Re: Linux and XyWrite

[ralph j gray rgrayauto@xxxxxxxx]

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
>
>
>