Poser 3.5 reverts this change (DTR is asserted when the host serial port is opened).
It's OK to read the text, and we'll allow writing to the text until we come up with a better API for altering it. Re-allow read/write access to the text returned by CtlGetLabel, etc.read access to GraphicControlType.bitmapID and selectedBitmapID for CtlGlueGetGraphics read access to emsText for LstGlueGetItemsText read access to TableType.numColumns for TblGlueGetColumnMasked c. read/write access to ControlType.attr for CtlGlueNewSliderControl and CtlGlueSetLeftAnchor b.
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