Re: 5250 rules

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 07:22 AM 6/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
>As long as I'm on the topic, why can't we have more color options? Look at
all of the options available on the PC. I would also like a DDS keyword
like BACKCOLOR where I could set my background color. For example, I could
then show a window with a light gray background and skip the border. Then
make the input fields reverse image and white. Almost looks like a VB
screen. Not sure exactly where this falls into - DDS, OS/400, 5250, etc.
>
>
In my opinion, you have a better chance at winning the Minnesota lottery
than getting IBM to enhance 5250.  Although many of us use 5250 daily, the
feeling in Rochester is that EVERYONE in the world wants to use PCs.  I use
a PC for PC tasks, and never for emulation, and I use a 3489 workstation
for AS/400 tasks.  The differences in the keyboards key my brain into
knowing how the keys will work (e.g.:  destructive/non-destructive
backspace, insert/overtype mode).  I find the differences in keyboard
handling to be maddening.

How about a new system value/user profile attribute/job attribute of
'keyboard action' (KBDACN), where you could specify *NORMAL for what we
have today, or *PC for the ways PCs work.  The default for the user profile
attribute should be *SYSVAL, and the default for the job should be *USRPRF.

Al





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