Getting:
"Error connecting socket (#10060)"
"exiting"
Getting:
"Error connecting socket (#10060)"
"exiting"
NEVEMIND! I found the problem.
"Error connecting socket (#10060)"
"exiting"
NEVEMIND! I found the problem.
Excellent! :-)
"Error connecting socket (#10060)"
"exiting"
NEVEMIND! I found the problem.
Excellent! :-)
Maybe. :(
I sent an area list request yesterday but I haven't seen anything yet.
I received a few new messages from others in this echo, but none of my posts show up.
What am I missing?
Would it be the packer config? My uplink does not need
compressed packets.
Therefore, I used the "copy $PUFFER $UPFILL"
and "copy $DOWNFILE $PUFFER" offerings.
How do I create an area manually?
Do you have a Netmail area, it should look something like this:
"August Abolins@2:221/1.58"
The default View Mode for all message lists is "New", as in "new
messages since your last poll". Before going any further, I would
strongly advise you to change the default View Mode to "All". You do
this by going to "Config/Options/User interface". Press <F2> with the
cursor in the "Show mode" field and select "All" from the list and
then press <Enter>. Then, <Enter> your way through all the other
settings. You will then need to exit and re-start OpenXP for your
change to take effect.
If you do have a Netmail area, go into it..
Look in OpenXP's FILES directory to see if there are any mail
packets in there. If there are, then something's definitely adrift.
Continuing on .....
So, OpenXP must have created a "/FIDO/POINTS" area, yes?
Were your posts created with OpenXP, WinPoint or Thunderbird?
..my "Upload packer" field is empty.
Press <F1> in the "Upload packer" field and see what it says in the
"unpacked transfer (Fido/UUCP)" paragraph ;)
 AA> How do I create an area manually?
From OpenXP's main screen, press the "s" key, which brings up the
"Special" configuration screen...
...Then, <Enter> your way through the rest of the settings
and you should see your new area. To get out of the "Special"
configuration, press the "s" key.
On 02/04/2019 6:37 a.m., Martin Foster : August Abolins wrote:
..my "Upload packer" field is empty.
OpenXP wouldn't let me leave it empty. It kept generating this awful
loud sound from the PC. (It was not pleasant when I was listening to
music on an external amp at the time). How do you turn off sounds?
Press <F1> in the "Upload packer" field and see what it says in the
"unpacked transfer (Fido/UUCP)" paragraph ;)
Ok. I emptied those fields now. Hmmm.. no buzz/warning this time!
Press <F1> in the "Upload packer" field and see what it says in the
"unpacked transfer (Fido/UUCP)" paragraph ;)
Ok. I emptied those fields now. Hmmm.. no buzz/warning this time!
Update. When I went to do a N S, a Error popped up: "incomplete packer settings - please check server config"
I thought you said those fields could be empty. :(
Neither does mine, therefore my "Upload packer" field is empty.
Therefore, I used the "copy $PUFFER $UPFILL"
Nope .....
Press <F1> in the "Upload packer" field and see what it says in the
"unpacked transfer (Fido/UUCP)" paragraph ;)
and "copy $DOWNFILE $PUFFER" offerings.
That suggests that your uplink *sends* uncompressed echomail bundles.
Can you please confirm this(or otherwise) before we go any further,
thanks.
"Error connecting socket (#10060)"
"exiting"
NEVEMIND! I found the problem.
Excellent! :-)
"Error connecting socket (#10060)"
"exiting"
NEVEMIND! I found the problem.
Excellent! :-)
Another try. This editor is like solving a puzzle.
..my "Upload packer" field is empty.
OpenXP wouldn't let me leave it empty.
It kept generating this awful loud sound from the PC. (It was
not pleasant when I was listening to music on an external amp at
the time). How do you turn off sounds?
Press <F1> in the "Upload packer" field and see what it says in the
"unpacked transfer (Fido/UUCP)" paragraph ;)
Ok. I emptied those fields now. Hmmm.. no buzz/warning this time!
OK.. I left the UPLOAD packer empty,
and used the "copy puffer.." choice in DOWNLOAD packer.
N S cooperated this time and a poll occurred.
Now I am replying... and see if this will go out.
If you do have a Netmail area, go into it..
Look in OpenXP's FILES directory to see if there are any mail
packets in there. If there are, then something's definitely adrift.
No netmail area. Nothing in FILES. I am adrift...
Now, I am stumped as to how to actually create a new message.
