04-27 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: First of all I'd like to note that whatever feature I thought it would be cool if Turbo could do this Turbo could already do, one just has to read the documentation. Just is a pretty big word here ;) But you are right! 200 IF NOT(COMPILED) THEN 210 LRESPR

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-26 Thread P Witte
David Tubbs writes: You, Per, don't convince me you have not solved someone else's problem with taking top payscale. Never done work for local community, or worked for a charity ? Im not sure I catch your drift, but Ive spent most of my working life in unwaged positions, in so-called ideal

Re: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-26 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: QPAC2 is NOT as many assume a more recent version of QPAC1! But strangely enough QPAC2 is a successor to QRAM for all practical purposes. However, most Qram utilities no longer work with the versions of PE that came with and after Qpac2. The general advice seems to be

Re: [ql-users] Software Prices.

2005-04-25 Thread P Witte
John Sadler writes: As Dilwyn Jones says in his article in Qtoady that TurboPtr is more flexible than EasyPtr, and the group members feel that software should be paid for, George I wondered whether the group members did not use it because it was free and they would be happier paying £60 to

[ql-users] QL PE files

2005-04-25 Thread P Witte
Roy wood writes: The current version of ptr_gen and wman is 2.01. They are both in need of an update though, as they are out of synch with the corresponding SMSQ/E versions (bugs and new facilities). Who maintains these? Well, they are now free to distribute and I do not think that anyone

Re: [ql-users] Turbo v4g21

2005-04-25 Thread P Witte
George Gwilt writes: Spurred by Per, I have produced a version of Turbo which allows slicing of arrays used as parameters of machine code extensions. Turbo v4g21 should be on the SQLUG site in a few days. When you say spurred I hope you mean encouraged rather than bullied ;)

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-24 Thread P Witte
Jochen Merz writes: I'm on Tony's mailshot, or so I thought, but I never saw it! :-( You are. His announcement was on the JMS .gif image linked to from the emailshot. Thanks Tony, makes one wonder if that is read at all... maybe we should, if it is a show invitation, just put

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-24 Thread P Witte
David Tubbs writes: that the starter pack offer (234 Euros worth Shall we say priced at rather than worth. The authors think it should be higher whilst the market seems to suggest otherwise. What market? Pay peanuts, get monkeys. Per ___

Re: [ql-users] Turbo v4g21

2005-04-24 Thread P Witte
George Gwilt writes: Spurred by Per, I have produced a version of Turbo which allows slicing of arrays used as parameters of machine code extensions. Turbo v4g21 should be on the SQLUG site in a few days. When you say spurred I hope you mean encouraged rather than bullied ;) Looking forward

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-22 Thread P Witte
COLIN PARSONS writes: So whats wrong with the demo version of QPC2? You can check out most of the new facilities and run most new programs. Enough to satisfy curiosity, I should think. You can't save any work. Hardly the way to encourage any new programmer to the platform!! Its

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-22 Thread P Witte
Jeremy Taffel writes: So whats wrong with the demo version of QPC2? You can check out most of the new facilities and run most new programs. Enough to satisfy curiosity, I should think. No, not really, not without being able to save config files etc. Ok, so if you had to solve the problem

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-22 Thread P Witte
Peter Graf writes: Id go one better: The place to start, of course, is to make the Qx0 designs public and free so other people can develop and improve them, and in some cases, build their own. A free computer to run free software on. Just the thing. The obstacle is production. If I

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-22 Thread P Witte
David Tubbs writes: Really Per, I am surprised at your response ! Ooops! Have I put my mouth where my foot should have been? No, not really, not without being able to save config files etc. Ok, so if you had to solve the problem of producing a demo that would satisfy curiosity, but was

Re: Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-22 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: So whats wrong with the demo version of QPC2? You can check out most of the new facilities and run most new programs. Enough to satisfy curiosity, I should think. No, not really, not without being able to save config files etc. A reminder here that there are

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-21 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: Although I don't think Freddy gets much time for QLing these days, he speaks nostalgically of his time with the QL. I happened to mention Quanta's QL Is 21 meeting to him. He said it may be of interest to him and might wish to attend, if only for nostalgic reasons, if

