Re: NW=?? in settings.dfl

[Judith Davidsen jdavidsen@xxxxxxxx]

Yesssssss!

Thanks

Judith Davidsen

Carl Distefano wrote:
>
> Reply to note from Judith Davidsen  Wed, 25
> Apr 2001 02:04:11 -0400
>
> > On my previous computer, running Xydos 4.014 and with NW=2 in
> > settings.dfl, I can:
> >
> > 1. Call a file from the directory to a new window while keeping
> > the directory in the old window, and
> >
> > 2. both store/save the file AND close the window by issuing ST
> > .
> >
> > The current computer, running 4.018, refuses to do this no
> > matter what the NW setting, and the Customization Guide seems
> > to think it's not possible.
>
> Judith:
>
> It seems you discovered a "feature" (and a pretty good one at that!)
> of XyDOS 4.014 that was brought back to spec in later versions. In
> any case, Paul is right that there is no single value of NW which is
> designed both to keep a directory displayed after a file is CAlled
> and to close the window automatically when a file is ABorted or
> STored.
>
> The workaround I would suggest is to set default NW to 1 or 2, which
> gives you the desired directory behavior, and to use 
> instead of  or  with ABort and STore commands. The
> latter requires adding a new frame (supplied below) to your Jumbo U2
> file. Use the following procedure:
>
> 1) Issue DEC to convert the frame to working code.
> 2) CAll your U2 file and CoPy in the new frame.
> 3) Do NOT attempt to SAve or STore U2! Instead, issue LH.
> 4) Now ABort (or STore) U2.
>
> The routine below supports all usage variants of the AB and ST
> commands: AB, AB/NV (rare except in XPL), ST and ST[[/NV] filename].
> (Unabbreviated command names, ABORT and STORE, are NOT supported.)
> It automatically closes the current window and, for good measure,
> any adjacent windows not in use.
>
> To assign this enhanced STore (simple form) or ABort command to a
> key, use:
> nn=NOXHJM2,.,s,t,Q2
> or
> nn=NOXHJM2,.,a,b,Q2
>
> Enjoy!
>
> XPLeNCODE v2.0
> b-gin [UNTITLED]
> [cr|lf]{{;5ab,ab/nv,st,st/nv}} ABort|STore file & close unuse
> d window(s) [CLD][cr|lf]{2};*;          Usage: AB[/
> NV][cr|lf];*;              ST[[/NV] fi
> lename][cr|lf][BX_]{<}SX01,{<}VA$FR{>}{>}{<}PV01{>}{
> <}IF{<}VA|50{>}>0{>} {<}PV50{>}{<}EI{>}[Q2_];*;[cr|lf]{<}IF{<
> }ER{>}{>}{<}EX{>}{<}EI{>}[BX_]wait[Q2_]{<}LBa{>}{<}IF{<}VA$WS
> {>}<1&{<}VA$WO{>}>1{>}[BX_]rs[Q2_]{<}GLa{>}{<}EI{>}{2}[cr|lf]
> [cr|lf]
> -nd
> XPLeNCODE
>
> --
> Carl Distefano
> cld@xxxxxxxx
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