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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: PS and/or HP PCL previewer ?
Date: 9 Oct 92 14:45:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: midway.1992Oct9.144510.14254
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <1992Oct3.190819.18482@nntp.hut.fi> t36253b@saha.hut.fi (Aali-Petri Alikoski) writes:
>Is there somewhere in the net a PS and / or HP PCL previewer (i.e. a
>program that displays on screen a file that contains PS or HPPCL code)
>for OS/2 ?

A Postscript previewer is available via anonymous ftp from
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.  It is called GhostScript.

An HP PCL previewer is already built in to your OS/2 2.0 system, oddly
enough.  Just define a printer object with an HP driver, put the queue
on hold, and print to it.  Then double click on the object inside the
HP printer object.  And there you have it.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: linstee@dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl (Erik van Linstee)
Subject: p2c question
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 10:30:13 GMT

Hi,

I installed p2c yesterday and found that the -q option doesn't
work as I would expect. I would expect it not to echo warnings
and stuff to stdout, but it does, in fact I do not see any
difference between with and without -q. Also -I../%s is 
supposed to make it look in the directory above, but it doesn't
Adding libdir ../%s to the loc.p2c however *does* work.
Then, when translating I get warnings saying something went
wrong (warnings in the .c file that is) followed by a note
immediatly under it saying exactly the same, except without
file and line number. What is the point to this?

Well, just my observations,
cu, Erik


-- 
Erik van Linstee   |   Delft University of Technology   |   I'll be back ... 
----
   We are god, 'cause only we can create the idea of his existence
   in our holy brains...  (Yello)
From: rvaniwaa@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Ronald J. Vaniwaarden)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: After Dark Problems
Date: 8 Oct 92 14:57:47 GMT
Distribution: all
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

In article <7029@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> anlst2+@pitt.edu (Arthur N Lilley) writes:
>
>     I'm having some trouble trying to run After Dark.  The screen saver pops
>up every X minutes even if I have been doing stuff(mouse, keyboard, etc.).
>I assume that the solution lies somewhere in the WIN-OS2 settings, but I
>can't figure out the right combination.  Like I said, I don't think that
>Windows is getting the signal that I have hit a key or clicked a mouse.
>Once Afterdark pops up and is in the foreground, as soon as I hit a key it
>will disappear like it should.  Any ideas?
>
>                                                         - Art

I have noticed the same thing but it does not happen with just AfterDark, it
happens with _any_ Windows screen saver.  If you use the OS/2 3.1 beta
compatibility and have the screen saver enabled for Windows 3.1 and have any
windows application running seemlessly on the desktop, you will find that the
screen saver pops up very X minutes.  But, if  you use the window app every
X-1 minutes, the screen saver never shows.  What I believe is happening is that
OS/2 is not telling the screen saver that there has been mouse movement or
a keypressed unless a window program (in the same windows session) receives
that information.

--Ronald Van Iwaarden
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Print from WP4W - slow - what can do?
From: qzhang@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 06:54:56 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

Printing from seamless WP4W is too slow using postscript fonts on the last
diskette and installed under ATM.  Already replace the driver for HPLJ
II with 3.1's driver.  Saw people printing from win 3.1 with true type, much
faster.

Anything else I can do to improve the printing speed?  When WinOS2 3.1 comes
out, will the printing speed be comparable with that of Win3.1?
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: 880506s@dragon.acadiau.ca (James R. Skinner)
Subject: Re: Shredder vs. Trash (was: Why OS/2 **WILL** fail)
Organization: Acadia University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 18:45:05 GMT

loflin (Don Loflin) writes:

>. Sigh.  Let's join the rest of the world (Mac, Unix,
> etc) and stop specifying executables by extension.
> 

Ahmen!