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-21 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: One can make money with free software also, but by adding value instead of charging for the rigths over the binaries. Added value can be: - Distribution packages (Disk/CD/DVD) - Handbooks and documentation - Commercial support (e.g. for those who bought the

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-20 Thread P Witte
Roy wood writes: I have no problem reading mine from QPC2. I do have a w problem with it being called WIN6. I must confess that that had not occurred to me before. I just made it up as WIN6_ and did not really pay much attention to it being named that. I have corrected this now and

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-19 Thread P Witte
Roy wood writes: I intend to tackle the details of QXL.WIN file handling in the next part of 'Start Here' in QL Today. I believe there is software to read QXL.WIN files on other systems but I did get reports of people being unable to access the QDT QXL.WIN files on the CD so I would be

Re: [ql-users] Hove Workshop

2005-04-14 Thread P Witte
Roy wood writes: Problem is, at the end most people are busy getting home. I dont suppose therell be an aftermath on Sunday? I cant make Saturday.. There is always some kind of aftermath. Jochen always likes to get an Indian meal in at some point when he is here so I am planning to visit a

[ql-users] TobaQQo [OT]

2005-04-13 Thread P Witte
Could I ask a favour? I miscalculated the amount of stress and aggrevation a recent programming project would cause me ;) so Ive smoQued up my stash of acceptably taxed tobacco. If one of our Continental Cousins would be so kind as to top me up at the Hove meeting on Sunday, Id be much obliged! Id

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-12 Thread P Witte
George Gwilt writes: Turbo cannot set sliced arrays as parameters to S*BASIC procedures or functions. This is because of the way the array descriptors are defined. However it is theoretically possible to set a sliced array as parameter to a machine code extension since Turbo defines an

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-12 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: But I can change everything Oh yes? ;)) One very simple improvement that could be made to MAWDRAW would be to allow it to take an address instead of an array. The address would point to a data area with the following structure - which you will recognise as the last

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-12 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: P Witte wrote: But I can change everything Oh yes? ;)) Can, not will ;-) I knew I must be dreaming.. ;) One very simple improvement that could be made to MAWDRAW would be to allow it to take an address instead of an array. The address would point to a data

Re: [ql-users] Hove Workshop

2005-04-12 Thread P Witte
Tony Firshman writes: Two day shows are dead loss for me. It simply means I am less busy for two days. Most people seem to come on the second day (like you John). You always seem to manage to be busy enough ;) Personally, I think the duration needs to be in some kind of proportion to the

Re: [ql-users] Knoware update

2005-04-10 Thread P Witte
A.. 2005/04/10 Update a.. PED - Reported bugs fixed, except changing palette under Qdos. Some minor additions Available now @ http://knoware.mysite.freeserve.com/index.html Id particularly like to hear from those who cant get the program to start at all Per

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-09 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The latest beta test version of Turbo, v4d21, should soon be on the SQLUG site. This one has compiled QPTR's demo_bas (after some modifications). I'm curious, what kind of modifications? Dimensioning of strings? I've read the readme of v4c21

[ql-users] Knoware update

2005-04-08 Thread P Witte
A.. 2005/04/08 Addition a.. PED - PSION printer driver utility. For QDOS with TK2 and Wman2, or SMSQE Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-06 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: P Witte wrote: The compiler directive is correct, or at least as per what is in ptrmen_cde ($$asmb=filename,4,82) If the filename above should happen to be ptrmen_cde the correct parameters are $$asmb=filename,0,82 No, 4,82 is the correct one. Address 4

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-06 Thread P Witte
Norman Dunbar writes: MSTAT% is not in the redistributable code, it lives solely in the ptrmenR code, ie, the resident stuff which you are not allowed to link into your programs. I never noticed. But it definitely is in the runtime version of the toolkit now, and has been since V3.50 at

