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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: November 5, 2002 08:14 AM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Gary has SDS running correctly now.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Schedule File Blank Switching Between Files and Using ESC
3...Schedule Blank Problem Solved by Switching to MS DOS
4...4DOS Root Cause Failure SDS Medit Operating Correctly
5...SDS Launch from Group Manager Failing to Archive Under 4DOS
.....MS DOS Experiment to Run SDS Archiving and Other Ops Using DOS
6...SDS Running Correctly Under MS DOS
7...Subject Index Has Incorrect Content Gary Requests Assistance
8...Gary's Additions to Default Subject Index Seem Minimal
9...Font Command Nesting Errors Must be Eliminated for Opera
10...DOS4 Failing Using Switches for Compliance with MS DOS to Run SDS
11...Subject Reports and Archiving Failing Under 4DOS, Try MS DOS
12...25.bat Archive Op and Subject Failing Under 4DOS, Might Try MS DOS
13...Keyboard for Ergonomic Use of SDS Enables High Speed Production


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020101 - Mr. Garold L. Johnson

SUBJECTS
Schedule File Suddenly Blank

0803 -
0803 -    ..
0804 - Summary/Objective
0805 -
080501 - Follow up ref SDS 51 0000, ref SDS 50 0000.
080502 -
080503 - SDS is running properly under MS DOS.  Earlier in the morning Gary
080504 - reported that modifications to configure 4DOS have not solved problems
080505 - with archiving and subject reports, a suggestion was made to try MS
080506 - DOS, if possible, ref SDS 0 Y33H, to avoid continuing problems where
080507 - the Schedule is closing when an SDS record is opened and then saved. I
080508 - opened Gary's Schedule (00) file on my computer and it runs normally.
080509 - ref SDS 0 S67M  Sent an email to Gary linked to this record, and
080510 - suggesting an experiment using my SDS records on Gary's computer to
080511 - see if the problem opening the Schedule is general on his computer, or
080512 - if his Schedule (00) file has somehow been corrupted. ref SDS 0 QV8F
080513 - In the afternoon, Gary solved all of these problems by switching to
080514 - run SDS under MS DOS. ref SDS 0 FQ6G and ref SDS 0 JW4F  I fixed his
080515 - subject index so he can manage the project to learn and use SDS, and
080516 - have other accounts to manage everything else. ref SDS 0 VY5F He is
080517 - still working on the keyboard issue. ref SDS 0 9Y7O
080518 -
080519 -
080520 -
080522 -  ..
0806 -
0807 -
0808 - Progress
0809 -
080901 - Schedule File Blank Switching Between Files and Using ESC
080902 -
080903 - Follow up ref SDS 51 QQ6O.
080904 -
080905 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Gary responding to the record yesterday,
080906 - and confirming the problem reported in his letter. ref DRP 10 TR6I
080908 -  ..
080909 - He tried calling yesterday, per planning in his letter, ref SDS 51
080910 - VY5F, but had the wrong number (415 781 6700 instead of 5700), and so
080911 - was unable to get through. ref DRT 1 XW6F
080913 -  ..
