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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 11:38:35 MEZ
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- From: Otto Stolz <RZOTTO@DKNKURZ1.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Piping into an Xedit file.
- In-Reply-To: Message of Mon,
- 20 Jul 1992 12:04:21 EDT from <3M4MLBS@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
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- On Mon, 20 Jul 1992 12:04:21 EDT Carl Kinney said:
- > I have been trying to use the XEDIT stage of PIPES. I am using it in a
- > xedit profile. The profile is called from another exec that has put one
- > or more lines into the console stack. [...] But I get no
- > indication that the lines get into xedit. [...]
-
- I've tried your scheme, and it works.
-
- That you get no indication of the lines gone into XEDIT may be due to the
- following crucial XEDIT settings your profile seems to perform:
- SET CURLINE ON 6
- SET PREFIX ON LEFT
- SET NUMBER OFF
- SET CMDLINE OFF
-
- When the xedit screen shows up, the current line points to the end-of-
- file (right after the lines you inserted into the file), the current
- line is topmost in the file area (so you cannot see the lines inserted),
- and its prefix shows a row of equal-signs (as any prefix does). However,
- there are two feeble indications in the status line, viz. the LINE and
- ALT settings.
-
- To get a stronger indication of the lines inserted, you could
- - either address xedit "COMMAND TOP" from your profile *after* inserting
- the lines,
- - or press PF7 (if set to COMMAND BACKWARD, as usual) when the seemingly
- empty file is displayed on your screen,
- - or address xedit "COMMAND SET NUM ON" from your profile to see a line-
- number in the prefix area.
-
- I'll send a copy of the EXEC and XEDIT files I used to test this to
- Carl Kinney, under separate cover.
-
- Carl, after invoking my NN EXEC, try to switch the cmdline on (I set PF12
- to accomplish this for you), then enter TOP. Or press PF1 to show the
- current PF settings. If your problem is different from what I perceived,
- ask again in PIPES-L, or XEDIT-L, whichever seems more appropriate.
-
- Happy plumbing,
- Otto Stolz <RZOTTO@DKNKURZ1.Bitnet>
- <RZOTTO@nyx.uni-konstanz.de>
-