Re: Dodging Windows "Quit" default in XyWin

["Paul Breeze" paul.breeze@xxxxxxxx]

I've found it a problem because I want to assign something other that quit
to ALT-F4, but I've no solution. If there is one, I'd be pleased to learn
of it too.

Paul Breeze

----- Original Message -----
From: Jane Van Tassel <101233.342@xxxxxxxx>
To: XyWrite_user_group 
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 12:52 PM
Subject: Dodging Windows "Quit" default in XyWin


> Some time ago, in order to avoid closing XyDOS unintentionally by hitting
> ALT+F4 when I didn't mean to, I wrote the following BAIL_OUT.PGM:
>   {BC}quit;*;
>   ≪PRWARNING: hit F9 ONLY if ready to quit -- otherwise hit ESC≫
> I then assigned RUN BAIL_OUT.PGM to ALT+F4 in place of the original
> 62=MW,S,K,Q4,XH,JM,(,E,x,i,t,).
>
> The point of this, obviously, is that {BC} and the instruction on the
> command line aren't followed by {XC}, so the program waits until I'm ready
> to execute it.
>
> I found, however, that I couldn't make this work in XyWin: Mr Gates had
> seized control of my keyboard so far as ALT+F4 was concerned.
>
> Has anyone found this a problem as I do, and found a solution?
>
> Cheers
> Eric Van Tassel
>
>