Re: [StrongED] startup parameters for StrongED

[Dr Peter Young <pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21 Jan 2010  Steve Bradbury <steve.bradbury@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 20 Jan, rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>>
>> Can I get StrongED to do some preprocessing on a file when it starts
>> Up?
>>
>> For example I would like to start StrongED using an obey file and
>> instruct it to open and display a file from a specified point.
>>

> Open up the text files as you want them, then open the List of Windows
> (ctrl-L).

> <Menu> on the LoW, Save LoW.

> The saved file is an obey file which when run will open your text files
> in the same positions (including cursor point in the file)

> It uses the command:

> *message StrongEd_OpenDoc

> I don't think the parameters are documented but it should be possible to
> work them out with a bit of experimentation.

Just tried that here, and it doesn't seem to work as Steve says it 
should. I had 4 StrongED windows open, all four were listed in the 
list of windows, but on saving, this obey file only mentions one of 
these windows. Am I doing something wrong?

TIA,

With best wishes,

Peter.

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