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-05 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: The compiler directive is correct, or at least as per what is in ptrmen_cde ($$asmb=filename,4,82) If the filename above should happen to be ptrmen_cde the correct parameters are $$asmb=filename,0,82 Per ___ QL-Users Mailing

Re: [ql-users] Knoware

2005-04-04 Thread P Witte
Ffibys writes: I do... I actually do not like minesweeper games at all, but this is Nor do I, but I liked writing one. As these games go, now that Ive at last had a chance to practise, I find D-Miner quite enjoyable to play. pretty damn good! I like the fonts Per used; are these prerendered

Re: [ql-users] Knoware

2005-04-04 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: P Witte wrote: A.. 2005/03/27 Addition and Update a.. D-Miner - Minesweeper clone for high-end SMSQ/E systems Has nobody any comment on this? I thought this thing is freakishly impressive and is really pushing the boundaries on what can be done with the PE

Re: [ql-users] Knoware

2005-03-28 Thread P Witte
Changes to Knoware: A.. 2005/03/27 Addition and Update a.. D-Miner - Minesweeper clone for high-end SMSQ/E systems b.. Timer V0.09 - small update Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[ql-users] Knoware

2005-03-26 Thread P Witte
Watch this space.. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Turbo v4b21

2005-03-20 Thread P Witte
Ffibys writes: I need a break from testing software as Ive got some pressing stuff of my own to do, but Im very interested to hear how this goes. The day Turbo can be used with EasyPtr I may jump ship.. Per Passing by reference works RIGHT now (Q-Word is working with that :-) Ffibys

Re: [ql-users] louder

2005-03-20 Thread P Witte
Ffibys writes: I only want to play 20KHz samples to avoid the need for duplicate files across QPC2 and Qx0. Im not sure Rich did solve the problem, as QWord - beautiful as it looks on the Q60! - only beeps there, while it plays sampled sounds on QPC2. Per No, The Q60 DOES play

[ql-users] louder

2005-03-19 Thread P Witte
Hi guys, Ive been fiddling around with sound on my Q60. Problem 1) Im using a standard PC speaker, but the sounds are so faint as to be barely audible. The Q60 manual says to use a speaker with an impedance of 32 or higher. Standard speakers are 8 Ohm, and I have yet to find an electronics shop

Re: [ql-users] louder

2005-03-19 Thread P Witte
Roy wood writes: Ive been fiddling around with sound on my Q60. Problem 1) Im using a standard PC speaker, but the sounds are so faint as to be barely audible. The Q60 manual says to use a speaker with an impedance of 32 or higher. Standard speakers are 8 Ohm, and I have yet to find an

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-03-12 Thread P Witte
Ian writes: When I try to run this in QPC, setenv is refused (not recognised). I must be missing something in my boot program? Any ideas? Make sure youre loading ENV_BIN before using SETENV Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [ql-users] Easyptr Move

2005-03-11 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: If you use WMOV there is only the old method available. You can't use any of the new methods. Sometimes you have to use WMOV. For example, the Launchpad clock runs in a MW_LINKed window so it has to be stopped before a move routine is called to move the main display.

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-06 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Uhlig writes: EasyMenu is not very good at displaying high colour sprites, you have to fool it by putting a 4/8 mode sprite in front of each high colour sprite. This is not true! Only if you want to have the sprites in mode 4 or 8, too. Just to confuse things a bit more: Loose

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-06 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: P Witte wrote: 1) Manually added scaling flags are removed on re-loading a menu definition and may even crash the program. 2) System sprites cant be shown and other hicolour sprites are problematic. 3) Application window scroll bar attributes cannot be set

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-04 Thread P Witte
Roy wood writes: The upgrade situation is not easy. I do have an updated version of Easymenu and Easysprite but they are by no means releasable as Marcel considers them unfinished. The question is would there be a market for an updated version. Marcel does a lo of work on this kind of thing

[ql-users] Quite quiet

2005-02-22 Thread P Witte
Nice and quiet around here for a change .. Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Fred Toussi

2005-02-19 Thread P Witte
Tony Firshman writes: I keep quoting Lau's brilliant superHermes documentation, but it is worth repeating. The sH _asm was vast, but is mainly documentation. He wrote giant introductions, where he had a dialogue (with himself) on how to approach basic logic, listing out -all- his thoughts.

