Topic       : Documentation for Thing
Author      : Arno Welzel/Thomas Binder/TransAction
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Extra - Configuration... (TOS2GEM)                                    Thing

This page sets all the options for TOS2GEM - the Thing Console window 
programmed by Thomas Binder.

Use TOS2GEM: If this option is set (crossed) and TOS2GEM is correctly 
  installed, TOS and TTP programs are run inside a TOS2GEM Console window. 
  If this option is switched off, other Console windows will be used with 
  MagiC (VT52) and MultiTOS (MINIWIN), which may be desirable to run 
  TOS/TTP programs in the background or in parallel with Thing.
  ⇨ Read more about Console windows now!.

Automatically close Console window at program termination: If this option 
  is set (crossed) Thing automatically closes the Console window on 
  exiting a TOS/TTP program so long as the Console window wasn't already 
  open and no errors (non-zero return code) were encountered.

History: Enter into the edit field the number of lines of scroll-back 
  output to be buffered. If this value is changed it only comes into effect 
  after the Console window is re-initialised -- and the previous contents 
  are lost!

Buffering: Buffering the TOS2GEM output can considerably accelerate 
  display by outputting the characters in batches instead of character by 
  character. Three options are available (toggle):

    None: Disables output buffering.
 
    Size: Sets the number of characters to buffer before output starts 
      and is independent of the time interval between outputs.

    Time: Sets a fixed time interval between outputs (20ms - 999ms).

Colours: Sets the display of colours (including inverse text output). 
  Three options are available:

    None: The system defaults are used.
 
    VT52: The colour sequence is interpreted as for the 'original' hardware 
          colours i.e. depending on the graphic mode colour 1 can be black,
          sometimes red or (rarely) some other colour.
 
    VDI:  The colour sequence is taken from the VDI colour codes so white 
          is always 0, black is always 1 etc.
 
Window elements: The individual Console window gadgets (components) can 
  be turned on and off by clicking the relevant area in the stylised 'mini 
  window'.

  Switching off the horizontal slider under MagiC or when using a utility 
  such as WINX etc. under Single-TOS, for instance, leaves more space in 
  the window.