[Ql-Users] Emails & Site down

2013-02-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, Sometimes during the night from thursday to friday, my site hoster's servers went down. Right now, I can't get emails through my normal address, and my sites are, to all intents and purposes, down - including that for SMSQmulator). I last read my emails thursday during lunch hour, so a

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 07/02/2013 13:36, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Question: how do you handle the case when a user wants to list a huge directory. Do you open every single file, check if there's a header and close it again? yes, that's how I do it for SFA drives. It does slow down the opening of a large dir a "bit",

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-06 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I was curious why this was the case, so I had a look at the source code. The loader opens the configuration file and tries to get the file path from the open handle. Unfortunately this was never something QDOS properly supported, getting the name of an open handle... I wonder why it fail

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-06 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, Wait a minute! When I tried SMSQmulator I created a QXL.win under QPC and linked that to SMSQ/M. But the file on de hard drive is then not necessarily called "QXL.WIN". Also the label name for the winN_ in QPAC2 is not always winN_ in my case. So does this renaming in any way affect easy

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-06 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
HI, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: This then also means that the command QXL_USE should be renamed to WIN_USE and the Java Menu/Config and the ReadMe/UserGuide should be amended. Yes of course. QXL as device name, born 2012, dies 2013, RIP. ;-) Sic transit gloria mundi. Dilwyn Jones wrote > pl

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-06 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, OK, I've found why prowess didn't boot correctly in SMSQmulator. And I have a question for those using SMSQmulator. First things first. As Marcel said, it was something to do with the device drivers, but not as I expected: Actually, the prowess laoder is pretty sneaky. Say the startu

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-04 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Marcel, Here it does. Unlike WIN, where nothing seems to happen, it starts up fine when everything is copied to ram1_ Marcel Stranger and stranger. From what I can see, the loader prog opens the startup file indicated in the command line, reads its header twice and then goes away. Wha

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-04 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Marcel, It works from the ram disc, so it's probably a problem with your device drivers. Thanks, but I'm not sure I understand - the loader program works from a ram disk? It doesn't here. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.dem

[Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-04 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, I've put up a new version of SMSQmulator, even though the version numbering hasn't changed. In this version: BMP.OBJ works. SQreview works but when pictures are loaded as "pic", the colours are wrong (they are ok in 64 or 16 mode). Prowess works, but the Prowess loader doesn't. N

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, This would mean that my SQRview program will most likely (for now) fail as well. This shares some code and techniques with BMP, where the file is partly read to verify that it is a valid image file, before claiming memory and loading the whole file. No, this only concerns directories, not

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, BMP also opens a channel to read the filenames from the picture directory with DJ_OPEN_DIR. Ok, some update on this. The version of BMP I downloaded today from your site works OK here IF: You configure it to set the directory it searches for files on is a QXL.win or RAM drive. I did t

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I was a bit surprised to get a QLib error message myself. On a second look I was a little hasty. It looks like a QLib error message. In practice the problem appears to be a ProWesS one rather than LIneDesign itself. Best Wishes, Yes, this is an error from Prowess/proforma. For some reas

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I found the error concerning DBAS : The emulator was missing the EORI_TO_SR instruction. The demo version of suqcess now works OK here. I'll put up new version up on the website later on. You could check after 10.30. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mail

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-02 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
If not EasyPTR it could be they were all done with Qliberator. Is there an EasyPtr program somewhere that I can download? Another option for the problems with SuQ205N and QLDBAS may be the DBAS engine. The DBAS database file is only read in sections through a channel and this is kept open whi

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-02 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
TEST909.obj: QPC2 SMSQMULATOR Schiefen:551.8 32,33 Mathe:1377.75 31.31 Textausgabe:14.17 258.8 Textschieben:11.7 749 Grafik:608 59.9 Speed factor QL 128k =1 QPC2= 500.23 SMSQmulator=22.86 That seems very slow. Is that test909.obj program somewhere I can get at it? I could launch QDT. Cou

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, Bigger XChange is available here: http://www.kilgus.net/smsqe/xchange.html Yup, that's the version I put on the disk... Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-31 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Bryan, * When I select Xchange, I cannot find out how to bring it up to screen size; I've already set the screen size correctly Simple : you can't Xhange has a fiwed screen size which you can't change (unless you poke around somewhere in the program's code, I think). * I cannot se

