On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 1:02 PM, Paul Gilmartin < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 18:49:42 +0000, Grinsell, Don wrote: > > >I can't speak for Attachmate but BlueZone offers a config option for > hotspots. If you turn it on it associates http and "associated text" up to > the next blank as a clickable hotspot. I'd dig into all of the options and > see if it's hidden in there somewhere. > > > And if the length of the URL exceeds the width of the screen? This > LISTSERV politely > wraps it. > > > On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 12:48:45 -0600, John McKown wrote: > > > >Almost argues for a new RFC for TN3270E for a new WSF field code for an > >effect similar to HREF in HTML. > > > You seem to be arguing for doing it on the server side, TELNETD, rather > than > the client, TN3270*. I didn't mean to give that impression. > Then every TN3270 client would need to be upgraded > to recognize the new WSF, or at least not to fail on it. True. > And it still leaves no > way of completing long URLs. They needn't be terribly long; just > positioned > so that they span an edge of the window. > Not so. The new WSF code could have two parts, like an HREF. An HTML HREF looks something like: <a href="http://www.some.really.long.url/with/a/directory/index.html>display this</a> The WSF first part would have the URL in the "href=" not be displayed on the 3720 screen. The second part ("display this") is what would be rendered on the screen. It's just a stupid idea of mine. Nobody is going to care one scintilla about making 3270 displays more user friendly in today's environment. IBM is pushing workstation development, like RD/z (or whatever), instead of TSO ISPF. ISPF and 3270 is for ancient dinos like us. If I had my choice of environments, I would be totally based on a desktop Linux ( I _hate_ Windows!) which keeps its data in z/OS UNIX files, in __ASCII__ (we agree on hating EBCDIC) as is accessible via something akin to, but better than, NFS (CIFS?). The tools on z/OS would need to "somehow" be able to process the ASCII encode files, perhaps via "CCSID" tagging of the UNIX files. > > -- gil > > -- Our calculus classes are an integral part of your education. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
