ado@elsie.nci.nih.gov (Arthur David Olson) (05/10/91)
+ From ado Thu May 9 17:17:59 1991 + To: sunbugs@sun.com + Subject: Sun PC-NFS 3.5 has unnoted Alt-P change from 3.0.1 (with workaround) + + Description: + Sun PC-NFS 3.5 handles Alt-P differently than did PC-NFS 3.0.1; + the change is undocumented. + + Under PC-NFS 3.0.1, the Alt-P "print hot key" was not intercepted by + Sun's software until you had actually done a "net use lpt...". + Under PC-NFS 3.5, Alt-P is picked off even before you do a + "net use lpt...". This means that folks who do not use remote + printers but do use Alt-P (in programs such as Symphony) have + problems when the 3.0.1->3.5 upgrade occurs. + + Repeat-By: + Start up a PC with PC-NFS 3.0.1 that does not mount any remote + printers. Do a telnet to a Sun sysem. When you see the "login:" + prompt, tap Alt-F and notice that ^@ is echoed, meaning that the + Alt-F made it through to the Sun system. Then tap Alt-P and note + that ^@ is again echoed--the Alt-P made it through. + + Now start up a PC with PC-NFS 3.5 that does not mount any remote + printers. Do a telnet to a Sun sysem. When you see the "login:" + prompt, tap Alt-F and notice that ^@ is echoed, meaning that the + Alt-F made it through to the Sun system. Then tap Alt-P and note + that ^@ is not echoed--the Alt-P has been picked off. + + Workaround: + The simplest workaround I've found is to nfsconf a printer to have + an obscure hot key (such as Alt-Shift-Ctrl-P), then use the commands + net use lpt1: \\server\lp + net use lpt1: /d + in the autoexec.bat file to substitute the obscure hot key for Alt-P. + -- + Arthur David Olson ado@elsie.nci.nih.gov + ADO and Elsie are Ampex and Borden trademarks
sullivan@rupert.misemi (Mike Sullivan infotech) (05/10/91)
In article <1464@nih-csl.nih.gov> ado@elsie.nci.nih.gov (Arthur David Olson) writes: >+ Subject: Sun PC-NFS 3.5 has unnoted Alt-P change from 3.0.1 (with workaround) >+ Sun PC-NFS 3.5 handles Alt-P differently than did PC-NFS 3.0.1; >+ the change is undocumented. >+ >+ Workaround: >+ The simplest workaround I've found is to nfsconf a printer to have >+ an obscure hot key (such as Alt-Shift-Ctrl-P), then use the commands >+ net use lpt1: \\server\lp >+ net use lpt1: /d >+ in the autoexec.bat file to substitute the obscure hot key for Alt-P. I second the problem and (coincidently) the workaround. While it IS necessary to reboot the PC to get the new hot key enabled, it is not necessary to add mount and unmount printer commands to the autoexec.bat as Mr. Olson suggested. The printer hotkey sequence is stored in a file LPCNF3 in the C:\NFS directory and can be freely copied to other PCs to change the default hotkey sequence after installation of PC-NFS. -- -- Mike Sullivan -- -- Information Technology Group -- sullivan@Mitel.COM Mitel Corporation, Semiconductor Division Effective use of available technology for better information management