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-31 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 31/01/2013 13:48, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: My motives to install Java 6 were: 1) Because the only two PCs in the family who already had Java installed both have Java 6, I hoped to get a comparable setup. OK, nothing to say to that. 2) Ages ago I've got annoyed by the (auto-)update of a ne

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-31 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Urs, I did not want to be or sound offending in any way or quip as you say. Look, no problem at all. I just wanted to give this some levity (by, ahem, Quipping). I just wanted to express my very personal opinion that I find the product's name not as great as the product itself - which

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-29 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I must say that I've banned Java from my own PCs for ages but "thanks" to SMSQmulator I've installed Java 6 on my workhorse (a 2007 Lenovo X61s with dual core Intel Core2Duo L7500 1600Mhz CPU running under Windows Vista Business 32-bit). Any reason you didn't install java 7? Just curiou

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-29 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, coffee), Qmachine (for quick machine, a ready to go environment for quick developments/tinkering), Qanywhere, Qware or the same four with SMSQ (SMSQup, SMSQmachine, SMSQanywhere, SMSQware). Or what about just Q (related to Q of the James Bond movies), Que or Q4U? Anyone? Cheers, Urs Is that

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-28 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Woflgang Oops I've been typing "Wolfgang" in error for years it would appear... ;-) as long as it's not wafflegang... w (saving me the trouble) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator not loading

2013-01-28 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I have an Asus TF201, (Andriod) great machine for my needs if reliability is not an issue (been off for a new on/off switch already), I see that Java can be downloaded to Andriod devices, so could QLmulator run on my tablet? QLmulator on tablet QPC2 on PC both on network - got to be g

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator not loading

2013-01-28 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 28/01/2013 15:02, Billy wrote: > OOPS - yes apologies Wolfgang and anyone else concerned, perhaps I'm a > little bit distracted by the fact I actually got something on a PC to work > Oh don't waorry about that, I just wanted to make sure that people know what they get, which just isn't a

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-28 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Dilwyn, For my part, I use QXL.WIN with nothing but a few trial files in the SFA device. I don't think you're alone in this respect. I used this extensively before I wrote the qxl.win driver, but don't use it now. Backuping up my "smsq/e" drive which is just one large file is so convenien

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Daniele, thanks for that detailed info. Do you think you could send me a small file (one line basic would be enough) with that, so that I could test it? I'm thinking of ditching my header for SFA files, and simply use yours. Does anybody on this list already have many files saved on an SF

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 27/01/2013 20:26, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Tobias Fröschle wrote: 3 - I'm by far not the programmer Marcel is. Considering your day job and judging by the results, you're very, very good for a non-professional ;) Outstanding even. SMSQmulator is a great piece of work. High praise indeed, tha

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Downloaded and un-zipped the files. .jar file; double click - nothing; try the java instruction from manual; right click and "open with" offers Java so accept that. Lot of action from hard disk then nothing. It is Vista. Disappointing. and awfully time consuming. Bryan H Hi Bryan, for so

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, Is there anything to be gained from the (very) old trick of storing the previous screen content and only writing changes? I know when Ben (my son) did this with a javascript application it resulted in a three times speed improvement. IIRC, this is already double-buffered in Swing... W

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Le 27/01/2013 19:05, Marcel Kilgus a écrit : QPC of course has the same problem. I solve this by using a queue that buffers display accesses and only apply the changes to the screen image 62,5 times per seconds. Thnaks, sounds like a great idea! Wolfgang

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Rich, As something to add to the request list - how easy would it be to allow the emulator to support the same headers on executable files as q-emulator - so that the two emulators could easily share files (rather than using a qxl.win file for a small program?) I'm sorry to say that I know

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi John in Wales, Thanks for your kind words. I have not installed your simulator yet, but I have read here so much appreciative feedback that I know that the QL community has received from you something very, very, worthwile. Please don't scrap it in despair... I haven't tried it yet! ;-)

