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From: spencer@eris.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Startup-sequence CLI problems
Message-ID: <3905@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: Wed, 10-Jun-87 01:03:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 10 01:03:11 1987
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Reply-To: spencer@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Randy Spencer)
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On thing that I didn't see mentioned in the "how do I run conman in my first
CLI" question was the ability to use cli task number 1.  The guy who posted
the startup-sequence had the second startup file issue the command 
  prompt "1>"
which will eventually leave you with two CLI's that say "1>".  So, to get
around that problem I have got a startup-sequence that looks like this (sort
of):

echo "Use preferences tool to set time and date"
conman
run wait 5 +
newcli con:0/0/640/200/AmigaKitty
endcli > "con:100/50/250/150/Just ignore me!"

I don't really endcli > con:, but that sure is a cute idea!

Notice the "+" after the wait command. It causes the "run" command (cli 
task 2) to run both wait, and newcli.

What happens is that the wait command before the newcli command gives the
first CLI window time to close.  What happens is the first CLI says "task 1
ending" and then sits there until all commands issued are complete.  Well,
when the wait finishes there are NO tasks running, so the next task is going
to be task 1.  NewCLI is the next command and it gets the slot.  When NewCLI
returns the original CLI's window(s) close, leaving just the second CLI, which
is task 1 and looks just like it was the only CLI ever around.  However, this
CLI has ConMan running in it.

I just thought I would pass on one of those many tidbits, I don't want to see
this showing up in Run or AmigaWorld with someone elses name on it now.

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