[Info-vax] Suggested DCL enhancement

[Ian Miller]

On Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 1:40:53 PM UTC, Simon Clubley wrote:
> Here's an idea for a DCL enhancement: implement a control character that 
> when typed causes DCL to dump all the valid options or keywords available 
> at that point by reading from the CLD. 
> 
> For example, typing: 
> 
> $ show device <Ctrl-P> 
> 
> where <Ctrl-P> is the control character, would result in a list of all 
> the qualifiers (along with any optional arguments to the qualifiers) 
> that can be used at that point. The CLD format could also be enhanced 
> with a single-line help text per qualifier that would also be displayed 
> as part of the output. 
> 
> The output would also show that a parameter, labeled as (for example) 
> "Device_Name", could be supplied at this point as well. 
> 
> Likewise, typing: 
> 
> $ show d<Ctrl-P> 
> 
> (with no space between the "d" and the Ctrl-P) would show all the valid 
> options beginning with "d" at that point. 
> 
> Any comments ? 
> 
> Simon. 
> 
> -- 
> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP 
> Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.
interesting idea. Would use just the DCL table that DCL has already loaded. Obviously control P is not the right character to use due to prior use on certain consoles including current Itanium servers.