080914 - Gary says today...
080915 -
080916 -     The circumstances of the empty schedule screen are far from clear.
080917 -     It doesn't behave the same way all the time. It isn't empty under
080918 -     all circumstances, but whenever it comes up as it should, I try
080919 -     again and it comes up empty. ref DRT 1 HX6K
080921 -      ..
080922 -     This morning:
080923 -
080924 -        1.  Launch SDS
080925 -        2.  Select new Diary record.
080926 -        3.  Save it without editing.
080927 -        4.  (esc) returns to empty schedule.
080928 -        5.  This appears to be repeatable!
080930 -      ..
080931 -     Tried this several times. I can edit and save records from the
080932 -     Diary, but the moment I save a record accessed from the schedule,
080933 -     the schedule comes up empty. ref DRT 1 JX7O
080935 -  ..
080936 - I have the same files Gary has for his SDS records, as of two days
080937 - ago.  I followed the steps Gary sets out above, ref SDS 0 6O5J,
080938 -
080939 -           Opened another session of SDS and
080940 -           Launched Gary's Schedule.
080941 -           Opened a record, then
080942 -           Saved the record, then used
080943 -           Ctrl F6 to switch to the Schedule
080945 -  ..
080946 - The Schedule is alive and well.
080948 -  ..
080949 - A possible scenario is that changes Gary made to 4DOS in order to
080950 - accomplish MS DOs emuluation with DIR command to make archiving run,
080951 - have somehow run afoul of something going on with the Schedule, maybe
080952 - the way files are written to the disk, or something.  Without being
080953 - there is hard to guess.
080955 -  ..
080956 - Gary might experiment using my records to analyse Schedule problem...
080957 -
080958 -           Open an SDS session, then
080959 -           Select Rod Welch in the Group Manager.
080960 -           Press F8 to change status of pending task to diary record,
080961 -           Open the diary and press F2 to save it,
080962 -           Go to a blank line
080963 -           Press F6 to make a few extra blank lines,
080964 -           Type in something like "This is a test."
080965 -           Press F2 again.  Then use
080966 -           Ctrl F6 to switch from the Diary to the Schedule,
080967 -           Or, simply press ESC
080969 -  ..
080970 - Following these steps that have resulted in problems using Gary's
080971 - Schedule, If my Schedule is okay, then it may indicate the 00 file for
080972 - Gary's user ID got messed up somehow.
080974 -  ..
080975 - This might be a good case to try Netmeeting, which Gary reported on
080976 - 021103 is now set up on his computer. ref SDS 50 NC4Y  Procedures are
080977 - in the record on 020110 in a telecon with Morris. ref SDS 33 5H4G
080978 -
080980 -  ..
080981 - Schedule Blank Problem Solved by Switching to MS DOS
080982 -
080983 -
0810 -
0811 -
0812 - 1632
0814 -    ..
081401 - Received ref DRT 2 0001 from Gary saying that when he ran SDS under MS
081402 - DOS this problem was solved. ref DRT 2 6649
081403 -
081404 -
081405 -
081406 -
081407 -
0815 -

