Re: [LINUX5250] Binary Dist (setup program) for Win32

["Marek Bajon" <mbajon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > - I can't see Polish characters (CCSID - 870, Unix cp - iso8859-2, Win
cp -
> > 1250, Dos cp - 852). I think tn5250 does not have 870 to win1250
translation
> > map. 870 to 852 translation map will be needed for lp5250d.
>
> Hmmm... did you set map=870 in your config?

I typed in "870" in the Char map field of the TN5250 Quick-Connect dialog
box

> Or are you saying that the
> transmaps we're using doesn't work under Windows?

I am afraid that's the case. Linux needs 870 to iso8859-2 translation.
Windows (Polish version) uses windows latin 2 (cp 1250) fonts, so I think
the Linux translation cannot work.

Using tn5250 under Linux we assumed that our OS is using iso8859-xx code
page. This was true for Linux, it is not true for Windows. I think, that we
will need a more general format of the "map" option. "map=870" should be
replaced by "map=870_8859-2", and additionaly we need "map=870_1250" and
"map=870_852". I know, that  recode supports all codepages mentioned above.
I have no idea, what translations are needed for other languages.

>
> > - I think that resizing fonts according to the window size would be more
> > what users expect (at least the users I know :) )
>
> Hmmm...  Did you try this before I turned it off?  Did you like the way it
> worked?  If so, I could make it a config option.

Sorry, I didn't try the previous version. Another config option wouldn't do
any harm :)

> > - Copy / paste really works ! *#$&  :)
>
> Yeah, I spent a LOT of time on that :)  Now I just have to figure out how
> to make the Unix versions work the same way!
>

As I've already written - I am waiting for the Good Thing.


Best regards

Marek Bajon