I only see various "reply" options to existing messages.
Meanwhile.. where did all my previous "replies" that wrote in OpenXP go?
Is there any way to re-send them?
Neither does mine, therefore my "Upload packer" field is empty.
Therefore, I used the "copy $PUFFER $UPFILL"
Nope .....
Press <F1> in the "Upload packer" field and see what it says in the
"unpacked transfer (Fido/UUCP)" paragraph ;)
and "copy $DOWNFILE $PUFFER" offerings.
That suggests that your uplink *sends* uncompressed echomail bundles.
Can you please confirm this(or otherwise) before we go any further,
thanks.
(Sheesh.. Ctrl K Y for a block delete? I am not sure if I will remember all these editing codes!)
Meanwhile, it looks like the packer settings where the problem. A previous message looks like it went out. If this next message gets out, then this thing can now operate.
It was not obvious that UPLOADS packer could be empty,
*but* DOWNLOADS packer could not.
This program is quite a "puzzle" to keep the brain active.
^^^^^^..my "Upload packer" field is empty.
I thought you said those fields could be empty. :(
The Eagle has landed on the world of OpenXP.
The Eagle has landed on the world of OpenXP.
Congratulations!
It kept generating this awful loud sound from the PC. (It was
not pleasant when I was listening to music on an external amp at
the time). How do you turn off sounds?
I don't think you can but have a look in Config/Display/Accessibility
to make sure "additional sound signals" is un-checked.
OK.. I left the UPLOAD packer empty,
OK.
and used the "copy puffer.." choice in DOWNLOAD packer.
Hmmmm, this one's got me baffled :-/
From what I've read in another of your posts, it would seem that you
now have a Netmail area, yes?
That suggests that your uplink *sends* uncompressed echomail bundles.
Can you please confirm this(or otherwise) before we go any further,
thanks.
You haven't answered my question yet :)
Meanwhile, it looks like the packer settings where the problem. A
previous message looks like it went out. If this next message gets out, AA>> then this thing can now operate.
ACK :)
This program is quite a "puzzle" to keep the brain active.
Yes indeedy :)
..my "Upload packer" field is empty.
I thought you said those fields could be empty. :(
Nope, I didn't say anything about the Download packer :)
Assuming that you do have an "Unsent" area and there are some messages
in there, cursor over the message you wish to re-post and select MF>"Message/Action/Repost".
From what I've read in another of your posts, it would seem that you
now have a Netmail area, yes?
(Man.. I'm getting good at mark block text and Ctrl K Y !!!)
Yes.. the netmail area finally appeared after the areafix
messages came in.
That suggests that your uplink *sends* uncompressed echomail bundles.
Can you please confirm this(or otherwise) before we go any further,
thanks.
You haven't answered my question yet :)
I seem to remember my boss stating that he does not compress anything.
Meanwhile, it looks like the packer settings where the problem. A
previous message looks like it went out. If this next message gets out,
then this thing can now operate.
ACK :)
So.. the given "copy..." option for the download field is the right choice?
This program is quite a "puzzle" to keep the brain active.
Yes indeedy :)
..to say the least.
OK.. I left the UPLOAD packer empty,
OK.
and used the "copy puffer.." choice in DOWNLOAD packer.
Hmmmm, this one's got me baffled :-/
Why?
What did I do wrong?
That field needed "something" or the program would screetch at me
like a banshee.
Assuming that you do have an "Unsent" area and there are some messages
in there, cursor over the message you wish to re-post and select
"Message/Action/Repost".
That one is confusing.
If the message is in unsent and sitting in the queue, wouldn't it automatically get posted?
What I am after is resending a previously sent message.
What I am after is resending a previously sent message.
It's probably not something I would need to do on a regular basis, but
my previous message "fails" made me wonder if they would ever make it.
My boss told me that they ended up as BAD packets.. in which case I
would normally have wanted to resend them.
What I am after is resending a previously sent message.
that is not a good idea... unless the MSGID is changed it would generally be seen as a duplicate and thrown away...
one could make a second copy of the message which should get its own
MSGID and then they could edit that one...
.... there might even be a notice box popped up about the copy being
made since the message was already sent...
(Man.. I'm getting good at mark block text and Ctrl K Y !!!)
Yeah and did you also know that <Ctrl+Y> deletes a single line :)
I seem to remember my boss stating that he does not compress
anything.
OK, fair enough but just to make sure, have a look in the "Netcall"
area where you'll find all your session logs.
