RE: [ql-users] a small but perfectly formed update to QDOS INTERNALS website

2002-10-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 24 Oct 2002, at 14:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must send my SMSQ source CD back to Wolfgang so I can get the updated one. I'm ready... Wondering whether Jochen is about. I emailed him about the Qmake disk I bought at the Byfleet show but have not had a reply. I'm pretty sure that

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 5 Nov 2002, at 8:46, Phoebus Dokos wrote: Wolfgang, I was under the impression that Peter had acquired (ie paid) the rights to resell/modify SMSQ/E... Not that I know of Even it isn't so, I do not believe that DD would want to hijack the software only that there's an honest

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 5 Nov 2002, at 10:05, Öïßâïò Ñ. Íôüêïò wrote: Now that's an interesting thought :-). However Bill, that's (legally) up to the software license. If it doesn't EXPLICITLY state that for every platform you NEED to have a separate copy of the software (I haven't read the finalized license in

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 5 Nov 2002, at 9:36, Bill Cable wrote: Wolfgang, What if you already own a current legal copy of SMSQ/E in QPC2 or some other way when you buy a Q40/60 as many already do. Surely you do not have to buy it twice. -- Bill Under the licence you do, because you get an entirely new copy

Re: [ql-users] Pirates and mad sheep

2002-11-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Tony Tebby wrote: (rest of message clipped). I just hope that this put some doubts to rest. And again I appeal to DD - let's get on with it, correct the situation, it isn't too late yet. Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E License

2002-11-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 Nov 2002, at 17:07, Dave P wrote: (different possibilities on different machines) I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but, obviously it is something. I distinctly seem to remember that, as long as something is useful only for one machine, I see no problem in putting it in the code for

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 Nov 2002, at 23:21, Mike MacNamara wrote: (...). Which license would it be under, old or new?? This would be the new licence. But, anyway, for the end user nothing much has changed, apart from the fact that, if they are technically literate, they can get the sources and tinker with

Re: [ql-users] Quanta Claus is coming...

2002-11-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 Nov 2002, at 21:11, Michael Berger wrote: Hello Everybody! I am SO tired of that endless piracy discussion. Do you really believe anybody likes it? On the othe rhand, if there is really a problem like that, shouldn't you be told? (..) This is my advice to the involved parties:

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 Nov 2002, at 21:46, dndsystems1 wrote: But he has asked you, correct. Not after the licence came into force correct... You have not told him, correct. So I do not know, correct. You are selling them. correct. You must ask correct. You didn't still correct. etc... This is a

RE: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus

2002-11-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hey Norman, Is that you mentioning QPC UQLX in PC Plus? When are you getting a regular column? :-) Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] QPC and QXL.WIN

2002-11-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Nov 2002, at 15:34, François Van Emelen wrote: Hi, Is there a way to hide the 'QXL.WIN' files to avoid accidental deletion from within 'QPC' ? You can set (under windows) the attribute of the file to read only. That way you can'r write (delete) anything to/from the disk. If you want

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Nov 2002, at 12:18, Mike MacNamara wrote: Hi Wolfgang That's what I feared, if I need any further support on any of my existing copies, or indeed updates or fixes. I will have to buy a new license and lose the old ones. Umm, sorry where did that come from? All we were talking about

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Nov 2002, at 11:47, Tony Firshman wrote: (...) The best course is to stop thinking, How do you do that? Does it happen often to you?... grin Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Pirates and mad sheep -a deep groan

2002-11-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Nov 2002, at 17:15, Dave P wrote: (...) Now that we've had two or three different problems with the license, and Wolfgang has given various reassurances (which has been a positive experience, Wolfgang!), Thanks, but this begs the question - have I been acting in accordance with

Re: [ql-users] Pirates and mad sheep

2002-11-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Nov 2002, at 16:00, Dave P wrote: Well, that's illegal in every European country. Once someone owns a license to software, they're free to sell it to whomsoever they wish under the first sale doctrine. You cannot restrict someone's right to sell something they own, even by license,

