Tom,

I think that it's ok to leave that bit in there about the "hard reset". The
average user probably would bother to try to find how to do a reset
from the drop-down menus, and ctrl-R does not apply to QCTerm.
The idea is to make it _difficult_ to close QCTerm so that it is easier
and faster to log out of the application cleanly. A cluey user can kill
QCTerm regardless of whether it is in "unkillable" mode or not by using
Ctrl-Alt-Delete or otherwise with the Task List or Task Manager.

This functionality covers my requirements perfectly. A big pat on the
back to Wirt & his team at AICS. I'll be promoting QCTerm as a viable
alternative to Reflection for our external users, especially now that
it is the only emulator that uses Advanced Telnet.


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>>> Tom Emerson <[log in to unmask]> 27/08/02 14:35:39 >>>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wirt Atmar
[several snippages follow...]
> The new version (Version 0.96i) is now available for download at:
> Two new escape sequences have been defined:
> If QCTerm is in the unkillable state, (i) ALT+F4, ... bring up
> an "Improper Exit Warning" box, telling the user what to do. You may
> perform a hard reset to reset QCTerm's internal "unkillable" flag.

Ummm, doesn't "perform a hard reset to reset the unkillable flag" defeat the
purpose of an unkillable flag?  Users will quickly learn that instead of
<alt-f4>/exit/whatever, they will do a <ctrl-R> first [ctrl-r is WRQ's hard
reset -- dunno what qcterm's is, but you get the point] and you're right
back where you started: users "improperly" bailing out willy-nilly leaving
the host app in an uncertain state.  Then again, perhaps this is how WRQ's
emulator works [never had the need for this "feature" -- my apps aren't that
complex]

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