[Ql-Users] hardware

Hallo again from Richard Gwilt - George’s son. Thank you very much for your kind words over the last week or so. Sorry to bother you all AGAIN - but we are in the process of tidying up - and are faced with a room FULL of QL stuff!! 6 old black QL computers (1 with Trump card) 1 Q60 1

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

Hello everyone at the QL-Users group. I guess most of you knew of mu father, George Gwilt - this is just to let you know that he passed away this past Saturday. All the best, Richard Gwilt > On 25 Feb 2024, at 20:54, qlus...@sinclairql.net via Ql-Users > wrote: > > >

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 4.04 BUG (RWAP Software)

> On 23 Apr 2018, at 15:40, Michael Bulford via Ql-Users > wrote: > >> Does anyone know why the following in QPC2 reports "Invalid Channel ID" >> >> WINDOW 448,200,32,16 >> PAPER #1,3 > I get no error message. George

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 for Mac update

> On 8 Oct 2017, at 16:48, Gerhard Plavec via Ql-Users > wrote: > > Tatsächlich... irgendwie gibt es da nichts zu laden !?? Events 1. I Click on the Downloads address given by Marcel. 2. Up comes a page called Downloads. 3. I then click on QPC2 v4.05 for MacOS X.

Re: [Ql-Users] QMenu v8

> On 21 Sep 2017, at 09:48, Thierry Godefroy via Ql-Users > wrote: > >> >> QMenu 7.66 has a lot of problem, ink color in view_file remains always >> black, extension filter don't work and some other problems... Qmenu 8, >> works well.. > > Yes, v7.66 is buggy, but

Re: [Ql-Users] TURBO and testing it exists

> On 18 Aug 2017, at 17:38, Per Witte via Ql-Users > wrote: > > George, the question is relevant if you write programs intended for other > people: You cant be sure THEY will load Turbo. However, IMHO, any serious > Tinkerer should load Turbo as a matter of course. I

Re: [Ql-Users] German Minerva ROM

> On 8 Mar 2017, at 12:00, pg...@q40.de wrote: > > > By now, SMSQ/E is also free software, Minerva offers no advantages > regarding licensing anymore. Native hardware interest moved from > targeting highspeed Motorola CPU to retrocomputing with FPGA. Which > is using plain 68000 at the

Re: [Ql-Users] German Minerva ROM

> On 7 Mar 2017, at 15:53, pg...@q40.de wrote: > > > GWASS did not produce the same code as QMAC from Minerva source, and > required various sourcecode changes, which now no longer allow to > use QMAC. We did not hunt down all the subtle differences yet. I'm > sure this could all be solved

Re: [Ql-Users] Behaviour of DIV with negative numbers in SBASIC (QPC2)

> On 9 Jan 2017, at 09:29, Jan Bredenbeek wrote: > > A word of warning! >> >> It may be true that SMSQ/E supports Long INTs for DIV/MOD but I do >> remember that QLIB does not. >> I tried this in SQRview and it worked fine in SBasic but needed a >> workaround for QLIB to

Re: [Ql-Users] Bevaiour of DIV with negative numbers in SBASIC (QPC2)

> On 5 Jan 2017, at 15:27, Martyn Hill wrote: > > Hi everyone > > Can anyone tell me the expected behaviour for the integer-divide operator > 'DIV' in SBASIC, when provided with a negative dividend/numerator? > > My number-theory is a bit rusty, but I would have

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator External on Turbo??

> On 8 Dec 2016, at 15:02, Derek Stewart wrote: > > > But what I mean is, if a SBASIC procedure is written, it can be compiled with > Qliberator and LRESPRed into the Interpreter list. > > E.g. from Qliberator Manual > > 10 $$external > 20 Def Proc Square(x) > 30 print x*x >

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator External on Turbo??

> On 8 Dec 2016, at 15:02, Derek Stewart wrote: > > But what I mean is, if a SBASIC procedure is written, it can be compiled with > Qliberator and LRESPRed into the Interpreter list. > > E.g. from Qliberator Manual > > 10 $$external > 20 Def Proc Square(x) > 30 print x*x > 40

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator External on Turbo??

