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The problem with the configuration program crashing on a 256 colour workbench screen has been fixed in version 4.12 – call for an upgrade (it should be free). Why anyone wants to run a 256 colour workbench screen is beyond me, but anyway.. 🙂 The problem with MagicMenu is with…
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HiQ A500 Tower
Message #73690
Sorry, the HiQ Tower is no longer being made or sold. Martin Murray
Sorry, but there are no current plans to update PowerWindows. Surely there is something workable in the PD by now for this? Martin Murray
Basically yes you do need to obtain a licence in order to distribute CanDo software; however, in the case of public domain or freeware this licence is free. Contact Inovatronics on 1-214-340-4991 for more information. Jon
config. DOpus config.
Message #72987
Try bumping Workbench up to 16 (or even 32 colours), and the config program should open on the WOrkbench screen.
The Config program will always open a default HIRES screen (PAL in your case). However if you don't have promotion turned on it will not be displayable on your monitor. The Config program will also open on Workbench if there are eno [A [B The Config program will also open…
Checksum on 4.11
Message #71504
Hi Pete, sorry about your bad disk. Just call the 1-800 number and they'll send you a new disk out free of charge. Jon
Basically it is free to distribute PD software; you do need to call and obtain the new DeckRunner equivalent. From Australia call 0011-1-214-340-4991. Jon
Call the toll free number 1-800-875-8499 with your credit card details. Jon
Your problem (actually, it's our problem, but it's also your problem 🙂 is that you have a 256 colour workbench set up. DOpus 4.11 has a bug that causes the Config program to crash if workbench is set up for 256 colours. Simply change to 128 colours or less and…
The DIRTREE function is invoked in 3.41 the same way as it is invoked in version 4 – with the right mouse button over the tiny A button.
It sounds very much like you have upgraded to v4.03 from version 3 and are still running off your old version 3 configuration file. The Archive command was removed from version 4, and replaced by three default menu commands (LHA, Arc and Zoo). If you go into the Menus configuration…
Hi Dom. I really don't know why the Skip All button isn't appearing for you. I put it in in January, and we were still on 4.10 then. Beats me 🙂 Is it a real loss anyway? 🙂 Yes I did mean to say "not saved". The position of the…
Hi Dom. Firstly, to get the Skip All button to appear is pretty straight forward. Select a bunch of files to search, enter what you want to search for, and when the first match is made a requester will appear, giving you the option, among others, to Skip All. Secondly,…
Sorry Dom, can you either post the messages again or give me their numbers? Thanks, Jon
Hi David. To change the comment of a directory without changing the files within it you need to set the filter to ~(*) Unfortunately in the current version this will still cause it to scan through the entire directory (even though it won't do anything to the files within it).…
#Upgrading Opus?
Message #63264
Hi Richard, I believe there is a nominal fee involved (either $5 or $15, I really can't remember). As always, call the toll free number and find out! Jon
Hi Rob, you'll find that its not actually cut off; if you scroll the window to the right slightly you'll see the last digit. The best way to fix this (other than making the DOpus screen bigger) is to change the display length of filenames in the Operation/ListFormat section. Reduce…
Ok well how about this : Put DOpus in your Utilities drawer. Make a sub-directory in your Utilities drawer called DOpus-Files or something, without an icon. Assign DOpus: to this directory. Copy the C, Modules and S directories from the DOpus disk into this directory. That way you still get…
Hi Don, DOpusRT really should be in the DOpus:C/ directory (just like the modules should be in DOpus:Modules/, etc..). If for some reason you don't want it there then anywhere in the current path SHOULD work; if C2 is in the path when DOpus is run it should find it…
Inovatronics Information
Message #61462
Regarding the 4.11 upgrade disks.. yes, unfortunately there was an error on the master in the ReadMe file. The changes file that is online here in the libraries (for 4.10) contains nearly all the 4.11 information so I suggest you download that for the moment. I will upload the 4.11…
Hi Juan. You could try leaving mail addressed to Martin Murray at 75300,361 but I can't guarantee this will get through. The best thing is just to call, write or fax the German office directly. Jon
Hi Peter, you really need to ring Inovatronics directly to cancel your auto-upgrade membership. At the moment I (and sometimes Martin) are the only ones reading messages on here. I suggest you contact either Martin (at the German office) or Inovatronics in the USA (depending on where you are registered)…
The Half-Height option only takes effect if Opus is opening its own screen. If you want a "half-height" window with Opus open on the workbench screen you simple need to re-size it. Jon
#Registration
Message #60670
