Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!decuac!shlump.nac.dec.com!wjg.enet.dec.com!guineau From: guineau@wjg.enet.dec.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: ATTENTION! regarding WB2.0 Message-ID: <11361@shlump.nac.dec.com> Date: 9 May 90 12:22:48 GMT References: <9037@hydra.gatech.EDU> <48758@ames.arc.nasa.gov> Sender: newsdaemon@shlump.nac.dec.com Reply-To: guineau@wjg.enet.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Marlboro, MA Lines: 37 In atricle , sdl@linus.mitre.org (Steven D. Litvinchouk) writes: ****> In article <11333@shlump.nac.dec.com> guineau@wjg.enet.dec.com writes: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > There already *IS* a cli hack that gives you a scroll-bar. It let's you > > > define how many lines you want for your buffer, and doesn't (appear, via > > > avail) to require that memory to be chip mem. It's called CB, and is > > > available (I believe) on Xanth. Really quite nice. It will also allow > > > you to produce hardcopies of CLI sessions. In addition, the author > > > sais (in the DOC file) that it will work with any shell. > That hasn't been my experience, at least with the version of CB I > downloaded from Compuserve. I tried using it with Shell v4.01A, and > with Sksh v1.3, and after one or two shell commands, the shell freezes > up and won't accept any more input. The only way to get rid of it is > to recall GOMF 3.0 to kill it. I didn't write that. I'd never seen this program till last night :-) However (Walter G. Reynolds JJJ) was kind enough to mail me a copy. I tried it out last night and it worked great! Just what I've been looking for. It even appeared to work fine on the local A3000 (i.e. AmigaOS 2.0). I do have one minor gripe, though. Once you get into 'review mode', you must hit 'q' to get back to the console. I'd prefer it allow me to just type anything (other than the arrow keys - nice feature) so I can copy and paste stuff I find back in the buffer. I wonder if the sources are around? --- W. John Guineau guineau@wjg.enet.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation Marlboro MA. 01752