> On 8 Dec 2016, at 14:09, Derek Stewart wrote: > > I was reading my old Qliberator manual which I had forgotten about the > $$external function to allow S*Basic procedures and Functions to be compiled > to that added to the S*BASIC to extend the commands. > > Can this be done

Re: [Ql-Users] Software Preservation Project - Tasks

> On 10 Jul 2016, at 14:14, Wolf wrote: > > isn't Turbo maintained by Grorge Gwilt? Yes - ever since I read in a magazine that I was to maintain it! But I have no idea whether this affects copyright or not. George ___ QL-Users

Re: [Ql-Users] A feature or a bug?

> On 14 Jun 2016, at 16:45, François Van Emelen <francois.vaneme...@telenet.be> > wrote: > > Op 14/06/2016 om 16:18 schreef George Gwilt: >>> On 14 Jun 2016, at 14:56, Bob Spelten <b...@upcmail.nl> wrote: >>> >>> Op Tue, 14 Jun 20

Re: [Ql-Users] A feature or a bug?

> On 14 Jun 2016, at 14:56, Bob Spelten wrote: > > Op Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:43:00 +0200 schreef Marcel Kilgus > : > >> Marcel Kilgus wrote: >>> François Van Emelen wrote: 10 f$="":REMark empty string 20 if FTEST(f$)=0 30 DIR f$ 40

Re: [Ql-Users] EasyPtr and me

> On 7 Apr 2016, at 12:19, Norman Dunbar wrote: > > A most enjoyable read, thanks Marcel. I might even take you up on the offer > of EasyMenu 4 sometime, but these days I'm using George's not-quite-WYSIWYG > assembly utilities. (Due to old age - 56 today - I'm afraid I

Re: [Ql-Users] Emulators and 68020 instructions

> On 29 Jan 2016, at 12:37, Norman Dunbar wrote: > > I know QPC can do these instructions but are the other emulators able to? > > Any advice gratefully received. Thanks as ever. I think not. The only other machines are Q4, Q60 and some QXLs (if that is what they are

Re: [Ql-Users] screen info in assembler

> On 14 Jan 2016, at 15:32, Marcos Cruz wrote: > > Is there a key for that $C4 offset? The only $C4 I've found in all keys > files I have are ut_windw and pt_ptrok, which have nothing to do with > this. SYS_CLNK George ___

Re: [Ql-Users] screen info in assembler

> On 14 Jan 2016, at 11:11, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > > but probably not on systems without smsq/e. The original question assumed SMSQ/E present. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] screen info in assembler

> On 13 Jan 2016, at 20:26, Marcos Cruz wrote: > > Which is the easiest way to get the screen info from assembly is SMSQ/E? > I mean, what `scr_base`, `scr_xlim`, `scr_ylim` and `scr_llen` do in > SBASIC. The information is in the CON linkage block. The address of this

Re: [Ql-Users] screen info in assembler

> On 14 Jan 2016, at 14:56, Marcos Cruz wrote: > > That file is not in peasp02.zip (I downloaded it also from your site, > just in case). Anyway, the keys you mention are in the file > of the SMSQ/E sources. You are right! the file KEYS_CON is in my own PE directory

Re: [Ql-Users] Floating Point Questions

On 14 Aug 2015, at 17:56, Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk mailto:nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: Second question, is there a simple way to look at the internal representation of a float and determine whether it is an INT or not? Yes. (An amended version) Put the fp number onto the

Re: [Ql-Users] Floating Point Questions

On 14 Aug 2015, at 17:56, Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: Second question, is there a simple way to look at the internal representation of a float and determine whether it is an INT or not? Yes. Put the fp number onto the arithmetic stack and use RI.EXECB to do the following:

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL Assembly Language Book.

