ashley@cheops.eecs.unsw.oz (Ashley M. Aitken) (02/27/89)
G'Day,
Could someone please give me some solutions or tips on the following problems
DIALOG: Is there anyway to perform standard output to a dialog window ie is
there some way of changing or dressing a GRAPHICS_AREA into a type of
pad? I wish to write text to the dialog window and at present am
painfully using the dp_$msg_set_value routine ( setting up the string
array is quite painful ).
DM: Is it possible to include the icons in the next-window cycle (perhaps
some key assignment to shift-next-window) ? I find it depressing to
have to search for a mouse under all my paper(less office), and using
the cursor keys takes forever.
Any assistance either mailed to me or to the group would be most gratefully
accepted.
Adv-Thanks-ance,
Ashley Aitken.
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DIALOG: This doesn't answer your question, but may answer your need. What we typically do is to run DIALOG in the top 80% or so of the screen, and run a standard transcript pad in the rest. This is easily done with the pad_$create call. Then, user messages can be put onto the transcript, and you don't have to futz with changing text in the interface (unless you want to). DM: Assign shift next window to TNI. TNI is the "Next Icon" command.
conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (Darryl C. Conliffe) (03/02/89)
DIALOG: I have run into the same problem, and you beat me to the net with the question. So far, I use Dave's method of a split window and also make calls to the DM to "cv" the file. I explicitly place the window, so that the file to be read appears in the same place each time. I would still prefer, however, to have the analog to the GPR window for an edit pad (with scrollbars, too). DM: I redefine three keys for moving around between pads: KD LB TI;TR KE # - Move to next input window KD LBS TN KE # - Move to next window KD '^ TNI KE # - Move to the next icon These may be of interest to you. -- ___________________ Darryl C. Conliffe conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (313) 721-6069 -------------------
conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (Darryl C. Conliffe) (03/02/89)
In article <41c5247e.b11a@falcon.engin.umich.edu>, conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (Darryl C. Conliffe) writes: > KD '^ TNI KE > # - Move to the next icon > This definition is in error - the special characters got stripped. I'll try again: KD '^\~' TNI KE # Making <CTRL>-tilda a move to the next icon -- ___________________ Darryl C. Conliffe conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (313) 721-6069 -------------------
thompson@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Bruce Thompson) (03/03/89)
In article <1086@cheops.eecs.unsw.oz>, ashley@cheops.eecs.unsw.oz (Ashley M. Aitken) writes: > > DIALOG: Is there anyway to perform standard output to a dialog window > ie is there some way of changing or dressing a GRAPHICS_AREA into a > type of pad? I wish to write text to the dialog window and at present > am painfully using the dp_$msg_set_value routine ( setting up the > string array is quite painfu Refer to the System Call Reference under Pad, and create a transcript pad attached to stdout. Use the new pad for Dialog, and use stdout as normal. The text which you send out stdout will still be present when the new pad is closed. > DM: Is it possible to include the icons in the next-window cycle (perhaps > some key assignment to shift-next-window) ? I find it depressing to > have to search for a mouse under all my paper(less office), and using > the cursor keys takes forever. Refer to the DM command TNI (to next icon). It performs a similar function to Next-Window. You should be able to make the key-binding you suggested. Hope this helps, Bruce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bruce Thompson | "Never get into an argument with a University of Calgary, | fool. People may not be able to Computer Science Department | tell the difference" - ???? (403)220-3538 or (403)220-5017 (office) | | "Don't look at me, I only say ...!alberta!calgary!cpsc!thompson | them."