So.. the given "copy..." option for the download field is the right
choice?
I'm still a bit baffled about this one but suffice to say that if it's working then it must be the right choice ;-)
This program is quite a "puzzle" to keep the brain active.
Can you imagine what it must have been like for those of us who had to key-bash our way through CrossPoint - *everything* was in German.
What I am after is resending a previously sent message.
Cursor over the message you want to re-post and then it's just a
simple matter of selecting "Message/Action/Repost".
What I am after is resending a previously sent message.
that is not a good idea... unless the MSGID is changed it would
generally be seen as a duplicate and thrown away...
Good point. I will have to experiment and see what happens. Should I
use the TEST echo of stuff like that?
(Man.. I'm getting good at mark block text and Ctrl K Y !!!)
Yeah and did you also know that <Ctrl+Y> deletes a single line :)
I do now! I think I may use that more often.
BTW... is there an UNDO like Ctrl-Z in other editors?
I seem to remember my boss stating that he does not compress
anything.
OK, fair enough but just to make sure, have a look in the "Netcall"
area where you'll find all your session logs.
OK. What do I look for in there? Here's a recent sample:
BTW... is there an UNDO like Ctrl-Z in other editors?
most of the editors i know of that use ^Y to delete lines also use ^U to undelete and put them where the cursor currently is...
OK. What do I look for in there? Here's a recent sample:
PKTs are uncompressed FTN mail...
(Man.. I'm getting good at mark block text and Ctrl K Y !!!)
Yeah and did you also know that <Ctrl+Y> deletes a single line :)
I do now! I think I may use that more often.
BTW... is there an UNDO like Ctrl-Z in other editors?
When I've accidentally deleted too much text:
1. I save the current message
2. go back to the original
3. launch a quote-reply
4. copy the text I want into the clipboard
5. exit that message and *don't* save it.
6. go back to the Unsent message and open it to Edit.
7. plop in the block.
Not pleasant! :(
I seem to remember my boss stating that he does not compress
anything.
OK, fair enough but just to make sure, have a look in the "Netcall"
area where you'll find all your session logs.
OK. What do I look for in there? Here's a recent sample:
* 19:50:12 Rcvd a68c2206.pkt, 617b^^^
* 19:50:15 Rcvd a67f7705.pkt, 1634b^^^
So.. the given "copy..." option for the download field is the
right choice?
I'm still a bit baffled about this one but suffice to say that if it's
working then it must be the right choice ;-)
I have this:
Upload packer: <blank>
Download packer: copy $DOWNFILE $PUFFER
All the other dropdown options for the "Download packer" referenced archivers, so I avoided those. "copy.." was the only other choice so as to avoid the screetching banshee.
What is the baffling part?
Meanwhile.. I noticed in LOG/ERRORS.LOG:
10.03.19 19:49:58 2:221/1: incomplete point data - please check server config
10.03.19 19:51:01 No matching servers.
10.03.19 20:02:36 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check server config
31.03.19 14:02:55 Empty timing list.
31.03.19 22:28:30 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check server config
31.03.19 22:37:28 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check server config
02.04.19 12:26:28 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check server config
02.04.19 12:27:58 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check server config
02.04.19 21:33:48 Can't talk to the device!
04.04.19 19:50:17 Datei(en) wurde(n) nicht korrekt entpackt!
I saw this last one following a NODELIST delivery today.
What I am after is resending a previously sent message.
Cursor over the message you want to re-post and then it's just a
simple matter of selecting "Message/Action/Repost".
Got it. Thanks. The caveat might be that the same MSGID could trigger a DUPE warning up the fidonet chain and get dropped?
BTW... is there an UNDO like Ctrl-Z in other editors?
most of the editors i know of that use ^Y to delete lines also use ^U to
undelete and put them where the cursor currently is...
That's IT!
^Y is documented, but ^U is not. (Another one for the books, Martin)
Martin)^Y is documented, but ^U is not. (Another one for the books,
Ahem ..... ^U *is* documented :-)
When I've accidentally deleted too much text:
1. I save the current message
2. go back to the original
3. launch a quote-reply
4. copy the text I want into the clipboard
5. exit that message and *don't* save it.
6. go back to the Unsent message and open it to Edit.
7. plop in the block.
Not pleasant! :(
It's what's known as being a bit convoluted but thanks for posting the
nice ordered list :)
...have a look in the "Netcall"
area where you'll find all your session logs.
