Re: Update to Windows Binary Dist -- LINUX5250

Hi Marek,

Sorry, I forgot to put the new binary on my web site, so you should
have had the same results that you had previously.

Please download it and try again?


On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Marek Bajon wrote:

> > -- 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
>