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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 13, 2009 08:42 AM Monday; Rod Welch

Called Morris to work on Medit doing zonereps and repscount.

1...Summary/Objective


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1103 -    ..
1104 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
1105 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
110501 - Follow up ref SDS 15 0000. ref SDS 14 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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110508 -  ..
1106 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1107 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1108 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1109 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
110901 - Did not have problems using Ekiga and Realtec for telephone support                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
110902 - this evening; did not not need to configure Netgear with instructions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
110903 - in the record on 090131. ref SDS 8 6Y4L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
110905 -  ..
110906 - On 090318 planned to build an ascii file that lists commands for the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
110907 - new editor. ref SDS 11 JY33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
110909 -  ..
110910 - Morris programmed zone and search on 090331. ref SDS 13 PA54                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
110912 -  ..
110913 - On 090403 he made corrections to search, which seemed not to work.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
110914 - ref SDS 14 HL6G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
110916 -  ..
110917 - On 090408 Morris seemed to have the change command working.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
110918 - ref SDS 15 DO45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
110920 -  ..
110921 - Today, want to do zonereps and repscount.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
110923 -  ..
110924 - We reviewed the explanation of these commands. ref OF 1 HDYQ                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
110926 -  ..
110927 - Morris checked the code in the original Medit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
110929 -  ..
110930 - He got zonereps coded, and while working on repscnt, he encountered a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
110931 - problem with the Antler compiler being updated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
110933 -  ..
110934 - Morris finally got his system to work correctly with the updated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
110935 - Antler compiler.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
110937 -  ..
110938 - He tested zonereps and repscnt successfully.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
110940 -  ..
110941 - He submitted the updated code.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
110943 -  ..
110944 - Running the new code on c15 produced 100 errors, so the build failed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
110946 -  ..
110947 - He feels this was caused because there is a difference between the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
110948 - new compiler he used, and the Antler compiler installed on c15.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
110949 - Rather than update the compiler on c15, Morris tried to reverse the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
110950 - update on his computer and re-install the older version of Antler.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
110952 -  ..
110953 - He then submitted updated code for testing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
110955 -  ..
110956 - Running the Netbeans compiler after downloading the updated the Medit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
110957 - code, the Netbeans program produced 100 errors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
110959 -  ..
110960 - Took about 30 minutes to figure out that the program was still                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
110961 - running prior code.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
110963 -  ..
110964 - Morris explained procedures to find defective Antlr-3.1.1.1.jar code                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
110965 - and remove it.  Morris did not recall where he installed Antlr on c15.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
110966 - Took 10 minutes to find Antlr installed in the root directory of the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
110967 - c: drive.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
110969 -  ..
110970 - Deleted antlr-3.1.1.1.jar, and did some things to clean and recompile                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
110971 - Medit.  This did not solve the problem.  Still getting 100 errors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
110973 -  ..
110974 - Went through the exercise again opening jedit properties and then                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
110975 - opening libraries, and deleting again antlr-3.1.1.1.jar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
110977 -  ..
110978 - Morris suggested selecting Antlr-3.1.1.jar, and we did something. He                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
110979 - feels this will activate the prior code was effective.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
110981 -  ..
110982 - This correced the problem.  Medit compiled and was able to test                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
110983 - zonereps and repscnt commands.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
110985 -  ..
110986 - Morris asked about a command which he seemed spell as "inssert" or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
110987 - something like that.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
110989 -  ..
110990 - We reviewed the record showing there is no command "inssert."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
110992 -  ..
110993 - After discussion, Morris feels this was somthing he wanted to add,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
110994 - but later changed his mind, and then forgot to delete it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
110996 -  ..
110997 - His description sounds similar to command for ins_text.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
110999 -  ..
111000 - Medit has an "insert" command for cut and paste, reported in the list                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111001 - of commands. ref OF 1 2XWP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
111003 -  ..
111004 - Morris seemed to indicate the "inssert" command he has in mind is not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111005 - for cut & paste.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
111007 -  ..
111008 - Morris plans to remove the code he created, or at least add a comment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111009 - that explains current thinking and that as of 090413 the code is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
111010 - experimental and does not do anything yet.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
111011 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111012 -           [On 090924 1734 Morris began work on cut & paste, which                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
111013 -           includes "insert" command. 090924 0804, ref SDS 17 JZ4K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
111015 -  ..
111016 - Tested zonereps and repscnt count.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
111018 -  ..
111019 - There was an intitial problem that caused the command to crash on the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111020 - 3rd pass.  Morris replicated this error, and made a correction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111022 -  ..
111023 - Morris added command for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
111024 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111025 -        ins_cur (ic)............................. ref OF 1 2RVT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
111026 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111027 -            [On 120519 1033 problem with ic command entering character                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
111028 -            in wrong column. ref SDS 22 UT8G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
111029 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111031 -  ..
111032 - Morris developed code for Medit math using counter commands...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
111033 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111034 -        mulcnt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111035 -        divcnt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111036 -        modcnt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111037 -        addcnt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111038 -        subcnt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111040 -  ..
111041 - These commands complement inscnt command created on 090119 0654.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
111042 - ref SDS 6 CB8N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
111044 -  ..
111045 - No record on commands...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
111046 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111047 -        up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
111048 -        down                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
111049 -        left                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
111050 -        right                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
111051 -        top                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
111052 -        bot                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
111053 -        setcnt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111054 -        setgbl                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111055 -        getgbl                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111056 -        setlen                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111057 -        loc_cur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
111058 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111059 -            [On 100428 1128 left and right commands modified.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
111060 -            ref SDS 19 HN3G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
111062 -             ..
111063 -            [On 110621 1240 Morris fixed backspace key. ref SDS 21 NW4M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
111065 -  ..
111066 - Discussed debug command.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
111068 -  ..
111069 - Morris feels this cannot be done like the current operation where                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
111070 - debug 100 executes 1 command in a macro for each execution of a key.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
111072 -  ..
111073 - He said the way keyboard calls occur is different in the new program;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111074 - to replicate Medit capability he would have to intercept each key and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111075 - evaluate whether debug is on or off, and then do the execution.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111076 - Morris said this would take a lot of time because of the way he                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111077 - started out using a view module of some sort.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
111079 -  ..
111080 - Morris wants to create a debug window that executes commands by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111081 - clicking the pointer.  He indicated that modern programming tools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
111082 - work this way and software engineers maintain this is more efficient                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
111083 - and productive than the keyboard process designed for original Medit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111084 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
111085 -            [On 090715 0809 Morris continues to feel that enabling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111086 -            continuous command execution during debug mode by pressing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111087 -            any key on the keyboard until released is not possible with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
111088 -            Medit java, and would be less efficient than executing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
111089 -            debug commands by clicking a button one command at a time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111090 -            ref SDS 16 MS5N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
111092 -             ..
111093 -            [On 100210 1019 Morris proposed alternatives to efficient                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
111094 -            debug ops using the keyboard to execute commands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
111095 -            continuously. ref SDS 18 YP4J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
111097 -             ..
111098 -            [On 100625 1527 Morris demonstrated that he developed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
111099 -            keyboard support to execute commands continuously in debug                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111100 -            mode for the new Medit Java, similar to keyboard ops for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
111101 -            debug in the original Medit program. ref SDS 20 SC4H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
111102 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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1112 -