[ql-users] Virus [OT]

2005-02-13 Thread P Witte
Im now the proud owner of my first Internet Security Solution, ie anti virus, anti spam, anti adware, + firewall. I now fully realise what a dreadful inconvenience the rest of the world and his dog seems to have put up with while Ive been running wild and free these past ten years! Its expensive -

[ql-users] on a hiding to knoware

2005-02-06 Thread P Witte
Since its been so quiet these past few days, perhaps you wont mind me announcing a piffling update to my website Knoware @: http://knoware.mysite.freeserve.com/index.html A.. 2005/02/06 Update a.. Qwirc V0.66 - update and more bug fixes b.. LX2 V0.03 - tiny but important change! See Readme

Re: [ql-users] smsq gold

2005-01-31 Thread P Witte
Rich Mellor writes: No I am not certain. All I am certain of is that it's SMSQ_GOLD v3.06. It probably ain't the colours version as DISP_COLOUR 2 does nothing it seems. I don't use the QL and MiniSQL Aurora that much, so have probably not installed the right versions. Only way of

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-31 Thread P Witte
- Aucun - writes: I understand and believe that in your situation EX WIN6_myprog_exe executes myprog on your local machine, but EX n1_*win1_myprog_exe executes myprog on the remote machine, provided QPC runs there as well, I suppose (and WIN6_ on you local QPC is WIN1_ on your remote

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-30 Thread P Witte
wolfgang mühlegger writes: P Witte schrieb: How do you make this work? marcel hacked sernet to work 'over udp' and it's working great! I think I got that part of your earlier message ;) What do you need to connect and how do you make it work? Per

Re: [ql-users] Old games

2005-01-30 Thread P Witte
Rich Mellor writes: Otherwise just use RESPR instead of ALCHP. ..provided no jobs are running (Qdos). Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-29 Thread P Witte
wolfgang mühlegger writes: to me the most exiting thing has not been mentioned by a word: marcel has modified sernet to udpnet. so ql-networking is MUCH faster now and easier too - you do not have to deal with baud rates, cables ... How do you make this work? thx marcel .. Yes. A lot!

Re: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

2005-01-25 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: Tony Tebby wrote: Maybe that's out of copyright by now or maybe I'm not dead yet. Ah, uncertainty. Maybe somebody should open the box and have a look then? No wonder the QL user list has been so busy this year if we are starting to get contributions from

Re: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

2005-01-24 Thread P Witte
P Witte wrote: TK2 V2.12, at least, contains the keywords to make or open directories. I think the actual directory drivers are implemented separately. At least with some of the emulators you have to load both the toolkit ROM and a driver ROM such as NFA.ROM The above is wrong. Apologies

Re: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

2005-01-23 Thread P Witte
Roy wood writes: All you've proved is that the MAKE_DIR procedure is part of TKII... But that was the bit he wanted. What were the differences between the level two drivers and the normal ones then? This was a long time ago but I thought that the differences were mainly the sub-directories

Re: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

2005-01-20 Thread P Witte
Roy wood writes: After a discussion with Tony Tebby Jochen Merz and I have his permission I hope you will all agree this is good news. This is splendid news! Time for an Upgrade your QL website, somebody? Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [ql-users] QL filename length revisited

2005-01-16 Thread P Witte
George writes: Caution! Caution! I was asked by someone to allow any file type to be set by GWASS (other than 255 which is special). This implies that someone somewhere is perhaps setting up file types of 3 to 254 in assembled programs. Suddenly using one of these for another purpose might

Re: [ql-users] QL filename length revisited

2005-01-16 Thread P Witte
Isnt the thing to do here to emulate the Windoze solution? Ie, each directory entry has a short filename [SFN] wchich complies in every respect with the old directory specs. The LFN is stored within the directory file in specially marked records, or in a separate file. Eventually, the old system

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-15 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: But why? Its enough to know it can be done without knowing how ;) OK, so this whole discussion makes no sense, I should just have gone ahead... That does not follow. The point of the discussion is not to fall into fixed ideas before all the issues have been explored.