-- 

-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------
        James Robie Skinner        |     Jodrey School of Computer Science        James.Skinner@dragon.acadiau.ca  |  Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada
-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------
From: Fred.Wilkins@f501.n914.z8.rbbs-net.ORG (Fred Wilkins)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Communications Softw
Date: 13 Oct 92 05:53:02 GMT

AK> what about TE/2. It's a real OS/2 application (text-mode, not pm but 
AK> better than nothing) 
AK> and the best of all it is shareware avaliable via hobbes. 
 
My prob with that Program is that it won't dial out.  I  think it recognizes 
my com2 port... but when I hit dial I get T0, T2, T3, T4 or whatever  
in the status line... 
 
Please help any info appreciated 

___
X KWQ/2 1.0b5 X 1st Amendment Rights: use them or lose them.

 * Origin: SeaHunt BBS, San Francisco (415-431-0473) (8:914/501)
From: benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: 'Remote Control' Software for OS/2
Date: 14 Oct 92 03:24:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: spcvxb.1992Oct13.232425.4107
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

In article <1992Oct14.020758.25175@actrix.gen.nz>, conrad@actrix.gen.nz (Conrad Bullock) writes:
> I am seeking a 'Remote control' package for OS/2, similar to Carbon Copy,
> PC-Anywhere, or whatever under DOS. Preferably allowing control of PM
> programs. Does anyone know of such a product?

Hilgraeve should be sending out it's beta KopyKat PM remote program soon which 
will run on 2 os/2 machines. The have HA/5 3.0 out now which will allow remote 
operation of text only apps. Hilgraeve is a very good company with solid os/2 
support. Worth a look.
ab
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel)
Subject: Re: Communications Software for 2.0
Organization: DAFCO: OS/2 Software Support & Consulting
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 00:07:30 GMT

Buy PMCOMM, register it, then download the 32-bit beta version from
the Multinet BBS. It's very nice.
-- 
Dave Feustel N9MYI <feustel@netcom.com>
 
[.sig on vacation]
From: btf57346@ih-nxt05 (Byron Thomas Faber)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: OS/2 passwd on boot?
Date: 15 Oct 92 22:53:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Bw6q9z.F9x
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

I need ideas and opinions on the options for a passwd on boot
program (no my bios doesn't support it and I don't want to buy
hardware).

Are there any shareware, public, or cheap software programs that
would help?

How about any source (C++ or C) that could be compiled?

Byron Faber

--
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	   to run Windows?                         btf57346@sumter.cso.uiuc.edu
Answer:    Turn the computer off.                  Byron "Bohr" Faber
From: gumby@cs.mcgill.ca (Phil PRANNO)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Print from WP4W - slow - what can do?
Date: 7 Oct 92 17:49:27 GMT
Organization: SOCS - Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada

In article <1992Oct7.005456.1@vax1.umkc.edu> qzhang@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
>Printing from seamless WP4W is too slow using postscript fonts on the last
>diskette and installed under ATM.  Already replace the driver for HPLJ
>II with 3.1's driver.  Saw people printing from win 3.1 with true type, much
>faster.
>

Have you tried disabling the Print Manager?  If it is enabled then you
are spooling twice (first to Window's Print Manager and then to the
OS/2 spooler).  This may or may not significantly affect performance.


-- 
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 gumby@cs.mcgill.ca *  infinitely small and dense point may lead to a NEW "BIG
 McGill University  *  BANG".  Should a new universe emerge, the validity of 
   -> GO OS/2 <-    *  these statements cannot be assured.
From: haen@veces.stgt.sub.org (Herbert Neugebauer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: linux && boot manager
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 92 19:40:55 GMT
Organization: TRN Porting Labs

In article <1992Oct5.095531.1879@gacvx2.gac.edu> logic@gacvx2.gac.edu writes:
>hi,
>
>anyone out thereknow whether or not linux can be used with boot manager?
>
>regards,
>al hart

Yes, I would also be interested in this topic...

Some time ago, there was something announced which was called
ARGO/UX. A 16 bit version for OS/2 1.3 seamed to be available,
but a 32 bit version was announced. Does anybody know something
about this program(s)??

