Re: [ql-users] Dual ROMs

2006-04-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
III which gets only occasionally use. I normally copy rom images from disk to microdrive, remove the gold card and program eproms that way (image on mdv) or network or sernet to one of the other computers and copy the image over that way. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing

Re: [ql-users] QRAM (was printer probs)

2006-04-23 Thread Dilwyn Jones
It's not exactly the same by a long chalk. As it's many years since I last saw QRAM, I wouldn't really know anyway. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "hitchies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 1

Re: [ql-users] Quill to PDF convertor ?

2006-05-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
ML format > - PDF format. > > I'm actually quite excited about the last option as PDF files are > 'taking over the world' and I actually have it working in a > rudimetary fashion. > > Is this of any interest to anyone ? Of interest to me and the QL Documentati

Re: [ql-users] What's the ADOS character code for ' ' please?

2006-05-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
onk I have three copied of your file now :o) > I can also offer to send you sources of my Doc2Html program which translates Quill DOC file direct to HTML if that would be of any use to you. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing me

Re: [ql-users] apostrophes

2006-05-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
" cannot possibly be dull. gh = f as gh in "rough" o=i as o in "women" ti=sh as ti in "potion" Except I can't remember who wrote that one originally. Shaw? -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message

Re: [ql-users] get back on topic

2006-06-05 Thread Dilwyn Jones
espite what Geoff thinks. Actually, knowing Geoff, I think I got off pretty lightly ;-) Want to know what the h*** I'm on about? Get your copy of QL Toady out and read it! Not being editor any more, I've read it cover to cover and really enjoyed it, well done guys, glad to know you&#x

Re: [ql-users] get back on topic

2006-06-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
pie into the works as I was getting a bit tired of discussing grandma, err, sorry, grammar. Someone did suggest we change the subject anyway. And as you have remarked in the past, I've often given as good as I got - I did occasionally dish it out while I was editor after all ;-) -- Dilwyn Jones

[ql-users] easyptr

2006-06-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
copies of QPC2 to see if this is exclusive to this version. I do have the 68010 version alongside the 68020 version but so far I've only run into the problem randomly on the 68020 version and don't know if it's specific to that version or if the proiblem exists on other versions too.

Re: [ql-users] get back on topic

2006-06-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
look in Toady Vol 1 Issue 5 "What Certain People Get Up At Shows" (which was actually a typo since it should of course have been "up to at shows") - I seem to remember you and Roy copped it in that article too. How did the Hove show go on the 28th May? -- Di

Re: [ql-users] get back on topic

2006-06-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
and the picture looked like 2 Germans (Jochen and Bernd) selling French flags hence the caption I put on the picture in those days :-) -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database:

[ql-users] Sudoku

2006-06-10 Thread Dilwyn Jones
s programs are on the sqlug (John Sadler) web site, including sources I think, I don't know if the other two which got featured in Toady are available for download anywhere to save typing them in? I'll admit I'm probably more interested in comparing how these programs work than in the Sudo

[ql-users] poss virus

2006-06-10 Thread Dilwyn Jones
27;ve contacted them to let them know. I assume the filtering on this list is quite good - I don't seem to remember any virus being passed via this list in the past, but most of us send plain text to ql-users I suppose, so the problem might not exist. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found

Re: [ql-users] Sudoku

2006-06-10 Thread Dilwyn Jones
; DJ> programs (Sudoku progs by Norman Dunbar, George Gwilt and Ian > Pine > DJ> spring to mind), has anybody used any of them? Thanks, Bruce. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394

[ql-users] Q40/Q60 screen

2006-06-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
e tests generate the colours I think they should, I can compare the output from my conversions to these results to try to prove if my machine code works or at least try to find out what I'm doing wrong if not. Many thanks to anyone who can help. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this ou

[ql-users] article ideas

2006-06-12 Thread Dilwyn Jones
r, assuming that the suggestions are topics I know enough about of course. Let me have your suggestions for topics to write about - even if I can't write about them myself I'm sure Geoff, Roy and Jochen can pass on ideas to other writers too. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this ou