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-15 Thread P Witte
P Witte wrote: DATA_USE 'win1_prg' DDOWN 'ext' PRINT DATAD$ would print win1_prg_ext_ on your screen. I should add: Whether it exists or not, ie it appears to be a simple string operation. Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-15 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: I mean things like .. and \ (root directory) of DOS. Yes!! Ok, so at least one likes my idea :-) Two, I hope? Shouldn't we just decide on a suggested value now instead of making it dynamic (things like configuration options can't be dynamic anyway)? Windows

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-15 Thread P Witte
George writes: stack (a7) channel count channels command string magic (.w) - (a6,a5) (as at present) program's name length (.w) HD's length (.w) program's name bytes padding of above to 42 bytes Since there is nothing on the stack after the

Re: [ql-users] QPC Keyboard

2005-01-15 Thread P Witte
George writes: I have also produced a private keyboard table loaded by KBD_TABLE which to some extent allows the two uses of the number pad. Holding down Alt Gr makes the num pad act as though Num lock was off. How difficult would it be to add Minerva's 'Compose' keystrokes? You know,

Re: [ql-users] QL filename length revisited

2005-01-14 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: Just an unrelated note to the DOS long-filename-hack: They had to do this because a single file name was limited to only 8 characters. We have 36 characters to work with, which is much less of a burden. So I don't see the need for something similar. But they had a

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-14 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: set a default filename for a job with a certain name No. I dont see the point. They can just use PROGD$ as now. No, I thought about hot_rext'd progs. What are they?. I dont have a hot_rext (or similar) command. If this is contained in some toolkit, then that

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-14 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: Also something one should probably think about: should functions like OPEN automatically use the current directory if no drive name is given? Currently most commands default to DATAD$. Or, speaking completely into the blue, what about a meta device like DEV_ that uses

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-14 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: Even though it is my idea this probably needs more thinking. The device I proposed is probably not the way to go, instead perhaps the OPEN routine would need to be changed to automatically make use of the current directory, otherwise it's probably somewhat pointless.

Re: [ql-users] QPC Keyboard

2005-01-14 Thread P Witte
George writes: I have also produced a private keyboard table loaded by KBD_TABLE which to some extent allows the two uses of the number pad. Holding down Alt Gr makes the num pad act as though Num lock was off. How difficult would it be to add Minerva's 'Compose' keystrokes? You know, 'a' +

Re: [ql-users] The hardware conflict...

2005-01-14 Thread P Witte
Some time ago I wrote about a problem with a green, jinxed PC I have, and I received a lot of helpful advice on this list - Thank you! I had this machine built for me at a local computer shop. Not the industry's brightest people, pehaps, but very helpful and friendly. They were at a complete loss.

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-14 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: What are they?. I dont have a hot_rext (or similar) command. If this is contained in some toolkit, then that toolkit should be altered, not the system. yes, you do :-) eg ert hot_rext(' f ',' win1_progs_fifi '). Sets FiFi up as a hotkey (in fact an executable

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-14 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: It will be set up as a thing (since I don't think we have found any other satisfactory solution for compiled Basic). We havent really tried, but ok Go ahead!!! But why? Its enough to know it can be done without knowing how ;) Actually I can think of one

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-13 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: [Save Name] Right, I wasn't even aware of that possibility! I've had a quick look, this seem to be an Sbasic specific feature, it doesn't exist in Superbasic (nor, I think in TK II, but could somebody check?).. Yes, its strictly SMSQE only. Nice little job for some

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-13 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Your idea sounds excellent. Instead of my bicycle you and Wolfgang have produced a Mercedes. I am in favour (as long as I dont have to produce it ;) Damn, that was my precondition, too! ;-) But it does start to sound like a worthwhile job. You will notice

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-13 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Sorry but A6,A5 does indeed point to the *end* of the command string at least when the job is invoked by EX it doesn't point to any data area Yes, the documentation is a bit misleading here. Apart form that, I think we agree on the Ex mechanism. (...) QLib

