[Svardos-users] SvarDOS update mode?

2022-03-10 Thread Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users
Hi all, updating packages over the net is nice, but does SvarDOS offer an update mode for the installer? Or is there any interest? I mean: 1. Detect current SvarDOS installation. (Allow override by the user, if he moved SvarDOS to another directory.) 2. SET DOSDIR=C:\SVARDOS or to whatever is cor

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users
Hi Mateusz, >>> Indeed, not in my plans. >> >> Good we talked about. :-) > > Just to extend on the topic: making the bootable diskette (ie. "disk #1" > from the install set) properly multilanguage-aware would require that > all included applications have NLS available as well. Applications ten

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Mateusz Viste via Svardos-users
On 10/03/2022 14:53, Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users wrote: Hi Mateusz, True, but SvarCOM on install media will have no SVARCOM.LNG unpacked, so switching languages is not supported? ;-) Indeed, not in my plans. Good we talked about. :-) Just to extend on the topic: making the bootable

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users
Hi Mateusz, >> True, but SvarCOM on install media will have no SVARCOM.LNG unpacked, so >> switching languages is not supported? ;-) > > Indeed, not in my plans. Good we talked about. :-) Cheers, Robert -- +++ BTTR Software +++ Home page: https://www.bttr-software.de/ DOS ai

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Mateusz Viste via Svardos-users
On 10/03/2022 13:38, Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users wrote: True, but SvarCOM on install media will have no SVARCOM.LNG unpacked, so switching languages is not supported? ;-) Indeed, not in my plans. Mateusz ___ Svardos-users mailing list Svardos-

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users
Hi Mateusz, >> Ok. We talk again, when the ISO file hits the 2.88M barrier. ;-) > > Of course, but then it's not 9K we are talking about, but only 1.7K > (because it's zipped in the svp package) :-D True, but SvarCOM on install media will have no SVARCOM.LNG unpacked, so switching languages is

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Mateusz Viste via Svardos-users
On 10/03/2022 12:27, Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users wrote: Ok. We talk again, when the ISO file hits the 2.88M barrier. ;-) Of course, but then it's not 9K we are talking about, but only 1.7K (because it's zipped in the svp package) :-D Mateusz ___

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users
Hi Mateusz, >> So, reloading the transient portion after every "SET LANG=EN" would save >> 10k from SVARCOM.LNG. Maybe worth to think about. > > Saving 10 kiB (8.77K to be precise) of *hard disk* space does not look > very appealing to me (ie. worth putting any effort into)... It would > also

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Mateusz Viste via Svardos-users
On 10/03/2022 12:06, Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users wrote: So, reloading the transient portion after every "SET LANG=EN" would save 10k from SVARCOM.LNG. Maybe worth to think about. Saving 10 kiB (8.77K to be precise) of *hard disk* space does not look very appealing to me (ie. worth putt

Re: [Svardos-users] Size of SVARCOM.LNG or any other SvarLANG lib .LNG file

2022-03-10 Thread Robert Riebisch via Svardos-users
Hi Mateusz, >> But doesn't SvarCOM reload the transient part all the time after running >> some external command? > > External is the important word, yes. Counting on the reload of the > transient command.com part for obtaining EN strings would lead to such > situations: > > SET LANG=PL -> st