SUBJECTS
SDS Program Failing to Launch Group Manager Not Executing
Group Manager SDS Failing to Launch and Run 04702 Correctly
Johnson, Gary Group Manager SDS Failing to Launch and Run 04702 Corre
Start New Schedule
04702 Archive Records Global Pointers Schedule Set Up
DOS4 Alternate to MS DOS May Cause Problems

1608 -
160901 -  ..
160902 - 4DOS Root Cause Failure SDS Medit Operating Correctly
160903 - SDS Launch from Group Manager Failing to Archive Under 4DOS
160904 -
160905 - Follow up ref SDS 51 TY6M, ref SDS 50 TY6M.
160906 -
160907 - Gary reports this morning saying....
160908 -
160909 -     Sorry about not giving you all of the information.
160911 -      ..
160912 -     The archiving op still produces only a single file
160913 -
160914 -     (E:\sd\08\00000\06\00005).
160915 -
160917 -  ..
160918 - This shows that that the archive op is still failing even after Gary
160919 - set 4DOS to emulate formats for MS DOS, per his letter on 021103.
160920 - ref SDS 50 YX7I, and discussed again yesterday on 021104. ref SDS 51
160921 - YX7I)
160922 -
160924 -      ..
160925 -     MS DOS Experiment to Run SDS Archiving and Other Ops Using DOS
160926 -
160927 -     Gary might try running SDS under MS DOS using command.com instead
160928 -     of 4DOS.
160929 -
160930 -         [On 040913 similar problem running SDS under 4DOS after Gary
160931 -         switched to Windows XP operating system. ref SDS 56 4Q5Y
160933 -          ..
160934 -         [On 060220 Gary had similar problem, and solved it by using
160935 -         Microsoft DOS. ref SDS 57 LR4G
160937 -      ..
160938 -     On my computer running w2k, cmd.exe is in the windows system32
160939 -     directory.  On my computer, c13, this is...
160941 -                   ..
160942 -                  i: 00 02 system32 cmd.exe
160944 -      ..
160945 -     Try using it to open a DOS prompt, then at the prompt enter...
160946 -
160947 -
160948 -         C>c:\sd\01\sds  <enter>
160949 -
160951 -      ..
160952 -     That should set up the environment variables needed to run SDS
160953 -     under MS DOS.  Possibly w98 still uses command.com and it may be
160954 -     more complicated to try this, but give the idea consideration.
160956 -      ..
160957 -     If SDS does not run properly on Gary's computer using MS DOS,
160958 -     then more research is needed on differences between w98 and w2k
160959 -     versions of DOS.
160960 -
160961 -
160963 -  ..
160964 - SDS Running Correctly Under MS DOS
160965 -
160966 -
1610 -
1611 -
1612 - 1637
1614 -    ..
161401 - Gary's letter received this afternoon reports that the experiment
161402 - running SDS under MS DOS solved this problem. ref DRT 2 6649
161403 -
161404 -     [On 040913 similar problem running SDS under 4DOS after Gary
161405 -     switched to Windows XP operating system. ref SDS 56 4Q5Y
161407 -  ..
161408 - He reports getting the following files...
161409 -
161410 -        e: sd 08 00000 06 00001
161411 -        e: sd 08 00000 06 00003
161412 -        e: sd 08 00000 06 00004
161413 -        e: sd 08 00000 06 00005
161415 -  ..
161416 - ...and asks...
161417 -
161418 -     I don't know what happened to 00002. Should I have one?
161419 -
161420 -         The list of files Gary reports aligns with the list in the
161421 -         record on 021102 showing what should be produced by archiving
161422 -         SDS pointers. ref SDS 49 ID9G
161424 -          ..
161425 -         There is no "00002" pointer file, because the 02 series is the
161426 -         diary records themselves.
161428 -  ..
161429 - Gary continues....
161430 -
161431 -     Conclusion: SDS has some dependencies on the shell that we have
161432 -     yet to figure out. ref DRT 2 JR7N
161433 -     ..
161434 -     Do you use any DOS commands other than DIR and depend on the
161435 -     format of their output? ref DRT 2 5S9I
161437 -      ..
161438 -     I will put up with MSDOS as a shell for a time, but not forever. I
161439 -     can live with it since I can use the 4DOS shell directly when I
161440 -     need to. ref DRT 2 6S8L
161442 -      ..
161443 -     In any case, that does seem to make a difference.
161445 -      ..
161446 -     We do need to track down the dependencies and figure out how to
161447 -     get away from them. The difference between Windows systems alone
161448 -     requires that. ref DRT 2 DS9H
161449 -
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SUBJECTS
Subject Index Has Been Significantly Changed from SDS Standards Where