On 17 Jul 2015, at 20:27, Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: After much work, some wailing, some gnashing of teeth and a good few hours typing on my phone while on holiday recently, I have finished updating the file Wow! Every serious QLer should have a copy. George

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Decompiler

On 28 Jun 2015, at 14:22, Derek Stewart de...@q40.de mailto:de...@q40.de wrote: One question with regards to the temporary file that is created by the Parser_task: a) Is this the input file to the Codegen_task Yes b) Do we know the format of the file It is known. In fact there is

Re: [Ql-Users] Paruse Partyp

On 29 Nov 2014, at 14:04, François Van Emelen francois.vaneme...@telenet.be wrote: Hi all, (Is there still someone listening here?) Three questions 1. Can someone tell me why the values printed for PARTYP and PARUSE in lines 240 to 350 are always 2? Is there something wrong with

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

On 4 Nov 2014, at 19:10, Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de wrote: I have read the few demo pages at Amazon and find it a bit circumstancially to use this version as a serious book. I have the native one, and this is a lot better to flip from page to page and to search for special

[Ql-Users] Program Updates

There is an update on my website http://gwiltprogs.info TURBO v 5.09 now correctly compiles COMMAND_LINE when this procedure has a parameter, which it does when a daughter basic is to be selected. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language Issue 1 now available.

On 5 Mar 2014, at 21:08, Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: Issue 1 of the QL Today Memorial Assembly Language Mailing List irregular eMagazine is now available in three separate flavours: Well done! George ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] A quick plug: New blog post on 30 years of the QL and the Mac.

On 25 Jan 2014, at 14:35, Stephen Usher st...@lingula.org.uk wrote: Just a shameless plug for a blog post I've just written... ;-) Very interesting. And here am I trying to update NET_PEEK using QPC2 on an apple MAC. The QL just keeps on going! George

Re: [Ql-Users] Developer assistance request.

On 21 Jan 2014, at 15:41, Petri Pellinen p...@iki.fi wrote: Richard Zidlicky's document QDOS TCP/IP and socket functionality at http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/docs/manuals/socket.html seems to propose that most of the POSIX-type functionality be implemented as an extension to standard Trap #3 calls

Re: [Ql-Users] Re: Final call for QL Today V17 + DVD orders

On 28 Nov 2013, at 00:10, Michael Bulford wrote: QPC version 4.00 just simply has to be the very best version of the QL S*Basic language there ever is! I totally agree. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] How to query current Paper/Strip/Ink in HiColour/QPC2 windows?

On 4 Nov 2013, at 22:49, Martyn Hill wrote: On an entirely different topic, and perhaps naively, can I ask how to query a window in SBASIC to discover the current Paper/Strip and Ink settings - specifically after using the COLOUR_PAL command in QPC2? My aim is to (arbitrarily) manipulate

Re: [Ql-Users] Job data space - foibles?

On 10 Oct 2013, at 07:08, Tobias Fröschle wrote: Am 10.10.2013 um 00:37 schrieb Marcel Kilgus: Norman Dunbar wrote: The TK2 manual says If the parameters of EX start with '#channel TO', then the corresponding SuperBASIC channel will be closed (if it was already open) and a new channel

Re: [Ql-Users] Job data space - foibles?

On 7 Oct 2013, at 20:36, Norman Dunbar wrote: Evening all, I'm experimenting for the first exciting episode of the new assembly language mailing list. It's the first time I've sat down with QPC since I started my new job! I have noticed something a little odd, well, even to be honest.

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

On 10 Jul 2013, at 14:18, Marcel Kilgus wrote: While I'm at it, does anybody still use the fullscreen mode? All the time. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

On 10 Jul 2013, at 14:18, Marcel Kilgus wrote: While I'm at it, does anybody still use the fullscreen mode? I'm considering moving away from DirectX completely, which would also get rid of native full screen mode. But in times of LCDs it's probably not that important anymore anyway.

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Flightdeck

On 15 May 2013, at 21:02, Jiri Dolezal wrote: Runs well on Super Gold Card with no other extensions or expansions. Stops on Sandy Q Board non-mouse version (640 K total RAM) with simillar error messages (FOP - not found, Channel not open, ...). ... because it requires Toolkit II. With

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Flightdeck

On 15 May 2013, at 09:23, Rich Mellor wrote: The demo version also has the same problem - I wonder if I never tested it on anything less than a Gold Card ?? Can others please give this a go on QL hardware Before trying out Flightdeck on a JM rom I tried it on QPC2 with this result: The

Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

On 14 May 2013, at 15:01, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Please ignore this email (unless you have just read it in which case you can’t, so recursively re-enter the Ignore procedure ...) Duly ignored . . George ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

On 14 May 2013, at 15:25, Norman Dunbar wrote: Duly ignored . . U! You sure? ;-) More or less. I was really wondering why QDOS doesn't have a vector setting long words to ASCII when suddenly - ping! - there was this ignorable email which I inadvertently sensed out of my eye's

Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

On 14 May 2013, at 16:06, Norman Dunbar wrote: More or less. I was really wondering why QDOS doesn't have a vector setting long words to ASCII when suddenly - ping! - there was this ignorable email which I inadvertently sensed out of my eye's corner. Aha, I see. You inadvertently

Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

On 14 May 2013, at 16:24, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Hi, More or less. I was really wondering why QDOS doesn't have a vector setting long words to ASCII Perhaps this will help. ; on entry, D0 = long int to convert to ascii ; A0 = space for ascii chars ; D1-D3,D7 : smashed cvtlong

Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

On 14 May 2013, at 16:54, George Gwilt wrote: Interesting. I used: This is what should have appeared earlier!! At entry: D0.L contains the (positive) number A0 points to the end of the area to contain the ASCII result At exit D0 = 0 A0 points

Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

On 14 May 2013, at 16:57, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: And that works? A treat. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Auto-hide

On 16 Apr 2013, at 14:03, Dilwyn Jones wrote: This is a little programming challenge I left with George Gwilt at the Quanta workshop this weekend. I’d like to create something which can behave a bit like an “auto-hide” Windows taskbar, using the pointer environment. If the pointer

Re: [Ql-Users] Auto-hide

On 16 Apr 2013, at 14:03, Dilwyn Jones wrote: If the pointer rests at the bottom of the screen (or any edge for that matter) for a couple of seconds, the program or taskbar (or whatever you use it for) pops up, even if it was buried under other windows. Sounds simple: might be simple,

Re: [Ql-Users] Auto-hide

On 16 Apr 2013, at 16:42, tobias.froesc...@t-online.de wrote: how did you manage to detect where the pointer is without a window? By having an invisible window by setting the MSbit of its attributes in the window definition. This stops the window being cleared so that you see what's beneath

Re: [Ql-Users] Auto-hide

On 16 Apr 2013, at 17:10, Norman Dunbar wrote: Does the invisible window cover the whole screen by any chance? If so, what happens to any other program running beneath the invisible window when you attempt to click on it with the mouse to pick it to the top of the pile? The window

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator problems

On 2 Apr 2013, at 18:32, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: All, Turbo does the very same thing, in my understanding - just with two different executables - parser_task and codegen_task, and the intermediate file format is not QSAVE, but something different - which is not officially documented. If

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator problems

On 1 Apr 2013, at 16:38, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Turbo cannot choose the dataspace which might be needed in a program it is compiling. You can either choose a specific dataspace on compilation or increase it after compilation. From within my (basic or compiled) program? If not,

Re: [Ql-Users] qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk back online

On 2 Apr 2013, at 16:07, Norman Dunbar wrote: my website is once more online Looks good. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator problems

On 2 Apr 2013, at 16:18, Norman Dunbar wrote: I'd love to see Turbo being able to compile a QSAVE'd file, I'm not aware of the internals of Turbo, yet, but I can't see too many problems with it? Unless there's much to-ing and fro-ing in the SuperBasic area while compiling? Turbo uses the

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator problems

On 1 Apr 2013, at 09:34, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: I have a problem with Qliberator. Consider the following program : 100 DEFine PROCedure increase_result_array 110 LOCal dim1,dim2,temparray$(0,0) 120 dim1=DIMN(result$,1) 130 dim2=DIMN(result$,2) 140 DIM temparray$(dim1,dim2)

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator problems

On 1 Apr 2013, at 14:05, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: 1. Alter the dimensioning of temparray$ from 0,0 (and later 0!!) to 1,1 Interesting - why would this work? temparray is a local var and should not have any existence once the procedure is exited. Turbo seems not to like zero

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator problems

On 1 Apr 2013, at 15:36, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: 2. Use TURBO (with a large enough dataspace) Doesn't turbo automatially cliam more heap space when it needs it? The whole purpose of this prog is that when the program starts. I don't know the dimension the array will ultimately need,

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 22 Mar 2013, at 23:46, Billy wrote: poorer and fewer perhaps he he all the best Bill Sent from my ASUS Pad and lesser? A lesser mortal (George) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Punk chew asian.

