barryf@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Barry B. Floyd) (02/08/91)
Although we here are slowly weening ourselves from our DOS applications a few remain. Some users wish to press PrintScreen, Ctrl-PrintScreen and/or Shift-PrintScreen in order to dump the current text screen and/or future text screens to their local printer (e.g. one screen messages, brief instructions/help) Apparently Windows traps the PrintScreen button and sends the screen to the clipboard. In and of itself this is a useful feature when documenting Windows programs. However, on some machines full screen DOS windows may be printed, as per pre- windows. I can't quite figure out why one system enables printing to the printer and another "prints" to clipboard. Any comments, suggestions, page numbers, etc. would be appreciated... barry -- +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Barry B. Floyd \\\ barry_floyd@mts.rpi.edu | | Manager Information Systems \\\ usere9w9w@rpitsmts | +-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute--------------------troy, ny 12180-+
risto@tuura.UUCP (Risto Lankinen) (02/08/91)
barryf@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Barry B. Floyd) writes: >Apparently Windows traps the PrintScreen button and sends the >screen to the clipboard. In and of itself this is a useful >feature when documenting Windows programs. However, on some >machines full screen DOS windows may be printed, as per pre- >windows. I can't quite figure out why one system enables >printing to the printer and another "prints" to clipboard. Hi! <for 386 system running enhanced mode:> Make a *.PIF for the program that you think employs the wrong behaviour (or edit the existing *.PIF). From the 'Advanced' options, the 'Reserve shortcut keys' should be checked/unchecked for PrtScr and Alt+PrtScr as desirable. Unchecking the box means letting Windows do the transfer to Clipboard Checking means letting the application decide (which often ends up to the DOS's standard behaviour, that's sending the screen to printer). Terveisin: Risto Lankinen -- Risto Lankinen / product specialist *************************************** Nokia Data Systems, Technology Dept * 2 2 * THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK * 2 -1 is PRIME! Now working on 2 +1 * replies: risto@yj.data.nokia.fi ***************************************