2103 -
210401 -  ..
210402 - Subject Index Has Incorrect Content Gary Requests Assistance
210403 -
210404 - Follow up ref SDS 51 VY5F, ref SDS 50 VY5F.
210405 -
210406 - Gary tried calling yesterday, per planning in his letter, ref SDS 51
210407 - VY5F, but had the wrong number (415 781 6700 instead of 5700), and so
210408 - was unable to get through. ref DRT 1 XW6F
210410 -  ..
210411 - He does not mention the SI issue, probably because with the Schedule
210412 - failing, there is not a lot of time to think about other things.
210414 -  ..
210415 - I will go ahead and fix the SI he sent two days ago, and we can talk
210416 - on the phone to fine tune for his subjects.
210417 -
210418 -      [On 021110 sent corrected SI to Gary. ref SDS 55 0001
210420 -  ..
210421 - Basic problem is that all of the primary accounts have somehow gotten
210422 - content from sublevels of the 04 00074 account.  So the objective is
210423 - to restore the organic structure of primary accounts and maintain new
210424 - accounts Gary has developed so far.  Another objective is to start
210425 - Gary with new organic structures that update the prior scheme.
210427 -     ..
210428 -    Work Plan
210429 -
210430 -      1.  Save Gary's current SI in another directory. ref SDS 0 529F
210431 -
210432 -      2.  Update New User's default SI.
210433 -
210434 -            [On 021106 updated system default organic structures for
210435 -            new user subject index. ref SDS 52 522G
210437 -           ..
210438 -      3.  Copy SI defaults for new user into Gary's User ID.
210439 -          ref SDS 0 1C5G
210441 -           ..
210442 -      4.  Copy my current set of accounts for 04 00074, which is
210443 -          Gary's project to learn, use and evaluate SDS.
210445 -           ..
210446 -      5.  Restore Subjects Gary has created so far saved in step 1.
210447 -
210449 -  ..
210450 - Gary's Additions to Default Subject Index Seem Minimal
210451 -
210452 - Looks like the only subjects Gary has created are in 04...
210453 -
210454 -      f: 04............................... Small Projects - Current
210455 -      f: 04 00000........................... General
210456 -      f: 04 00001 00..................*..... SDS Learning
210457 -      f: 04 00001 02..................*..... Web Site Development
210458 -      f: 04 00001 03..................*..... Martial Arts
210459 -      f: 04 00001 04..................*..... KeyNote
210460 -      f: 04 00001 05..................*..... Programming Languages
210461 -      f: 04 00001 06..................*..... Evaluating Programs
210462 -      f: 04 00001 07..................*..... Computer Operation And Maintenance
210463 -      f: 04 00001 08..................*..... Study, Reading
210464 -      f: 04 00074.....................*..... SDS Learning, Using, Evaluating
210466 -  ..
210467 - Changed to look like this...
210468 -
210469 -      f: 04............................... Small Projects - Current
210470 -      f: 04 00000........................... General
210471 -      f: 04 00001.....................*..... Initial Tasks Gary Created
210472 -      f: 04 00074.....................*..... SDS Learning, Using, Evaluating
210474 -  ..
210475 - The next level for 00001 then looks like this....
210476 -
210477 -
210478 -      f: 04 00001......................... Initial Tasks Gary Created
210479 -      f: 04 00001 00..................*..... SDS Learning
210480 -      f: 04 00001 02..................*..... Web Site Development
210481 -      f: 04 00001 03..................*..... Martial Arts
210482 -      f: 04 00001 04..................*..... KeyNote
210483 -      f: 04 00001 05..................*..... Programming Languages
210484 -      f: 04 00001 06..................*..... Evaluating Programs
210485 -      f: 04 00001 07..................*..... Computer Operation And Maintenance
210486 -      f: 04 00001 08..................*..... Study, Reading
210488 -      ..
210489 -     Since there are not very many of these, only a month into the SDS
210490 -     learning project, recommend that Gary start over and make each of
210491 -     these jobs, so that the list winds up like this.....
210492 -
210493 -      f: 04............................... Small Projects - Current
210494 -      f: 04 00000........................... General
210495 -      f: 04 00001........................... SDS Learning
210496 -      f: 04 00002........................... Web Site Development
210497 -      f: 04 00003........................... Martial Arts
210498 -      f: 04 00004........................... KeyNote
210499 -      f: 04 00005........................... Programming Languages
210500 -      f: 04 00006........................... Evaluating Programs
210501 -      f: 04 00007........................... Computer Operation And Maintenance
210502 -      f: 04 00008........................... Study, Reading
210503 -      f: 04 00074........................... SDS Learning, Using, Evaluating
210504 -
210505 -
210506 -
210507 -
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210509 -
2106 -

SUBJECTS
Font Nesting Errors with A and B Commands Primary Cause of Opra Faili
Nesting Errors Font with A and B Commands Primary Cause of Opra Faili

