Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-16 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:57:14 +0200 schreef Lee Privett lee.priv...@gmail.com: A fading transparency is what I was originally referring to One way to achieve this could be: 1. Create 3 psa buffers in memory, 2. copy the screen part you want to overlay in buffer 1, 3. copy the overlapping

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-15 Thread gdgqler
On 14 Sep 2011, at 15:48, Lee Privett wrote: A transparency option on the use of colour so that perfect antialiasing can be achieved I thought that was already available. I have certainly been able to superimpose two pictures so that you could see both through each other, if you see what I

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-15 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sep 15, at 10:18 | Sep15, gdgqler wrote: On 14 Sep 2011, at 20:30, Tony Firshman wrote: On 14 Sep 2011, at 12:48, François Van Emelen wrote: Never had a problem either but you need a working version of 'unzip' first ... and to get hold of one can be a problem for non-QLers.

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-15 Thread gdgqler
On 15 Sep 2011, at 11:05, Tony Firshman wrote: The program I prepared which allows a user to assemble hie (or her) own version of SMSQE has UNZIP attached as DATA lines to the _BAS program which starts the process, RUNning the program automatically stes UNZIP I have tried all surrounding

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-15 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:10:21 +0200 schreef gdgqler gdgq...@gmail.com: On 14 Sep 2011, at 15:48, Lee Privett wrote: A transparency option on the use of colour so that perfect antialiasing can be achieved I thought that was already available. I have certainly been able to superimpose two

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-15 Thread Lee Privett
A fading transparency is what I was originally referring to On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Bob Spelten b...@chello.nl wrote: Op Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:10:21 +0200 schreef gdgqler gdgq...@gmail.com: On 14 Sep 2011, at 15:48, Lee Privett wrote: A transparency option on the use of colour so

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-14 Thread gdgqler
On 13 Sep 2011, at 21:36, Dave Park wrote: One of the big problems with non-QLs is their handling of zip files stripping headers. Is there any way for QPC to handle zip files directly? I have never had problems with zip files. I put the zip file onto a directory on C: drive (if that's

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-14 Thread François Van Emelen
Op 14/09/2011 11:58, gdgqler schreef: On 13 Sep 2011, at 21:36, Dave Park wrote: One of the big problems with non-QLs is their handling of zip files stripping headers. Is there any way for QPC to handle zip files directly? I have never had problems with zip files. I put the zip file onto a

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-14 Thread gdgqler
On 14 Sep 2011, at 12:48, François Van Emelen wrote: Never had a problem either but you need a working version of 'unzip' first ... and to get hold of one can be a problem for non-QLers. The program I prepared which allows a user to assemble hie (or her) own version of SMSQE has UNZIP

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-14 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:36:41 +0200 schreef Dave Park plasticu...@gmail.com: This is the QPCII discussion thread :) I'll start with some questions :) One of the big problems with non-QLs is their handling of zip files stripping headers. Is there any way for QPC to handle zip files directly?

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-14 Thread Lee Privett
Qemulator does it for you though, you just link say FLP?_ to the zip file directly and you just access the Zip file as the drive. That feature would be nice in QPCII, however DJ has just completed a whole series of articles on zip and unzip in a QL magazine, now what one was it, I recall On

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Direct screen handling routines (sprites etc.) My Display_Cde articles in QL World and follow up on http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/tk/display2.zip shows how to address and handle the screen to cater for the various sizes and colour depths on modern systems. Display_Cde is a series of BASIC extensions

Re: [Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-14 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sep 14, at 15:20 | Sep14, gdgqler wrote: On 14 Sep 2011, at 12:48, François Van Emelen wrote: Never had a problem either but you need a working version of 'unzip' first ... and to get hold of one can be a problem for non-QLers. The program I prepared which allows a user to assemble

[Ql-Users] QPCII discussion...

2011-09-13 Thread Dave Park
This is the QPCII discussion thread :) I'll start with some questions :) One of the big problems with non-QLs is their handling of zip files stripping headers. Is there any way for QPC to handle zip files directly? Any big new features coming up? I'm sure a large number of QPCII buyers are