wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) (12/09/86)
Hi Group, Here's one that I haven't seen discussed yet. I've been running vt100, version 2.3 on a custom screen (as specified in vt100.init) so that I could pop it behind my workbench screen when desired. I noticed that sending it behind by either clicking on the gadget or else pressing leftamiga-N results in a rather peculiar looking display, although the machine doesn't crash. If you can manage to grab a fragment of one of the drag bars and move one of the screens a bit, things will usually suddenly return to a normal display of the screens and windows. It looks like one of the pointers in the window structure isn't set quite right, although I haven't had the time to see which one it is yet. Note that in order to get at the screen drag bar, you've got to move the vt100 screen down a tad, and this seems to be the point where the bug creeps in; after that the mouse must be positioned above the actual screen locations of the menu items and gadgets in order to select them. Its hard to describe in words what happens, but try it and you'll see what I mean right away. Repeat by putting SCREEN CUSTOM in the apropriate position in your .init file. Fortunately, this bug is only an annoyance and doesn't really affect the operation of any of the programs and does not crash the machine (at least it hasn't yet!!). --Bill Bill Mayhew Division of Basic Medical Sciences Northeastern Ohio Universities' College of Medicine Rootstown, OH 44272 USA phone: 216-325-2511 (wtm@neoucom.UUCP ...!cbatt!neoucom!wtm)
vanam@pttesac.UUCP (12/10/86)
In article <334@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: > >Hi Group, > >Here's one that I haven't seen discussed yet. I've been running >vt100, version 2.3 on a custom screen (as specified in vt100.init) >so that I could pop it behind my workbench screen when desired. I >noticed that sending it behind by either clicking on the gadget or >else pressing leftamiga-N results in a rather peculiar looking >display, although the machine doesn't crash. If you can manage to Yep, I've got the same bug here. I mentioned it a few months ago but there wasn't any discussion about it. I had trouble describing the problem. Even before I described the problem someone mentioned that he noticed that the mouse pointer's "hot spot" (I hadn't heard it called that before but quickly figured out what he meant) isn't where you'd expect it to be. Instead of being able to drag the window with the tip of the arrow, you have to use the middle of the arrow. I think this is somehow related to the strange results one can get when looking at the WB screen behind the VT100 screen. There is also something funny that goes on at the bottom of the screen when playing with the top of the screen. I haven't the foggiest (yet) of what is going on with the screen/window/pointer. One of these days, I'm really going to go through that book about the Amiga and learn ... Marnix -- Marnix A. van\ Ammers Work: (415) 545-8334 Home: (707) 644-9781 CEO: MAVANAMMERS:UNIX {ihnp4|ptsfa}!pttesac!vanam CIS: 70027,70
vanam@pttesac.UUCP (12/10/86)
>>else pressing leftamiga-N results in a rather peculiar looking >>display, although the machine doesn't crash. If you can manage to >Yep, I've got the same bug here. I mentioned it a few months ago Damn. Right after posting that I had the same bug with VT100 2.3 screens, I tried to duplicate the problem and couldn't. I could swear that I had the problem with VT100 2.3 before. Maybe I wasn't on WB 1.2 which I am now. Also I am now using a CUSTOM screen with 2 bitplanes. For a while I was just using a WORKBENCH screen. If this posting makes no sense, it's because it's late. I got bit by the 50% rule and had to repost and cut out a lot of pertinant test. BTW I have inserted the patches for the '.' acting like 'Amiga-.' and they work great. I haven't put in the patches for the cursor keys 'cause I haven't hit any problems with them yet. Marnix -- Marnix A. van\ Ammers Work: (415) 545-8334 Home: (707) 644-9781 CEO: MAVANAMMERS:UNIX {ihnp4|ptsfa}!pttesac!vanam CIS: 70027,70
john13@garfield.UUCP (12/12/86)
In article <334@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: > >Hi Group, >I noticed that sending it behind by either clicking on the gadget or >else pressing leftamiga-N results in a rather peculiar looking >display, although the machine doesn't crash. >It looks like one of the pointers in the window structure isn't set >quite right, although I haven't had the time to see which one it is This is most likely an Intuition bug, because it (and inconsistencies in the positioning of the mouse pointer, which can make it hard to select the right menu), disappear under 1.2. John
vanam@pttesac.UUCP (Marnix van Ammers) (12/15/86)
In article <334@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: >[discussion about trouble with VT100 2.3's display on a CUSTOM screen] Guess what? I finally am running VT100 V2.3 on WB V1.2 R33.47 (Also known as V1.2G I think), and I no longer have the funny problems with the CUSTOM screen or with the mouse pointer's hot spot. Marnix -- Marnix (ain't unix!) A. van\ Ammers Work: (415) 545-8334 Home: (707) 644-9781 CEO: MAVANAMMERS:UNIX UUCP: {ihnp4|ptsfa}!pttesac!vanam CIS: 70027,70