Descript.ion comment only 256 chars?

[Hacker]

So much for my original question...

Clo,
I personally don't care about smileys, I was talking about other forum members.

Isn't the DOS line-lenght limited at 255 characters?

I don't know anything that would be called a "DOS line". AFAI understand the comment should be a string, where the only limitation I can see is the old Delphi limitation of 256 chars - that brought to the idea that TC itself might impose this limit accidentally and not because of compatibility reasons.

TIA
Roman

[Clo]

Hi Roman!

personally don't care about smileys, I was talking about other forum members.

 I know, but that allowed to "adjust the clocks"...

I don't know anything that would be called a "DOS line".

¤ It's just a picture... I used a lot DOS some years ago, and command-lines were limited up to 255 characters... It's only a similar line lenght!
¤ Moreover, maybe there are norms about these comment-files?
¤ Also, the limitation for names at 8.3 characters for files.bbs is typically "DOS", isn't it?
¤ Offtopic: the "hidden" attribute for these files bothers... What do you think?
KR
Clo

[Hacker]

I know, but that allowed to "adjust the clocks"...

Adjust the clocks?

Moreover, maybe there are norms about these comment-files?

Well, that was the question - if it is a norm or a TC bug.

Also, the limitation for names at 8.3 characters for files.bbs is typically "DOS", isn't it?

It is, but I don't see any connection.

Offtopic: the "hidden" attribute for these files bothers... What do you think?

Hmm, I personally don't care, I always have show hidden files on.

TIA
Roman

[Clo]

2Hacker

Adjust the clocks?

  It's a French expression which means: to enlighten the debate, forcing a bit each one to tell what he(she) thinks really...

In serious life situations, that can end as a pretty brawl!
KR
Clo

[Hacker]

Oh OK, thanks.

My original question remains, though.

Roman

[Clo]

2Hacker
• Right... I hope that Christian G. has a good answer!
• I'm interested at this too, about the Help folders I update.
KR
Clo

[ghisler(Author)]

The descript.ion format was invented by the makers of the command line processor 4dos and 4nt. According to their specifications, the maximum length of a comment is 511 characters.

[Ivan Moratinos]

Ohh... the good old days of 4Dos... sniff, sniff :')

[Clo]

2Ivan Moratinos
Hi!
Much better than MS-DOS, indeed! But a bit complex...

Kind regards

Offtopic: could you get the Esperanto file that I fixed for you a while ago? Email please...
Clo

[Clo]

2ghisler(Author)
Hello!
• I tested a 509-character text-balloon as a comment with descript.ion.
• It works, but unusable, because the beginning of the string is out the screen, and the end too (screen = 17" - 1024*768).
Since it must be a single line, impossible to make a break when writing the comment, like it's possible in HTML.

• That needs files.bbs ... with DOS 8.3 names.
Cheese or dessert, not both!

Is a third nice system somewhere, to get cheese and dessert ?
EDIT:
• I noticed that Win XP-Pro creates info-balloons for files in <Windows> dir. and other places... The lines are wrapped! But in which file is it stored - if it's in a file- ? Nowhere to be found in 1071.2 MB that <windows> dir contains! Maybe in the Register... ? These balloons are created even for new files I created and added in <windows> ???

Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[Ivan Moratinos]

Offtopic: could you get the Esperanto file that I fixed for you a while ago? Email please...

Oh yes, thank you... I had already fixed mine too (I found a little bit more of garbage) I just wanted to warn the author of the translation, but I guess I am the only esperantist around here

Since it must be a single line, impossible to make a break when writing the comment, like it's possible in HTML.

Maybe it's possible to include some control characters like the \n of C (even though TC is made in Delphi, #13 perhaps) to break long lines. Or including an option to wrap lines longer than N characters

[Clo]

2Ivan Moratinos

Maybe it's possible to include some control characters like the \n of C (even though TC is made in Delphi, #13 perhaps)

  Hello!
   Infortunately, none wrap-character / operator works... 10 and /or 13 make(s) a wrapping "on the spot" in the edit-field, but isn't reported on the screen. The same if they are typed as Alt+013 or Alt+13
\n doesn't work, since descript.ion has a 4DOS origine so doesn't care of that operator.
I already tested that before, attempting to get captions in several languages for the buttons in the bar, each on a row, nothing worked.
Kind regards,
Clo

[gromit]

Ohh... the good old days of 4Dos... sniff, sniff :')

I used to get a great deal of pleasure in writing batch files under 4dos. Have most of them archived away somewhere...

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 17-01-2004 17:47:18 +0000 gromit wrote:

g> I used to get a great deal of pleasure in writing batch
g> files under 4dos.

What's a problem, use 4NT - the same sytaxis...[/face]

[ghisler(Author)]

Total Commander DOES wrap also descript.ion comments! But only if the comment contains spaces, otherwise there is no break where it can wrap! It's quite unusual to write a long comment without a single space in it.