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-13 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: However, this is a much more ambitious project than a mere home directory affair. Actually I think it doesn't amount to much more work. Perhaps it is a separate piece of work altogether? Afterall, why not have as many current directories as you like, from 0..n? This

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-13 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Other thought: make the job use the thing, which in turn reserves the memory. On removal the thing will be informed and can deal with that. Just a thought, I am NO expert on things. But this is entirely correct - it would just mean that the thing would have to be

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-13 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Sorry if I misunderstood. (or I did!) It is easier to misunderstand that otherwise. Weve all been doing a lot of that during this and other discussions. Very frustrating, but it cant be helped. As long as we get some results AND stay positive very little else matters

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-12 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: 1) Older programs which would expect (a6,a5) to point to the command string at the top of the data area. If we were to adopt this scheme, then a lot of existing programs would immediately not be able to get at any parameters passed to them. We do not have the

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-12 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Whatever the low-down implementation, ideally the workings of the HD/CD should be as consistent as possible accross m/c programs, interpreted Sbasic or compiled Sbasic. Anything that wouldn't be available to compiled Sbasic wouldn't make much sense! True ;) I

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-12 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Or a completely different proposal: (putting the home dir after the command string) As long as you dont mean that this has to be done on the EX command line, I agree with the above description. Having said that, it /would/ perhpas be nice to add something like this

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-12 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Default could also be DATAD$ or whatever. that would defeat the wholme exercice. Why that? It's just a fallback solution if otherwise no other directory can be provided (none set). Well, it already exists... Wouldn't it be better if

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-12 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: That is why Im suggesting to use the Save Name as the Homedir in the interpreter. The difficult bits have already been implemented, only we dont currently have access to the Save Name except indirectly through (Q)SAVEing and (Q)LOADing the current program. Oops,

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-12 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Doesnt this defeat the object? We already can do this with a simple Config block. The point of a Homedir is that you can always know the name and path of the current job from wherever it is executed. I think we were talking about jobs executed from things which

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-12 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: No, I have for example a current directory in mind, which should be changeable (on request of the application) after the application started to run. I also have a device in mind that automatically accesses the current directory. None of which is cleanly doable with the

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-12 Thread P Witte
Wolfgang Lenerz writes: Having said that, it /would/ perhpas be nice to add something like this as an option to overwrite the default home directory, although is does complicate an already overloaded parameter list: EX filename ; command string ! different homedir Before

Re: [ql-users] QL filename length revisited

2005-01-11 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: We've down this road many times before, unless Marcel has new ideas to offer I don't really see the point of raising this again. Just because JRH managed to exceed 36 characters in his zip files! Not quite. Ive always lobbied for an advanced new file system. Im now

Re: [ql-users] QL filename length revisited

2005-01-11 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: Im assuming that you were answering two different mails here. Forget the QPC 'hole' that got me going and lets look at path depth for SMSQ/E in general: Unfortunately directories have to be read raw, meaning that the format is limited to 36 characters. If one were to

Re: [ql-users] Lynx 282

2005-01-11 Thread P Witte
Kjartan Geble Olsen writes: Norsk? But I can already hear the whining but I can't adapt my application to use the new traps as then it wouldn't be QDOS compatible anymore, so I probably just don't bother. Not trying to discourage anybody else, of course, it's just my view of things. Is

Re: [ql-users] QL filename length revisited

2005-01-11 Thread P Witte
François Van Emelen writes: Perhaps we should have another bash at finding a solution to our debilitating filename length problem? snip Let battle commence! Per What about QVFS QDOS Virtual File System by Hans-Peter Reckenwald? François Van Emelen I did mention this (option 2) I tried it a

Re: [ql-users] I'm home, dear.

2005-01-11 Thread P Witte
Or a completely different proposal: Lets take the standard job as the starting point. Dealing with QLiberated or Turboed jobs need some special treatment. When a job is first started it has a code area and a data area. If there are open channels or a command line the Basic keywords EX (and

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