trouble controlling prompts

[Nancy Palmquist]

Richard D. Williams wrote:
> RH Enterprise FP 5.6.06D4
> 
> I am having a particular issues with the -DU, -DL, and -DE arguments on 
> the *clerk line.
> 
> I need to have control over lines 21-24 for prompting and I need to be 
> able to prompt users when the cursor enters or leaves a field.  I also 
> have many browse windows that use lines 21-24 for prompting.
> 
> I can not seem to find a *clerk menu option that allows this.
> 
> -DE @entsel works fine, browse window prompts are there, but no prompts 
> @wef or @wlf
> -DU @wef and @wlf works, browse window prompts are there, but no @entsel 
> control
> -DL @entsel work fine, @wef or @wlf prompts work, but my browse window 
> prompts are gone and
>     replaced with this "Use  PgDn   PgUp -Move Cursor  Enter -Choose 
> Record  Del -Cancel" prompt.
> 
> I need a *clerk flag that allows me to;
> Control @entsel, if it is there show the prompts, if not show default 
> prompts.
> Control prompts for @wef, if I have a prompt, show it, if not, show the 
> default ESC ESC to record,
>         DEL - Cancel. We should have an option to show or not show the 
> F6 - Browse prompt.
> 
> And lastly NO default prompt for any browse window.  Everyone using a 
> browse window knows they want specific keystrokes for specific actions.  
> No one benefits from the PgDn PgUp stuff.
> 
> If I am missing something, please enlighten me.
> 

Richard,

You want to use -d, that will remove all prompts and give you complete 
control.

Then you put prompts at the bottom for everything.

Nancy


> Many thanks,
> 
> Richard D. Williams
> 
> 
> 
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