=============================================================================== Dale E. Coy - Los Alamos National Laboratory =============================================================================== <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This Submission Supersedes ..... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sub-Directories .DM$SD, COLORS, and WPE are complete replacements for our previous submissions of programs DM, SD, COLORS, and WPE. This submission contains six sub-directories: (1) DM$SD - Contains both DM and SD. ========================================= DM Version 7.3A - An extensive revision of the John C. Hayre / Rich Gregory Directory Management package, using SMG$ for windowing, with several new extensions. SD Version 4.4A - A revision of Alan L. Zirkle's Set Default program, entirely executable (no .COM), with user interface improvements. These are both updates of our Fall 87 submission. Function additions include improved handling of broadcast messages(DM), 20-line command recall (DM), capability to move to a user's sylogin directory, capability to easily save default parameters(DM), and improved Tree functions. Bug fixes, of course. We consider these to be production programs. (2) WPE Version 2.5 ========================================================= A "complete" and extended implementation of WPS-PLUS (TM) for editing ASCII files, including some Language Sensitive features for .COM files. Two-window editing, the most useful features of EVE-PLUS, etc. Built on TPU and EVE, so it's inherently extendable. Full help and documentation. A finished version, but added features are promised for the future. Version 2.5 adds a NOTABS capability. DM, SD, and WPE work well together, or separately. (3) COLORS Version 5.1 ====================================================== A package for managing and setting "default" colors for VT-241 and VT-340 terminals. Revision to our Fall 87 submission: Version 5.1 adds capability to save/restore up to 9 favorite color maps. (4) SHOWME =================================================================== Everything you ever wanted to know in one easy program. SHOWME requires no privileges, obtains it's information from the system running it (should require no modification), and recognizes all currently-legal terminal types. It uses whatever "enhanced" characteristics are available on the users' terminal. The following information is presented (for example). E8DP2 <> 11/785 <> VMS 4.6 VAXcluster node. User COY at VT300 Series terminal TDA6 (VTA155) Wednesday, November 25, 1987 4:18 PM <> 7 users, 4 batch jobs. Process Name: Dale E. Coy Directory MY$DISK:[COY.DECUS.SHOWME] (5) VAXNOTES ================================================================ This directory has a couple of useful things for systems running VAX NOTES: An example program to update NOTES, access the unread count, and notify the user if there are unread notes. (will have to be modified for your system). A NOTES$COMMAND.TPU file which improves the WPS editing interface by defining additional keys (similar to WPE). (6) TOPC =================================================================== A display which enhances the information presented by MON PROC/TOPCPU. Adjustable thresholds for highlighting, bar-graph display, broadcast message trapping, spawn capability, etc. ----------- FULL documentation is provided for most of the programs, in .TXT, .WPL (for WPS+), and .LN03 (Very fancy) forms. Memory cartridges are required to print the .LN03 files. With this submission, the .LN03 documentation has been provided in the popular 7 x 9 format. Comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome. Bug fix requests will also be considered. Submitted by: Dale E. Coy Los Alamos National Laboratory E-8, MS/J957, PO Box 1663 Los Alamos, NM 87545 (505) 667-3270 or -7159 FTS 843-3270 or -7159 Supplemental information for some programs: =============================================================================== DM$SD =============================================================================== DM (Directory Manager) Version 7.3A This is a revision to the DM (directory management) package which has appeared on previous VAX SIG Symposium tapes. It provides enhancements to the older DM packages. DM displays the files in your current directory (or your directory tree). With one or two keystrokes, you can do most major DCL commands: delete, copy, purge, print, edit, view, rename, etc. The keystrokes are All-in-1-like. Your favorite editor may be used from DM. The SMG$ interface is used for terminal independence and efficiency. VMS Version 4.5 (or above) is required. The FORTRAN compiler is desirable for customization. May be user-modified to run with VMS 4.4 or earlier, if a FORTRAN compiler is available. Significant Improvements have been made since our Fall 87 submission. ============================================================================== SD (Set Default) Version 4.4A This is a major revision to the SD package which has appeared on previous VAX SIG Symposium tapes. It provides enhancements to the older SD packages. SD is a synonym for "Set Default", providing (in addition to less typing) convenient movement between directories, a "stack" of 20 directories, etc. SD is implemented in FORTRAN for speed, and uses the SMG$ screen interface. Significant Improvements have been made since our Fall 87 submission. =============================================================================== WPE Editor Version 2.5 (WPS+ for ASCII Files) Including the MORE utility WPE is a full (well, almost) implementation of WPS-PLUS (TM) for use on ASCII files. Its advantage is that the user who uses WPS+ has essentially the same keyboard interface to WPE. WPE is, in its own right, an extremely powerful text editor. It is layered on TPU and EVE, and is extendable. It's easy to "get started", full on-line help is provided, as well as extensive user documentation. Features include: All of WPS+ that was reasonable (full-function editing). Two-window editing. Multiple files. Bookmarks. Insert and examine special characters. Print files with special characters. Fixup files by removing CR/LF Automatic tailoring for .COM, .HLP, .FOR, and .TPU files. Read-only interface (called MORE). WPE works efficiently with DM (also in this submission). Instructions are provided on how to use WPE as your VMS Mail editor. =============================================================================== VT-241/VT-340 Color Management Software Version 5.1 PROGRAMS FOR COLOR ON REGIS TERMINALS PURPOSE OF COLORS PROGRAMS: Having a VT-241, VT-340, (or other color ReGIS terminal) is much more fun if you use color combinations other than Red-Blue-Green. These programs make it easy for the user to control his/her terminal colors. A side-effect is that a user connecting a color terminal is immediately given a set of pleasant colors. CO - Gets any user some set of colors. OCO - Used if terminal is garbaged - runs Fix_Crt & restores colors. OCO n (where n=1-9) restores a saved color map. NCO - Gets a new set of random, contrasting colors. CCO - Gets a new set of random, complementary ("artsy") colors. SCO - Gets a new set of random, similar (soft) colors. PCO - Lists 64 choices and lets the user pick. XCO - An interactive/visual user chooser. ZCO - Saves the current color map (ZCO n saves to map n). The acronyms (sort of) stand for: COlors, Old COlors, NEW COlors, Complementary COlors, Soft COlors, Pick COlors, and (X)change COlors. These programs are lots of fun (if you have a VT-241 or VT-340), and the PCO and XCO programs have a nice user interface implemented in SMG$. Completely updated from previous submissions, because DEC introduced the VT-340 terminal which has a somewhat-different interface from the VT-241. The capability to save up to 9 color maps is new in version 5.1