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From: DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu (David Barr)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: I hate WinQVT, but I still can't find anything better.
Message-ID: <91151.001743DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 31 May 91 04:17:43 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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   I've reported some of these bugs to QVT two versions ago, but they still
havent' been fixed.

   1)  Remapped keys do not repeat.  For example if I rempap the 'backspace'
key to '^[OD' (cursor left), it will not send the repeated characters until
you _release_ the key.  A very annoying bug.
   2)  Typing ^D responds with a "invalid com port in config file", and
then either gives me an UAE or completely locks Windows.  If I type
Shift-^D, it will actually send a ^D.  Very annoying in Unix.
   3)  I can't get the dialer to send a '*'.  If I put in *70,555-1111
as my number to dial, it will dial 70,555-1111.  I end up having to
use 1170,555-1111 to disable call waiting, (here in the states).
Touch tone dialing, of course.
   4)  WinQVT has the annoying problem of turning off my num lock
whenever I put it in the background.  It makes no difference of
what the previous state of the numlock key, before or after starting
up WinQVT.
   5)  Please bring back the 'Setup:Numbers' menu item!  The reason
they gave to get rid of it was really poor.  Having multiple numbers
for a single setup is really handy.
   6)  The dialer dialog box does not pop up when you launch it anymore.
I find it much easier to hit <ESC> to clear the box if I didn't want it
to dial (which I usually do), than hitting ALT M D or using the mouse
to bring up the box.  Perhaps a simple checkbox in the setup file.

WinQVT is a usable package.  In fact sorry to say it is the best package
I know, but I refuse to register for a package that has this many bugs,
and seems very unresponsive to customer complaints.

BTW I am using WinQVT 4.65.

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 David Barr - Penn State CAC Student Consultant, Student Programmer
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