Subj : Quo vadis, FD?
To : Conrad J. Koehler
From : Conrad J. Koehler
Date : Sun Sep 24 2017 11:45 am
Hi JoHo! :)
JH> cjk> machines, kept screen line #25 free for payload and had a mostly
JH> cjk> error-free interpretation of AVATAR codes.
JH> Hmmm ... which part did I miss? I worked closely with Stanislav to get
JH> this stuff properly implemented, but maybe I forgot something?
Aw, I really don't remember fully.
But we were excessively doing ANSIs, converted them to .AVTs, and what I
remember is that it got it better than Terminate and other AVT capable
terminals. Terminate and other programs (ZOC? Telemate?....?) sometimes failed
when there were cursor relocation commands, e.g. to force the cursor to a
specific location in a login screen and change parts of the screen without
redrawing.
And, it is always related to the ANSI painting program that needs a proper
implementation, too. We sysops usually used TheDraw while our ANSI artist used
something newer that allowed multi-page-ANSIs.. don't remember that tool's name
right now either.. anyway, we had to test all those more complicated
screens/parts of screens/animations with multiple terminals.
JH> Actually, it does mean that. There's a lot of stuff to port, before I can
JH> begin adding features. But that time will come.
No need to hurry, I think.
Regarding FD Term, I can only think of one thing anyway, and that is... running
it without a config. FD TERM 1 should do. :-D
JH> Have you tried Janis Kracht's system(s)? Or Mark Lewis?
No, not yet, but I certainly will.
But today, we have general elections, probably the most important elections
since 1998. So.. later. :-)
JH> Have you tried other FOSSILs?
Not yet either. Strangely, I'm not getting any display errors, only shortly
before I enter a BBS I always see a couple of unusual characters. I'll try
something else, but I remember with certainty that there was no other FOSSIL as
smooth and compatible as ADF. I was running it in DOS windows in OS/2 and Win98
and that worked just fine, very unlike X00 which seemed to invoke a lot of
magic with little effect... but I'll try! :)
Cheers,
ius
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