In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ralf Reköndt 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes

>Hi Malcolm,
>
>I know about hard coding, but the code was written to be most universal for
>output in channels. Perhaps not so "clean" ;-). The lines are linked lists
>in memory. The lines marked as blocks get a flag, and the output routine
>reads the flag from memory and sets the ink by itself. At QL times, black
>paper and white ink was the most used colors in editors, so there was no
>need to make it configurable.
>
>To make a quick&dirty solution, I can assemble a version for you with the
>supposed colors, no problem. Until I find a safe and clean way to let the
>user configure it. There are a lot of other things, I want to do, ie use
>Menu Extensions if present, a bar at the left side to let the user see,
>where he is navigating, user defined x and y position at start-up and Resize
>in steps (it is no pointer program).
>
>Cheers...Ralf R.

OK, thanks for the "quick and dirty" solution ... send me a zip file 
whenever you can.

Yes, adding the Menu Extensions is of course the other "opus" that can 
work on ... :-)

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Malcolm Cadman"
>
>Thanks, Ralf.
>
>When you get time to think about it .... :-)
>
>Hard coding values always has its drawbacks as well as advantages.
>
>The editors that I use regularly are the Editor 2000 and MicroEmacs v4,
>both of which are set up with a black background, green ink, and the
>cursor is red.
>
>All of this with a QPC2 window in Windows.
>
>MicroEmacs is the most impressive, as its uses the full screen, has
>drop-down menus with the pointer environment, and its active with
>FileInfo2.
>
>Although, it too is showing its age, and could do with a GD2 colour
>re-vamp and other features ...
>
>Sedit is nice too, and as I get used to it more it will get used.

-- 
Malcolm Cadman
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