RE: [ql-users] Merry Christams to all QLers

2003-01-02 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Bill, Nice sentiment, thanks Norman and seasons greetings to you. I take it you going someplace where they no about hogmany Strangely enough, I went somewhere where Hogmany is unknown - I had two weeks away from everything computer/database/assembly language tutorial related in Grenada. It

RE: [ql-users] Happy celebrations- now OT Engish

2003-01-02 Thread Norman Dunbar
English was probably my worst subject at school ( but then I am a Geordie (;-) ) however even I get annoyed at the way it gets abused ( my biggest cringe is the use of uz instead of us ) but do we not have to bear these abuses as they do become part of the language ( as it changes ) My pet

RE: [ql-users] New christmas WMAN

2003-01-02 Thread Norman Dunbar
Morning Peter, Belated Season's Greetings Same to you. Hope you got everything you wanted/needed. Thankfully, it is not snowing Norman, we need him for other and better things! But if it was, then surely there would be lots of Norman around, and I'd get more done. Bring on the clones.

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations- now OT Engish

2003-01-02 Thread Tony Firshman
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 at 11:14:46, Norman Dunbar wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) English was probably my worst subject at school ( but then I am a Geordie (;-) ) however even I get annoyed at the way it gets abused ( my biggest cringe is the use of uz instead of us ) but do we not have to

Re: [ql-users] PIC File format

2003-01-02 Thread RWAPSoftware
In a message dated 02/01/03 07:24:23 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not "some" programs, but the specification of the graphic format: original QL mode (4/8) must be rounded on word new GD2 mode (even the 1 bit per pixel: BW) must be rounded on long. I do not see why we should

Re: [ql-users] PIC File format

2003-01-02 Thread RWAPSoftware
In a message dated 02/01/03 14:03:44 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But so far, you will have to live with the words of the GD2-spec (Holy bible ?). For sprite (maskpattern), even for 1 bit black white, all lines must be aligned on long (exact reference: GD2-User.doc, page 8,

[ql-users] PIC File Format and GD2 Continued

2003-01-02 Thread RWAPSoftware
Whilst on this subject, it seems very hard to write a PIC file viewer which can handle all of the different display modes. 1) What is the best way of detecting whether GD2 drivers are present and in use?? 2) MODE 0 on the GD2 is monochrome. However, the system call to return the mode, will

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations- now OT Engish

2003-01-02 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Bushism to beat all: The French don't even have a word for entrepreneur (pronounced, I am sure, entrepenyouer) Oh you NAILED it :-) Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Merry Christams to all QLers

2003-01-02 Thread Bill Waugh
- Original Message - From: Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:14 AM Subject: RE: [ql-users] Merry Christams to all QLers Hi Bill, Nice sentiment, thanks Norman and seasons greetings to you. I take it you going someplace

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations- now OT Engish

2003-01-02 Thread John G Hitchcock
Happy new year to all. There's a lot of it [nu english] about. Wot about the new deity Zalot, az in - Thank Zalot And where can you get thick elss? 'Round here waiters are always saying - Would you like any thin elss? Quality Language! ;) John in Wales

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations- now OT Engish

2003-01-02 Thread Dave P
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, John G Hitchcock wrote: There's a lot of it [nu english] about. Wot about the new deity Zalot, az in - Gee. Imagine being a Brit in Merka. After 4-5 years you start to pick up the US vowel sounds and start sounding Australian to the Merkins, and Merkin to the Brits.