On Fri, 4 Sep 2020 17:19:39 -0400 Lewis wrote:
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>I've just made some interesting rediscoveries:
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>While my comments in the help section regarding DOS sessions are mostly
>correct, the behavior we currently have and what is possible to change
>is not.
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>All VDMs run at some delta between 0 and 31 in priority class
>PRTYC_REGULAR (Class 2). The VDM handler apparently maps the DOS Setting
>"SESSION_PRIORITY" values 1 to 32 to priority deltas 0 to 31.
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>This is essentially what I put into the help text. However, what is not
>clear (or stated incorrectly, based upon program observation) is that
>SESSION_PRIORITY (i.e., delta) *cannot* be changed for running VDMs,
>and neither (as stated in the help) can the class be changed. IOW, All
>VDMs run in class 2. SESSION_PRIORITY is settable in program properties
>*before* starting the session, and fixed at that level (delta) once
>started. There is no way to adjust these DOS session settings once
>running.
Thanks for the info. If the fact that something is a VDM is available when the menu is being generated this would be an easy fix. If not probably not worth doing. I don't know if it is available but I will check.
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>Polling options can be changed for running VDMs, however (IDLE_SECONDS
>and IDLE_SENSITIVITY), but lSwitcher provides no dialog for doing this.
>
>So, what is needed is an RFE for lSwitcher to remove the Priority menu
>selection for VDMs as it is simply irrelevant and misleading and to
>adjust the help as necessary. (Likewise, XWP help should be updated to
>include this tidbit pertaining to DOS sessions, but that's a different
>discussion for a different project.)
This would require you making a case for this being needed by ArcaOS for something (retro gaming?) and I would then expect lSwitcher to at minimum be an install option for ArcaOS.
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>Comments and discussion welcome for all of this absurdity.
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