... It would be better to look back through your session logs
for occurences of *.SU?, *.MO?, *.TU? etc. etc. These are compressed
mail bundle extensions.
This is the one that's bugging me.
31.03.19 14:02:55 Empty timing list.
31.03.19 22:28:30 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check
server config
31.03.19 22:37:28 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check
server config
02.04.19 12:26:28 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check
server config
02.04.19 12:27:58 2:221/1: incomplete packer settings - please check
server config
Cropping up repeatedly so there's obviously an unsolved problem.
02.04.19 21:33:48 Can't talk to the device!
Never seen that one before.
Check this out .....
Config/External/Unpacker
Do you see a "tick" mark at the right-hand end of the ZIP entry. If
you don't, that's one possible reason why you're getting the "File incorrectly unpacked" error. The unpacker(s) that you wish to use
should either be on your path or in OpenXP's root directory.
I noticed in the logfile that you posted, that the filename of the
nodelist was NODELIST.ZIP but OpenXP expects nodelist filenames to be
in the form NODELIST.Z??,
Martin)^Y is documented, but ^U is not. (Another one for the books,
Ahem ..... ^U *is* documented :-)
OK.. Another look through, and found it. BUT it's the only one
in a different colour than the rest. I was expecting to see ^U
*next* to ^Y *and* the same colour.
What tripped me up as the sickly green font against the gray
background
- hard to see in my red-green colourblind defective
state. :(
...have a look in the "Netcall"
area where you'll find all your session logs.
... It would be better to look back through your session logs
for occurences of *.SU?, *.MO?, *.TU? etc. etc. These are compressed
mail bundle extensions.
The logs only record .PKT filenames.
Check this out .....
Config/External/Unpacker
Do you see a "tick" mark at the right-hand end of the ZIP entry. If
you don't, that's one possible reason why you're getting the "File
incorrectly unpacked" error. The unpacker(s) that you wish to use
should either be on your path or in OpenXP's root directory.
There are no tick marks. It is just a list of archivers and their "arguments" ...and an F2 option to change things.
I noticed in the logfile that you posted, that the filename of the
nodelist was NODELIST.ZIP but OpenXP expects nodelist filenames to be
in the form NODELIST.Z??,
But why didn't my renamed file NODELIST.ZIP to NODELIST.Z95 work? Is it because I didn't have a valid archiver available?
I found a working unzip.exe here:
C:\SWTOOLS\APPS\wc301-219f ..and will copy that to the /OPENXP dir.
Thanks for pointing out the various issues.
Ahem ..... ^U *is* documented :-)
What tripped me up as the sickly green font against the gray
background
- hard to see in my red-green colourblind defective
state. :(
Oh, sorry to hear that.
Ahem ..... ^U *is* documented :-)
What tripped me up as the sickly green font against the gray AA>background
- hard to see in my red-green colourblind defective AA> state. :(
Oh, sorry to hear that.
I still see reds quite well (much better through amber sunglasses like blue-blockers).. but it's the greens and grays where I have fewer options. The greenish text describing ^U, blended a bit too much with the gray background.. as well as the tilt of the laptop display was "off" from the perfect angle, I guess.
..The greenish text describing ^U, blended a bit too much with
the gray background.. as well as the tilt of the laptop display
was "off" from the perfect angle, I guess.
Tip:
---
Once you get your colour scheme to your liking, copy XPOINT.COL to
another directory somewhere. If you ever have the need to do a fresh
clean install of OpenXP, copy the file back into your new OpenXP
installion and you will have your colour scheme back. Saves a *lot* of fiddling around with OpenXP's colour configuration :-)
Tip:
---
Once you get your colour scheme to your liking, copy XPOINT.COL to
another directory somewhere. If you ever have the need to do a fresh
clean install of OpenXP, copy the file back into your new OpenXP installion and you will have your colour scheme back. Saves a *lot* of fiddling around with OpenXP's colour configuration :-)
you guys should make a set of color scheme ""templates"" like we used
to do back in the day for frontdoor and similar programs that had
color selection capability... save them, copy them to schemename.col,
and distribute them... so if someone wanted a frontdoor-like scheme,
they'd copy frontdoor.col to xpoint.col... or if they wanted a
wordstar-like color scheme, they'd copy wordstar.col to xpoint.col...