So long

   Herbert
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~~ haen@veces.stgt.sub.org ~~~ phone:  07031-603164 ~~~~~    Germany	  ~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~					   -  D. R. Hofstadter		 ~~~
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.apps:6938 comp.os.os2:377
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Wednesday, 7 Oct 1992 11:35:26 EDT
From: Brian TAZ Doe <DOE@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2
Subject: Looking for CD-ROM help for os2...

I have a Sony internal cd-rom drive, proprietary bus. I have called Sony,
I have called IBM, and it seems that neither one feel that it is their
job to make drivers fro OS2. Does anyone know what the scoop is here?
When I spoke with IBM they said that I should buy an IBM cd-rom
because mine was junk. That just pissed me off. So I called Sony and
they said that IBM pissed them off so they refuse to make drivers
supporting that operating system. This leaves me hung to dry. Does
anybody know if there is someone making drivers for my type of drive?
If not, can somebody tell me where I can find a version of MSCDEX that
will run is dos 5.0 without setver.? Just one more question. If I am
running some strange bootable dos partition or disk to make use of
my cd-rom drive, will I have anyway of running my disks that are made for
MS Windows? If people could respond to the address below with E-Mail
that would be great. If not please post some thoughts. Thanx to all.


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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Help with gnu man.
Date: 14 Oct 92 20:47:37 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Oct13.170202.9429@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> rommel@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Kai-Uwe Rommel) writes:
>
>The bug reported above does not relate to a program error in the GNu man
>program ported to OS/2. Instead it is a problem with 4OS2 apparently
>used in this case which fails to handle a command properly handed to it
>for execution via system().

How hard would it be to make an OS/2 call (DosCreateProcess?) instead
of system()?  It would make the code less portable (you'd need some
#ifdefs) but it would probably get around 4OS2's bug.
-- 
David Charlap         |"there aren't 50,000 things for which it's worth writing
dic5340@hertz.njit.edu| software; and the computer industry doesn't have enough
----------------------+ programmers to create that much good software.
Therefore, most of it must be worthless" -- Boris Beizer "The Frozen Keyboard"
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Word Perfect for X-windows
Keywords: wordperfect
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 02:11:31 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.190604.24447@qucis.queensu.ca> jardined@qucis.queensu.ca (Donald Jardine) writes:
>I have just received Wordperfect for X Windows (on a SUN workstation), asnd it
>is _very_ nice.  It would not be surprising to see the new WP for OS2 be
>the same gui.  It is basically the Mac paradigm.  Nice features: a control
>window, and (multiple() text windows.  Much better interface than WP for 
>Windows.  Excellent menu organization and subwindowing. 

And, in a manner of speaking, you can probably run it on your OS/2 PC.
How?  Well, if you have a network with a Sun workstation at one end
and a PC running OS/2 plus TCP/IP 1.2.1 with X-Windows, you can run WP
for X on the Sun and display it across the network on your PC.

-- 
Timothy F. Sipples      | The OS/2 FREQ. ASKED QUESTIONS LIST is avail. from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/faq.
Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | Or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP").
of Chicago, 60637       | Family Values Means a Job
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel)
Subject: windos.zip?  from hobbes..
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY, 12866
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 22:46:54 GMT

I came across the file windos.zip on ftp-os2, about launching DOS from
a WIN session.  I _did_ set the ftp to binary (tried several times),
but when I try to PKUNZIP it, it can find the windos.txt file, but
can't unpack it because it's type is unknown.  Is PKUNZIP not the
right unzipper to use?  Or is that file (in ..\2.0\info) corrupt?