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi John, Regardless of how disappointed you are on the resulting speed I think you have done a great job in producing a java emulation for the QL. At very least it makes it easier for people to try the QL. Well I'm not that disappointed really at the difference in speed with QPC. What baffles

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
ut programs like games, I would say, not so good. However my simple program is not representative of running real programs, so they may well run faster. All you can do is try them as see how you get on. I just did this out of interest just to see what would happen. Ian - Original Message ----- Fr

[Ql-Users] SMSQE

2013-01-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I've changed a small thing in SMSQE 3.14 (George Gwilt's bugfix). This doesn't warrant a version change - If you've recently gotten v.3.14, re-download it, please. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
HI, I've released a new version of SMSQmulator this mornong. Apart from a small bugfix, this nox implments copying to/from the clipboard to the Scrap thing. The manual shows how this can easily be automated via a hotkey. Have fun WOlfgang ___ QL

Re: [Ql-Users] Rawread

2013-01-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Le 25/01/2013 01:55, Timothy Swenson a écrit : I tested both 720K and 1.44M floppy images (in the simplest of tests). I can do some further testing with 1.44 (read, write, etc) and see if I can get any failure. Ah yes, contrary to the documentation (I'll amend this) SMSQmulator should handle

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Petri, it's a very nice looking QL desktop project: http://www.jdh-stech.com/QDT/qdt.html Ah, of course, yes, thanks. Where can one get the demo? Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator DATE$

2013-01-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Ho Bob, I have added this to the machine-test-routine and updated Qwatch2 on my site. Also the latest SMSQmulator now gives the correct "Amsterdam" time on my Vista system. So far, so good. It seems that the DATE problem has been dealt with. I have tried it with internet locked and virus s

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi The simple answer is yes. I have been running the full version of QDT with no problem. Just a little slow but usable, at least on my system. What is QDT? Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I've uploaded a new version of SMSQmulator. It now contains a new keyword : JVASGET This copies the content of your OS's clipboard into the SCRAP (if it is installed). Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.h

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator DATE$

2013-01-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Alew, I do not know - I think it was for communication with M$ file-systems (useful in Linux), and M$ software (that I do not use). OK, I'll see what I can do. If there is a unique flag for SMSQmulator, I would use it in my QPC2/SMSQmulator boot to switch menu_rext versi

Re: [Ql-Users] Rawread

2013-01-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
And also http://neofreeman.freepgs.com/maxpert/floopy.php Le 23/01/2013 15:55, Dilwyn Jones a écrit : On my website there’s an article by IIRC Timothy Swenson about the use of RAWREAD and RAWRITE to create and write disk image files. Someone asked me (presumably trying out SMSQmulator) if ther

Re: [Ql-Users] Rawread

2013-01-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
This might help? http://reboot.pro/topic/14354-buidlingmodifying-floppy-images-with-mtools-as-replacement-for-winimageimdisk/ Le 23/01/2013 15:55, Dilwyn Jones a écrit : On my website there’s an article by IIRC Timothy Swenson about the use of RAWREAD and RAWRITE to create and write disk image

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, in your place I would : download v. 7 u 11 from Oracle's website. Go to your control panel, software and uninstall all old versions of java. Install the newest one you just downloaded. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator DATE$

2013-01-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, Norman Dunbar wrote: At the risk of "teaching granny to suck eggs", and hopefully Wolfgang will forgive me, but does this help? http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/TimeZone.html Defintely, yes! I now use that TimeZone object. Thanks a lot. During my "lunch" time, I've m

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator DATE$

2013-01-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 23/01/2013 09:13, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: However, under linux at least, there is some problem with the time of files on NFA/SFA devices: those files that were saved (even from within Linux itself) during summer time show the right time under SMSQE - but those that are saved now have the time

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator DATE$

2013-01-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 22/01/2013 10:43, John Hall wrote: > Has anyone else noticed a time offset between the host OS time and > the SMSQ/E time? > > My SMSQ/E time is +2 hours (running on XP Pro SP3 with JRE6 Update > 32 as a "limited" user)... > OK, this is indeed a genuine bug. Thank you John, for pointing it ou

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, This is correct. On all systems that I have rum SMSQmulator, it really sucks up the CPU time. There is an option to have it take up less CPU time when the cursor is blinking. Even when running 100% CPU, I've found the other applications are not greatly impacted and are fairly responsive.

