RE: [LINUX5250] continued field support

["KJ P" <kjpou@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc


> From: "Marc-Antoine Ruel" <maruel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Linux 5250 Development Project <linux5250@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Linux 5250 Development Project" <linux5250@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [LINUX5250] continued field support
> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:30:54 -0400
>
> Thanks
>
> Actually, when the functionality is activated, it checks if a field is
> under the cursor. If not, it simply do a 5 letters scan around the mouse
> click for F1 to F24. I went for the simplest. :)  It is why it is
> "disablable". I consider that the user knows where to click.

I never even thought about that.  There is the KISS, keep it simple stupid, 
rule again.

Good thinking there.

Regards

Kenneth
> When my checkin is done, it'll be in activex/Term5250.cpp in
> CTerm5250::OnLButtonDown.
>
> For the continued field, it's still the most basic; i.e. it works on the
> field it needed to :)
>
> M-A
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KJ P [mailto:kjpou@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 4:29 AM
> To: linux5250@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [LINUX5250] continued field support
>
>
> Marc
>
> Congratulations on the work.  The continued field support was the first
> thing that I implemented as well in tn5250j.  Keep it up guys.
>
> >I also added F-key recognization (kinda like "F1"-"F24" becomes a
> >button) and cursor displacement with the mouse, but only in my
> >version. It would be almost like a cut'n'paste to put it in linux or
> >standard win32.
> >
>
> What was the formula you used to recognize the keys?  This was a pain for
> me.
>
> Regards
>
> Kenneth
>
>
> >From: "Marc-Antoine Ruel" <maruel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: Linux 5250 Development Project <linux5250@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Linux 5250 Development Project" <linux5250@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [LINUX5250] continued field support
> >Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 17:31:02 -0400
> >
> >With kind James Rich's help, I've been able to implement the
> >continued field support.
> >
> >Still it need some testing and I'm on a very limited environment.
> >Indeed, there is much more to add. I won't be able to do much more
> >sadly. In my case, I've been able to create an ActiveX that runs on a
> >web page to show the terminal. Quite far from a text-mode app on
> >linux but much more ressource hungry. :)
> >
> >I also added F-key recognization (kinda like "F1"-"F24" becomes a
> >button) and cursor displacement with the mouse, but only in my
> >version. It would be almost like a cut'n'paste to put it in linux or
> >standard win32.
> >
> >I must warn that the code hasn't been tested on linux. In fact, it
> >has been minimally tested. It must be tested by someone else and I
> >don't think many people have the time to do this.
> >
> >So if anyone has interest for this, or to merge in main source tree,
> >just send me an email and I'll send a patch (or full source tree) for
> >HEAD.
> >
> >Marc-Antoine Ruel
> >
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