#: 13109 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
    19-Nov-91  01:29:32
Sb: #Memscript
Fm: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762
To: All

     I have come up against a little problem I can't solve. I use a memscript
(with Shell+) to set up a graphics window with a dark green background. The
memscript reads:

     merge /dd/sys/stdfonts
     merge /dd/sys/italic
     merge /dd/sys/stdptrs
     shell i=/w7&
     display 1b 31 1 2 >/w7
     echo New window is /w7

I generally execute the memscript while I am in term, with a data directory of
/d0 (which is the way it boots up). If I do this, the line:

     display 1b 31 1 2 >/w7

does not appear to have any effect and I get a bright blue background on the
graphics screen. If, however, I do a chd to /r0 and then execute gw, there is
no file on /d0 called gw (though I thought the memscript would have had
priority) and there is certainly none on /d1.

     So what is going on? Why should the results depend on what working
directory I am using? Doesn't make sense to me. Anyone have any ideas?

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