Text Expander and TameDOS
Posted: May 7th, ’18, 03:56
I use Windows 7 32-bit and TameDos to allow the use of legacy MS-DOS applications, including my favorite wordprocessor, WordStar for DOS 7.0. Text Epander works most of the time with these DOS applications, but gets wonky now and again, particularly when expanding longer phrases. For instance, I have "rjsx" set to expand after an ending character to my full name. This is what I got in consecutive tests just now:
Not a one is correct (obviously, the first and last names should be capitalized, and the middle initial should be a capital; everything else should be lower case).
I also have "junktext" defined to type out the openning narration from STAR TREK, which is:
"Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Her five-year mission: To explore strange, new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before."
But here's what I got in TameDOS just now:
I'm using FastKey 4.08 (the latest version), and have "Adjust to typed case" selected, and Paste delay of 100 ms, Key delay of 20 ms, and Key press duration of 20 ms -- although I've experimented with many other values. All my strings to be expanded are in a phrase file.
I realize my need is very idiosyncratic, but I'd be grateful for any help people could provide!
All best wishes!
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robert j. sawyer
robeRt j. sawyer
Robert j. sawyer
RobERT J. Sawyer
RobErT J. Sawyer
robert j. sawyer
I also have "junktext" defined to type out the openning narration from STAR TREK, which is:
"Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Her five-year mission: To explore strange, new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before."
But here's what I got in TameDOS just now:
Notice that several capitals appear as lowercase and vice-versa; and sometimes completely wrong characters appear instead.Seace the final frontier. these are the voyages of the starship enterprise. Her five-year mission: o explore strange, new worlds; to seek out newllifeaand new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before.
space; The final fronTier. ThesE ARE THE VoYAGES OF THE Starship enterprise. her five-year mission: To explore strange, new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before.
SpACe The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. her five-year mission: To explore strange, new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before.
SeaCE; the final frontier. these are the yoyages of the Starship enterprise. her five-year mission: To explore strange, new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before.
I'm using FastKey 4.08 (the latest version), and have "Adjust to typed case" selected, and Paste delay of 100 ms, Key delay of 20 ms, and Key press duration of 20 ms -- although I've experimented with many other values. All my strings to be expanded are in a phrase file.
I realize my need is very idiosyncratic, but I'd be grateful for any help people could provide!
All best wishes!