-- 
Pierre von Kaenel	| Skidmore College	     | pvonk@skidmore.edu
Math & CS Dept.		| Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | (518)584-5000 Ext 2391

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: jwh@citi.umich.edu (Jim Howe)
Subject: Re: Can someone please review Smalltalk/V 2.0 for OS/2
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 92 09:16:29 EDT
Organization: IFS Project, University of Michigan
Reply-To: jwh@citi.umich.edu

In article <14983@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>, steveh@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Steven Hayes) writes:
|> Subject line says it all. I'd like to find all that I can about this
|> software. I used to use Smalltalk/V for DOS a long time ago, but it was
|> too slow. I now do OS/2 development in C Set/2, but its certainly easier
|> and faster to code smalltalk.
|> 
|> Any info hugely appreciated,
|> 

I have been using V/PM (now VOS/2) since it first came out.  I originally
worked with Smalltalk/V (now V for DOS).  The OS/2 versions have always
been nice.  They integrate fairly well with PM and OS/2.  You can easily
call any function found in a DLL, either a system DLL or one that
you have created yourself.  I never had much of a problem from a
speed point of view with V/PM, but that probably depends more on the
type of application you are writing.  Since it is easy to interface to
a DLL, performance critical areas can be written using C or some
other language to get a performance boost.

One nice thing about V/PM is that it is fairly easy to 'seal off' your
application and distribute it as a stand alone executable.  Tools are
provided which let you create DLL's which contain your Smalltalk code.
Your application then consists of a smaller .EXE file and any number
of DLL files.  The biggest problem I had with earlier releases of
V/PM (1.4 and earlier) was the size of the image files and corresponding
DLL files.  Also, the implementation of generated Smalltalk DLL's was
less than optimal.  Things didn't always work as you would hope.  I
was a beta-tester for VOS/2 2.0 (the newest version) and I can tell you
that this version is substantially better in terms of performance and
DLL usability.  Image files are approximate 1/2 the size of earlier
versions.  In addition, this version uses a dynamic compilation 
mechanism whereby method code is stored in an internal form and then
dynamically compiled when referenced.  The compiled code is kept in
a cache so that the overhead of recompilation is reduced or eliminated.

The major problem I have with the latest release of VOS/2 is the price.
The list price is now $995.00 and the upgrade is $275.  While I believe
the product has been improved, they haven't added significant new features
which give it a higher 'value', IMHO.  They've made it work better, but
I expect that as part of the evolutionary process.  I don't expect to
pay 2-3 times more for a product that works closer to the way it really
should work.  If you want to do serious programming, you still need to
acquire a compiler, developers kit and documentation.  If the price
doesn't bother you (and you may be able to upgrade from V/DOS), I
would recommend getting the product.  If you have any other questions,
just ask.



James W. Howe                  internet: jwh@citi.umich.edu
University of Michigan             uucp: uunet!mailrus!citi.umich.edu!jwh
Ann Arbor, MI   48103-4943         

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: ced@APOLLO.HP.COM (Carl Davidson)
Subject: Quattro Pro for Windows causes GP fault in OS/2 2.0 Seamless Mode
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 14:04:20 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Chelmsford, MA

Before I call IBM and/or Borland on this one, I thought I'd ask the 
net - response times are generally better on the net.

I received my copy of Quattro Pro for Windows this week and installed it
last night. Since the manual says to do the install from within Windows
by using the File|Run dialog, I did (from a Win-OS2 full screen session).
The install proceeded uneventfully, although with disks 2 through 4 of
the 4 disk set the install complains about not being able to create the
samples and clipart subdirectories - these were created while disk 1 was
in the machine and apparently the install program isn't as smart as it
could be. :-)

When the install was complete, I use the Migrate Application facility to
create a program object for QPW in the OS/2 desktop and, again, everything
went flawlessly. I rebooted the system just to be safe and then started
up QPW using the propgram object on the desktop and it came up and ran 
fine in a full-screen Win-OS/2 session. I shut it down and then changed the
session property from full-screen to window (seamless mode). When I started 
QPW this time, I got the following error in a dialog box on the desktop
after the clipboard and data-exchange (or whatever it's called) had started:

             Application Error

        QPW has caused an error in
        WIN-OS/2*.
        GP Fault in Module: SWINVGA.DRV
        at 000A:007C
        Press OK to close application.

Well, I did, of course - press OK, that is.

