On Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:09:55 -0400 Lewis wrote:
>
>On 10/08/20 05:26 pm, Gregg Young wrote:
>>On Thu, 8 Oct 2020 16:50:11 -0400 Lewis wrote:
>>>Hi...
>>>
>>>On 10/08/20 04:17 pm, Gregg Young wrote:
>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>I fixed switching from a full screen session. Hopefully the last
>>>>thing
>>>>I broke when I prevented hotkeys from acting on tasks that didn't
>>>>support them. Nothing else was changed. The change has been
>>>>committed.
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>This seems to address the issue. I still wish there were a way to
>>>switch
>>>to the active desktop (XPager) upon returning,
>>I don't understand what you are saying here. If I focus one of the
>>Xpager desktop other than the first one and then switch to FS Dos if
>>I pick desktop and switch back I end up on the same desktop I started
>>from. This is using the Taskbar. If I pick an app it take me to the app
>>on whichever desktop it happens to be on even if that isn't where I
>>switched to DOS from.
>>
>
>LOL...
>
>Okay, I stand corrected. Somewhere along the line, I must have toggled
>that setting to follow the active window.
>
>Now it works as I recall.
:-)
>
>>What are your XPager settings? I have Desktop follows active window
>>check on mine. If I uncheck it I see the behavior you are seeing. This
>>happens with the widget also.
>>
>
>On the system where I test the widget, that setting was already toggled
>on. That explains the discrepancy.
>
>>but I just tested 2.90
>>>and got the same result, so that's nothing new (I just normally use it
>>>to toggle between windows active on the current desktop and the DOS
>>>session, so I didn't recall this quirk). This is consistent with how
>>>the taskbar and popups behave. However, on the T560, where I am using
>>>the widget, I can freely move to the correct desktop for the selected
>>>app when selecting it there. I attribute this to the fact that the
>>>focus change is occurring through XWP, which is aware of which desktop
>>>contains which app.
>>>
>>>Thanks for the fix, Gregg. I just happen to be working on a client's
>>>stuff for the October 15 tax deadline, and she uses Quicken 6 for DOS,
>>>so I am toggling back and forth this week. Timing is everything in
>>>life.
>>Glad I could help. (Quicken 6 for DOS???) Thanks
>>
>
>Don't knock Quicken for DOS. It's blindingly fast for a lot of stuff,
>and if all one needs is an electronic check register, it works just
>fine. I wish more clients would use it. I could write a book about the
>terribly broken QuickBooks files I get to see (honestly, people have no
>idea what balance sheets are, the difference between cash and accrual
>methods of accounting, inventory...QuickBooks just complicates matters
>for so many people who just need to make deposits, write checks, and
>track credit card purchases).
I used a 20+ year old version of Quickbooks for a nonprofit I ran until last year and yes I know the difference between cash and accrual. I ran it on NT in a the hyper visor that eCS provided (foget the name right now) Thanks
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