Hi David. Quite honestly I'm not sure whether upgrade notices should have (or have) been sent out to registered users generally. I know upgrade notices were sent out to Australian users for the Directory Opus 4.0 upgrade. Chris raised some very valid points which, while I don't think they are…
Hi Jeff.. I'm no CanDo expert but basically I think the changes are AGA support and full online AmigaGuide help. Maybe Martin will give you more information, or I suggest you call Inovatronics directly. Jon
I have uploaded the changes file from the 4.10 distribution disk into the libraries (section 8). The changes from 4.10 to 4.11 were mainly bug fixes, but I'll upload that changes file too when I have it. Jon
Hi Michael. 4.03 is only a minor upgrade from version 4, so I imagine that is why there was no notification sent out (actually, we are now up to v4.11). The upgrade cost is $15 from the USA, you should contact the English office directly to enquire about a local…
Exactly what goes wrong? If you provide some more details I might be able to help you out. One thing you might want to look at is that the name of the ARexx port was changed in version 4 from the old "dopus_rexx" to "DOPUS". So the port name of…
Chris, we've had too many problems in the past with the pre-announcement of features and product availabiliy. At this point, I don't even know the answers to your questions, except to say that the sugestions are noted. When there is a ew version, we will post that information here, believe…
Gary, there were several problems with HEX output and conversions with version 1.6. I really think the only workaround is the upgrade. Sorry. Martin
It's really difficult to answer these questions, Chris, without your config file and/or more information about when the lock-ups or lock-outs occur. Can you provide more details, or a config file? Martin (From Koeln)
Thomas, sorry but DOpus has no "un-delete" feature to recover your deleted file. I mean your corrupted file, sorry. Anyway, the other suggestions you have received here sound pretty good. Good luck with getting the file back. Martin
Mike, this is a problem that we know about already. We use the internal animation system in the Amiga, and it has a limit of x=512. I don't know what the plan is yet for dealing with this problem, but we are definitely aware of it, and not satisfied either.…
#Unknown command????
Message #58058
Not really sure what could have caused your problem. What was the exact name of the file that got deleted? Martin
Thanks for that Doug. Jon
SAS 6.2 Library Question
Message #34656
Hi Doug. Just a quick question; if I have my own shared library compiled with all the new wonder-stuff of 6.2 (:-)), what is the easiest way from within that library to access the library base? Is it safe to just call get_reg(REG_A6)? Or do I have to OpenLibrary() myself?…
Hi Richard. When DOpus displayes the byte count in the status bar (and when you use the GetSizes/Byte command), it just displays a total of the lengths of each file. However, each file can use up to two additional blocks (it always uses one additional block) for storing header information,…
Hi David, I can't say for certain about USA upgrade notices but I think you should have received one. Call INOVAtronics on 1-800-875-8499 for info. Jon
Allan, upgrade notices were sent out to (supposedly) all Australian users over six weeks ago. Are you sure you have registered? If you are, have you maybe changed address recently? Jon
Sure, Ronald. Call 1-800-875-8499 to get details about how to upgrade to Opus 4. Martin
David you need to contact the sales people at Inovatronics. You can do this on the toll free number 1-800-875-8499. Jon
Hi Wayne. I think it's a problem with the StartNotify() option. Try turning this off (in Operation/Update) and see if it fixes the problem. Jon
The ARexx function type is really designed for DOpus-specific rexx scripts that interact using the DOpus rexx command set and not using output windows, etc. All the functionality of parameters like {f} can be achieved with the rexx commands available (in fact, it is much more versatile to do it…
Make sure you have the function configured as an AmigaDOS command.. eg, Command c:Rx rexx:myscript {f} Then turn the Output window flag on, and it should work fine. Jon
Hi Dom, please fax your corrections to Inovatronics on 1-214-340-8514, Attn : Eddie Churchill Jon
Hi Dom, please feel free to send any manual bug reports in. We did find a LOT of errors in the manual while going through it a couple of months ago and so hopefully have caught most of them; still please send in anything you come across. Jon
Hi Wayne, I hadn't noticed that the manual said that, I will make a note to Eddie of the error. Jon
Hi Wayne. Thanks for your compliments on the manual, it is entirely due to the hard work of Eddie and Cash (and probably others) at Inovatronics. Regarding the printer routine, the text style actually ONLY applies to the header and footer; text body is printed in plain style. Jon
Hi Wayne, yes ExAll() is a ROM routine, but it might have been setpatched in 2.1, I'm not sure. ExAll() has many problems, the least of which is the comment problem, and my advice is not to use it at all anyway. There's no actual benefit gained in using it…
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