No matter what I tried, QPW ran fine in a full-screen Win-OS/2 session
and croaked in seamless mode. Sigh.

This morning, I've surveyed the patches on software.watson.ibm.com by 
reading the .package files and didn't see any fixes which replaced 
swinvga.drv, at least not explicitly. Some of the larger packages don't
list all the files they update. I've also scanned the "00Index" file 
from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (nee hobbes) and found nothing promising there.

Has anyone out there already run into this problem? If so, is there a fix?
I really don't want to have to run QPW in a full-screen session. Seamless
mode is *lots* nicer.

For the record, my configuration is:

    No-name AMD386/40 motherboard with 8 MB
    ATI VGA Wonder XL w/512Kb
    Vanilla OS/2 2.0 GA release software with no patches or additional drivers.

I think the rest is irrelevant.

Please send responses via e-mail. The volume of traffic in these newsgroups
is such that it's really easy to miss an article. I'll summarize to the net
when this is resolved (earlier if appropriate).

Thanks!

-- 
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Chelmsford System Software Lab | Microkernels: Where less is more.
The Hewlett-Packard Company    | 
DOMAIN: ced@apollo.hp.com      |
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: andreasg@nynexst.com (Andreas Girgensohn)
Subject: Bitmap files for IPF
Keywords: n
Organization: Nynex Science and Technology
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 14:25:11 GMT

I'm trying to copy bitmaps from a Symbolics Lisp machine so that I can use
them in an IPF file.  The Symbolics can write bitmaps in the following
formats:

Compact Bitmap    X windows "compact" bitmap
EPS/Macintosh     Postscript in the data fork, PICT in the resource fork
GIF               CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format
MacPaint          MacPaint canvas (fixed size)
PICT              Macintosh picture record
Portable Bitmap   X windows "portable" bitmap (1's and 0's)
PostScript        Reads any PostScript images, writes EPSF compatible
TIFF              Tagged Image File Format
X Bitmap          X windows bitmap (C code)

Does anybody know how I can convert one of these formats into a format
suitable for IPF?  Please reply by email since I don't read this group on a
regular basis.

Thanks,

Andreas Girgensohn
andreasg@nynexst.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: hartzman@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Les Hartzman)
Subject: How to configure PMCOMM?
Followup-To: hartzman@kilroy.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 19:52:41 GMT

I've just recently downloaded  pmcom110.zoo.  The default of COM1 seems to be
impossible to change.  When the error window comes up, I change the COM1 entry
to COM4 and hit 'OK'.  Nothing happens at all.  If I enter COM4 and hit the 
minimize button, the program comes up showing COM4 in the status line, but it
never receives focus.  What do I have to do to get this thing properly 
configured so that I can use it?

Thanks in advance.

Les


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Jet Propulsion Laboratory   M/S 238-528    (818) 354-5964
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: jbhuber@iastate.edu (Joseph B Huber)
Subject: Re: Help with gnu man.
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:08:20 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.181813.1@ducvax.auburn.edu> hank@ducvax.auburn.edu writes:
>Joseph Huber posted earlier with a fix for a similar problem in a man program
>that he ported. However, these appear to be different versions of man. Thanks
>to Mr Huber anyway (and perhaps you should post your port if it is different
>from Rommel's).

I do not plan to post my port of man, since it is functionally very similar to
Rommel's port. I ran across the man code and I did the port as more of a
personal exercise.



-- 
Joe Huber 
(jbhuber@iastate.edu)        | Capt. James T. Kirk on the 2nd law of thermo: 
Dept. of Mech. Egr.          |  "It's not a hundred percent efficient,
Iowa State University        |   but nothing ever is."
From: KM46MISU@MIAMIU.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: te/2 problem
Date: 7 Oct 92 20:01:22 GMT
Organization: Miami University - Academic Computer Service

I USE VT100 EMULATION IN TE/2 AND THE F1 TO F4 KEYS DON'T WORK.
COULD ANYONE HELP ME SOLVE THE PROBLEM? THANK YOU
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps