Re: [ql-users] Scale
There was an article (by me, so it might be useless) in Toady Vol 8 Issue 1 page 46 about SCALE. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: P Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Scale Rich Mellor writes: Now, if you had the SBASIC/SuperBASIC Reference Manual, you would be able to find out this weird and wonderful information (ok enough of the plug). As we cannot post attachments to the list, I have placed a copy of the description from the Reference Manual at: http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/DOC/SCALE.zip Given that by default the top edge of the window is 100 in the graphics coordinate system, how do I find out what the right hand edge coordinate is, based on the size of the window? Is this the same across platforms? The figures I get dont appear to make sense! Thanks Rich, but I fear things have moved on. Your example program doesnt do it for QPC2 on a 1280x768 screen. I can find a new line_diff which makes it work for that screen size, but then it wont work on a 1660x1050 screen. Im sure there is a formula out there, but at present I cant find it. Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 29/09/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Q60 and Text87
Can I suggest that since this week sees the next issue of Quanta Magazine being put together, this sort of thing would fit very nicely into the Quanta News column of the Magazine. Well, it's not really news. The stuff is almost 2 years old... Marcel It's obviously news to some QLers!! John G. John, would this do? It's written more like a news item, although it's not really news given that it's been around for a couple of years. Perhaps include it as a short general item, not as news. Obviously, Roy, Jochen and Marcel had better check this to make sure there's no errors or out of date text in it. AFAIK the patch is able to run on all systems (well, Roy's advert says it does, and I think Marcel's website says he's done versions for mode 16 and mode 33). -- Dilwyn Jones === TEXT 87 PLUS 4 PATCH Dilwyn Jones The original Text 87 Plus 4 is not able to run on the newer high colour displays on QPC2, Aurora, QXL, Q40 and Q60. A little-known patch is available for the latest version of Text 87 Plus 4 English (E4) and German (g4) to allow it to run on the newer high colour displays on systems like QPC2 and QXL in 16-bit mode 32, Q40 and Q60 in 16-bit colour mode 33, and Aurora and QPC2 in 8-bit 256 colour mode mode 16. In other words, all GD2 systems. The patch is in the form of a driver, which is added to the program to enable it to handle the new high colour displays. Q-Branch advertise it for 9 pounds on page 32 of the current issue of QL Today, Jochen Merz also sells it for 12 Euros, although it's not listed in his adverts for some reason. Jochen described the patch in more detail in the news pages in Volume 8 Issue 5 page 5 (Jan/Feb 2004 issue). In that item, Jochen described it as follows: You do not need ot modify the result of using Text 87 plus 4 PATCH - just execute this instead of your original program. It's also described (in less detail) on Marcel's website (in the GD2 page, where he discusses Window Manager themes etc). In the description in QL Today, Jochen said it only works with the latest version of Text 87plus4 E4 (English - file size 116850 bytes) or G4 (German - file size 117354). The patch is apparently sold with the permission of Text 87 author Fred Toussi. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QL2K Emulator
One of the members of the Nemqlug Sub Group brought up the following Question: Using QL2K (an emulator similar to QLay) on a laptop running Windows 2000, is there a specific sequence to follow in order to save or open a file from the hard disk. It seems that there is an index file in the folder being used for the emulator file storage. How does one handle this? Can anyone offer any advice on this topic? I don't recommend to handle the index files directly. Use qlayt.exe from the command prompt to transfer files to/from DOS from to QL2K drives. QLAYT is located in the same folder as where QL2K.EXE is installed. Just type QLAYT from the command prompt being in that folder and read the help that appears. Use qltools.exe from the qltoolsq.zip package to transfer files to/from ql-formatted floppies from/to QL2K drives. qltoolsq.zip can be downloaded from http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/A.Jaw.Venema/qltoolsq.zip Regards, Marco Vacquier Was the original question about saving to QLay's QDOS hard drive? QLay should be able to do this without extra tools - I thought the tools were only needed if saving to DOS?Windows hard drives, or to access QL floppy disks? It may be worth trying out QLay 2 which is a very similar product from the same author (Jimmy Montesinos, who developed the original QLay into QLay2 and QL2K) . And if you go to the QLay2 website you'll find a very helpful document about it by Simon N. Goodwin. http://www.jadiam.org/QL/QLAY2/ The QL2K website is at http://www.jadiam.org/QL/index.php -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Scale
Dilwyn Jones writes: There was an article (by me, so it might be useless) in Toady Vol 8 Issue 1 page 46 about SCALE. Drat! Just the issue Im missing! Does your article touch on the issue of determining the relationship between the graphic co-ordinates and window sizes across platforms? Rich'es piece does that comprehensively for QLs, giving formulas that cover the two types of display known at the time of writing (there is a difference between JS and JSU, for example), but it seems QPC2 is different, and this may apply to QXLs and possibly other platforms as well(?) Ideally, Id like a program to be able to plant a POINT in each of the four corners of any window, on any platform! Ive solved half the problem, namely POINT 0, 0 and POINT 0, 100 ;o) Anyone for the rest? Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] (no subject)
I concur, and commend Tony. I watched him as he worked on four or five items of mine alone. Doug L. 37830 USA Strange, the persons on the picture labeled Mary Cable Ann Schaaf look a bit like Bill Boehm and Alf Kendal! He he - will correct. Hope you all had some fun. I was sprinting from 10am to 4:15pm and no time to think of having fun (8-)# Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Scale
There was an article (by me, so it might be useless) in Toady Vol 8 Issue 1 page 46 about SCALE. Drat! Just the issue Im missing! ;-)) Does your article touch on the issue of determining the relationship between the graphic co-ordinates and window sizes across platforms? Rich'es piece does that comprehensively for QLs, giving formulas that cover the two types of display known at the time of writing (there is a difference between JS and JSU, for example), but it seems QPC2 is different, and this may apply to QXLs and possibly other platforms as well(?) Ideally, Id like a program to be able to plant a POINT in each of the four corners of any window, on any platform! Ive solved half the problem, namely POINT 0, 0 and POINT 0, 100 ;o) Anyone for the rest? Per Not sure if it explains what you want, but copy attached (Quill doc) for you to read. -- Dilwyn Jones No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 03/10/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] New programs
Dilwyn Jones schreef: Q-DIARY and ALARM I've just put two new freeware programs of mine onto my website. SNIP Thank you! François Van Emelen ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
