Msg: Re: Re :XyScript: beginner questions

On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM Fred Weiner <fw1948@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Another issue with printing to pdf: italic in the text prints as normal text in the pdf. FW

On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM Fred Weiner <fw1948@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In regards to the
PVFAMILY/PVSIZE commands loaded at startup via LOADCFG my.cfg in startup.xpl, the PVSIZE command seems to work only on some files and not others; after printing to pdf, the pdf reverts to smaller font size, I expect from some overriding default cfg. I've gone over my cfg with a fine-toothed comb and can't find any errors in its syntax. The PVSIZE command is last in lane and I wonder if it's being="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Sep 14, 2026elists.org" target="_blank">dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Carl and Edward,

Edward said: " Perhaps we could have a PDF showing the UI elements with each one

> labeled with its name so that we can identify it in

Or, either as a substitute for thatrsor on any part of XyScript, not just the UI, right-click or maybe alt-right-click, and see both its name and its current setting--and, even more excitingly, to let you change the setting right there, on the fly, and have the changed setting (e.g., the new colors) take effect instantly,

Regards,

Harry

On Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:48:25 +0000,
> Reply to note from Edward Mendelson <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:09:03 -0400

>

> Edward,

>

> > I have a few basic questions,

>

> Thank you for giving it a try!stage, because "work in progress".

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> > How does one open the underlined items on the top-line menu? In

> > standard Windows applications, Alt-F opens the File menu, Alt-E the

> > Edit menu, etc. This doesn't do anything in XyScript

>

> Currently, access to the menusws navigating the menus via the keyboard (arrow keys + Enter) -- it's assigned to F1 in the default keyboard. Access via Alt-key combinations is on the to-do list.

>

> > On my system (ordinary Intel graphics) the [path] field is almost

> > unreadable because it uses gray letters on a black background. What

> > needs to be done to make this field readable?

>

> You should be able to use the menus to fix this, but currently you can't. For now, you'll need tofor the background color. Each command opens a color picker; adjust the color as desired, then command `SAVECFG my.cfg` to save the settings to a config file. To make it persist, edit startup.xpl so that your config file is loaded at startup (commands are case-insensitive):

>

> LOADCFG my.cfg

>

> > The same unreadable color
> > currently-selected tab in
> > setting changes this?

>

> To change the tab background color the commands are `TABBGCOLORS active` and `TABBGCOLORS hover`. The foreground color is governed by the user interface (UI) foreground color; adjust with UIFGCOLORS. Again, to make the settings persist, command `SAVECFG my.cfg`.

>

> > Perhaps we could have a PDF showing the UI elements with each one

> > labeled with its name so that we can identify it in the menu?

>

> Good idea, I'll see what Ithe SAVECFG command only records settings that the user has adjusted. In the next release, SAVECFG will generate a comprehensive list of settings with
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> --

> Carl Distefano

> cld@xxxxxxxxxx

>