Re: IBM getting rid of RPG

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

From: Joe Pluta <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>

> Why would this be so difficult?  By using a fixed font and changing the
> background color, you can emulate a 5250-style screen.  In my
5250-emulation
> mode, I support all combinations of colors and display attributes through
> the use of cascaded style sheets.  Indicators passed from the program
> determine the display attributes of the field, just like a 5250 display.
>
> It wouldn't be particularly pretty, but it would do the trick.  Drill down
> capabilities would be a little more difficult, but not impossible.  In
fact,
> you could use a mouse click, either through an AREA MAP or through
> individual <A> tags on each of the bar fields.

Joe, I agree that it is not impossible (even easy, most of the time).
There are some issues I have had problems with, like field sensitive help.
On a green screen you position the cursor on a field (either input or
output),
then you press F1 to get help. How do you that in your web-interface?

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