AIR, we had them for TimED, frontdoor, fastecho and other similar FTN software...
you guys should make a set of color scheme ""templates"" like we used to do back in the day for frontdoor and similar programs that had color selection capability... save them, copy them to schemename.col, and distribute them... so if someone wanted a frontdoor-like scheme, they'd copy frontdoor.col to xpoint.col... or if they wanted a wordstar-like color scheme, they'd copy wordstar.col to xpoint.col... AIR, we had them for TimED, frontdoor, fastecho and other similar FTN software...
..my "Upload packer" field is empty.
OpenXP wouldn't let me leave it empty. It kept generating this
awful loud sound from the PC.
Just thought of something, try starting OpenXP with the /q switch.
This is supposed to disable audio alerts but whether it does or not is
a different matter.
Did you know that instead of putting a multitude of switches on the commandline, there's a much easier way of achieving the same
thing(apart from running OpenXP from a batch file). To find out how,
press <F1> *twice* from OpenXP's main screen and *<Tab>* your way to "Command line switches". Scroll down to the bottom of the page and
you'll see some info about the AUTOEXEC directory. Once you've read
and digested the info, you may also like to press <Enter> on
"AUTOEXEC" -> stand by to be amazed! ;-)
Just thought of something, try starting OpenXP with the /q switch.
This is supposed to disable audio alerts but whether it does or not is
a different matter.
[1]Even though you're not using an unpacker for your incoming mail
packets, you still need one for the Zip'd nodelists/pointlists and
their respective Zip'd diffs. Additionally, you need one/some for the built-in Archive Viewer to function.
Check this out .....
Config/External/Unpacker
Do you see a "tick" mark at the right-hand end of the ZIP entry. If
you don't, that's one possible reason why you're getting the "File incorrectly unpacked" error. The unpacker(s) that you wish to use
should either be on your path or in OpenXP's root directory.
[2] ..OpenXP expects nodelist filenames to be
in the form NODELIST.Z??, where "??" is the last two characters of the Julian day number. In this particular case, OpenXP would have been expecting NODELIST.Z95.
Just thought of something, try starting OpenXP with the /q switch.
This is supposed to disable audio alerts but whether it does or not is
a different matter.
I put /q and /nb in the Windows shortcut Properties.
SEEMs to cooperate!
Bonus.. sofar *no* screeming banshee.
The /x option (quit program) intrigues me. Why would anyone want that in a "startup" autoexec routine?
Regarding F1 twice: Cool. But I would never have thought that TAB would walk through the next items.
I was using down-arrow and it was skipping some of those!
** 08.04.19 - 14:42, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:
Just thought of something, try starting OpenXP with the /q switch.
This is supposed to disable audio alerts but whether it does or not is
a different matter.
UPDATE. Apparently this does *not* silence everything. :(
When I am editing and over-delete at the end of a line, the program beeps with every extra key-press.
The next time I went through the Add Nodelist routine, everything
seemed to work.
Now I can S)earch for a name (or a partial name) and oxp gives me
choices.
And.. the polling doesn't lock anymore as before.
 AA> The next time I went through the Add Nodelist routine, everything[snip]
 AA> seemed to work.
 AA> And.. the polling doesn't lock anymore as before.
Well, there ya go, another problem solved :)
Regarding F1 twice: Cool. But I would never have thought that TAB
would walk through the next items.
After pressing <F1> twice, see what the next to the bottom line says.
The bottom line may also be of interest :)
I was using down-arrow and it was skipping some of those!
 AA> The next time I went through the Add Nodelist routine, everything[snip]
 AA> seemed to work.
 AA> And.. the polling doesn't lock anymore as before.
Well, there ya go, another problem solved :)
Heheheh.. more like a bandaid solution.
I haven't thought of trying to add a nodediff file.
But adding a separate pointlist definitely breaks the program.
:(
OK. But I don't understand WHY a simply down-arrow can't land on all of the items in the menu. The down arrow only selects either [1] Help on help, or [2] Command line switches:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
º º
º °°°°°°°°°° = Online Help Contents = °°°°°°°°°° º
º º
º tab -> Help on Help <-via dn arrow º
º º
º tab -> Hotkeys º
º º
º tab -> Command line switches <-via dn arrow º
º º
º tab -> Support º
º º
º tab -> Licence conditions º
º º
º <Tab> ... go to next cross-reference º
º Alt-F1 ... go back one page (Windows only) º
º º
º º
º º
º º
º º
º º
º º
º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
..instead, we have to use <TAB>. (I mean, the top menu uses arrows to navigate), so why not this menu?
It just gets a little confusing when to use the tab and when arrow keys would work. :(
But thanks for the heads-up!