Re: [ql-users] get back on topic

2006-06-12 Thread Dilwyn Jones
x27;s Just Words of course. Seriously, though, as far as I was concerned the timing of the workshop was good - didn't have to get there too early on saturday and able to leave in good time on sunday. Unfortunate that most of the traders were unable to attend for various reasons, but thos

Re: [ql-users] Q40/Q60 screen

2006-06-12 Thread Dilwyn Jones
cr_size If there's a 50/50 chance of getting it right, trust Dilwyn not to! But thanks to those who tested it for me, I now know it's my test rig at fault. I have been chasing a non-existent bug in my program :-( -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked

Re: [ql-users] Wkshop locations

2006-06-13 Thread Dilwyn Jones
da border this autumn (fall) I guess. David's point about not promoting the plus points may be valid - I don't know if it was me not paying attention or did this event not get that much advance publicity? -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked b

Re: [ql-users] QStripper available now (for Windows)

2006-06-13 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thanks Norman, I would have downloaded it just now, but noticed that including Windoze support files it's a 3MB download first time, so those likeme on download - wait until cheap phone rates! -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[E

Re: [ql-users] QStripper available now (for Windows)

2006-06-13 Thread Dilwyn Jones
es the program, you only have to download the 70K or so of program itself, making it more like a QL program in terms of download size! Norman says that in time there'll be a Linux version too. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PR

Re: [ql-users] QStripper available now (for Windows)

2006-06-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
here as the text 87 ones would be attachments and the character set conversions are a bit long. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QStripper available now (f

Re: [ql-users] QStripper - ANOTHER UPDATE

2006-06-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thanks, Norman. I'm sure this is going to be a popular program! -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 2:03 PM Subject: [ql-users] QStripper - ANOTHER UPDATE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wro

[ql-users] FLP3_

2006-06-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
hose. I've always used the drive selector jumpers on drives which have them. Can anyone clarify what might be happening here? Will pass on replies received. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.39

Re: [ql-users] leaked email address - contact address forjdh-stech.com

2006-06-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
s have the habit of quoting literal sigs. > That > is why I fudge my sig. Even simple steps like replacing literal [EMAIL PROTECTED] with fred AT bloggs DOT net (the basic approach I took on my site), cut down on problems like this a lot. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgo

[ql-users] QL Today v10

2006-06-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
l DOC versions. Brian has indicated that he hopes to make a PDF version available soon. www.dilwyn.uk6.net/gen/qltoday/qltoday.html -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.4/375 - Release Date: 25/06

[ql-users] ReFormat v1.01

2006-07-02 Thread Dilwyn Jones
QPC2, since Windows systems do not detect write protected floppies in a way in which the DMEDIUM_RDONLY extension in SBASIC can work with, so on Windows-based systems the program operates exactly the same as the previous version did. www.dilwyn.uk6.net/files/index.html -- Dilwyn Jones -- No

[ql-users] SIDES - New Program

2006-07-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
SIDES is a new program from Dilwyn Jones allowing double sided printing. It lets you print on both sides of a paper printout by first printing the odd numbered pages of a text file or basic listing, then pausing to let you reload the paper and finally printing the even numbered pages

[ql-users] Programs using colour themes

2006-07-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
ams are high colour capable, but I don't know what's just GD2 and what's System palette and so on. Let me know, please! -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.1

Re: [ql-users] Programs using colour themes

2006-07-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
my system, so if I want a particular hard coded colour I have to go out of my way to do it! One reason why my new programs work in this way... Sadly, it's a big job to rewrite an older program, so I don't expect many older programs to change, although Marcel has "hacked" a fe

Re: [ql-users] System Sprites

2006-07-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Which begs the question, does anyone use mode 8 these days? To run a few old games perhaps. Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "George Gwilt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:13 PM Subject: [ql-users] System Sprites

Re: [ql-users] Programs Using Colour Themes

2006-07-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> QSpread, DataDesign and Qascade also use system palette colours. Thanks. If anyone has tried out the colour themes package, you may have noticed I failed to explain how to cancel colour themes and go back to default colours. Just use a SP_RESET command. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No vi

