[Info-vax] Reflections 12 ReGIS Bug On Windows 10 (was: Re: Anyone ever seen this before ?)

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2019-10-22 19:26:06 +0000, tcsincadl at hotmail.com said:

> Getting the error message below from WRQ Reflections12;
> 
> This settings file c:\users\????????\Desktop\Generic_colo.r4w" was 
> specified on the command line, but could not be found
> 
> The above error message comes up when I launch 'Host - ReGIS Graphics'
> It worked fine on Windows 7 but generates the above message on Windows 
> 10.  The ???????? is a users name and commented out here.  The file it 
> claims cannot be found is on the PC in the directory mentioned in the 
> error message.

If an install on Microsoft Windows 10 fails, check for updates as 
you're on what appears to be an old version of Reflection, then contact 
the vendor for assistance once you're in a supported configuration, or 
replace the package with some other emulator.

Or figure out what the difference is between the Windows 7 and Windows 
10 installations here.

The current HyperTerminal does well as a terminal emulator, based on 
reports.  The embedded version of HyperTerminal found in older Windows 
was ancient, awful.

There are a number of other terminal emulators available.

Windows 10 itself now has terminal emulation capabilities, as well.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/introducing-windows-terminal/

How many emulators still have support for ReGIS and Sixel, no sé.

Xterm had at least some support, IIRC.

But basically nobody uses those graphics formats any more.

Outside of some hobbyists and the usual badly-in-need-of-updates legacy 
code, that is.

Reflection and ReGIS support and version information:

https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7021488



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