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   Message 726 of 3,070   
   Martin Foster to August Abolins   
   OpenXP noob questions   
   09 Apr 19 13:23:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:310/31.3@fidonet d741ad02   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet d73812c7   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.38 (Linux) (x86_64)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   Hello August!   
      
   On 08.04.19 at 13:33, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
    MF>> Just thought of something, try starting OpenXP with the /q switch.   
    MF>> This is supposed to disable audio alerts but whether it does or not is   
    MF>> a different matter.   
      
    AA> I put /q and /nb in the Windows shortcut Properties.   
      
   OK, I'd forgotten you could do that :-]   
      
    AA> SEEMs to cooperate!   
      
    AA> Bonus.. sofar *no* screeming banshee.   
      
   Good! :)   
      
   [snip]   
    AA> The /x option (quit program) intrigues me.  Why would anyone want that in   
    AA> a "startup" autoexec routine?   
      
   Absolutely no idea but I'll ask the developer.   
      
    AA> Regarding F1 twice: Cool.  But I would never have thought that TAB would   
    AA> walk through the next items.   
      
   After pressing  twice, see what the next to the bottom line says.     
   The bottom line may also be of interest :)   
      
    AA> I was using down-arrow and it was skipping some of those!   
      
   Yup, precisely.   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
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