Re: Display problem

["Matthias Oertli" <oertlim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neil, you misunderstood me here.
My problem isn't that the original screen doesn't rebuild once the attn key
handler finishes. I'd like to know how to avoid the attn key handler changing
display modes from 132 to 80 column.

Matthias

On Fri, 13 Jun 1997 14:00:53 -0400, Neil Palmer wrote:
>
>It sounds like you could solve the problem by using RSTDSP(*YES) on the
>display files that can be interrupted by the attention key handling
>program.  This would make the system reset the display as it was after
>the Attn Key program finishes.
>You don't need to recreate the display files to use RSTDSP(*YES) - you
>can do a global change via CHGDSPF lib/file RSTDSP(*YES) - and even use
>generia or all as the file name to change.
>
>-- 
>... Neil Palmer                                      AS/400~~~~~      

>Matthias Oertli wrote:
>> 
>> We have an attention key handling program that pops up a
>> window listing all active group jobs to choose from.
>> This work well as long as the display is in 80x24 mode.
>> If it is in 132 column mode the attention key handler forces
>> the display back into 80 column mode which cleares the
>> screen behind the window. If we exit the attention key handler
>> the screen switches back to 132 column mode.
>> I would like to be able to pop the attention key handler up in
>> 132 column mode but don't know how to detect it and how
>> to set up the display file to be able to handle both.
>> Any pointers?

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Matthias Oertli, Sydney, Australia  <oertlim@s055.aone.net.au>

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