[Info-vax] Correct way to dismount shadowed volume set as late as possible?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-03-26, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
> I'm not a big fan of "cut-n-paste" when working on VMS programs.  EDT 
> does allow multiple buffers, and cut and paste between buffers doesn't 
> possibly "mess" with your text, formatting, and such.
>

For me, when moving content between nodes, I copy and paste small sections
of code or program output and I copy large programs or large amounts of
program output as files to the target node.

> And now for a big difference.  As far as I know, a VT terminal will not 
> show 2 sessions on the display at the same time.  Note, I may be wrong 
> with this claim, don't think so.  On the WEENDOZE "user interface 
> appliance" I can have 2 windows, side by side, and compare two files. 
> That is a big winner for me.
>

There was (is?) a VMS layered product that allows you to run multiple
sessions over one serial port to a VT terminal. I can't remember what
it was called or what it was capable of doing. For example, I don't know
if it had the capabilities of the Linux screen utility. I also don't know
if it's going to be available for x86-64 VMS.

However, if you are using a "proper" editor (such as EVE or emacs),
you can have multiple edit buffers on the screen at the same time.

Simon.

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