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    From Kevin Miller@1:267/585.1 to All on Thu May 28 22:23:00 2020
    Greetings...

    Using OpenXP for a few months now... Learn something new everytime I use
    it. Curious about a couple things... Can it be used for viewing messgaes
    with ansi color and if it does, how do I configure it to do so?

    The 2nd question... Is there a way to redraw the screen without stopiing
    and restarting the app?

    Thx,

    -km
    Salutations from Rochester, NY - (SysOp KnightMare)

    --- OpenXP 5.0.44
    * Origin: Point KnightMare, Rochester, NY (1:267/585.1)
  • From Martin Foster@2:310/31.3 to Kevin Miller on Fri May 29 11:42:00 2020
    Hello Kevin!

    *** Thursday 28.05.20 at 22:23, Kevin Miller wrote to All:

    Using OpenXP for a few months now... Learn something new
    everytime I use it.

    I've been using it for 20 years and used its predecessor(CrossPoint)
    for 6 years before that and I still occasionally find stuff that I've
    never seen before ;-)

    Curious about a couple things... Can it be used for viewing
    messgaes with ansi color and if it does, how do I configure it to
    do so?

    The 2nd question... Is there a way to redraw the screen without
    stopiing and restarting the app?

    Sorry but I can't answer either of your questions, so I've passed them
    on to the developer for you. Stay tooooooooned :)

    Regards,
    Martin

    --- OpenXP 5.0.43
    * Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Kevin Miller on Fri May 29 15:30:00 2020
    Hello Kevin!

    ** On Thursday 28.05.20 - 22:23, Kevin Miller wrote to All:

    Using OpenXP for a few months now... Learn something new everytime I
    use it. Curious about a couple things... Can it be used for viewing messgaes with ansi color and if it does, how do I configure it to do
    so?

    That would be a nice feature. But I wonder how those color controls might conflict or influence the established rules that I want for standard messages?


    The 2nd question... Is there a way to redraw the screen without stopiing and restarting the app?

    Why do you need that? ;) Are you getting some tearing issues? <bwg>


    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.44
    * Origin: ----------Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate.---------- (2:221/1.58)
  • From Martin Foster@2:310/31.3 to Kevin Miller on Sat May 30 14:25:00 2020
    Hello Kevin!

    *** Friday 29.05.20 at 11:42, Martin Foster wrote to Kevin Miller:

    [snip]
    Curious about a couple things... Can it be used for viewing
    messgaes with ansi color and if it does, how do I configure it to
    do so?

    The 2nd question... Is there a way to redraw the screen without
    stopiing and restarting the app?

    Sorry but I can't answer either of your questions, so I've passed them
    on to the developer for you. Stay tooooooooned :)

    Here's his reply to your first question .....
    ---------- 8< ----------
    "No, sorry.
    Personally, I have never heard of messages with ansi color."
    ---------- 8< ----------

    Here's his reply to your second question .....
    ---------- 8< ----------
    "OpenXP is a commandline software running under Windows or Linux OS.
    The OS is responsible for screen redraw if the commandline window
    containing the OpenXP session is brought to front."
    ---------- 8< ----------

    Hope that helps.

    Regards,
    Martin

    --- OpenXP 5.0.44
    * Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)