- Original Message -
From: Roy wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] £ 1000 to spend! (2nd attempt!)
I approached Fred Toussi a while ago about doing an
upgrade to Text 87 and suggested that he could produce
, March 18, 2004 2:06
PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] problem with the
new C68 pieces for WMAN
In a message dated 14/03/04 11:39:37 GMT
Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
After compiling, I am getting an undefined symbol
'RELOC_START'. Looking at my original LIBC_A file, I
On 19 Mar 2004 at 21:41, Tony Firshman wrote:
No thanks, I already look sheepish enough most of the time.
I thought you were more wolf like (8-)#
but in sheeps' clothes, of course...
Wolfgang
Hmmm, this subject is getting a bit 'woolly'. But I mutton't make
bad jokes about it. I expect
Hey - I'm willing to accept anything as payment - though preferably
only
sheep that have been slaughtered and carved up so I do not need a
new freezer...
--
Rich Mellor
OK, I'll test this by ordering a program from you. 20 best Welsh sheep
in the post to you tonight ;-)
--
Dilwyn Jones
In a message dated 20/03/2004 13:17:04 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hey
- I'm willing to accept anything as payment - though
preferablyonly sheep that have been slaughtered and carved up so I
do not need anew freezer... -- Rich
MellorOK, I'll test this by
Can someone please remind me - where can I get the new sprite designer
program for Pointer Environment.
See, this is the problem with public domain software - it is not advertised
anywhere!
--Rich
Mellor RWAP Services35 Chantry Croft, Kinsley, Pontefract, West
Yorkshire, WF9 5JHTEL: 01977
- Original Message -
From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Re: Changing the subject
Hey - I'm willing to accept anything as payment - though preferably
only
sheep that have been slaughtered
In a message dated 20/03/2004 13:49:01 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Can someone please remind me - where can I get the new sprite designer
program for Pointer Environment.
See, this is the problem with public domain software - it is not
advertised anywhere!
OK -
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On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 at 22:45:55, Roy wood wrote:
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Qliberator was another story but Ian Stewart, who was my only contact,
had only a small part in writing it. The other author, whose name
escapes me,
Adrian Soundy
had long since disappeared and the sources were not
isk??
However, just what proportion of the QL users still use this type of system
is unknown.
--Rich
Mellor RWAP Services35 Chantry Croft, Kinsley, Pontefract, West
Yorkshire, WF9 5JHTEL: 01977 610509Visit our website at
URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.ukStuck with ordinary dial up
internet co
osing
out.
If Peter is unwilling to allow the majority of QL users have access to his
code, then so be it - we will just have to accept that situation and move
on. Most people seem perfectly happy with SMSQ/e and how it is now and the
way in which changes are managed and released. Most people ar
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 at 06:16:31, wrote:
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
In a message dated 19/03/2004 02:00:06 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
snip
I have also been promised a couple of Miracle Systems hard disk drives
which plug into the QLs ROM port. Unfotrunately, this does not
In a message dated 18/03/04 16:57:35 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On 18 Mar 2004 at 9:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You might try driving without tyres.
But would that be driving?
Wolfgang
Bumpily - as without SMSQ/E.
George
In a message dated 19/03/04 11:35:27 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I stand to be corrected on these comments on QDOS Classic and I am sure that George Gwilt would love a simple step by step guide as to how to set it up, so that we can find out why QWord cannot open its TurboPTR
On 19 Mar 2004 at 9:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bumpily - as without SMSQ/E.
On the other hand SMSQ/E does seem to give the, er, bumps to some...
Wolfgang
In a message dated 19/03/2004 15:48:38 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It ties
in a bit with Geoff's comment about a 1000 pounds work
contract.Contray to Peter, I will always consider trying to sell my
programs, or at least some of them (I hasten to add that this has
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 at 11:13:18, wrote:
This was Rich with bad attribute--^
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Agreed - the QL traders continue to support the QL mainly from a love
for the system and the people involved. The more disputes that arise
and the less people that buy any software, the
On 19 Mar 2004 at 16:54, Tony Firshman wrote:
Maybe we ought to resort to old fashioned sheep.
No thanks, I already look sheepish enough most of the time.
Wolfgang
chooses and he could become a reseller - he had the offer
- and then sell it at cost so making it, if effect, free.
