Eric I just started using nansi40d.sys and its a great improvement over 40a. Nansi40a did not give 4dos directory colors but 40d does. Finally I can get rid of the proprietary ansi.sys.
Thanks for the updates. Larry Eric Auer wrote: > Hi everybody, please try the updated NANSI from > > http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~eric/stuff/soft/by-others/nansi40d.zip > > Change: When you use the /S (disable keyboard redefinitions) > options, the memory usage of NANSI is now 0.5 kB less :-). > > Plus trying to use unsupported options now triggers the display > of a help message which lists the supported options. Useful for > tiny distros where only the binary but not the docs are around, > and useful for people who just assume that Nansi would work like > MS ANSI and who fail to read the docs ;-). > > > > I hope the change does not introduce instabilities. Both > using and not using the /S ("disable key redefinitions") > mode should give you a working NANSI. The only difference > should be that /S should not support redefining keys and > non-/S should support redefining keys. Text display and > keyboard handling should work in both cases. > > BUT: I need testers for that! Feedback please :-). It works > for me, but it would be interesting to know if it works for > all of you... > > Thanks for testing! Eric > > > PPS: A planned future update is "disable int2f screen geometry > interface to save 200-300 bytes more RAM". Would it be okay if > that only worked when /S is active at the same time? Which name > should be used for such an option, maybe /G or something? I also > suggest that /G would ENABLE the geometry interface and that the > default would be that it is enabled. The interface is 4.0c+ only. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX Using Thunderbird on Linux ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
