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robert.rozee
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Posted: 05:15am 09 Jan 2019

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I've just uploaded the latest version of GFXterm to the document register:
http://www.thebackshed.com/docregister/ViewDoc.asp?DocID=22

9-jan-2018:
support for the following VT102 commands nave been added:

Insert Line (IL)
<esc> [ Pn L

Delete Line (DL)
<esc> [ Pn M

Delete Character (DCH)
<esc> [ Pn P

Insert/Replace Mode (IRM)
<esc> [ 4 h (set insert mode)
<esc> [ 4 l (reset insert mode)

these commands are needed by some programs run under CP/M on the Z80-MBC2 single board computer. they would also make full-screen editing a little simpler for the micromite's editor but are not currently supported by geoff's MX150 VT100 video terminal.

please do read the Quickstart Guide (pdf) for more info. in case anyone has problems with this version (in particuloar with the USB cable unplug detection), i have left the previous version in the doc register.

if you find any bugs or have any problems, please DO report them.

cheers,
rob :-)

Frank N. Furter
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Posted: 07:47am 09 Jan 2019

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Thank you very much for your efforts!!!

Frank

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Posted: 10:13pm 09 Jan 2019

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I use GFXterm on a daily basis now for all my MM work.

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robert.rozee
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Posted: 04:20pm 14 Jan 2019

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well that was embarrassing - there was a bug! i've just uploaded a fixed version of GFXterm to the document register:

http://www.thebackshed.com/docregister/ViewDoc.asp?DocID=22

the bug has been present in all versions since 26-aug-2018, and meant that when pasting from GFXterm into the micromite's full-screen editor, blank lines in the source would see the line after the blank line missing the first couple of characters. GFXterm was failing to pause correctly (for 300ms) after sending the blank line.

this raises a couple of interesting questions:

1. does anyone actually use the ability of GFXterm to paste into the micromite editor?

2. why does the editor 'go deaf' for a short time after seeing a carriage-return? is this a bug in the editor, or just a feature? i have not looked at the mmbasic source to check yet.

cheers,
rob :-)

palcal

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Posted: 07:30am 22 Jan 2019

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Using GFXterm when I use the 80x43 version the page is still only 24 lines how to I extend it to 43 lines.

"It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all"

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Posted: 07:44am 22 Jan 2019

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I never paste into the editor. I always use AUTOSAVE, and then PASTE FROM CLIPBOARD, followed by CTRL-Z. That has never let me down.

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robert.rozee
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Posted: 11:22am 22 Jan 2019

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palcal said Using GFXterm when I use the 80x43 version the page is still only 24 lines how to I extend it to 43 lines.

for the mmbasic editor to make use of the 43 lines, you need to set the option:
OPTION DISPLAY 43

to return to normal (80x24) use:
OPTION DISPLAY 24

or to reset all options to their defaults:
OPTION RESET

cheers,
rob :-)

palcal

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Posted: 07:37pm 22 Jan 2019

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Thanks for that.

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