If Peter is unwilling to allow the majority of QL users have access to his
code, then so be it - we will just have to accept that situation and move
on. Most people seem perfectly happy
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Wolfgang Lenerz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
SNIP
(Although, I don't know how much giving them a program to sell isn't a
poisend pill since, at least sometimes, it seems to cost more to
produce/upgrade etc, than the money they get from the sales).
Very true in some
Peter Graf a écrit:
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
The software Peter is producing seems too important (...)
Not if it isn't made available.
Which is only true if my offer is rejected. I therefore conclude that
keeping SMSQ/E from from the GPL has a much higher priority (for
Wolfgang Co.) than
Wolfgang Lenerz a écrit:
Contray to Peter, I will always consider trying to sell my programs, or at
least some of them (I hasten to add that this has nothing to do with SMSQ/E,
which is not mine).
For me, it is a question of commitment: if people buy my (or, indeed anybody
else's
]
Subject: [ql-users] Beginning a succesful QL journey
Hi all..
Have been lurking here for a while, reading the various threads, along
with looking at different websites, faqs etc. As a beginner, the QL world
seemed very complicated, with strangely named Trump Cards, Gold Cards, and
hundred
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 at 18:49:44, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
On 19 Mar 2004 at 16:54, Tony Firshman wrote:
Maybe we ought to resort to old fashioned sheep.
No thanks, I already look sheepish enough most of the time.
I thought you were more wolf like (8-)#
--
: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 6:21 PM
Subject: [ql-users] Re: [ql-users] Re: Re: Re: [ql-users] £ 0.00 to spend!
(1s t attempt)
Mind you the 300bps acoustic coupler modem is a bit limiting (8-)#
It was Z88 like, but with a great keyboard, but poor screen.
Acoustic coupler? Is that a modem that plays
In a message dated 19/03/2004 19:41:39 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As I see
it the current licence is only a security for TT: if an unknown
organisation did make money with SMSQ/E, there would be an argument to
get something for him. IMHO he deserves it. Please
In a message dated 19/03/2004 16:57:40 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This was
Rich with bad attribute--^
Maybe... Or maybe I am just echoing the feelings of other traders and QL
users who long ago abandoned the scene
(ref:
[EMAIL PROTECTED])Agreed - the QL traders
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Agreed, but the problem is that if someone converted Peter's work to run
under SMSQ/e and it does involve changes to the operating system. Why? Because
the GPL says that any future changes must also be released under the GPL
licence terms
understand?
2) Would it have any effect on TT??
3) Has anyone other than Peter ever offered to make any other updates ONLY
once SMSQ/e is under the GPL licence?
If Peter is unwilling to allow the majority of QL users have
access to hiscode, then so be it - we will just have to accept
In a message dated 19/03/2004 23:16:57 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Agreed, but the problem is that if someone converted Peter's work to
run under SMSQ/e and it does involve changes to the operating
system. Why? Because the GPL says that any future
changes must
On 19 Mar 2004 at 16:47, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
Contray to Peter, I will always consider trying to sell my programs, or at
least some of them (I hasten to add that this has nothing to do with SMSQ/E,
which is not mine).
I understand the point of commitment by paying for the software.
On 19 Mar 2004 at 16:47, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
Contray to Peter, I will always consider trying to sell my programs, or at
least some of them (I hasten to add that this has nothing to do with SMSQ/E,
which is not mine).
I understand the point of commitment by paying for the software.
On 19 Mar 2004 at 21:41, Tony Firshman wrote:
No thanks, I already look sheepish enough most of the time.
I thought you were more wolf like (8-)#
but in sheeps' clothes, of course...
Wolfgang
QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255
tony@surname.co.uk
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 at 06:59:20, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
On 17 Mar 2004 at 16:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I do however wonder what version DD supplies with their machines??
If they are not supplying
the latest version, then they would seem to be selling their
I do announce new versions here.
You can also check the latest version at
www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/smsqe
Wolfgang
I've added this address to the QL Net page on my website, so anyone
wanting to check Wolfgang's work and mislaid this email, just go via
the net links page on my website.
Space
Just wondering if making a new Q60 SMSQ/E would be a matter of
bolting
on Q60 specific modules to standard SMSQ/E releases?
There already are Q60 specific modules.
That's what I meant. Not having a Q60 here I didn't know if SMSQ/E for
Q60 was same SMSQ/E version as QXL, QPC, Gold Card etc
In a message dated 14/03/04 11:39:37 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
After compiling, I am getting an undefined symbol 'RELOC_START'.
