Re: Two simple questions...?

["M.W. Poirier" poirmw@xxxxxxxx]

 Thanks Carl. The beep problem is solved. I discovered that I had no
 df cb x,y in my settings file. As for the colour problem, that is a
 little more difficult, and I have not solved it yet. It's a curious
 problem. I copied the relevant Microlytic files from my NB4.5a
 directory, and I thought that, if they worked at all, I would see
 the same colours as under NB. Well, they work very well, but the
 colours have changed. So, I'm inclined to think that the colours
 must be set by XY4, ...but then again, maybe I'm wrong...?

 M.W. Poirier


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On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Carl Distefano wrote:

> > 1. How do I change the colour of the item on which the cursor
> > lands when I call for a synonym in the Microlytic thesaurus?
>
> I'm about to leave town for vacation so I'm not able to answer this
> question precisely (the question is "simple", but not the answer).
> In short, I don't know. I suspect that the answer is that the color
> cannot be changed within XyWrite (because the thesaurus is an
> external program). However, I'll dodge the question by saying that
> the best way I know of to change the colors in any DOS program is
> the freeware program VGA Palette Tool (VPT), which is available at:
> http://users.datarealm.com/ammaze/xfer/vgatool.zip. Highly recommended.
>
> > 2. Can the tone of the beep associated with abbreviation
> > expansions be modified? 
>
> Yes, by adjusting the Correction Beep (CB) setting in SETTINGS.DFL.
>
> df cb=x,y
>
> As with other beeps, the x value refers to pitch, the y value to
> duration. The legal range for each value is 0-65535. DF CB=0,0
> disables the beep (my personal preference).
>
> Carl
>
>