James Hunkins writes:

> If you have the programs, could you send me the additional details (I
> need this for any submissions to be added to the data base).
>
> 1) a list of the actual file names of the executable code
> 2) title of the program
> 3) a very short description of what the program does (editor, window
> designer, game)
> 4) a list of any executable files that are support files and are not
> meant to be run directly (IE: no icons should be made for them)
> 5) optional : any minimum command line requirements
>
> Again, thanks.  I appreciate your help and suggestions.
> Jim

Quill; Quill; Word processor; ; <F2><F3>ldefault_doc<ENTER
Abacus; Abacus; Spreadsheet; ; <F2>
Archive; Archive; Database; ; run "start_prg"<ENTER>
Easel; Easel; Business graphics program; ; <F2>

XChange; Psion XChange; Office suite; ; ;

Xchange is worth expending a bit of extra effort on, imho. I never liked the
idea of lumping these four programs together, prefering the single-program
versions. However, the extra capabilities of the Xchange versions of the
programs, plus the fact that the whole package has been updated to run on
modern QL systems leaves little choice. To get round the fiddle of
negotiating around the different programs I normally run each in its own
instance of Xchange. I use a variety of startup scripts, attached to
hotkeys, depending on what I want to do: One will load Xchange with Quill,
loading the default document template, another will load Xchange with
Archive, etc. Using hotkeys I can switch between different intances of Quill
or Archive, etc. It would be nice if QDT would support this. Quill and
Archive, and to a lesser extent, Abacus, are still among my most used
programs. (Are there any more of us dinosaurs out there?)

I dont see Qpac 1 and 2 anywhere in your list - or does QDT supercede them
all?

BTW I notice Easel no longer seems to display properly under GD2.
Advice, anyone?

Per




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