Re: [ql-users] QL Calendar for 2003

2002-11-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2002, at 9:16, Jonathan Dent wrote: How about: Everybody takes their QL stands in front of a local famous landmark and gets someone to photograph them. What, you means with us in the picture, too? Hey, It'll be the the QL Horror picture show, then... Wolfgang -

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Nov 2002, at 21:10, Tony Firshman wrote: Not often enough (8-)# Hmm I wuld have thought Never mind. :-))) Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E License

2002-11-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Nov 2002, at 22:21, Malcolm Cadman wrote: There seems to be some confusion around SMSQ/E's 'core' and its 'flavours'. It seems to me that Wolfgang has taken on the onerous task of maintaining the integrity of SMSQ/E so that it remains consistent and coherent, and that all users -

RE: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus

2002-11-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Nov 2002, at 17:13, Norman Dunbar wrote: PS. Note that they are asking for emails/letters from people who use emulators - why not all write in, they might even do an article on us 'retro-dudes' ! Well, I will, but not living ointhe UK I will have little impact. Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2002, at 14:45, dndsystems1 wrote: I have called Wolfgang a fool on this list for using the wrong address while I was waiting for his incomming. :-))) Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. How wrong can things go? Wolfgang, the above mess is DDs fault. Please accept my apology on behalf

Re: [ql-users] QL Calendar for 2003

2002-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2002, at 23:42, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/people/m/pix/comp/QLs_and_Zwiebeltuete-3-s.jpg he he - who is that? What a crank. Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus

2002-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 10 Nov 2002, at 11:23, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Aha...a possible future editor of QL Today perhaps ;-)) Oops, youre thinking of resigning? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 10 Nov 2002, at 0:28, Roy Wood wrote: (...) Wolfgang is the person who could incorporate the 'patch' into the distribution not DD. Yes, then it wouldn't be a patch anymore, of course. Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2002, at 19:31, Roy Wood wrote: You could be saying there has to be a version of SMSQ/E specially for the Q60. If so you must discuss this with Wolfgang. If there was a differnce between the Q60 platform and other platforms (e.g. the Q40), that could warrant another version. It

Re: [ql-users] Ooo! What's happened

2002-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2002, at 18:42, ZN wrote: The key to it is not to have a wife ;-) A friend of mine used to say that you have a counter argument if she has her own set of toys. Then he got married and had all the proof it wasn't so :-) yes, strangen, that, isn't it? Wives never have toys, only

Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?

2002-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2002, at 19:44, Roy Wood wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Derek Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I am comming to the London Show with a Q60, I hiope things can be sensible. For my part, as I told Derek privately, my emails may seem a trifle 'spirited' but there is no

Re: [ql-users] Toolkit keywords list

2002-11-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 10 Nov 2002, at 13:05, Dilwyn Jones wrote: François Van Emelen's toolkit keywords list is now available from the QL Documentation page on my website, as a plain text file. Great Work François! (warning: about 102KB download!) (why not zip it?) The QL Net links page now includes a

RE: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus

2002-11-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 Nov 2002, at 9:42, Norman Dunbar wrote: Morning all, I'll try to combine all replies into one email - I don't want to hog the list :o) MARCEL : (...) I don't have the magazine any more (I'm not that vain !) but maybe someone else still has it and will scan it for you. Yes, I

Re: [ql-users] Qeymail, last call for suggestions...

