g3z@psuvm.UUCP (04/12/85)
Our Z-100 with Z-dos version 1.25 won't linewrap at column 80 in the operating system or in several application packages. The machine seems unwilling to accept escape sequences, particularly the one for enabling auto linewrap which is mentioned only in passing in the egredious Z-dos user manual. Local dealers are unable to answer this question, and it is impossible to get through on the tech support number supplied by Zenith. Any solutions to this problem would be appreciated. Greg Zunic Desmatics, Inc. State College PA "Research by its very nature is evolutionary"
dickmc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Dick McGee ) (04/19/85)
>The machine seems unwilling to >accept escape sequences, particularly the one for enabling auto linewrap >which is mentioned only in passing in the egredious Z-dos user manual. I found this technique in REMark, the Heath Users Group Magazine. The trick is to imbed the escape sequences in a text file and then do a TYPE filename to invoke the sequence. An undocumented feature of EDLIN the line editor is that when in the insert mode pressing the F8 key inserts an ESC ( ^[ is the symbol for ESCape) into the file. The sequence to invoke wrap is ESCv The sequence to invoke nowrap is ESCw A sample EDLIN session is: A:EDLIN WRAP.<return> (Note the period after WRAP) EDLIN Version 1.02 New File *I<return> 1*<F8>v<return> 2*<CNTRL C> *E A:TYPE WRAP<return> A: (line wrapping now on) Now make a file called NOWRAP substituting w for v Other sequences are NOCLICK ESCx2 CLICK ESCy2 This is for ZDOS but I have done similar things on the CPM side. You can use a screen editor if it has the capability of inserting (usually called quoting) control characters. Richard McGee, USA BRL brl-tgr!dickmc
dmimi@ecsvax.UUCP (Miriam Clifford) (04/20/85)
Or type:
COPY CON WRAP.BAT <CR>
F8v
^Z
Or write a quicky assembler (or other) program that will do just that.
Some bulletin boards may have one available--called MODE, or some such,
which has the advantage that a .com file becomes available that can be
run from programs like WordStar or other to leave things set the way
you want. The latter is nice for NOCLICK to turn off the d--- key
click.
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