[ql-users] QL Today index PDF

2006-07-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
course. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/401 - Release Date: 26/07/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[ql-users] QL news

2006-07-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
course. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/401 - Release Date: 26/07/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[ql-users] Fw: Programs Using Colour Themes

2006-07-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
- Original Message - From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Programs Using Colour Themes > QSpread, DataDesign and Qascade also use system palette colours. Thanks. If

Re: [ql-users] Programs using colour themes

2006-07-30 Thread Dilwyn Jones
n to look so consistent with each other - Easyptr 4 for example makes it so easy. I don't know how much of a great task it was for Marcel to write Wman 2 and Easyptr 4 (he probably wants to forget it!) but I am S glad he did! -- Dilwyn Jone

[ql-users] BMP program

2006-08-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
eases. Feedback is invited so that I may try to improve the program, as it is intended to be the front end viewer program for my wallpaper images CD/DVD which is ready once I'm happy with this program. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Fr

Re: [ql-users] Lynx

2006-08-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
rBrowser some time ago. IIRC that was a html to text converter which also let you click on links to go from page to page or to view images via Photon. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Versi

[ql-users] Easel graphics

2006-08-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
correctly since I've never really tried saving Easel graphics before! So, what (if anything) am I doing wrong, or is just that Easel doesn't really know how to handle correctly anything other than mode 4 and mode 8? -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked

Re: [ql-users] Easel graphics

2006-08-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
icult to detect and trap: IF mode_byte=16 THEN IF file_length=32778 THEN mode_byte=0 : REMark handle as mode 4 END IF -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 02/08/2006

Re: [ql-users] Easel graphics

2006-08-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
. Marcel's hacked version seems to work in mode 32 at least, though I haven't tried all the possible graph variations. I should have mentioned that only Xchange Easel can save the CUT file format. Standard QL Easel can only save ordinary 32K screens. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus

[ql-users] QL roms

2006-08-12 Thread Dilwyn Jones
edish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Portuguese and other national variations of the ROM? -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 11/08

Re: [ql-users] QL roms

2006-08-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thank you. Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Koenig Urs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "QL Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL roms > Some information which may

[ql-users] BMP second release

2006-08-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
graphics to Q40/Q60 is now more robust (hopefully - I don't have a Q60 to test it on, so I hope someone will try it and let me know if it doesn't work!) BMP is freeware and may be downloaded from: www.dilwyn.uk6.net/graphics/index.html -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in thi

Re: [ql-users] BMP second release

2006-08-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Like a PIC, but with a 14 byte header instead of 10 bytes. The extra long word is usually a zero before the $4AFC flag. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Ralf Reköndt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:30 PM

Re: [ql-users] Updated web site

2006-08-30 Thread Dilwyn Jones
upload from an ISP of your choice with any FTP software. I don't mind this because they are a reliable ISP who provide a good service. I don't know if they spam filter or not, but I seem to get very little spam from the freeola (UK6 DOT NET) addresses. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 25/08/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Updated web site

2006-08-31 Thread Dilwyn Jones
>> On your downloads page, you have a program named 'calender' should >> that not be 'calendar'? It's somewhat amusing as the ads down the >> right side of the page are all trying to get me onto eBay to buy >> ... a spell checker ! > Eve

Re: [ql-users] Browsers - was Updated web site

2006-08-31 Thread Dilwyn Jones
e each year. I think that bank holidays for the various parts of the British Isles are separately defined and not necessarily the same in Scotland as in England for example. For anyone interested in calendars (or calenders I guess) QL Today had a series called Clocking In plus a few follow up art

Re: [ql-users] Updated web site

2006-08-31 Thread Dilwyn Jones
JC and (b) the > main organiser. So, how long ago was that then ? > > (Don't you just hate it when people remind you of how long ago > someting was using youe own kids !!!) > > > Cheers, > Norman. 1994 -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. C

[ql-users] MCALLT

2006-09-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
of the significance of that number) and event% being returned unchanged in value if no 'event' occurred. Can anyone give a better explanation, or provide a few examples or documentation on the subject? Apart from the "bubble help" perhaps I don't really have any particular

