Yes Stephen, I should have been more specific, but I didn't have my T102 in
front of me:

1) Start REXMGR
2) Press [F6] for FILE
3) Press [Left Arrow] to move highlight bar to the RAM list
4) Use the [Up] [Down] keys to highlight a file
5) Press [F3] to rename file.
6) The function key labels are cleared and "New Name ?" is displayed. Enter
a new name.
7) The file is renamed, and the file list is updated with the new name.
8) The prompt "New Name ?" remains
9 ) The function keys are back to being active, but the labels have not
been refreshed.

The [F5] key restores the function key labels after the confirmation prompt
and the file is killed. So that is working correctly. I previously said
that it too may have errant behavior, but I was wrong.

Hope this clarifies the issue.

Regards,

Peter

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> Message: 16
> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 08:01:32 -0400
> From: Stephen Adolph <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [M100] REX problem with .DO files
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> thanks Peter, I'll try to replicate your bug.  I think you are saying that
> after renaming a file, the function key name tags were not visible?
>
> You are correct that software testing is a challenge.  The biggest
> challenges are
> (1) Support for multiple models, especially mult-bank support.  This was
> very challenging to implement and required major differences between NEC
> and T200, and M100.  It is so complex that it really expanded the needed
> test cases.
> (2) lack of automation.  Testing requires me to have all the hardware,
> updated, and manually run through every scenario.  As REX got more features
> this became a lot more challenging.
>
> what I am doing about it-
> 1)  I'm capping development of REX Classic.  It does what it does now, and
> bug fixes hopefully will approach zero.
> 2)  I'm introducing a new REX variant called REX# (REX Sharp).  This
> variant is simpler, it eliminates features that are problematic to maintain
> and have little value, while keeping the best capabilities.
>
> REX#  Summary  (soon to be online at the REX wiki)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> * low manufacturing cost, hence much lower price (especially when bundled
> with REXCPM)
> * increases the # of available blocks from 24 to 28
> * includes Brian's PCB2MOLEX Carrier for increased reliability and
> convenience
> * based on REXMGR Rel 4.9 (build 258)
> * All the same features as REX Classic EXCEPT
> ---> supports RAM and ROM types only; no "OS" and no "SYS"
> ---> operates in Bank 1 only (NEC and T200)  (no "multi-bank" operation -
> much simpler!)
> ---> eliminates "Main ROM Management" feature.  In my opinion this is
> problematic and unnecessary.
> ---> eliminates some functions (Date/time, Sort)
> ---> added a build number to the REX information display, so we don't have
> to memorize Checksums.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 3:33 AM Peter Noeth <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Steve,
> >
> > It will take me some time to try it out. I have never re-flashed the REX
> > before, so I will need to note what files are in each image (the masters
> > are on my PC), then study the re-flash procedure and execute it, then
> > re-load all the files.
> >
> > Hopefully nothing will break and cause my REX to become a doorstop. I
> > expect that you do not have an SQA (Software Quality Assurance) Test
> Suite,
> > so hopefully the fix doesn't break anything else.
> >
> > While we are on the "bug fix" topic, I also found another one the other
> > day. I was using the REXMGR to rename a file in RAM. Once the rename was
> > successful, the label menu was not re-displayed. I think this also occurs
> > when killing a file, but I am not sure.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >>
> >>
>
>

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