Re: [LINUX5250] Update to Windows Binary Dist

["Marek Bajon" <mbajon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -- The -/+resize_fonts config keyword can be given to tell tn5250
>    to try to pick font sizes that match your window size.  This
>    works the same way that it did before I removed "font resizing"
>    feature a week ago :)

It doesn't work - resizing window has no influence on the font size

>
> -- I changed the Windows version of TN5250 to use the windows-1250,
>    windows-1251, windows-1252, windows-1253 (etc) char maps.
>    (the Unix version still uses the other maps)  (PLEASE TEST THIS,
>    I DO NOT KNOW HOW WELL IT WORKS)
>

50% success - 9 out of 18 special Polish characters (9 uppercase and 9
lowercase) are displayed correctly. I don't know if it is recode error (I
always had to change manually transmaps.h in the Linux version to have a
proper 870 to iso8859-2 mapping) or something with your code. If you send me
transmaps.h I can verify it (well, only win-1250 :) ).

> -- I changed the Quick-Connect dialog to load options from the
>    command-line or tn5250rc file into the dialog before displaying
>    it.   This allows you to use the tn5250rc file as a "defaults"
>    file for the dialog.
>
>    For example, you might make a tn5250rc file that just contains
>    two lines:
>
>           map=285
>           env.TERM=IBM-3477-FC
>
>    now, when you just run "tn5250", or double click a Windows Shortcut
>    that just runs "tn5250", it will bring up the Quick-Connect with
>    the "Char Map" set to 285, and the "Size" set to 27x132.
>

My tn5250rc is:

as_maxi {
 host = 192.168.1.200
 env.TERM=IBM-3477-FC
 font_80=Courier New-12x28
 font_132=Courier New-7x25
 -ruler
 +resize_fonts
 map=870
}

Running tn5250.exe (just doubleclick it) opens Quick Connect but it contains
compiled-in defaults, not my settings.

> -- Added the "+dialog" config keyword to force it to display the
>    Quick-Connect dialog, even if you do specify a host at the
>    command-line.   (the host you gave will be displayed in the dialog)
>

When I add +dialog to the tn5250rc above and I run tn5250.exe as_maxi the
window opens but is black and Quick Connect dialog doesn't apear.

Three more details:
- the ruler should not "cut through" the cursor, it should "touch" the
cursor's left and bottom edge.
- in Client Access user can select, if positions in input fields are
separated by vertical lines or by dots (the setup parameter is called
"Column separator") - can we also allow such sellection?
-can the cursor blink?

I haven't tested the lp5250d. I will try it today.


Best regars

Marek Bajon