Several minor bugs when using sc

[mschuene7]

I have written some scripts (ksh + awk) to convert output from a Db2 LUW database in a terminal into sc format. I created a frame to have the header and some leading columns (e.g. primary key columns) fixed. Also, I created advanced macros to change the number of fixed columns, or e.g. process a new SQL query, and import the result into the running sc.

I found the following behaviour:

• Using sc with a frame + having the mouse turned on, when clicking the mouse the pointer activates a cell displaced by the space of fixed columns and rows. E.g. if I have the mouse pointer hovering ober cell f6, then the action activates cell h9.
• Using advanced macros works well in most actions. I also can move the cursor up and down echoing "UP" and "DOWN" to sc. However, macro commands "LEFT", "RIGHT", "ENDLEFT", "ENDRIGHT" do not work at all. sc is simply not reacting on them.
• I was not able to remove a frame. I do not know if that is simply not implemented, and I found my own workaround on that. However, deletion of a frame is definitely something I miss.

When calling sc, it tells me
sc 7.16_1.1.3-pre-alpha 180819 1113
BTW, I am missing a method to get the version displayed in a terminal (e.g. sc -V, or sc --version).

[Arumes]

You can remove a frame with the "rr" command, and then press "u" for "unframe". See the section "Range Commands" in the man page.

rr This command is used for creating, modifying, and deleting framed ranges.

[mschuene8]

*** had to create a new account ... now working as mschuene8 ***

Yes, I know the commands to drop a frame while working with sc. However, I cannot do this out of a macro (or I simply missed the point) ...

[mschuene8]

I eventually found that out of a macro you can use unframe <outer range>.