??? 8/11/2002 7:34:08 ??, ?/? Marcel Kilgus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??????:
> >Phoebus Dokos wrote: >> Hmmm until that time though I can still use SMSQ/E to try it :-) I >> do have a quasi-colour driver working on the Aurora (actually it's >> commands like print, circle, pic_load etc....) under SMSQ/E... so >> it's a start :-) > >Why do you waste your time writing quasi-drivers? Get the sources and >add REAL support :-) Because I'll probably won't be able to make it, >I'm laking the time. Well for one I don't have the sources (yet) but the fact of the matter is that it works... They way I envisioned that Graphics engine it's really a client server environment (as i put it to Jochen, an X for the poor :-) The idea behind it however, will evolve to a meta driver after I strip SMSQ/E bare to leave in only the Scheduler and IO.SSS to add the driver framework I am envisioning. It all looks very good on paper but then again EVERYTHING looks VERY good on paper... even Windows ;-) (Note here: As it stands now, you could possibly get in and change the standard screen routines -just leave the entry points in place- with my own and everything should work immediately - but then again, IMHO the screen driver is not really a screen driver just a block of code that could be patched to ANY software... screen operations (just like any other kind of IO should be governed by a driver framework... For bitmap output devices such as a screen, writing a driver would be as easy as writing a configuration file pretty much) The fact of the matter is that the routines are here and they work :-) My original problem (since this QL Toy I am developing has already a primary use and client: ie. my daughter) has to be ready by Xmas... which means, lets see if it works in principle and I'll worry about the rest later :-) >My next year will be pretty much filled up with work for this project: >http://www.robocup.org/ >Here's a picture of one of our team members I have to help >programming: >http://www.swr2.de/biotopien/expeditionen/roboterfussball/popups/torwart_sepp.html > >I'm expecting much but very interesting work. And time is short, we >want to have it working before the next world championships in Italy. >All this means less time for QL related stuff. Although I think that I >will be able to squeeze some work in ;-) Hmmm you should help built software for a bot to compete in BattleBots =The prize money is really good by the way= (It's a series here in Comedy Central -You CAN get it in Germany if you have satellite-) which is a lot more funny than robots playing football... (Especially after the blades and hammers come out where they pulverise the opponent's bot (which until now are really radio-controlled ones.... clever as their owners) Phoebus
