Number: 78

Date: 17-Mar-84  0':09':02

Submitter: roach.PA

Source: 

Subject: DSPXPOSITION doesn''t work w/ Interpress streams

Assigned To: 

Attn: Kaplan.pa

Status: Open

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Serious

Difficulty: Hard

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Hopefully

System: Windows and Graphics

Subsystem: Printing

Machine: 

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 

Source Files: INTERPRESS

Microcode Version: 

Memory Size: 

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: '
["Masinter.pa" "26-Aug-84 16':33':59" Impact':(Serious->Moderate)]'
["Kaplan" " 6-Sep-84 18':06':24" Status':(Open->Fixed)]'
[ROACH 6-SEP-84 STATUS _ OPEN]'
["Roach" " 6-Sep-84 19':31':39" Status':(Fixed->Open) Disposition': Description':]'
["Sannella.PA" "11-Sep-84 12':26':59" Impact':(Moderate->Serious) Description':]

Description: '
Date': 26 FEB 84 19':30 PST'
From': ROACH.PA'
Subject': INTERPRESS PROBLEMS'
To':   KAPLAN'
cc':   ROACH'
'
Ron,'
     I''ve been working on converting PRESS files to IP files again.  I'
seem to be having some problems DSPXPOSITIONing Interpress streams.'
There seems to be some unbuffering problem--things you print are'
affected by things you print later on--which I think I worked around'
with calls to SHOW.IP and some problem possibly having something to do'
with font widths.'
'
[ROACH 6-SEP-84'
     Still doesn''t work.]'
'
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I tried changing'
     (* (DSPXPOSITION P IPSTREAM) *)'
     (SETXY.IP IPSTREAM P'
               (FETCH (INTERPRESSDATA IPYPOS)'
                OF INTERPRESSDATA))'
     (SHOW.IP IPSTREAM)'
back to'
     (DSPXPOSITION P IPSTREAM)'
     (* (SETXY.IP IPSTREAM P'
                  (FETCH (INTERPRESSDATA IPYPOS)'
                   OF INTERPRESSDATA))'
        (SHOW.IP IPSTREAM) *)'
in my PRESSTOIP package.  The latter still doesn''t work,  whereas the former does.  My text just runs off the edge of the page after the first 1-3 lines depending on how short the first few lines are.  DSPXPOSITION seems to be acting as a NOOP.'


Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 11-Sep-84 12':26':59