Panorama Server Speed Issues

[James Rea]

> >Regarding the Datasheet, it doesn't display anything, but it doesn't
> >disable the keyboard. Accidental input can be deadly to some files.
> >Ideally a web server never has anyone on the keyboard, most don't
> >even have keyboards or monitors attached. But in practice, it's often
> >necessary to log on via VNC to work on settings or others aspects of
> >running a server. It's just too easy to type at a wrong moment and
> >alter crucial data.
> 
> If you save the database with the data sheet as the only open window, 
> you could add something like this to the .Initialize to effectively 
> disable the keyboard while that window is open and active.
> 
> WindowGlobal HotKey[*]
> HotKey[*] = "nop"
> 
> Dave

I intended to disable the keyboard as well as disabling database
display, but apparently that didn't happen. I have now fixed this for
the next release. In the meantime the method Dave suggested would
probably work, though you would need to put the code in the
.InitializeServer routine rather than .Initialize.

Another point -- it's easy to make Panorama automatically hide itself
when it launches. This isn't in the documentation yet but is in the
Panorama 5.5b9 Development Notes:

<http://www.say-so.org/view/bb6f9cac>

The Panorama Server can now be configured to automatically hide itself
when it launches. This is especially useful if you are running both
client and server on the same machine (though we don’t recommend this),
or running any other software on the same machine as the server. When
the server is hidden no one can click on it and disturb it (this is the
same as manually choosing the Hide Panorama Server option from the
Panorama Server menu). To enable this option add

<HIDESERVER>yes</HIDESERVER>

to the ServerConfig.dat file (or use the Advanced Server Configuration
command in the Server Administration wizard). If you need to make the
server visible again just click on it’s dock icon.

Jim Rea
President, ProVUE Development

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