On 23 Mar 2013, at 16:33, Geoff Wicks wrote: This thread is reminiscent of Private Eye. They used to have a section on their letters pages Pendants Corner. Then a pedant complained that it should be Pedant's Corner. Then another pedant corrected the previous pedant saying it should be

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 21 Mar 2013, at 23:51, Tony Firshman wrote: George Gwilt wrote, on 21/Mar/13 11:05 | Mar21: On 20 Mar 2013, at 21:06, Tony Firshman wrote: Thankyou to everybody for correcting my grammer, I am now considered told off. so I had better not tell you of for your spelling

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 22 Mar 2013, at 15:00, Dave Park wrote: I find some irony in that a thread about the demise of QL Today has degenerated into a conversation of violent agreement about grammar! It's probably better than wondering what the plural of referendum is, which is exercising many in Scotland just

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 20 Mar 2013, at 20:02, peet vanpeebles wrote: On a personal note I'm terrible at thinking of things to write about so maybe people thinking up topics would be good. The hardest bit for me is just to start typing out something. Or what would people like to see reviewed etc? We have

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 20 Mar 2013, at 21:06, Tony Firshman wrote: Thankyou to everybody for correcting my grammer, I am now considered told off. so I had better not tell you of for your spelling of 'grammar' then (8-)# A long time ago I used to pause while reading articles when I found faulty

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 21 Mar 2013, at 11:48, Norman Dunbar wrote: It always surprises me how many different ways people use their QLs. This shows up for example in differing BOOTs. It would certainly interest me to have QL users describe their own BOOT programs. How interesting! I have always been of the

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 20 Mar 2013, at 12:26, Geoff Wicks wrote: Why do we have to think in terms of a magazine? What's wrong with a (simple) rolling website? A website would cope with odd items of news and, mainly non varying lists of office bearers etc, but is not really suitable for the set of articles

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 20 Mar 2013, at 16:02, Geoff Wicks wrote: So let's move on to another problem that everyone has dodged so far. Where are the writers going to come from? One of the reasons QL Today is closing down is that we did not have sufficient writers to ensure its long term future. We were

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 20 Mar 2013, at 18:00, Tony Firshman wrote: Ian Burkinshaw wrote, on 27/Mar/13 17:46 | Mar27: Sad though this is, I have to say it seems me inevitable this was going to happen sooner or later. The constant increase in postal rates is self defeating, the more they go up, the less poeple

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

On 20 Mar 2013, at 18:18, Tony Firshman wrote: George Gwilt wrote, on 20/Mar/13 18:07 | Mar20: On 20 Mar 2013, at 18:00, Tony Firshman wrote: Ian Burkinshaw wrote, on 27/Mar/13 17:46 | Mar27: Sad though this is, I have to say it seems me inevitable this was going to happen sooner

Re: [Ql-Users] Plastic Feet for Sinclair QL

On 2 Feb 2013, at 09:04, Rich Mellor wrote: Does anyone have spares of the plastic feet used to raise the back of the QL ? I have 5 George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Easy68K

On 31 Jan 2013, at 17:31, Ian Burkinshaw wrote: Hi Norman I do read them. But up until recently I have not had the time, to get down and learn it all. Some of it I do not fully understand. But if I started to learn it properly, I am sure it would make much more sense. The way Easy68K,

[Ql-Users] GWASL update

Norman Dunbar has found a fault in GWASL which affects the reporting of errors in labels. This is corrected in version 2.05 which can be downloaded from my site at http://gwiltprogs.info/ George ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Is there a bug in QPC or am I bonkers (again!)

On 25 Jan 2013, at 10:47, Norman Dunbar wrote: Morning all, I'm doing a bit more work on the next exciting episode of QL Today's LibGen utility. I have spotted a huge pair of bugs in my code, viz: li_libfile equ $03 ... li_unavmove.l #$,ws_litem+li_libfile(a1)

Re: [Ql-Users] Is there a bug in QPC or am I bonkers (again!)

