VIEW permanently in /VH mode ...?

[Charles Dye]

I used VIEW /VH on a file. Now any time I use VIEW, I get "vertical hex" mode. It seems to be stuck. Permanently! Exiting and restarting the shell doesn't release it. Even uninstalling and reinstalling didn't fix it. Anybody else?

 

[Charles Dye]

I can turn it off using one of the buttons on the toolbar. Still, I don't see why this setting should be persisted; or if it is, why /TEXT doesn't cancel it.

 

[rconn]

> I used VIEW /VH on a file. Now any time I use VIEW, I get "vertical
> hex" mode. It seems to be stuck.

Not reproducible here. Have you got an alias for VIEW? (And do you have
the full V.EXE installed?)

 

[FileViewer]

I used VIEW /VH on a file. Now any time I use VIEW, I get "vertical hex" mode.

The VH option is sticky. Once it is set, it will persist until you explicitly clear it. Even if you don't use /VH on the command line, it will not clear your previous setting.

I can turn it off using one of the buttons on the toolbar.

Yes, that is what you are supposed to do. Alternatively, you can specify /NOVH on the command line.

Charles.

 

[Charles Dye]

The VH option is sticky. Once it is set, it will persist until you explicitly clear it. Even if you don't use /VH on the command line, it will not clear your previous setting.

Okay.

Yes, that is what you are supposed to do. Alternatively, you can specify /NOVH on the command line.

That works; thank you.

(Rex: I guess I was misunderstanding the help file re: /TEXT. And should /NOVH be in there as well?)

 

[rconn]

> (Rex: I guess I was misunderstanding the help file re: /TEXT. And
> should /NOVH be in there as well?)

I can't reproduce this unless I click on the VH icon on the toolbar (or
press Alt-J). Just starting VIEW with & without /VH doesn't make it
"sticky" for me.

/NOVH isn't a documented option (in V or VIEW).

 

[Charles Dye]

I can't reproduce this unless I click on the VH icon on the toolbar (or press Alt-J). Just starting VIEW with & without /VH doesn't make it "sticky" for me.

It's always sticky for me, on two different machines; Windows 7 and XP; builds 11 and 12. All 32-bit.