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 Nov 2002, at 13:33, Dave P wrote: > Finally, how important would it be to use a pointer environment, or would > you be happy to use industry standard CTRL-key combinations? For, it would be PE, Prowess or nothing... If you want, I could probably rapidly build you a prototype PE

Re: [ql-users] Core software and Q60

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2002, at 14:01, TonyTebby wrote: The specific solution is to re-write the QL colour mode driver to eliminate all MOVEP instructions. I had started this work before passing the partially modified MC68060 routines over to Peter Graf. The modified code works on earlier processors,

Re: [ql-users] gold card and SMSQ/E

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2002, at 17:58, Andreas Berger wrote: Hi, i have heard that SMSQ/E is free for users of Gold Card/Super Gold Card. Can anyone enlighten me? regards, Andreas No, SMSQ/E isn't free for GC or SGC users. As with all other SMSQ/Es, there is the 10 EUR payment to TT, and then

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2002, at 10:57, Dave P wrote: On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: The relatively small take up is also the reason I haven't yet seen fit to call upon Dexter's help for setting up a website for the sources. For those who missed out on that conversation, I

Re: [ql-users] Core software and Q60

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2002, at 18:29, TonyTebby wrote: (and, hopefully, functionally identical !!!) Yes! OK, so if the open source system is working fine, why are some people making such of fuss Beats me. In this case, Fabrizio is playing entirely by the rules and hasn't asked for any money

Re: [ql-users] Core software and Q60

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2002, at 12:27, Dave P wrote: (...) If someone where to, say, make a TVToy, they should be able to drop all of the redundant modules of SMSQ and alter others as appropriate, and submit to Wolfgang and have an official branch for that specific application. Just to go on record

Re: [ql-users] Mouse on the Q40

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2002, at 19:37, Phoebus Dokos wrote: I have a problem with the mouse. I am using a MS compatible 3 button serial/PS/2 mouse (worked great with superHermes and the regular QL using Sermouse) but isn't recognized by SMSQ/E... is there anythin I need to run? (I tried sermouse but it

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2002, at 21:45, Dilwyn Jones wrote: available from (um Dilwyn's web site ?) Ummm, no, but I think I have the sources of some of Chas's programs, which he sent me when re released his ex-DP programs. Not sure if that includes compare...must have a browse. -- Dilwyn Jones I

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E

2002-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2002, at 12:53, Dave P wrote: Dave, do you think it would be worth it for such a small base? There is a conflict with the license, because electronic distribution is not allowed. Wrong. This was one of the concerns you had already expressed earlier during the discussion about

Re: [ql-users] GD2 and Hardware

2002-11-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Nov 2002, at 9:54, Malcolm Lear wrote: > > I was wondering if anyone can explain why programs such as > POV Ray only work on Qx0 machines. Mainly because they check whether they ARE running on such a machine, and, when not, just give up. The reason: The Qx0 on the one side, and

Re: [ql-users] New WMAN (was: GD2)

2002-11-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 14 Nov 2002, at 1:35, Marcel Kilgus wrote: WMAN should really be updated to GD2 - any volunteers? That'd be me again, then... In fact I'm almost done. Since yesterday all routines accept the new colour word definition, only a few more lines for the system palette are needed. And some

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ-E Development

2002-11-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 14 Nov 2002, at 1:39, P Witte wrote: (...) Quite some work has already been done by various people, such as tidying up the code to make it suitable for general distribution, adding various tools and help utilities, and Marcel has added some significant improvements to the code base which

Re: [ql-users] New WMAN (was: GD2)

2002-11-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 14 Nov 2002, at 2:50, Phoebus Dokos wrote: There is a distinctive problem there provided you've used just what I call bit cropping... ie removing by brute-force the highest order bits from each colour... err no, the lowest oder bits of course... Anyway, the problem you describe is,

Re: [ql-users] New WMAN (was: GD2)

2002-11-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 14 Nov 2002, at 13:54, Marcel Kilgus wrote: 2 - I often give my application subwindows different colours to my info subwindows. Ok. How would you call the entries? Info window colours... Appsub window colours... Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Memory

2002-11-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 14 Nov 2002, at 11:42, Tony Firshman wrote: When one does a reboot with SMSQ/E image file (using LRESPR), I wonder whether the following might work: No, that won't work. SMSQ/E checks the available memory. However, it might be possible to poke a value somewhere before doing the cCALL -

