tom@wcc.oz (Tom Evans) (12/10/90)
One annoying difference between 2.0 and 1.2.x is the way the "set the scroll of xxx to y" command is handled when "y" scrolls the field too far. HC2 won't let you scroll beyond the end of the field. HC1.2.x would let you scroll miles off the end (into an apparently empty field), so this change counts as a worthwhile feature. But... In order to speed up data entry and display into scrolling fields (where I have to show the data being entered - I can't just lock the screen) is to perform "jump scrolling". I overscroll by five lines, enter 5 lines of data (without scrolling) and then scroll 5 lines in one hit. This is a lot faster than scrolling one at a time - (492 ticks vs 739 = 0.665). HC2 won't let me. I'll have to add 5 returns to the "scroll now" line and then put data "into line i of fld x" rather than "after fld x". I may not be the only one who's done this, so if you see a stack writing into a scrolling field and you can't see the data going in you'll know what's gone wrong. BTW, HC2 is sheer magic - love the debugging. Congrats to the authors. ======================== Tom Evans tom@wcc.oz.au ** ADD ".au" MANUALLY (don't trust "reply") ** Webster Computer Corp P/L, 1270 Ferntree Gully Rd Scoresby, Melbourne 3179 Victoria, Australia 61-3-764-1100 FAX ...764-1179