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Conference turris::tpu_notes

Title:	DECTPU and EVE Notes Conference
Notice:	Use UHUH:: to access kits: see note 1735
Moderator:	HNDYMN::MCCARTHY

Created:	Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:	Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1947
Total number of notes:	9831

1945.0. "TPU how to change BUFFER LIST attributes?" by CSC32::D_SANFORD () Wed Apr 09 1997 23:38

    TPU any version

    Customer is using TPU/EVE DECwindows interface and uses the [F20] 
    key (BUFFER LIST) to list the filenames.  He uses long file names
    (approx 40 characters) and does not like the format as the filenames
    are crowded.  Is there any way to change/influence this behavior?

    He uses "DIR /WIDTH=FILENAME=40" to perform better formatted 
    directories, but looking for equivalent for TPU?

    Sorry if this seems too simple...

    Regards, Drew Sanford
    Customer Support Center
    C970409-6246

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1945.1	let them play!	HNDYMN::MCCARTHY	A Quinn Martin Production	`Thu Apr 10 1997 01:23`	17
	Eve lays its messages out using the OpenVMS message facility. This includes the "message" that creates each line of the BUFFER LIST. See sys$examples:eve$show.tpu, the routine eve$$bufed_format_line I would suggest that the customer try to either modify this or play with setting the EVE$X_BUFED_BUFFER_NAME_LENGTH to something other than 24 (which its cut off to put the name and attributes on different lines). Maybe a line in an eve$init.eve file saying tpu eve$x_bufed_buffer_name_length:=40 would work. Hmm, now many years since I've worked on that project?? Brian J.
1945.2		CSC32::D_SANFORD		`Thu Apr 10 1997 03:57`	4
	It is amazy, you never seem to forget do ya? I still remember the projects I worked on in 1980, probably still could maintain them! Thank you, -drew
1945.3	until the fat lady...	HNDYMN::MCCARTHY	A Quinn Martin Production	`Thu Apr 10 1997 10:10`	5
	>> Thank you, -drew Um, wait until the customer says "thanks" - otherwise it was your idea :-) Brian