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  • Subject: RE: IBM getting rid of RPG
  • From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 23:04:47 -0500
  • Importance: Normal

Right, but as I said, it wouldn't be too terribly tough.  And the more I
think of it the easier it gets.  How do you do it today?  Cursor position
and command key?  That cuold be emulated quite nicely using nothing more
than the standard <A> HTML tag with an onClick method.

Joe


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Rockwell
>
> Yes, it's the drill down piece that adds the complexity.
>
> Joe Pluta wrote:
>
> > Why would this be so difficult?  By using a fixed font and changing the
> > background color, you can emulate a 5250-style screen.  In my
> 5250-emulation
> > mode, I support all combinations of colors and display
> attributes through
> > the use of cascaded style sheets.  Indicators passed from the program
> > determine the display attributes of the field, just like a 5250 display.
> >
> > It wouldn't be particularly pretty, but it would do the trick.
> Drill down
> > capabilities would be a little more difficult, but not
> impossible.  In fact,
> > you could use a mouse click, either through an AREA MAP or through
> > individual <A> tags on each of the bar fields.
> >
> > Yes, it would be a bit of work, but it would be far from
> impossible.  And
> > once you've done the infrastructure, it then applies to all
> your programs.

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