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Good question, I asked it a few posts ago, whether Q_ERR is now the source of all evil.

Is it now clear that the cache problems are caused by Q_ERR_xx?

XorA wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 8:15 amsqlux doesn't have clipboard support.

Ideally, sqLux should support both the Unix/Linux clipboard and the Windows clipboard. I doubt XorA will ever implement this.

Aha, so the whole problem could also be related to the handling of Q_ERR_xx?

That reminds me of a tool by Steve Jones that was included on the "Sidewinder de Luxe" disk. It allowed you to generate a function from any MC procedure(!) and then have a new keyword.

Derek_Stewart wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:19 amSo is SCRAP a Thing or a device?

SCRAP is an Extension Thing.

Derek_Stewart wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:28 amI am not sure if SCRAP is present till QPAC2 is loaded.

The Scrap extension is part of Jochen's Menu-extension. The scrap menu is synchronized with the Windows clipboard using QPC_SYNCSCRAP.

The procedure is relatively simple. Important: Q_ERR_ON and Q_ERR_OFF only work with MC procedures, not with functions.

The Q_Liberator manual contains some good examples.

You'd have to ask Fred Toussi, who wrote Text 87 on the Atari. He probably created his own libraries.

There might be an easier way: You could paint the entire front panel white or silver and then use a "front panel program" to design and print a self-adhesive film with a laser printer and then wet-apply it.

Program (in German): https://www.schaeffer-ag.de/frontplatten-designer#

Self-adhesive film ...