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echo: geoworks
to: CHRIS SALLEK
from: BILL WOLFF
date: 1996-07-14 10:51:00
subject: Dosshell & Geoworks

On (09 Jul 96) Chris Sallek wrote to Bill Wolff...
Hi Chris...
 BW> Has anybody played around with GeoWorks and MS-DOS v6.xx DOSSHELL?
 CS> Nope, not a glutton for punishment. ;-)
 BW> When GEOS loads from the shell, it takes control over the task 
 BW> switching hotkeys no matter what I tell DOSSHELL.
 CS> I would think that it is something that you would have to tell 
 CS> GEOS. (i.e.: it is GEOS that is taking over the key 
 CS> combinations... I am not sure if it is possible to prohibit 
 CS> GEOS from taking over the necessary key combos or not... 
 CS> remember, GEOS uses LOTS of key combos for all kinds of 
 CS> "keyboard shortcuts").
Thanks. I guess no big deal if I never figure it out. Since OS/2, 
W31, and W95 all will override GEOS key combos if desired. Although 
DOSSHELL doesn't seen to be able to.
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