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{COMMO} 6.42 Addendum
_____________________
This Addendum contains the major additions and/or changes to the
{COMMO} 6.4/6.41 documentation. Print out this file and keep it with
your printed manual. There is a complete list of changes (major and
minor) in the file HISTORY.
===============================
In the User Guide and Reference
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(No major changes)
==============================
In the Macro Programming Guide
==============================
New or Changed Function Descriptions
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=== BEEP ===
Default key: none
Description: Play a sequence of sounds.
Examples:
{beep 36,440,18,523}
Play an A note for two seconds followed by a C note for one
second.
{beep}
Default is a short beep sound.
Listed arguments are treated as pairs. The first number of each pair
is the duration of the sound in 18ths of a second (system clock
ticks). The second number is the frequency in Hz (0 to 19 is
silence).
Here is a frequency chart for five octaves:
C 131 262 523 1040 2093
C#/Db 139 277 554 1103 2217
D 147 294 587 1176 2349
D#/Eb 156 311 622 1241 2489
E 165 330 659 1311 2637
F 175 349 698 1391 2794
F#/Gb 185 370 740 1488 2960
G 196 392 784 1568 3136
G#/Ab 208 415 831 1662 3322
A 220 440 880 1760 3520
A#/Bb 233 466 932 1866 3729
B 248 494 988 1973 3951
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In the Appendices
=================
Under "Appendix B {COMMO} and Multi-Tasking"
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-----===== OS/2 and Windows
{COMMO} will auto-detect the presence of OS/2 or Windows. As much
processing time as possible will be returned to the system for use by
other tasks.
As of this writing, users are reporting improved performance under
OS/2 with Ray Gwinn's SIO/VSIO replacement serial port drivers. These
are available on CompuServe (go os2user, lib 3), Exec-PC (OS/2
collection) and many other BBS systems. Look for SIOnnn.ZIP.
Suggested settings for OS/2 DOS session:
COM_DIRECT_ACCESS On
COM_HOLD On
HW_TIMER On
IDLE_SECONDS 60
IDLE_SENSITIVITY 100
INT_DURING_IO On
Under "Appendix K {COMMO} Support Files"
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---------- Using an External Editor
(Note that this feature is unavailable during shareware evaluation.)
An external text editor may be used to edit the Dialing Directory and
Macro Files directly from their respective windows. Your editor's
command line is first defined in the reserved variable "_exted". Then
you simply press Alt-E instead of "E" to use your editor instead of
the Internal Editor.
TIPS on using an external editor:
* The file will be saved prior to running the editor (if changed),
and it will be reloaded upon return.
* Two built-in variables provide the filename and the line number
to be used on the editor's command line:
_edf The filename of the last file displayed (or
current).
_edl The current line number of the cursor within the
file.
These may be used as in this Setup File example:
{set _exted,c:\util\editor.exe %_hom%%_edf /n%_edl}
NOTE: The "_exted" variable may also be defined in a macro.
* The command line is run as if it appeared in an {exec-DN...}
function -- i.e., direct, no clear and no swap. This makes it as
fast and seamless as possible. If you need to use the DOS
command processor (e.g., to run a batch file or to search the
path), define the command like this:
{set _exted,c:\command.com /c editor %_hom%%_edf /n%_edl}
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