rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us (Bob Peirce #305) (11/14/89)
I have been playing with shl as a way to simulate a windowing environment. It works pretty well except for a few things which either it can't do or I don't know how to make it do. I hope somebody can help. 1. Write doesn't work to a shl layer. We have a number of programs to write to users and I would like to have them work when a user is in a shl layer. Part of the problem is the who command shows sxt### instead of tty##, but even a "write user tty##" fails. 2. Is there any way to start a shl session automatically? I want to put together something so users can type a command and have the system create all the necessary layers. I have already discovered that shl sets PS1 and I can use that in my .cshrc file to initialize pre-defined layers once they are created, but I want to symplify the task for novice users. 3. We use Wyse 60s. If you are in 43-line, 132-column mode and try to switch layers, the terminal stays set. Is there any way to have a local term setting and to activate it when you select that layer? 4. Is there any documentation on shl that you can point me to? -- Bob Peirce, Pittsburgh, PA 412-471-5320 ...!uunet!pitt!investor!rbp rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us