[snip]
OK. But I don't understand WHY a simply down-arrow can't land on all of AA>> the items in the menu. The down arrow only selects either [1] Help on AA>> help, or [2] Command line switches:
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
º º
º °°°°°°°°°° = Online Help Contents = °°°°°°°°°° º
º º
º tab -> Help on Help <-via dn arrow º
º º
º tab -> Hotkeys º
º º
º tab -> Command line switches <-via dn arrow º
º º
º tab -> Support º
º º
º tab -> Licence conditions º
º º
º <Tab> ... go to next cross-reference º
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's because the first five items are cross-references(links) and
the help topic is just one single page.
It just gets a little confusing when to use the tab and when arrow keys AA>> would work. :(
Welcome to the world of OpenXP :)
I haven't thought of trying to add a nodediff file.
Well then you should :)
But adding a separate pointlist definitely breaks the program.
:(
Not here it doesn't but methinks you may have already fixed that?
Just thought of something, try starting OpenXP with the /q switch.
This is supposed to disable audio alerts but whether it does or not is MF>>> a different matter.
UPDATE. Apparently this does *not* silence everything. :(
Uh-Oh!
I'm fresh out of ideas on that one, sorry.
Just thought of something, try starting OpenXP with the /q switch.
This is supposed to disable audio alerts but whether it does or not is
a different matter.
UPDATE. Apparently this does *not* silence everything. :(
Uh-Oh!
I'm fresh out of ideas on that one, sorry.
What exactly is the /q supoosed to silence if it still allows beeps?
..or is that a bug?
What exactly is the /q supoosed to silence if it still allows beeps?
..or is that a bug?
I'm not exactly sure but I do know that some changes were made a while
ago concerning audio output. I'll try and find the commit logs for the changes and report back.
[snip]
What exactly is the /q supoosed to silence if it still allows beeps?
..or is that a bug?
I'm not exactly sure but I do know that some changes were made a while
ago concerning audio output. I'll try and find the commit logs for the
changes and report back.
Reporting back .....
Changes were made in the 5.0.27 release *but* they were for the Linux version only.
I'll pass your question on to the developer :)
So.. the given "copy..." option for the download field is the
right choice?
I'm still a bit baffled about this one but suffice to say that if it's
working then it must be the right choice ;-)
I have this:
Upload packer: <blank>
Download packer: copy $DOWNFILE $PUFFER
All the other dropdown options for the "Download packer" referenced
archivers, so I avoided those. "copy.." was the only other choice so as
to avoid the screetching banshee.
What is the baffling part?
A combination of the online help topic being incorrect and one of the errors which keeps popping up below .....
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"There's an option named "additional sound signals" which overrides parameter /q in some cases (e.g. signalling the end of long running
tasks like packing the message base)."
"Also the option "optical sound signal" overrides parameter /q every
time an error occurs."
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You've already stated that those two options are disabled, so that
makes his comments about those two options irrelevant. However, it's
what he *didn't* say that's relevant; he didn't say that this was a
bug.
Under what circumstances is the PC speaker beeping at you?
WHERE are the "additional sound signals" and "optical sound signal" controls?
Is that just for the linux version?
You've already stated that those two options are disabled, so that makes
his comments about those two options irrelevant. However, it's what he
*didn't* say that's relevant; he didn't say that this was a bug.
Maybe he doesn't have a working pc speaker! :/
Under what circumstances is the PC speaker beeping at you?
It beeps repeatedly with every key-press when I press the Delete key at the end of a line to clear out extra chars before EOF symbol (which is a diamond). I really don't need an audio beep to tell me what I can
"see".
WHERE are the "additional sound signals" and "optical sound signal"
controls?
Config -> Display -> Accessibilty
They're both disabled by default anyway.
If you press <F1> for each option, the help topics have gone AWOL :(
I'll fix that for the next release :)
Under what circumstances is the PC speaker beeping at you?
It beeps repeatedly with every key-press when I press the Delete key at AA>> the end of a line to clear out extra chars before EOF symbol (which is a AA>> diamond). I really don't need an audio beep to tell me what I can
"see".
Having just tried it, ISWYM.
That's because the first five items are cross-references(links) and
the help topic is just one single page.
Update .....
..I've discovered that the real cause of the problem was that those
five items are centered on the page. After changing that, so that
those five items are not centered, you can now use either the <Tab>
key or the Up/Down arrows to navigate the page. The fix will be in the
next release.
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