On 25 Jan 2013, at 12:34, Norman Dunbar wrote: None of mt assembly books bother to mention this fact either, I've spent the last hour or so looking up everything that could be possibly related. Sigh! My THOR 21 came with Motorola's manual MC68020. The information about instruction and data

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

On 23 Jan 2013, at 16:02, Ralf Reköndt wrote: Not as quick as QPC2, but very acceptable speed and (better than QPC2) it handles the keyboard without a problemmeaning I have access to # and other characters I can't easily get under QPC2! I never had (and have) problems with the

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] On Behalf Of George Gwilt Sent: 23 January 2013 16:28 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator On 23 Jan 2013, at 16:02, Ralf Reköndt wrote: Not as quick as QPC2, but very acceptable speed and (better than QPC2) it handles the keyboard without

Re: [Ql-Users] Quick QL Today Survey

On 10 Jan 2013, at 12:29, Geoff Wicks wrote: It is not just on your articles I would like feedback. There has been more emphasis on hardware in the last couple of years. Is this what people want? More recently we have had more coverage on games - a largely forgotten area in the

Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS/SMS Questions

On 5 Nov 2012, at 12:25, Norman Dunbar wrote: There is a system variable for the current keyboard queue. I assume that as there is only one, that it refers to the currently executing job? So If SuperBasic is executing, it will refer to the QDOS channel ID for Channel #0 in SuperBasic.

Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS/SMS Questions

On 5 Nov 2012, at 15:13, Norman Dunbar wrote: On 05/11/12 14:59, tobias.froesc...@t-online.de wrote: I can find sd_keyq at offset $68 of the Screen Driver Channel Definition Block in the SMSQ/E sources. But nowhere in the documents. In my docs, updated recently, I see sd_end at

Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta Web site down?

On 19 Oct 2012, at 12:48, Geoff Wicks wrote: The Quanta site has been down for at least 2 days. Has Quanta closed down? Regards Duncan ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm I think the website has been

Re: [Ql-Users] Loose Items in Pointer Environment

On 1 Oct 2012, at 17:39, Dilwyn Jones wrote: The trouble seems to be that although the manual says that if D2 is a negative long word the paper and oink will not be set, the actual code tests D2.B and not D2.L. Brilliant typo (oink) ! Actually, I have discovered that the PE code is correct

Re: [Ql-Users] New QJewels game

On 17 Jul 2012, at 01:45, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Dilwyn Jones wrote: Download it free of charge from: http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/games/index.html#qjewels (173kilobyte download) That thing is very cool, well done Tobias (and I thought so even before I read the nice shout out ;) ). Funny

Re: [Ql-Users] New QJewels game

On 23 Jul 2012, at 16:04, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Although I put the program in an existing obscure directory (called Tobias) it ran without configuratrion. But there was no sound. Perhaps I should read the manual. You need to load Simon's sound_cde extension, which was already in my boot,

Re: [Ql-Users] The *ins...

On 25 Jun 2012, at 14:54, Tony Firshman wrote: The moral here is secure passwords, and change regularly. Secure ones are like Ge4?pP9a . Hmm! Looks a bit like my grandfather's name. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QLToday arrived

On 21 Jun 2012, at 20:07, Ralf Reköndt wrote: Not here in Germany...8-(. - Original Message - From: peet vanpeebles Mine arrived today, I liked the little joke on the front cover! :) Not in Scotland either. George ___ QL-Users

Re: [Ql-Users] QLToday arrived

On 22 Jun 2012, at 10:14, George Gwilt wrote: On 21 Jun 2012, at 20:07, Ralf Reköndt wrote: Not here in Germany...8-(. - Original Message - From: peet vanpeebles Mine arrived today, I liked the little joke on the front cover! :) Not in Scotland either. George It's

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Forum

On 8 Jun 2012, at 11:54, Dave Park wrote: 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 INKEY$(-1) will wait until you press a

