Re: XyWrite and TeX

[Leslie Bialler lb136@xxxxxxxx]

Martin J. Osborne wrote:

> > Of course it makes sense to recommend XyWrite. Those people who are
> > having trouble getting it to run under XP are simply not following
> > the instructions that have been given time and again on this site.
>   It runs, but on my system (W2000):
> 1. Cursor movement and scrolling is not completely smooth.


In a window or full screen?

> 2. Some events (I haven't determined which) trigger the NumLock to
> flash on and off rapidly and cause cursor movement to slow down
> significantly.


I believe Carl's instrux on renaming certain keys in the keyboard file
take care of that. Maybe not. They certainly worked for me.


> 3. A flashing additional "cursor" appears at startup (on my system, at
> least) and after some exits to DOS (which I do very frequently).


In a window or full screen?

> 4. Calling a file from a nondefault directory isn't possible if that
> directory has the archive bit set.


As the immortal Henny Youngman would have said: "I went to the doctor
and I said, 'it hurts when I move my arm like this' and the doctor said,
'so don't move your arm like that.' " I.e., unset the archive bit. This
too has been discussed and answered by Carl and Robert.


>   And how is it possible to get a copy of the program? (Maybe is
> *is* possible---I just don't know.)

Let's not go there.

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