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
I wonder if the emulator is doing an awful lot of "thinking" in the background? After all, QDOS was flashing cursors, running interrupt code, flushing slave blocks etc. Equally, I bet there is a huge amount of work being done under the covers by the emulated MC680xx processor. As I said in t

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I followed your instructions and overclocked the device to 950 MHz (Turbo caused a black screen but did not seem to damage the file system). This changed the boot up time to 4.5 minutes from just over 6 minutes. Sadly it is still at 100& CPU all the time. If I run another graphical java app

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I apologise for the confusion. the 19 seconds is to draw the puzzle from pressing 1. To boot SMSQmulator on the 256MB Raspberry Pi is something around six minutes. No you didn't get it wrong, that's exactly what I understood. I just didn't have the figure for the boot time, but inferred th

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I tried to run SMSQmulator on my 2Ghz, single CPU laptop, under M$Vista. It started up first time and has not crashed, great so far. But I find it VERY slow, much slower than a standard QL, even QPC1 on my i486/25Mhz laptop is faster. It's so slow you can see lines being drawn and paper fil

Re: [Ql-Users] QLay Linux

2013-01-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Tell him to use SMSQmulator (shameless plug!) Wolfgang Le 21/01/2013 13:37, Dilwyn Jones a écrit : I have had a help request from a user in the Czech Republic asking for help to contact Jan Venema regarding the Linux version of QLay. Does anyone have an up to date email address for him? Ple

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Derek, I tried compiling Editor307K with Turbo v5.07, all compiles OK, a little slower than QPC2, but the result is a compiled programme. That's good to know! Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Tobias, if you like, you can include my QJewels program to show some of the color and sound features of SMSQmulator. Great! Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Petri, no problem. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I also like the fact that a few sample programs have been supplied (3 games and Psion Xchange) - the emulator startup lets you get straight into running a few programs. Great for people new to QL systems or who have never used emulators before. That was Timothy Swenson's idea. I'm open to

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
...and now for the bit which might worry Wolfgang, Dilwyn just tried to run it on his PC. It worked first time! Darn, where did I go wrong? Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Tobias, OK will do... Thanks Wolfgang Wolfgang, runs very well on the Mac now. Maybe it's worth mentioning in the manual that the QL's "ALT" key is emulated through the Mac's "CMD" key in order to not disturb the original Mac layout. And that "ALT+Q" doesn't work on the Mac for the sam

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Petri, I've uploaded a new version, could you check whether the same problem is still there? Thanks Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Petri, I just checked, I load 2 fonts explicitly (I had forgotten about that): "Monospaced" and "courrier new" which I thought pretty universal. These are both for the inbuilt monitor, so I'll take them out in a next version. Wolfgang A quick update: I verified that the same JRE instal

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Derek, Hi, Works great for me, does the emulator have problems with Turbo and TPTR programs. Derek Not that I know of. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Per, Thanks... ... and what about second impressions ? :-) (Just fishing for compliments here...) Wolfgang Le 20/01/2013 13:39, Per Witte a écrit : First impression: WOW! :) Per QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Ian, Glad it works. i did have an exceptional beta tester in Tim Swenson! Wolfgang Hi Wolfgang Just tried SMSQmulator on my Windows XP system. Works fine. Ran my normal QDT setup, a little slower than my QPC2 setup. But worked first time, no problems. Great work. Ian _

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Petri, well that's a first. THanks. Since I have the JDK on all machines, I never even thought about testing that. Did that happen with the version compiled for Java 6 and the one for Java 7? What font(s) did it complain about? I didn't use anything special, am not even sure I actually

Re: [Ql-Users] Snowbound?

