> I noted what I would consider a bug in Xywrite: when using
> the function which allows changing the printmode of selected
> text, the cursor must be within the selected area to get the
> proper results. Thus, e.g. if you select 3 words in a row
> using the define word function, the cursor will now be on
> the fourth (unselected ) word, and hitting CTRL # will not
> change the mode of those 3 words. Have you noticed this, or
> gotten around it at all?
I haven't been able to duplicate this mode-changing problem,
although it does happen if the cursor is a couple of words
away from the defined block.
Actually one of the great advantages of XYWRITE over NB is
that you can carry out almost any function without
completing the selection (i.e. you only have to press the
select key at the beginning, move the cursor to the end, and
give the command). That is even true for printing a block.
If I want to change the mode, I don't complete the selection
first, which means the cursor is at the end of the block and
the change of mode is unproblematic.
I don't have a solution to the problem, but I am not sure it
could be considered a bug. It will be interesting to see what TGI thinks.
-- Nathan Sivin History and Sociology of Science University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104-3325