Re: tn5250-0.15.2 is realeased. -- LINUX5250

Sean Porterfield wrote:

> "Jason M. Felice" wrote:
>
> > There are updates in CVS.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 22, 1999 at 09:06:27AM -0500, Sean Porterfield wrote:
> > > > > I saw some strange colors and data flash up on my screen then 
>disappear.
> > > >
> > > > Fixed, I think.
> > >
> > > Different, but still there.  My whole screen turned blue with tiny 
>horizontal
> > > black lines (like they were blue cursors and the black was space between 
>lines.)
> > > There were some other colors and symbols, but it flashes off too fast to 
>really
> > > see.
> >
> > Hmm, I caught a very strange issue where random keystrokes would be 
>'handled'
> > for no apparent reason when the emulator first starts up - I've added a 
>work-
> > around, but I should really address this and figure out why later.  On my
> > machine, it puts some strange escape characters into the display and causes
> > the first few fields of the signon to turn inverse purple.  This may or may
> > not be the same issue.
>
> Just got the latest from CVS and can't produce this again
>
> > > > When I tried to browse a source member in SEU, it crashed:
>
> > > > >     Assertion (This)->cx < (This)->w failed at dbuffer.c, line 114.
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm, try it out.  I don't think so, but...
> > >
> > > Still crashes, haven't checked for a specific error.
> >
> > Hmm, I've done this a few times but don't seem to have any problems.  If 
>you're
> > still getting this, send me a trace file.
>
> Assertion (This)->cx < (This)->w failed at dbuffer.c, line 115.
>
> Trace file attached for this one :)
>
> > >
> > > > > I can't enter anything in my numeric field anymore and was going to 
>look
> > > > > up what data type it was.  It has an S for keyboard shift of Signed
> > > > > Numeric.
> > > >
> > > > Fixed.
> > >
> > > Not on mine!  :)  The whole session locked up on that one and still 
>doesn't allow
> > > anything in the Y data type.
> >
> > Uh, my fixing actually broke more than it fixed ;)  The fix was fixed and 
>the
> > fix fix is now in CVS ;)  I'm not making a release just yet because I'm 
>having
> > a problem during testing and I'm not sure if it has to do with the emulator
> > or my horrific first attempts at AS/400 CL.  The scoop is that the fields 
>may
> > be transmitting to the 400 improperly, but entering data in Numeric Only and
> > Signed Numeric fields should be completely to spec now, including fully 
>proper
> > Field Exit/ Field- / Field+ handling.
>
> After I stopped laughing from your explanation (I can relate to fixing a fix) 
>I tested
> my numeric fields and they worked as I expected (converting a 1- to a J and 
>so forth)
> as well as field+ making it positive again.  Good job!
>
> > > It screws up even if I don't key in any field - just go in then F3 back 
>out.  My
> > > screen has all the text in the first few lines, then a purple patch, then 
>a lot
> > > of red lines.  Very odd!
> > >
> > > If that makes any sense at all...  Would a trace file help, or perhaps 
>are you
> > > aware of this already?
> >
> > Yes, I am already aware of the fact that a trace file would help ;)
>
> Well, you must have fixed this; I can't make it do it anymore.  That's a good 
>thing
> though.  (If you keep answering like this, people are going to think I'm 
>having too
> much fun at work.)
>
> One other thing that's been there for a while but bothers me a bit: if you 
>type ahead
> of the screen update, it does remember what you type, but it does not display 
>until
> you type something after that screen has displayed.
>

You guys are having way too much fun developing this Linux TN5250 Emulator.  Is 
there a
possible finish date for the code?  And, what versions of Linux will it 
support?  What
are some of the future enhancements?  I'm not new to the Linux world nor the to 
the
AS/400 and see a future in both systems.

Looking foward to using this product, maybe in a production environment, 
sometime soon.

Mike Everidge, IS Dir
Morristown, TN


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