4.7.9 Print with linefeeds
If this option is turned on, Novaterm adds
a linefeed to every carriage
return sent to the printer. If you printer
is printing each line on top of
the last without advancing the paper,
turn on this option.
4.7.10 Save buffer when full
If you do not have a memory expansion device,
you are limited in the
amount of buffer space available. With
a stock Commodore 64, you
have only 5.5K of memory for the buffer.
To aid in capturing a large amount of text
with a limited buffer space,
Novaterm has the ability to periodically
save the buffer to disk and
clear it out when it fills up. This option
turns the feature on or off.
When the buffer becomes full during a text
capture, Novaterm
immediately tries to pause the flow of
data. How it does this depends
on the type of flow control being used
(see 4.6.2, Flow control).
Once the host computer stops sending data,
Novaterm saves the
capture file to disk, appending it to
the disk file if it already exists.
The capture file in the buffer is erased
and re-opened, making all the
memory available again. Then, Novaterm
requests to resume the flow
of data (again, depending on the type
of flow control). The buffer
capture continues after this, and the
process repeats when the buffer
fills up again. When the text you want
to capture has all been
received, you must manually save the remaining
text. Novaterm
allows you to append this text to the
existing disk file. The result is
the equivalent of one large capture file
saved to disk.
If a disk error occurs while trying to
save the capture file, Novaterm
does not resume transmission. This leaves
the remote system paused
so that you may correct the problem, save
the capture file manually,
and resume the text capture where it left
off.
If you are using a memory expansion device,
and thus any memory
device driver other than internal,
you should turn off this option,
since you have a great deal of space available
for capturing text.
4.8 Notes on changing hardware and drivers
If you have more than one serial device
and/or memory expansion
device, you may need to take some extra
steps when physically
changing hardware and changing Novaterm's
drivers.
If you attempt to load a driver for one
device that uses the same
registers as another device, Novaterm
may lock up. For instance, the