[arachne] Re: Backspace/History Hotkey Doesn't Work
- From: "Eric S. Emerson" <sernemo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:21:39 -5000
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Well Sam E.,
Believe it or not, There is still
a discussion concerning exactly what happens internally
when Arachne shells out on one of the developers
boards and there doesn't seem to be complete
agreement. <ggg>
Eric
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:07:08 -0500 (EST), ewalt@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
> Hey Greg and Eric!
> Is there *anything* left to be said about this topic? I think
> it's been covered adequately. Especially in light of Glenn's
> masterful dissertation on exactly what happens in both cases.
> For another endless discussion I could suggest the virtues of
> ESC to exit instead of Alt-X, but that would be opening up another
> can of worms. <grin>
> Happy disputing!
> Sam
> Eric S. Emerson said:
>> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
>> Hi Greg M.,
>> Yes, if you run Arachne from a call
>> from a custom batch file, then an ALT-X will
>> trigger your custom batch file. That is why
>> ALT-E is necessary. ALT-E doesn't trigger the
>> batch file that Arachne is called from. I never
>> suggested that one should use ALT-X instead of
>> ALT-E. I was just trying to point out their
>> similarities. I was not discussing their
>> differences. I am sorry if I was misunderstood.
>> That's one of the problems with these lists,
>> it's often hard to convey one's exact thoughts
>> or intentions. <ggg>
>> Eric
>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:28:08 +1030, Greg Mayman wrote:
>>> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:09:09 -0500, Eric S. Emerson wrote:
>>>> Greg, didn't like my use of the terminalogy, "returning from"
>>>> an ALT-X. I guess he wants me to use the term "start" or
>>>> "restart instead". It 's strictly a matter of semantics.
>>> Nope, I had no disagreement with "return". As far as I'm
>>> concerned, any time you go back to something or some place that
>>> you've been to before, you can call it a return.
>>> As I recall it you (or someone) said that Alt-X and Alt-E did the
>>> same thing. My view is that what they do is very similar but not
>>> identical. That's why they are different commands. If they were
>>> the same there would be no need for two separate commands.
>>> I ain't going to bother about digging out old messages just to
>>> keep this discussion alive.
>>> So let's leave it at that.
>>>> I have a batch file named X.bat....see it below:
>>> <snip>
>>>> When I type "X", then I get Arachne whether
>>>> I used ALT-E or ALT-X to reach a DOS prompt.
>>> That's a good idea.
>>> I have a batch file for arachne that does the following:
>>> 1. copies one of several ACF files over ARACHNE.CFG (for
>>> whichever ISP I want to use)
>>> 2. sets the startup for arachne to the URGENT mail folder, the
>>> Inbox, or to my personal links page, in that order of
>>> preference
>>> 3. calls ARACHNE.BAT
>>> 4. on exit, checks for PPP.LOG, and if it exists warns "you are
>>> still online" and gives option of disconnecting, reconnecting
>>> or ignoring
>>> 5. compares the hotlist with a backup and if changed allows
>>> option of backing up
>>> 6. checks for anything in MAIL\TRASH, and if present gives option
>>> of deleting it
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