Number: 116

Date: 17-Mar-84  0':18':54

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: MASINTER.PA

Subject: wish': DeviceIndependent New Page

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Date': 15 MAR 84 10':54 PST'
From': MASINTER.PA'
Subject': wish': DeviceIndependent New Page'
To':   LispSupport'
cc':   Kaplan, Burton'
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I wanted a device independent NEWPAGE':'
for windows, it would CLEARW, and for print files, it would skip to the top of the next page (unless at the beginning of the page already).'
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Seems like a job for DIG.'
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From': kaplan.pa'
Date': 15-Mar-84 12':30':15 PST'
Subject': Re': wish': DeviceIndependent New Page'
In-reply-to': MASINTER''s message of 15 MAR 84 10':54 PST'
To': MASINTER'
cc': LispSupport, Kaplan, Burton'
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That''s been on the DIG list for some time.  Not clear that it should do a CLEARW, however.  That should be the function that does the stopscroll or the MIT wraparound.'
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--Ron'
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Date': 16 MAR 84 12':21 PST'
From': JONL.PA'
Subject': Re': wish': DeviceIndependent New Page'
To':   MASINTER, LispSupport'
cc':   Kaplan, Burton, JONL'
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In response to the message sent  15 MAR 84 10':54 PST from MASINTER.PA'
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By analogy to FRESHLINE, this operation should be called FRESHPAGE.'
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Also, by "skip to the top of the next page (unless at the beginning of '
the page already)", you must mean, for ordinary files (of type text, for'
example), just outputting the formfeed character.'
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Date': 16 Mar 84 15':17':09 PST (Friday)'
From': Masinter.PA'
Subject': Re': wish': DeviceIndependent New Page'
In-reply-to': JONL''s message of 16 MAR 84 12':21 PST'
To': JONL'
cc': MASINTER, LispSupport, Kaplan, Burton'
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This is a "DIG" feature. I dunno what it means for ordinary files.'
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(Please don''t implement this until we have a consistent design.)'
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Date': 16 Mar 84 17':04 PST'
From': Kaplan.pa'
Subject': Re': wish': DeviceIndependent New Page'
In-reply-to': Masinter.PA''s message of 16 Mar 84 15':17':09 PST (Friday)'
To': Masinter.PA'
cc': JONL.PA, LispSupport.PA, Kaplan.PA, Burton.PA'
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It means print a ctl-L for ordinary files--or do whatever is defined in their imageops vector.'
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We do need a design meaning to make sure that the DSPNEWPAGE interface will be general enough to support very kinds of scroll modes and such.  We also need one to really pin down the units issue.'
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--Ron'
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Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 21-Mar-84 19':26':18

Attn: Kaplan.pa

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Status: Wish

Problem Type: Design - Impl

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