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 20 Nov 2002, at 13:51, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Hi. All things I wanted to integrate into WMAN are now there, Great news! though some still need to be tested. I'm volunteering! (...) The development state is too early to be integrated into the other versions. That will probably

Re: [ql-users] Easyptr

2002-11-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 19 Nov 2002, at 20:49, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Anyone have any experience of saving and restoring screen areas with Easyptr under GD2? Can it be made to work reliably or not? I had a quick go and could get it to load (L_WSA) a mode 32 PIC file and display it (using WSARS) as long as the

RE: [ql-users] keyboards

2002-11-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 21 Nov 2002, at 13:35, Norman Dunbar wrote: Hi Wolfgang, I always thought you were German - oops ! (Must be the name !) What, Wolfgang is a germanic sounding name? Whatever gave you that idea? I'm living near Paris, though, hence the Azerty... Ok, if you are so clever then, get over

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
(...) Anybody volunteering for adaption work? Actually there's no adaption work required, as usual it will run out of the box. I just need to go through everything again, collect all involved files, etc. I want more of stuff like that! Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] smsq/e source and Q40

2002-11-22 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 22 Nov 2002, at 7:16, Phoebus Dokos wrote: V. 2y99 (If you are talking about this one Fabrizio) is available now for sale (It has been for about a week now). As a matter of fact it's the one I am using now. I have noticed however too that scrolling in general is slower compared to v2.98

Re: [ql-users] ALT-ENTER

2002-11-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 23 Nov 2002, at 17:49, Phoebus Dokos wrote: .. I will wait for the sources and get the fix :-) Haven't they arrived yet? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 24 Nov 2002, at 14:22, P Witte wrote: . However, keystrokes intended for the main window dont get passed on if the pointer happens to be in an AW. ? Are you sure? This is not the behaviour I experience - provided, of course, that the AW doesn't have an item with the same keystroke.

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 26 Nov 2002, at 17:25, P Witte wrote: iop.rptr does if you set the appropriate bits in the return vector. But Wman calls (wm.rptr) only respond to events (see the Qptr manual, pages 89 ff Window Manager Access Routines) Ah yes, you WERE talking about wm.rptr... AW events are entirely

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-28 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 27 Nov 2002, at 17:53, P Witte wrote: Yes please. OK, enclosed- load outptr_bin first. (lrespr) Wolfgang The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any another

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-28 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Well on the Q40 (at least mine) I tried to load it and it's impossible to get it to work. There has been a long history with incompatibilities between the Q40 and Prowess. I have managed to get it working, though and working correctly on the latest SMSQ/E (2y99 - else I wouldn't have

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-29 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 28 Nov 2002, at 12:15, TonyTebby wrote: (...) There are other simpler methods. How about alert('Hello World') (Javascript) Wouldn't you need something like html head script language=javascript (...) /script /head /html around it? (makes everything longer) How about:

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-29 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 29 Nov 2002, at 4:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WM.RPTR does a lot of work for the programmer, but has a fairly complicated way of monitoring the position of the pointer and any mouse clicks/keystrokes. I wanted to do two things. (...) b. Produce the little explanatory windows after

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-30 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 30 Nov 2002, at 0:18, P Witte wrote: This is not documented anywhere in my Qptr manual!! (3rd revision) so its the first I hear of it. It looks like its been in the code all along. Ive needed such a call many a time! Apart from the timeout, are there any other parameters? Enclosed a

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-30 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 29 Nov 2002, at 22:42, Phoebus Dokos wrote: Other tricks include: fiddle with the TIMEOUT values, change the scroll value to greater than 200, reduce the shadow to 1 pixel or none -never tried the latter really but I will now that I thought about it-). Use only two colours for everything

Re: [ql-users] DJ's new website

2002-12-02 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 1 Dec 2002, at 20:15, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Now up and running, the revised Dilwyn Jones QL website! Pretty neat! Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-12-02 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Doesn't that mean the the item stays marked as current? No. WM.DRBDR draws/undraws the border first. Then it checks whether the pointer is in or out of the program's window area. Actually, it's the other way around, wm.rptr(t) checks whether the pointer is out of the window and

