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> Well, let's see what we would need for a GUI function collection (just add
> what's missing):
>
> 1. Write a rectangular-block of data to a specific x,y coordinate, where
> content is rolled-out to the right and down. Refinement of this function
> should be able to take a rectangular destination area and strip the source
> to these borders.
>
> 2. Have a way to store textual data in a Rebol-object, so that it can be
> accessed given a top-left/bottom-right coordinate:
> get-content myContent 3 4 12 12
>
> 3. Have a stack of rectangular regions which can be stored and restored.
> put console-content 3 4 12 12
> put console-content 5 6 7 7
> pop (restores and removes the top element)
> top (restores the top element)
>
> 4. Have a tool to convert textual gui-masks created with an editor etc.,
> which can later be load into Rebol.
I agree with 1 to 3, could do without 4, though.
Would be nice if we could compute what gui element get's the focus,
or elements from within a list, by the cursor position ...
(Just dreaming ;-)
regards,
Ingo
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