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From: cadsi@ccad.uiowa.edu (CADSI)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: I hate WinQVT, but I still can't find anything better.
Message-ID: <1991May31.205513.13322@ccad.uiowa.edu>
Date: 31 May 91 20:55:13 GMT
References: <91151.001743DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Organization: CAD-Research, U. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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From article <91151.001743DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu>, by DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu (David Barr):

[I add a couple later...]

> 
>    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.

   7) WinQVT can't handle the Alt-Tab keys.  It ALWAYS makes Windows
      hang.
   8) WinQVT ALWAYS kills the Debug Kernels when exiting.

> BTW I am using WinQVT 4.65.

I have tried it again and shelved it again.

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