Re: [ql-users] QXL_EXT

2002-12-04 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 4 Dec 2002, at 18:05, Phoebus Dokos wrote: (...): QXL_EXT...(...)... anybody have any idea of what they do (well the second one is obvious) and their syntax if any? Thanks, 1 - Look at dev8_smsq_qxl_basic_asm QXL_EXT just loads (modified) CALL and LRESPR procedures. 2 - look at

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-12-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 6 Dec 2002, at 14:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have successfully produced my own explanation windows now by WM.RPTRT on your advice. However, I look to see where the pointer is on a timeout (comparing the pointer position with each of the hit areas of the loose items). ... thus

Re: [ql-users]

2002-12-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Just t=o tell everyone that I'll be absent til the beginning of the new year. Merry Chrstimas and a Happy New Year to all of you! Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] PIC File Format and GD2 Continued

2003-01-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 3 Jan 2003, at 9:09, Jerome Grimbert wrote: } 1) What is the best way of detecting whether GD2 drivers are present } and in use?? For the time being, there seem only to be the WMAN version numbers. If you can wait a little, I should write a new trap soon (rest cut) OK, so that takes

Re: [ql-users] New christmas WMAN

2003-01-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 Jan 2003, at 18:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that this bug does need fixing to allow different colours to be used for the scroll bars, but agree that in the case of both parameters being set to zero, the scroll bars should not be drawn (as at present) I'm not so sure - it all

Re: [ql-users] Using WMAN and EasyPTR

2003-01-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Jan 2003, at 7:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, I have tried to create a null pointer. However, can anyone please explain why the following code shows 2 pointers on screen: As I don'thave easyptr, I can't really comment. However, the sprite defintion seems wrong to me 1 - the form

Re: [ql-users] Size of the current QL market

2003-01-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 14 Jan 2003, at 18:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have any indication of the current QL market?? market ? Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] QMON2

2003-01-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 Jan 2003, at 10:20, TonyTebby wrote: I used to solve a lot of problems this way but, since I moved to France I have started talking to myself in French. The trouble is, my French is so bad I cannot understand myself. Nor can anyone else... grin Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Assembly question

2003-01-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 Jan 2003, at 11:04, Jerome Grimbert wrote: harpo equ $160 chico equ $140 elem_size equ $0c clr.l a1 ; (just to fixe a1 to 0 for the question, ; irrelevant how to if illegal) ; but once a1 has been modified, we cannot have

Re: [ql-users] Assembly question

2003-01-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 Jan 2003, at 12:30, Joachim Van der Auwera wrote: Wow, very strong. This is the kind of features that make writing (and debugging) assembler interesting. Yeah, right, next you're gonna suggest we switch to 'C'. :-))) Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Assembly question

2003-01-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 Jan 2003, at 16:53, Jerome Grimbert wrote: Oh, while you speak of the PE, I will jump in the wagon... I have just found out that blob and mask when used in an information windows (How silly, it would be simpler to use a sprite instead!), seems to have their origin at the screen

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E v.2y99 for Aurora with GD2!!!!!!

2003-01-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 25 Jan 2003, at 16:04, Marcel Kilgus wrote: No, fortunately not. Otherwise I would be as depressed as Marvin (as anybody hitchhiking through the galaxy should now) ;-) Does that mean that you're an android? Now THAT explains a lot... Don't panic... Wolfgang -

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E v.2y99 for Aurora with GD2!!!!!!

2003-01-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 26 Jan 2003, at 15:51, Phoebus Dokos wrote: He has to be an android as he has been working around the clock apparently... at a certain point he sent me more than 3 versions in less than 20 mins ;-))) (Okay just happened once but you get the idea) Oh well, that only shows that we worked

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E v.2y99 for Aurora with GD2!!!!!!