2404 -
240501 -  ..
240502 - Font Command Nesting Errors Must be Eliminated for Opera
240503 -
240504 - Follow up ref SDS 51 TW6F, ref SDS 50 TW6F.
240505 -
240506 - Gary does not mention work on preparing a template file that can be
240507 - used to guide improvements to 0122 and to 070405, per the record on
240508 - 021102, ref SDS 49 QX7J, and followed up yesterday. ref SDS 50 TW6F
240510 -  ..
240511 - We can get to this later.
240512 -
240514 -  ..
2406 -
2407 -
2408 - 1654
2409 -
240901 - Received a letter from Gary this afternoon saying...
240902 -
240903 -     I will work on the HTML files tomorrow. ref DRT 2 CT9L
240905 -          ..
240906 -         [On 021106 received template files to help in creating HTML
240907 -         compliant code for SDS records and documents. ref SDS 53 TW6F
240908 -
240909 -
240910 -
240911 -
240912 -
2410 -

SUBJECTS
25.Bat and 001 DIR Command Different Format for Windows 98 Not Assemb
DIR /Z Command DOS4 /Z Switch Requires Revising SDS Code for Archivin
Pointers Global Using OTS for Sort, Select
Subject, 06112
Archive and Reports Use DIR /Z Switch for DOS4 Macros 001 and 0011 Bo
25.bat Global Pointers Archive SDS Records

3208 -
320901 -  ..
320902 - DOS4 Failing Using Switches for Compliance with MS DOS to Run SDS
320903 - Subject Reports and Archiving Failing Under 4DOS, Try MS DOS
320904 - 25.bat Archive Op and Subject Failing Under 4DOS, Might Try MS DOS
320905 -
320906 - Follow up ref SDS 51 YX7I, ref SDS 50 YX7I.
320907 -
320908 - Gary's report that the archive op is still failing even after setting
320909 - 4DOS to emulate formats for MS DOS, per his letter on 021103.
320910 - ref SDS 50 YX7I, and discussed again yesterday on 021104. ref SDS 51
320911 - YX7I), shows that there are other compatibility issues with 4DOS.
320913 -  ..
320914 - Suggest trying MS DOS, per above. ref SDS 0 Y33H
320915 -
320917 -  ..
3210 -
3211 -
3212 - 1654
3213 -
321301 - Letter from Gary this afternoon says that switching from 4DOS to MS
321302 - DOS to run SDS solves the problems he was having, per above.
321303 - ref SDS 0 JW4F
321304 -
321305 -
321306 -
3214 -

SUBJECTS
Ergonomic Keyboard for Efficient Use of SDS Gary Has Omnikey Keyboard
Keyboard Omnikey with Funciton Keys Optimized for SDS Need to Set Dip
Keyboard Function Keys Optimized for SDS Gary Has an Omnikey 5001 Key
Progress Gary Seems to be Making Excellent Headway Learning SDS

3906 -
3907 - 1654
390801 -  ..
390802 - Keyboard for Ergonomic Use of SDS Enables High Speed Production
390803 -
390804 - Follow up ref SDS 45 YF4I, ref SDS 38 7U6L.
390805 -
390806 - Sent Gary an email this afternoon asking about progress on the
390807 - keyboard issue based on the record for 021022 asking Gary about impact
390808 - of poor ergonomics using a keyboard not designed for SDS. ref SDS 45
390809 - IQ5K
390811 -  ..
390812 - Ergonomics are important for facile use of SDS functions and the
390813 - editor, as explained on 020924. ref SDS 36 EL8F Gary commented earlier
390814 - that the editor is awkward because SDS is designed for high speed that
390815 - requires a user interface optimized for production.  The keyboard is a
390816 - big part of this equation, based on research in the record on 001206.
390817 - ref SDS 32 PK4H, and citing earlier analysis on 990121. ref SDS 26
390818 - CO6I  Has Joyce found out how to open the tab that has the switches
390819 - for configuring the function keys properly, discussed on 021008?
390820 - ref SDS 38 5G6L
390821 -
390822 -      [On 021106 Gary found dip switches for configuring keyboard,
390823 -      contacted vendor for support. ref SDS 53 9Y7O
390825 -       ..
390826 -      [On 021109 Gary making progress. ref SDS 54 9Y7O
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