Re: Linux and XyWrite

[Leslie Bialler lb136@xxxxxxxx]

Aw, don't thank ME. Thank Carl and Robert. They wrote it; I just
retrieved it.


Glad it worked, though.

Could you tell us this: is your system a P4? I ask because Patricia, I
think, had some concerns about P4's ability to run XyWrite. I had no
problem, as I mentioned.


ralph j gray wrote:


Dear Leslie,
Quick thanks for Xy in XP. Tried it and it works just dandy.
ralph gray

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:54:52 -0400 Leslie Bialler 
writes:



Friends,

I thought you all would like to know that we here at Columbia
University
Press are in the process of upgrading our computer system. The staff
are
in the process of having their Win 9X machines to Dell P4s running
Win
XP. One of our editorialistas has his new black beauty up and
running
and Xywrite, version 3.57 I might add, is humming along--in full
screen
mode.


Not more than 20 minutes ago, this fellow edited an xml file,
changing
an indexer's self-created en-dash code to – It was virtually
instantaneous.


While I have yet to be upgraded, I have a similar machine at home
and I
have had no issues running Xy4. If you search the archives here you
will
learn how to configure your XP system to running either 3+ or 4 full


screen under XP.

If there are compatibility issues they are fixable. The chances are

there is something in your startup.int or settings.dfl that is
causing
your distress. As usual, and as has been discussed many times over
the
years, the best thing to do is run your cranky startup.int by
commenting
out each routine therein one at a time. Chances are, when you
comment
out the right line, the problem, whatever it is, will go away.


In addition, I have never had cursor flicker with NB. It, too, is a
fine
product.


Again, from the archives, to get XyWrite to run full screen in XP:

Before Xy3+ is running, open Xy3+ Properties and on the Program tab,
set
"Run:" to Maximized instead of Normal, so that window always opens
maximized. Now launch Xy3+ [or Xy4 Dos] in a window.
RightMouseButton
on the Taskbar (the upper blue bar of the window) ==> Properties ==>

Layout. In Screen Buffer Size, set Width=80, Height=25. In Window

Size, set Width=80, Height=25. Close Properties, telling the system
to
modify the shortcut and remember these settings.


Now check that XyWrite Default SL (Screen Length)=25. It should
default to that anyway. Close Xy, then reopen it.




 


At 8/23/2004 10:15 AM -0400, Patricia M Godfrey wrote:

  

Our options seem to boil down to 1) Getting XyWrite working on
   


Linux or
 

Mac; 2) settling (and paying, again and again) for NB and hoping
   

it
 


gets
fixed, or 3) stockpiling P III systems as they become available
   


on the
 


aftermarket.
   


--
Leslie Bialler, Columbia University Press
lb136@xxxxxxxx
61 W. 62 St, NYC 10023
212-459-0600 X7109 (phone) 212-459-3677 (fax)
 


http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup
  



 







--
Leslie Bialler, Columbia University Press
lb136@xxxxxxxx
61 W. 62 St, NYC 10023
212-459-0600 X7109 (phone) 212-459-3677 (fax)

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup