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    From Codefenix@1:103/705 to All on Sat Jun 13 15:21:08 2020
    If I have header files for some of my external programs menus (xtrn3_head.asc, xtrn4_head.asc, etc.), is the screen supposed to pause in between the header and the dynamically generated list? It does for me, whether or not I have screen pauses enabled in my user settings.

    Just wondering whether this is the intended behavior, or if I've overlooked a setting somewhere. I'd personally prefer to not see a pause.

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  • From Gamgee@1:103/705 to Codefenix on Sat Jun 13 20:19:00 2020
    Codefenix wrote to All <=-

    If I have header files for some of my external programs menus (xtrn3_head.asc, xtrn4_head.asc, etc.), is the screen supposed to
    pause in between the header and the dynamically generated list?
    It does for me, whether or not I have screen pauses enabled in my
    user settings.

    Just wondering whether this is the intended behavior, or if I've overlooked a setting somewhere. I'd personally prefer to not see
    a pause.

    I think the fix for that is to put a @POFF@ (pause off) at the
    beginning of your header file.

    More info here:

    http://wiki.synchro.net/custom:atcodes#terminal_information_control


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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Codefenix on Sun Jun 14 14:57:39 2020
    Re: External Program Header Question
    By: Codefenix to All on Sat Jun 13 2020 03:21 pm

    If I have header files for some of my external programs menus (xtrn3_head.asc, xtrn4_head.asc, etc.), is the screen supposed to pause in between the header and the dynamically generated list? It does for me, whether or not I have screen pauses enabled in my user settings.

    Just wondering whether this is the intended behavior, or if I've overlooked a setting somewhere. I'd personally prefer to not see a pause.

    Double-check the XtrnProgLstHdr line in your ctrl/text.dat file (or just re-sync that file from CVS). It sounds like you have a clear-screen code in there.

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  • From Codefenix@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Sun Jun 14 20:17:01 2020
    Re: External Program Header Question
    By: Digital Man to Codefenix on Sun Jun 14 2020 02:57 pm

    Double-check the XtrnProgLstHdr line in your ctrl/text.dat file (or just re-sync that file from CVS). It sounds like you have a clear-screen code in there.

    That was it. My text.dat had an extra "\1l" in front. Using the line from the version up on CVS fixed it.

    Thank you!

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