re: Re: Another one for the panel.

I posted an earlier message which read, in part: [more stuff deleted] >> OPTIONS MENU LINE OFF/ON >> PROMPT LINE OFF/ON >> COMMENT LINE OFF/ON >> ERROR LINE OFF/ON >> >> These would give us programmers full control over the 4GL screen >> area, a control which has not been made available to us . . . >> you lose 4 lines automagically - 2 for the menu, 1 for the >> comment line and 1 for the error line). Stuart Hemming (shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk) responded: [other stuff deleted] > This isn't strictly true. Experience and other netters as pointed out > that you *must* lose one line, not four. To achive this set the > following: > > form line first > comment line last > prompt line last > message line last True enough; I use this technique every day, but it still doesn't give you the capability for a pop-up input form window like this: +------------------------+ | Input: [ ]| +------------------------+ > It would, however be *very* nice to have full control, with run-time > errors if attempts were made to access switched off lines. My point exactly. Bill Williams Disclaimer: all previous disclaimers are hereby disclaimed. All future disclaimers are claimed as valid disclaimers. This proclaimed disclaimer cannot be reclamed for future unclaiming or reclaiming. -- The department of redundancy department