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Hotkeying From IBM 3270 Setup To WP 5.1 Cause
DocumentID: 637357
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:04:35 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: A customer is having problems using the IBM 3270 emulation software version 1.01 CSD Level 5. When he hotkeys to the IBM 3270 emulation, WP does not seem to release the keyboard control. When he hotkeys back into WP from 3270, the keystrokes that he presses in the emulation mode are being processed by WP. The Control and Shift Keys occasionally stick when running terminal emulations. Solutions: When WP 5.1 executes, it grabs INT 9. This is done to facilitate Cursor Acceleration and the Pull Down Menus. When WP 5.1 and the Terminal Emulations are used together, try the /NC startup option.

The /NC startup option prevents WP from grabbing INT9 and also disables cursor acceleration. If /NC solves the problem but the cursor speed is unacceptable, then try the /ND startup option. If the customer does not have the 03/09/92 interim release of WP 5.1, they will not be able to use the /ND startup option.

With the 03/09/92 interim, the /ND startup option was added. The /ND startup is designed to disable a change that was made in the WP 5.1 03/09/92 interim release to the way WP uses INT 9. There are some cases when a TSR is running, the Shift key appears to be sticking. In the 03/09/92 interim release of WP, the INT 9 Handler was changed so as not to aggravate this situation.

The startup option /ND is a subset of /NC. In other words, using /NC will effectively disable the keyboard acceleration feature and using INT 9 differently. If you use the startup option of /ND, you are changing the way INT 9 is used only.

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