Re: [ql-users] MCALLT

2006-09-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> Dilwyn Jones schreef: > > Does anyone have any experience of using MCALLT in Easyptr? > > > > Hi Dilwyn, > > You could download Per Witte's 'POP2.zip' from > http://www.bixio60.org. > François Van Emelen Thanks François, Bob and Marcel for yo

Re: [ql-users] New Blood

2006-09-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
in existence more than 20 years on, and QL Today magazine is still going strong. Don't be afraid to ask questions here, we try to be a helpful bunch despite the occasional rattle getting thrown out of the pram. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.1/440 - Release Date: 06/09/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[ql-users] QL clock

2006-09-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Can anyone tell me if the QL clock always uses English month names, or does it vary with national ROM versions? (I don't recall seeing it mentioned anywhere). -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Dat

Re: [ql-users] QLer ages

2006-09-15 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> The last show I attended was in Chester, some time in the '90s. I > recall > briefly meeting some of my all-time heroes (e.g. Dilwyn Jones) > there... > > Cheers, > Ade. First time I've had THAT description on this list *blush* > It doesn't matter what y

Re: [ql-users] QLer ages

2006-09-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
10 December 1959 if you want to send me a card Norman ;-) -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/448 - Release Date: 14/09/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] QLer ages

2006-09-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > ... >> [Age: "pedwar deg chwech" - only known to Welsh speakers :-) ] > > And me (can't speak Welsh - would love to learn it tho') ^_^ Apparently Welsh and Gaelic are the oldest Euopean languages still spoken by a fair number of

Re: [ql-users] QLer ages

2006-09-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
d to as capital city of North Wales by some! -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/448 - Release Date: 14/09/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[ql-users] QL gender

2006-09-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thought for the day, from my wife. The QL must be female, she says, because men can't multitask! -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/448 - Release Date: 14/09

Re: [ql-users] Q-emuLator version 2.4

2006-09-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
users to run unzip_exe to expand archives of QL software >> downloaded >> from the Internet. >> >> You can download Q-emuLator 2.4 from >> http://users.infoconex.com/~daniele/winql.html >> >> Daniele > > Excellent! Check it out! > > Per Is it a

Re: [ql-users] QLer ages

2006-09-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
! >> > Dunno - when was that then ? ;-) >> Birthday is 10 December 1959 if you want to send me a card Norman >> ;-) >> > Who knows - watch the letter box ... As long as the letter doesn't contain Lemsip this time (although being off sick at the moment i

Re: [ql-users] Brand new Q60 user

2006-09-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
has been cached, so the machine might be running slightly out of date code (or partially updated code), so some software might exhibit some weird behaviour. But good on you for going for a Q60, I hope you will be very happy with it once you've managed to sort out this problem. -- Dilwyn Jone

[ql-users] month number

2006-09-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
bably exists somewhere in the OS to select which month name to take from the language dependent modules. (Incidentally, easy way to crash QPC2 and sometimes take Windows with it...SDATE 0,0,0,0,0,0, not that you'd want to!) So...help, please! -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in thi

Re: [ql-users] QLer ages

2006-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
esn't contain Lemsip this time (although >> being >> off sick at the moment it might do me good). > > I don't know, you try to help an invalid once in your life and he > continually reminds you of it :o) > > Be afraid, be very afraid . :o) > &

Re: [ql-users] QHelp

2006-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I guess that's probably because it's a modified Qlib_Run needed for FileInfo 2 perhaps? -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Ralf Reköndt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [ql-user

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
of using a temporary language, although it wouldn't work in the specific context of my program. Once again this list has proved its worth to me! The collective sharing of information and ideas is a brilliant feature of the QL scene. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "

Re: [ql-users] QHelp

2006-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
lied with free programs as a royalty is usually payable for its inclusion. If you are using SMSQ/E (e.g. on a Q60) you won't need the ptr_gen, wman and hot_rext as they are already built into SMSQ/E. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Cadman" <[EMAIL

