OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Applications
XWP v1.0.16
Martin Iturbide:
Hi
--- Quote from: Dariusz Piatkowski on April 29, 2024, 02:32:53 am ---1) DLL object type conversion
- reading that other thread you shared, it seems like this was a manual process that needed to be done for every new DLL, is that correct?
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I did the manual process of converting the DLLs from "WPDataFile" to "XWPProgramFile" using Rich's newer OO and creating a CMD according to his suggestion. The .CMD only works for directories, maybe some more tweaking can be done in REXX to create something that change all files in subfolders.
--- Quote ---DLL2Prog.CMD
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oo /+
for %%1 in (*.dll) do oo /B %%1 XWPProgramFile
oo /-
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Rich Walsh:
--- Quote from: Dariusz Piatkowski on April 29, 2024, 02:32:53 am ---I would like to just stick to the menu selection which would simply show that BLDLEVEL info in it's own pop-up
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Why wait for someone to implement a feature that you can have _now_?
Open Properties for \os2\bldlevel.exe, and on the 'Session' page uncheck "Close window on exit". Then on the 'Association' page, add "*.DLL" and "*.EXE". Done! When you need this info, select 'Open as', then 'bldlevel.exe'.
FWIW... on my system, any info I may need about a binary is immediately at hand because I have associated 6 different utils with *.exe and *.dll. Some of these associations are program objects while others point at the exe itself:
unlock.exe
exehdr.exe
exeinfo.exe
pmdll.exe
hexedit2.exe
bldlevel.exe
Warning: you can *not* copy/paste from a VIO window whose app has terminated - it's instant death. If you need this ability, associate a simple .cmd file like this and leave "Close window on exit" checked:
-----bldlvl.cmd-----
@bldlevel %1
@pause
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Martin Iturbide:
Hello
I'm just writing down which other software does not respect "adhere to" the default font size that can now be controlled with the XWP "Font Size" feature.
- WarpIn
- ArcaOS Package Manager
- NewView (Works fine on 2.19.9)
- (kLIBC) User Manager
- DragText
- Extended Character Map
- Lucide
- PMDCalc Plus
- Remote Desktop Connections
Regards
Alex Taylor:
--- Quote from: Martin Iturbide on June 14, 2024, 04:08:48 am ---I'm just writing down which other software does not respect the default font size that can now be controlled with the XWP "Font Size" feature.
- ArcaOS Package Manager
- NewView
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A distinction needs to be made here between "respect" and "adhere to". These programs have their own user-customizable font size setting which they use in preference to any others. This is as it should be.
In fact, NewView does use the system font setting as its default if (and only if) a user font is not specified. Again, this is as it should be. Of course, this normally happens only when you first run it after a fresh install. Try deleting newview.ini and then see what happens. :D
Martin Iturbide:
--- Quote from: Alex Taylor on June 14, 2024, 02:03:30 pm ---A distinction needs to be made here between "respect" and "adhere to". These programs have their own user-customizable font size setting which they use in preference to any others. This is as it should be.
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Thanks Alex for the correction, the right word should be "adhere to", since "respect" may sound aggressive, like if the software is "disrespecting" something and that is not what I mean. Thanks for helping me find the right word.
Also the idea is not to force or lock the font size of style of the software, it is just to start with the default and let the user change their font style and size if he wants to, like it has always been possible on OS/2. It is always the choice of the developer what font to use, but the idea is just to give a convenience to the user to be able to change the size of all the fonts at once now that XWP has that feature.
Regards
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