2013-01-19 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Well, there's snow all over here too (about 5-10cms). Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-19 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, SMSQmulator, the SMSQ/E machine emulator under Java is now out. You can find it at : www.wlenerz.com/SMSQmulator. (Please note that, the site running under linux, this address is case dependent - g!). Have fun with it. Wolfgang ___ QL

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E

2013-01-19 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, SMSQ/E v. 3.14, with the new licence, has been moved to: www.wlenerz.com/smsqe. There isn't really much that is new in 3.14, except that it contains the SMSQ/E code for SMSQmulator - no need to upgrade except for that. Wolfgang ___ QL-Us

Re: [Ql-Users] pointer issues

2012-12-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, have you considered using two jobs, one for the animation, one for ptr reading? Happy festive season everyone. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQE Licence Change

2012-11-25 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
eorge Gwilt John Hall Mark Swift Per Witte Wolfgang Lenerz collectively called the "COPYRIGHT HOLDERS". All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * Redistribu

[Ql-Users] SMSQE Licence Change

2012-11-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, this is just to let you know that the SMSQE licence will be changed. From the SMSQE licence, we will move towards a (new) BSD style licence, which essentially means that anyone can do with the source code anything he likes, and also distribute the compiled code. Have fun! Wolfgang

Re: [Ql-Users] Sinclair QL running a qualification test for a space component

2012-11-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 23/11/2012 07:13, Francois Lanciault wrote: . But it did work. I closed the door and set the temperature to -50degC. Hi, was the QL in the chamber, too, or outside and just connected through a serial lead? Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List ht

Re: [Ql-Users] QL on Raspberry-pi

2012-11-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Bryan, Unfortunately I don't have a Pi. I'm araid, SMSQmulator would be pretty slow there, anyway Regards Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[Ql-Users] Email addresses

2012-11-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, I'd need to contact Mark Swift and Jérôme Grimbert. Anybody have a recent email address for them? TIA Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Forum

2012-06-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, If I create a REPeat loop thus: 100 Frame=0 : Keypress=0 110 REPEAT loop 120 a$=INKEY$ 130 Frame=Frame+1 140 IF a$<>"" THEN Keypress=Keypress+1 150 AT 0,0 : PRINT Frame, Keypress 160 END REPeat loop ...I reasonably expect that when a key is pressed, the Keypress value will increase

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2012-05-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 03/05/2012 01:56, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Congrats. I remember it to be pretty satisfying once things start to work ;) I probably never forget the joy of the Minerva logo appearing on screen or the first blinking cursor :-) Yea,that's what I felt, too when I got the first red/white screen

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2012-05-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 02/05/2012 17:33, Dave Walker wrote: I m guessing here, but I would think the most likely area to cause a problem is the bit of code in the start-up module (snip) Thanks a lot for the tip, Dave. I'm not sure that's the problem, though. Some C programs start up & run OK (eg bogompis, gccdh

[Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2012-05-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, just some news of the SMSQmulator, which I believe is coming along nicely. Much is now working correctly. Basic works. PE & WMAN work. It's now possible to have a bigger screen (I normally use 1024x512) but screen access remains slow. Keyrow and mouse work - you can, for example, move

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQE & java

2012-04-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
> BTW: How do I create a fresh QXL.WIN...? Under qpc: win_format x format winx_y (y= nbr of Mib) Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQE & java

2012-04-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16/04/2012 02:17, Dave Park wrote: This sounds exciting and worthwhile - is there anything the average joe can do to support/encourage your work? Hi Dave, thanks. I'm still enthusiastic about the project, so encouragement isn't needed - yet. I could do with people testing this however.

[Ql-Users] SMSQE & java

2012-04-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, I've recently started thinking about doing an smsqe emulator in Java, and finally put my hands to keyboard. I use an MC68000 emulator by somebody called Tony Headford (emulator which unfortunately I had to debug quite extensively). Anyway, to cut a long story short, this is now getting

Re: [Ql-Users] Extended Sprites and EasyPTR

2011-11-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 26/11/2011 12:29, Bob Spelten wrote: (...) Because one of the "features" of loose items is that they all share the same colour attributes. Well, yes - that's kind of the whole point! Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.u

Re: [Ql-Users] Extended Sprites and EasyPTR

2011-11-25 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 18/11/2011 18:57, Bob Spelten wrote: Anybody out there? Does anyone have experience in using Extended Sprites as an EasyPTR AW menu item? The sprite should change to the "current" status when I move the mouse over it but it doesn't. The border appears but not the proper sprite. The sprite vie