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> Dilwyn (with one 'n') said - Oh dear, I'm not going to hear the last of that now am I? > "...The collective sharing of information and ideas is a brilliant > feature > of the QL > scene. " > > Couldn't agree more! > > Have a good one, wherever you are. > > John in Wales > > PS Still puzzled

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
on to include those articles on the Documentation CD, may I ask you if I can also include these routines as well? If so, a few lines explaining the algorithm may be in order. I understand parts of it, but not all of it: for example what's the significance of the (dy+0.8) ? -- Dilwyn Jones -

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E Screen feature whilst CTRL C'ing

2006-09-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
diot's Guide helpful, as it is a gentle introduction to the very basics. It certainly helped me in my early days with it. You can get it from one of my websites at: http://dilwynjones.topcities.com/qldocs/qldocs.html Scroll down to the Pointer Environment section and you 'll see it there al

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
specially if we aren't interested in the underlying operating system or hardware. Most QL emulators immerse you in QDOS or SMSQ/E without you having to know much about what's underneath, and if you are running a native system (QL, Aurora or Qx0) it doesn't matter anyway. So, Hitc

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thank you, consider it added! -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Robert Newson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8:33 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] month number > Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > ... >>

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
and credit you accordingly, but thought I'd better send you a copy first in case you wish to change anything befroe I send it to the supreme Toady (Jochen or Geoff!) month_doc attached was written in Xchange, so MIGHT not load into standard Quill (not tried it). -- Dilwyn Jones No virus fo

Re: [ql-users] QHelp

2006-09-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
27;ve seen scares the hell out of me. I guess it's what you're used to! -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "David McCann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 5:48 PM Subject: [ql-users] QHelp > Thanks

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Aaargh, sorry this was meant to go direct to Robert! That's me blacklisted now I guess. Robert, I'll send it separately again, as the attachment may not have made it through to the list. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
>>Aaargh, sorry this was meant to go direct to Robert! >> >>That's me blacklisted now I guess. >> >>Robert, I'll send it separately again, as the attachment may not >>have >>made it through to the list. >> >>-- >

Re: [ql-users] QHelp

2006-09-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
o sent David the menu_rext sent a version 6 or earlier, this may well be the reason in that case, since it only allows for up to 6 (I think) parameters. (Not trying to interfere, Rich, just trying to help) -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing messa

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Oops, I feel an article rewrite coming on... Jochen and Geoff, don't use it yet until I've had time to digest this!!! (I'm on SMSQ/E 3.12, so didn't know about this.) -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Marcel Kilgus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To

Re: [ql-users] Platforms & OSs (was month number)

2006-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
rsions for both machines?) SMSQ/E as in QPC2 Oo-er...the more I think about this the more I relaise what a job people like Marcel and Wolfgang have in keeping all this in good order! -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Vir

Re: [ql-users] Platforms & OSs (was month number)

2006-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
registrar) but I'm willing to give it a go if nobody else does. Might need someone to check it before publication, that's the only thing. Of interest, John? -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database:

Re: [ql-users] (OTramblings about left and right)

2006-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
rgument and wonder if anyone can persuade Tony Blair and John Prescot to make a public pronouncement that QLs are a very bad influence on society and must be banned with immediate effect. Then everyone will go out and try to buy one just because politicians said not to! -- Dilwyn Jones -- N

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 and PDQ XREF200

2006-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
tc, using Turbo Toolkit extensions which have since been updated to work more reliably on modern systems. My own Basic Reporter (vaguely similar kind of program) is also in need of such an update :-( -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Roy wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> Oops, I feel an article rewrite coming on... Jochen and Geoff, >> don't >> use it yet until I've had time to digest this!!! (I'm on SMSQ/E >> 3.12, >> so didn't know about this.) > > As even I forgot about

Re: [ql-users] (OTramblings about left and right)

2006-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
could resist responding to a challenge ;-) Hmmm, insanity has definitely set in here, time to give up for today I think. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 22/09/2006 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
people don't know about this form of DATE, since the QL manual (Concepts - Date) does not list the 6 parameter version, and neither does the Jan Jones Superbasic guide. It does work, even on Sinclair ROMs, just tried it on a JM ROM, just to reassure people it's not an SBASIC-specif

