[WT-support] RunSPSwitch.wts

[Clive Whelan]

Ron

Firstly ensure that you have an adequate supply of Valium and Prozac to 
hand ;-)

Then download v 4.2.0-dev rev 168 from the nightly build directory, 
dated 2009/09/07 and install it .

Then save this chunk of code ( from the release notes file) between the 
snips as RunSPSwitch.wts in the scripts directory ( use Notepad say or 
your favourite text editor) , which is at c:\Documents and Settings\All 
Users\Application Data\Win-test\Scripts

<snip>
if (wtApp:IsPostKeyProcess()) then
    if (wtQso:IsOperatingModeRun()) then
      wtApp:SetWindowColor(-1, 0, 165, 165);
    else
      wtApp:SetWindowColor(-1, 128,128,128);
    end;
  else
    return 1; -- Triggers a post key process call
  end;

<snip>

As an aside I personally don't like those colours so my own are respectively

(-1, 255, 255, 0)

and

(-1, 200,200,255)

being yellow for run and lilac for S&P. This is very personal of course, 
and the three last groups of digits represent R,G,B respectively. so 
that (-1,0,0,0) would be white I think. With a little experimentation 
you can brew your own palette.

Now in WT go to Tools|Script Manager  and you should see the 
RunSPSwitch.wts script you have just saved listed there. You can then 
just assign this to Ctrl-Tab ( or another combo if you prefer). Then 
switching in the usual way should change the colour of the log window to 
what you have set. This is regardless of whether you are using ESM or 
otherwise.

I think I've got this right from memory, but it's after midnight local 
time here now, so if not, that's where the Valium and Prozac in step one 
will come in handy! Don't worry if you don't get it right first time, as 
I almost never do, but then I'm challenged in the cybernetics department 
so you'll probably do better.


73


Clive
GW3NJW


Ron Castro wrote:
> Yes...I'm QRV!  How do I do set that up?
>
>            Ron  N6IE
>        www.N6IE.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clive Whelan" <clive.whelan at btinternet.com>
> To: <support at win-test.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [WT-support] RunSPSwitch.wts
>
>
>   
>> OK, never mind Larry, I've stumbled upon the answer now. ( I still hate
>> it when nthat happens!)
>>
>> Ron if you're QSX. Good news Ctr-Tab can switch the colour of the window
>> as you want. I t-h-i-n-k I can explain if you need that.
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>>
>> Clive
>> GW3NJW
>>
>> Clive Whelan wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Larry
>>>
>>> I assume that whereas esm.wts is clearly assigned to the <enter> key,
>>> the example script for RunSPSwitch.wts in the release text for 4.2.0-dev
>>> rev168, is just that and is not actually assigned to the <Ctrl-Tab> key
>>> combo, or am I missing a trick?
>>>
>>> It seems to me that if it were indeed assigned to the Run/S&P switching
>>> hot key that it would provide exactly the functionality that Ron desires
>>> and I would guess many other users as well. I further assume that if one
>>> didn't want to switch colours that deleting the script ( or renaming)
>>> from the scripts directory would provide standard behaviour. Seems like
>>> a win-win situation to me :-)
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>>
>>> Clive
>>> GW3NJW
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