Re: [Ql-Users] Debugging nightmare

On 23 May 2012, at 13:24, Norman Dunbar wrote: On 23/05/12 12:52, Ian Pine wrote: Damn damn damn ... ... because I forgot that on m68k CPUs the MOVE instructions alter the flags ... Well, it does alter the flags, unless: * You specifically use the MOVEA instruction; or * You

Re: [Ql-Users] UPUT Qubide

On 30 Apr 2012, at 14:05, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Bob Spelten wrote: Nothing to do with BPUT here. The problem is that you're using an array expression x(0,1) with more than one dimension in the FOR loop. SBASIC got a bug there. Thanks for the insight. I was puzzled because it had worked

Re: [Ql-Users] Bug in WM_ENAME

On 2 May 2012, at 16:00, Norman Dunbar wrote: When I edit a string using this vector, and press ESC to terminate the edit, I'm seeing zero in D0 instead of a positive number. D1.W is correctly set to 27 for the ESC key. The docs state that: D0 negative is an error. D0 zero means

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi - starts

On 20 Apr 2012, at 21:40, Dilwyn Jones wrote: I always thought it was a pity superBasic demanded line numbers. They were not actually necessary, and if GOTO did not exist, not even used. I think QLiberator at least can compile without line numbers (never actually tried that). Perhaps

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi - starts

On 21 Apr 2012, at 11:42, Ralf Reköndt wrote: I think, that wasn't the question. Don't confuse this with QLiberator's option Line Numbers. As far as I know, QLiberator does not need line numbers, but this is not possible via the interpreter. It is in fact possible with the QD5 Thing to

Re: [Ql-Users] Fw: query

On 14 Apr 2012, at 07:26, Jochen Merz wrote: Marcel Kilgus schrieb: Norman Dunbar wrote: Mind you, it shows how well Marcel has done with QPC when it just works and just works in a manner that makes me think it's still QDOS. Ditto for SMSQ/e of course! Actually I hope it works much

Re: [Ql-Users] Background colours`

On 5 Mar 2012, at 18:07, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to have a transparent menu background with a pointer environment menu? Do you mean by menu, items in an application sub window? George ___ QL-Users Mailing List

[Ql-Users] TURBO version 5.07

Two faults in TURBO found by Michael Bulford (thanks) have been corrected in v5.07 which is available from my site http://gwiltprogs.info/ George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Infinite loop in Turbo Parser

On 27 Feb 2012, at 16:17, Michael Bulford wrote: I have been having a look at the Turbo Parser, and have noticed an error in the first few lines of the code. In the call to Init_Names if there are too many structs then Complain is called. Complain will RETRY, however at this stage no

Re: [Ql-Users] DEBUG

Hi Michael On 22 Feb 2012, at 13:31, Michael Bulford wrote: There is an error in the Turbo parser at line 14490. Here is this line: 14490 IF var%0 AND (struct%(var%)directive_mask%)=directive_mask% Both sides of the AND get to be evaluated. Although var% is tested for being non

Re: [Ql-Users] DEBUG

Hi Michael On 21 Feb 2012, at 11:16, Michael Bulford wrote: I have a copy of parser506_bas and have managed to compile this with line numbers included. Trying this on my program the parser stops at line 14490, which is in the middle of ignoring code. I then inserted the following line

Re: [Ql-Users] DEBUG

On 18 Feb 2012, at 13:38, Michael Bulford wrote: I use DEBUG 0 and 1 for the same reasons as you and have never had the fault you mention. If you could send me, privately, a copy of your program I'll try to locate the problem. Thanks for your offer of help, this is really

Re: [Ql-Users] DEBUG

Hi Michael On 17 Feb 2012, at 19:25, Michael Bulford wrote: There is some code in my program that I do not want compiled: this is only used when the SuperBASIC version is running. So, I use DEBUG 1 before the code and DEBUG 0 afterwards. When compiling the parser stops with the report

Re: [Ql-Users] PC 5.25 Disk

On 18 Feb 2012, at 08:17, Rich Mellor wrote: Can anyone still read PC formatted 5.25 disks and convert it onto a 3.5 disk? I have a 5 1/4 disk drive. Also PC Conqueror is able to read these disks in PC format. Xover should then be able to produce QL 3 1/4 disks. George

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