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-26 Thread Dilwyn Jones
ive err_bp when you try :-( So I have been taught a lesson, not to let APPARENT results fool me. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Rich Mellor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] mo

Re: [ql-users] Q60 and Text87

2006-10-02 Thread Dilwyn Jones
, Jochen said it only works with the latest version of Text 87plus4 E4 (English - file size 116850 bytes) or g4 (German - file size 117354). I don't know if this information has changed at all since then. Hope this helps. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Scale

2006-10-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
There was an article (by me, so it might be useless) in Toady Vol 8 Issue 1 page 46 about SCALE. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "P Witte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Scale

Re: [ql-users] Q60 and Text87

2006-10-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Perhaps include it as a short general item, not as news. Obviously, Roy, Jochen and Marcel had better check this to make sure there's no errors or out of date text in it. AFAIK the patch is able to run on all systems (well, Roy's advert says it does, and I think Marcel's websit

Re: [ql-users] QL2K Emulator

2006-10-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
or (Jimmy Montesinos, who developed the original QLay into QLay2 and QL2K) . And if you go to the QLay2 website you'll find a very helpful document about it by Simon N. Goodwin. http://www.jadiam.org/QL/QLAY2/ The QL2K website is at http://www.jadiam.org/QL/index.php -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[ql-users] New programs

2006-10-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
s ahead. Both programs are pointer driven and require Window Manager 2 (i.e. SMSQ/E or QDOS with pointer environment version 2 or later). Both programs are available from my website, at www.dilwyn.uk6.net/utils/index.html -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Ma

Re: [ql-users] Scale

2006-10-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
ogram to be able to plant a POINT in each of the four corners of any window, on any platform! Ive "solved" half the problem, namely POINT 0, 0 and POINT 0, 100 ;o) Anyone for the rest? Per Not sure if it explains what you want, but copy attached (Quill doc) for you to read. -- Dilwyn

Re: [ql-users] Q60 and Text87

2006-10-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
How long ago was this? The original patch only worked on mode 32 systems, not on Q40/Q60 or Aurora. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "David McCann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [ql

[ql-users] Basic Reporter update

2006-10-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
more reliably on SMSQ/E systems and under pointer environment. Basic Reporter is freeware nowadays and can be downloaded from: www.dilwyn.uk6.net/program/index.html -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 with PDQ XREF200 v2.01

2006-10-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
pply these to copies of your programs and files, it is all to easy to accidentally destroy program files with these sorts of programs. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "P Witte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 8:

[ql-users] Qubide ROM

2006-10-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Does anyone know what is the copyright situation regarding Qubide ROM updates? I've been asked by someone with an older version of Qubide if I can put copies of the ROM onto my website, but I don't know who to approach (Phil Borman, Ron Dunnett, Nasta or whoever) about this. -- Di

Re: [ql-users] Basic Reporter update

2006-10-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
ted that yet). If you do find bugs, please let me know while the update is still fairly fresh in my mind! -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Basic Reporter update

2006-10-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
PC, so I will investigate this further. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Basic Reporter update

2006-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> of Turbo Toolkit there is a function PC_FREEMEM which gives a > portable method > of finding the free memory over all versions of QDOS or SMSQ/E. > > David Gilham Thanks. I can't remember how it works in Basic Reporter at the moment - I'll have a look at this. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Qubide ROM

2006-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
acked version for the old Thor XVI computers. The point about the Qubide 2.nn rom image though is that it can only be used to replace another 2.nn rom, since the Qubide needs 2 updated GAL logic chips to update from v1.nn versions. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 and DOSx

2006-10-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > Under WINDOWS 98 the answer is -23 (access dined) >> That typo is as good as "QL Toady" (8-)# >> > Especially for Dilwyn, who normally 'lunches' his PCs :o) And what harm did a poor PC ever do to you, McDunbar? "lunches" - that all started when someone told me ther

[ql-users] QLib channel

2006-10-15 Thread Dilwyn Jones
imes, an attempt to RJOB the version with 2 window channels crashes the machine or an error implying it's been unable to close that extra implicit channel. Anyone know what's going on? -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

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