In a message dated 11/12/04 09:50:44 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Even more important, you don't have to use the PE if you want to program in > GD2 colours, although you do have to use SMSQ-E. We should be trying to get > the message over that anyone who has written a SuperBasic program can also > program in the new colours. OK there may be problems if you want to run your > > program on all platforms, but too often we make the GD2 colours appear more > complicated than they need to be. > Quite so. Before the new version of PE, allowing GD2 colours in a window defintion, you had to use COLOUR_PAL and so on to make INK, PAPER etc use the GD2 colours (in S*BASIC). This was a bit tedious. It is now far easier to use the new colours. All you need to do is remember to put WM_ in front of INK etc. In fact when I start up a QL I like to have a daughter basic available in case of accidents to the main basic. I also like to steer clear of its bright white and red screens, so I set it up with some choice GD2 colours of a more staid variety. If this were not dead easy I wouldn't be wasting time doing it! George _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
