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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

2040.0. "SNIPIT V1.2" by MTWAIN::MACDONALD (WA1OMM 7.093/145.05/223.58 AX.25) Tue Dec 27 1988 10:17

    I just loaded a new version of SNIPIT (V1.2) by Scott Evernden. 
    For those of you who are not familiar with SNIPIT, it is one of the 
    handiest utilities for the Amiga in the public domain. It allows you
    to cut text from your screen using the Left-Amiga key and left mouse 
    button, and paste it anywhere else (another window, program, etc.)
    using the Left-Amiga key and right mouse button. If you use the ALT
    key instead of the Left-Amiga key, the text is pasted with > (angle 
    bracket) or any other user defined character in front of each line. 
    Great for replying to mail messages!
    
    My only gripe is that I could install SNIPIT V1.0 from the
    Startup-Sequence using RUNBACK. But V1.2 gurus when any attempt
    is made to install using RUNBAXK. I tried RUN >NIL: SNIPIT to free
    up the CLI window, but for some reason the CLI window will not free
    up. Any clues.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Paul

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2040.1		LEDS::ACCIARDI	Man Dies Laughing - Film at 11:00	`Tue Dec 27 1988 12:53`	7
	Same exact problem here with v 2.0. No matter when in the Startup-sequence I invoke Snipit, it locks the current CLI. Scott Evernden is on PLINK. I'll inform him of the problem. Ed.
2040.2	V1.2	MTWAIN::MACDONALD	WA1OMM 7.093/145.05/223.58 AX.25	`Tue Dec 27 1988 13:56`	1
	V1.2 is the latest. I took it off PLINK a couple days ago.
2040.3		WJG::GUINEAU		`Tue Dec 27 1988 20:58`	3
	I thought I read somewhere that it no longer needs runback or run??? John
2040.4		LEDS::ACCIARDI	Man Dies Laughing - Film at 11:00	`Tue Dec 27 1988 22:40`	8
	It's wierd... If I leave Snipit completely out of the startup-sequence, I can install it from any CLI or Shell by just typing 'Snipit' or 'Run Snipit'. I get the message that Snipit has installed itself and the prompt returns. It's only when I try to install it during bootup that it locks the originating CLI. Ed.
2040.5	executable??	DECWET::TBAKER	Tom Baker - DECwest CSSE	`Fri Dec 30 1988 18:09`	6
	I copied snipit12.arc from NORSE:: but it only contains the sources. Is the executable available anywhere on the net? thanks, tom-who-still-doesn't-have-a-C-compiler
2040.6	Free C	PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ	Jeff Lomicka	`Wed Jan 04 1989 13:13`	6
	For SOURCE CODE to a freeware MC68000 C compiler, see MAY14::ATARI_ST topic 340. I also have it running on the VAX. You'd need to change the linker to write Amiga-compatible executables, or perhaps just write a filter to convert them. You'd also need to modify the start-up code and run-time library to do Amiga I/O and image startup stuff, instead of the Atari stuff.
2040.7	SnipIt V1.2 Bug	MTWAIN::MACDONALD	WA1OMM 7.093/145.05/223.58 AX.25	`Wed Jan 04 1989 13:58`	8
	I talked to Scott Evernden, SnipIt V1.2 author. He works over at Applix in Westborough. He is aware of the console closing bug and will fix it soons and release the bug free version. The omission only impacts those folks who wish to run SnipIt in their startup-sequence file. Paul