Re: [Ql-Users] Ungif help request

2011-10-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Le 13/10/2011 13:40, Bob Spelten a écrit : Op Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:45:02 +0200 schreef Dilwyn Jones : This is a help request which was sent to Quanta helpline. (...) Umm, if he runs QPC, why doesn't he take a screenshot with the (Windows) screen print button? Wolfgang

Re: [Ql-Users] Error trapping

2011-06-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, check whether the file exists : result=ftest(p$) result=0 if the file exists, if not you get different error codes. HTH Wolfgang Nb I think ftest is a tk2 function... In a short SBASIC program a filename P$ is to be entered, and then it proceeds to print Copy_N P$, Ser$ where Ser$ is

Re: [Ql-Users] Delaying code

2011-05-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, have a look at www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/14mljkl24/Wolf/Download You can download a timer thing from there, usable from basic. HTH Wolfgang Based on the fact that Turbo'd programmes will FTL QL SuperBasic in newer emulators (a mistake of my far past programming examples) I find myself ne

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Image Repository

2011-04-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Le 05/04/2011 14:12, Dilwyn Jones a écrit : 3rd picture seems to be an interface for the EPROM slot, but no idea what it is. Judging from the name (teclado) and the DIN type plug, it's a keyboard interface. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http:/

Re: [Ql-Users] Window Manager 2

2011-03-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
> I did the same with Wolfgang's QPTR lectures, working through them when > I really needed it. Oh waoh, so, to "guttenberg" (sorry only the german readers will understand that) Norman, that's an increase in readership of 100 % (or is it? If you go from 0 to 1; by how mùany percent have you inc

Re: [Ql-Users] SuperBASIC oddities...

2011-02-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
> The fun part is, when the program finishes consuming all the memory, > FREE_MEM actually goes negative, to -512, and the program manages 20 more > loops before generating an out of memory error. > This is probably because SBasic has already reserved space for itself before the available memory

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today today

2010-10-02 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
I'd be willing to have a go at doing an example QL Today in PDF format, just to see how it could be done and how big the resulting file would be. As they say on Top Gear "how hard can it be?" Hi, That should take all of 6 minutes: 1 minute : take the staples off & put pages them in my scann

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir Clive Sinclair weds

2010-04-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 04/27/2010 12:20 PM, gdgqler wrote: > > >>From QL to laptop > > George LLL OO LLL ! Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] More BASIC Queries

2009-11-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16 Nov 2009 at 9:14, John Gilpin wrote: >...I thought that once loaded (LRESPRd), toolkits etc remained > loaded until the machine was powered-down. Do I have this BASIC premise > correct? > Yes, PROVIDED the LRESPRing is done from job 0. I've similar problems to your over the years, and i

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 screen size

2009-10-29 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, Hmm, when I do that here, I get "value out of range", wich seems reasonable Wolfgang > > > > try OPEN#3,con > > BORDER#3,2400,2 > > ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] (Another) Question - Is it possible to save the QPC state?

2009-10-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, > Martyn Hill wrote: > > While I'm at it, I was also wondering whether anyone knew if QPC can be > > made to save the QL environment before closing so that one could > > start-up where one left off? The only way I can think of, would be to start a "small" windows in a virtual machine, runnin

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Windows7

2009-09-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
tobias.froesc...@t-online.de a e'crit : Hi, I might be a bit early, but has anyone else tried to use QPC2 on Windows 7 Beta? I did so and am a bit frustrated: At first it seemed to work but it tends to forget all basic keywords after a while. I.e. no more "DIR", "PRINT". Hints anyone?

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E

2009-03-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, OK, the SMSQE site is up again. http://www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/smsqe Thanks for pointing this out. It is remotely possible that some links don't work even though I checked most of them. If so, do tell. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing Lis

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E

2009-03-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, I haven't changed the address, but the server went form a windows to a Linux one. Probably a question of filename case. I'll check and let you know as soon as possible... Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe

Re: [Ql-Users] SPAM-HIGH: Re: QLIB Free-Running Procedures

2009-01-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
i Tobias, Qlib 3.35 Runtimes 3.36 modified (by Thierry Godefroy?) Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QLIB Free-Running Procedures

2009-01-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, I've tested your prog and here it seems to work - I get plenty of "worker" jobs opening plenty of windows Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

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