2003-01-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 27 Jan 2003, at 7:03, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Oh well, that only shows that we worked for 20 minutes Oops, I meant of couse He worked (I didn't have anything to do with it). Just a typo Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Feedback and suggestions for new sprted

2003-02-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 3 Feb 2003 at 12:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess what he means, is that it WMAN is not a true sprite handler - ie. although you can animate a sprite by switching between several images in a loop, there is no way of giving a sprite direction and speed, plus collision detection - this

Re: [ql-users] Display_cde GD2 update

2003-02-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 4 Feb 2003 at 0:05, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Nice one regarding programming style: I have just spent several hours tracing through the SBasic compiler to find a bug that caused SBasic to crash. The program causing the crash used PROCedures with up to 358 (sic! three hundred fifty eight!)

Re: [ql-users] QLWA documentation

2003-02-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 Feb 2003, at 13:26, Jerome Grimbert wrote: Thanks. At least it clarify a little the structure of the first sector of the file system. (but qwa.pflg for instance lie on the partition list (which I luckily already found and understood) on the first physical sector. It should never

Re: [ql-users] QL User Guide (Advanced ?)

2003-02-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Feb 2003, at 15:58, Jerome Grimbert wrote: I do not know, but I wonder also if there is somewhere the equivalent of the QL Advanced User Guide, updated for SMSQ/E (with a comparaison of the original QL) ? (Especially the documentation of all the trap calls and vectored utilities)

Re: [ql-users] QLtoday and CD

2003-02-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
He is currently trapped in the UL (8-)# United Lapland? Ubiquitous Laughter? Unashamed User? grin Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] efficient buffer size

2003-06-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 21 Jun 2003, at 2:41, P Witte wrote: (...) Yes, that is understood. It is in situations where the whole file cannot be read at once, Im thinking about. (Besides, on a multitasking machine it is probably not very polite to grab huge buffers ;) (...) Oh well, if you start worrying about

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E v3.01

2003-07-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, version 3.01 of smsqe is now arriving at your friendly dealer. go get it! Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Dynamic arrays?

2003-07-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Jul 2003, at 21:01, P Witte wrote: ..plus array slicing, of course ? doesn't that work in Turbo? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Quanta Workshop in Norwich

2003-07-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Jul 2003, at 18:03, Dilwyn Jones wrote: On Expect a wayward American missile to fly low over you soon... (just pray it has a QL controlling it not a PC!) No, no, let it have a PC by all means -it'll probably go down somewhere in the ocean (a blue screen of death...)

Re: [ql-users] OT

2003-07-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 15 Jul 2003, at 12:05, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Anyway, you'll never get hit by anything British, not because British bombs and bullets are accurate but our poor soldiers end up having to borrow and scrouunge American kit and bullets while overseas... Is that the newspeak for friendly fire?

Re: [ql-users] Bugs

2003-09-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Aug 2003, at 20:39, P Witte wrote: Ive recently discovered the following bugs in Smsq/e recently was a long time ago. - I'm slowly working up my backlog. PRINT PRT_USE$ crashes Smsq/e since at least version 2.98 on QPC2 (and QPC2 itself). Yes, confirmed, I'll have a bugfix soon.

Re: [ql-users] Isn't it open source?

2003-10-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 15 Oct 2003, at 10:56, Phoebus R. Dokos (Φοίβος Ρ. Ντό wrote: (...) Well that's restriction 1... As seen below you have to be able to distribute legitimate copies both in binary and in source form so... it's not OK That's the restriction, alright. (...) To your (*) that alone breaks

Re: [ql-users] Re SMSQ Gwass

2003-10-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 Oct 2003, at 15:56, Tarquin Mills wrote: (...) There is no technical reason why 68020+ instructions cannot be assembled in an easy way on all 68K based environments. That's not the problerm - the problem is that GWASS doesn't run on sub 68020 machines. From the point view of

