[Coco] Minted buffer size

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 07 March 2015 19:46:02 Stephen H. Fischer wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Heskett" <gheskett at wdtv.com>
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Minted buffer size
>
> > On Thursday 05 March 2015 13:04:06 Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) wrote:
> >> Yes it will.
>
> ...
>
> > However, when the "memory full - press break" pops up, there is no
> > recovery other than tapping the reset button.
>
> That's why Colorful Sled needs the memory full signal to be working!
>
> I also go to the trouble of giving you a second chance if you want to
> exit with out saving (With ringing your bell if sound is working).
>
> I first save the edited file to a temp file (Thus more free space on
> the disk being used is needed) then delete the original file and then
> do a rename of the temp file to the original file.
>
> I did all this after losing my work and the original file a few times.
> And until the F2 key toggle is done to allow any editing. When just
> looking around I keep F2 set to not allow any editing.
>
> The best programs are those written by people that actually use them.

Hear hear!

> Gene, give Colorful Sled a second chance With the command card printed
> out!
>
> I my self cannot remember the commands and grab for the printed copy
> often.

I have 2 or 3 copies of that printed and buried in the "midden heap" 
around my coco3.  Finding one of them can be a chore.  Unfortunately, I 
have had it muck up a file 2 or 3 times with zero indication anything 
was wrong, so I am a bit wary of it for serious work.

> This is a link to "SLED Card ED6.zip" in PDF format.
> http://www.tandycoco.com/forum/download/file.php?id=160
>
> I don't type "Sled" without it handly.

Neither do I. ;-)

> --------------------------
>
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>