screens other than 0-9

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 06:27:10PM -0400, Dick Burke wrote:
> I guess I came into fP late. Ever since I starting programming a
> fairly intensive data base in about 1986, I have used only two
> numbered screens. One to skip IUA entry which led to an entry screen,
> and the default screen 0.
>
> Processing had all the options on the bottom of the input screen to
> lead to the other 21 named screens. I thought this was the way to do
> it so my customers could only go where I wanted to lead them.

Well, it can.

Our approach has always been to utilize the numbered screens to
compensate, somewhat, for the fact that filepro won't let us build
scrollable screens taller (and occasionally wider) than the 80x25
viewport.

Cheers,
-- jra
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