Re: [ql-users] Re:smsqe 3.03

2003-10-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 22 Oct 2003, at 19:37, Roy wood wrote: (...) You have just broken your own licence ! Well I AM allowed to send it out for testing purposes, and it obviously was intended only for you, not the entire list. So the intention was OK, at least. Wolfgang -

Re: [ql-users] Re:smsqe 3.03

2003-10-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 22 Oct 2003, at 17:30, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Hi Roy, This is what should be the final version of SMSQ/E 3.03 for the GoldCard. Would you lminbd having a look at it, to see whther is now (!) works OK bvefore I release it? It works here, but I remember you having had problems

Re: [ql-users] Re:smsqe 3.03

2003-10-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 22 Oct 2003, at 23:25, Marcel Kilgus wrote: I dont suppose it was intentional Definitely not. Bloody right. (...) Yes, fortunately the version didn't include my GD2 aurora driver. It never does. Wolfgang - www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com

RE: [ql-users] Re:smsqe 3.03

2003-10-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 22 Oct 2003, at 21:52, Duncan Neithercut wrote: I dont suppose it was intentional and its not Wolfgang's licence but its TTs SMSQ/E licence, but if you are interested I was sufficiently interested to test it on my Aurora setup. Aurora, Supergoldcard 2.49 Qubide 2.01. After approx

Re: [ql-users] Re:smsqe 3.03

2003-10-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 22 Oct 2003, at 23:23, Tony Firshman wrote: This could save future embarrassment - I can feel the heat from Wolfgang's ears from here (8-)# Yup. I'm just baking bread in them. He isn't the first to post to the wrong place, and I am sure won't be the last. Thanks. I do hope it'll be MY

Re: [ql-users] No Virus Now - Maybe

2003-12-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 5 Dec 2003 at 8:57, Phoebus R. Dokos (è á. ç) wrote: Pah! Blame it on the woman now won't we? :-D Poor thing she couldn't help it! It's like saying that it's Dilwyn's fault that he's so popular with the ladies ;-) Hmm, Dilwyn of Wales somehow hasn't got the right ring to it.

Re: [ql-users] BMP2SPRT v. 1.01

2003-12-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, version 1.01 of BMP2sprt can be found at www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/14mljkl24/wolf/download Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] SMSQE sources website

2003-12-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, Plaese note that the SMSQ/E sources may, as off now, be obtained at the following website: www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/smsqe The site is still under construction, so please be patient. It is forseen to include the following for download: individual directories within the sources

Re: [ql-users] Changing DISP_SIZE under SMSQ/e

2003-12-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Dec 2003 at 12:44, Phoebus Dokos wrote: I think it cannot be killed but CAN BE replaced (ie from another shell or whatever... at least I think that's what TT said at one point) (or something) ? It's a moot point here since that is not what is happening. (...) IIRC he is ie the

Re: [ql-users] Changing DISP_SIZE under SMSQ/e

2003-12-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Dec 2003 at 16:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Umpf, and how do you test for that? What happens if the user unsuspends the job whilst the screen is still too small? The unsuspend routine could surely check the screen dimensions and refuse to unsuspend the job if the screen is too small...

[ql-users] Re: BMP2Sprt

2003-12-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, version 1.03 of bmp2sprt i ready and waiting. You can get it at: www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/14mljkl24/wolf/download New in this version: Support for mode 16 sprites (thanks Marcel!) Support for extended sprites. Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] WM.RPTRT again

2004-01-04 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 2 Jan 2004 at 11:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (...) Since the original IOP.RPTR asks for D2.B to be set, does this not mean that old programs calling the routine might find peculiar things happening? For example, the contents of D2.L could have $FF as the top byte. D2 might have

Re: [ql-users] bmp2sprt

2004-01-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, there is a new version of bmp2sprt at http://www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/14mljkl24/wolf/download/ Thanks to Per Witte for finding the bugs! Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] BMP2SPRT

2004-01-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
BMP2SPRT v. 1.10 can be found on my website www.SCP-Paulet-Lenerz.com/14mljkl24/Wolf/Download Have fun. Wolfgang

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