Re: [U2] Dump truck backup

AccuTerm has some features that let you add mousing to green-screen 
apps.  One is pattern-based and requires no changes in the app. You 
define a list of relevant patterns and when the user clicks on one, some 
action takes place. For example, if your text screen prompts are in the 
form of 1) xxxx 2) xxx, you can define a pattern like "a blank followed 
by one or two digits followed by an open parenthesis followed by a 
blank", and define a click action to send the digits followed by a 
RETURN. There is also direct mouse support - turn on the mouse input 
using an escape sequence and when the user clicks, it looks to the app 
like a function key followed by a cursor position. The U2 app needs to 
associate the position with an appropriate action. You can also use 
AccuTerm's "visual styles" to give a green-screen app a GUI-like 
appearance. Visual styles are triggered by screen attributes (reverse, 
dim, underline, etc.).

Peter Schellenbach
http://www.asent.com





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