Looking at my original LIBC_A file, I see it in there but I don't see
it in the new version with George's updates.
Any ideas?
I'm sorry if
On 18 Mar 2004 at 9:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You might try driving without tyres.
But would that be driving?
Wolfgang
On 18 Mar 2004 at 14:00, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Space permitting, I might put a little summary of recent changes and
version numbers into QL Toady soon.
Want me to wend you a text file with the changes?
Wolfgang
On 18 Mar 2004 at 13:48, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
(...)
That's what I meant. Not having a Q60 here I didn't know if SMSQ/E for
Q60 was same SMSQ/E version as QXL, QPC, Gold Card etc etc
Yes.
Of course.
That's the whole purpose, innit?
Wolfgang
- Original Message -
From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ql-users] Re: [ql-users] £ 1000 to spend! (2nd attempt!)
Does this fall into the parameters of what you were looking for
Geoff - the possibility of paying someone to extend the SDUMP system.
Of course, a small(ish
On 18 Mar 2004 at 14:00, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Space permitting, I might put a little summary of recent changes
and
version numbers into QL Toady soon.
Want me to wend you a text file with the changes?
Wolfgang
I've taken what's on your website, unless you have more?
--
Dilwyn Jones
Does this fall into the parameters of what you were looking for
Geoff - the possibility of paying someone to extend the SDUMP
system.
Of course, a small(ish) job, but one that could be incoporated into
a lot of
programs. Perhaps we should start thinking of what sort of routines
we would
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If you have the time and bandwidth to receive 'two messages for one'
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Please ignore this test message.
Hi all..
Have been lurking here for a while, reading the various threads, along
with looking at different websites, faqs etc. As a beginner, the QL world
seemed very complicated, with strangely named Trump Cards, Gold Cards, and
hundred of programs, expansions and websites uncomfortably
This weekend I will try rebuilding everything from scratch (with the
suitable backup since I can't afford the downtime :) ). I am thinking
that the RELOC stuff might have snuck in during one of the interim
'patches' to the library and might not be needed.
Will post my success after I do the
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 at 18:31:04, wrote:
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Personally, the lack of Internet access for the QL/Q40 is not an issue
for me. I have
a PC for most of my Internet use (dial up) and use the system at work
for larger
downloads (T-1).
I look at the QL as a nice hobbiest
Bill Cable wrote:
I would also be willing to chip in some $$ also and it could possibly
work in one of 2 ways. Either buy the rights to put SMSQ/E under the GPL
or pay Peter to release his work under GPL for QDOS Classic or Minerva.
This looks like a fundamental misunderstanding. I do not
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This looks like a fundamental misunderstanding. I do not want any money
for my work.
A person who does not want money must want something more valuable. ;)
Dave
On 17 Mar 2004 at 9:37, Dave P wrote:
A person who does not want money must want something more valuable. ;)
Value, like beauty, lies in the eyes of the beholder...
Wolfgang
proportion of QL users.
Re that, I answered your previous posting. But it didn't seem to have been
redistributed by the listserver. Maybe just a matter of days.
Peter
Mind you the 300bps acoustic coupler modem is a bit limiting (8-)#
It was Z88 like, but with a great keyboard, but poor screen.
Acoustic coupler? Is that a modem that plays the sound through the
telephone handset rather than plug into the phone line? I remember
reading about that kind of thing
Aftera recent comment on this list, I again tried (and failed) to get
blobs and patterns to work in Easyptr programs.
Anyone had any success and able to hint at where I might be going
wrong? Files seem to get saved OK (I seem to be able to produce blobs
and patterns) but things go wrong when I
I would also be willing to chip in some $$ also and it could
possibly
work in one of 2 ways. Either buy the rights to put SMSQ/E under
the GPL
or pay Peter to release his work under GPL for QDOS Classic or
Minerva.
This looks like a fundamental misunderstanding. I do not want any
money
This looks like a fundamental misunderstanding. I do not want any money
for my work.
All the best
Peter
Sorry about that. I am always hoping for that elusive web capability for the
QL one way or another. I have several computer related projects at home but
none could possibly be done on
This means that Quanta would have a sum of about £1,000 each year to
spend
on QL development. How should they spend this money?
In fact Quanta would have two possible ways of financially
stimulating QL
development. Major projects (SGC successor?) could be financed out
of the
capital. These
- Original Message -
From: Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You have said that Quanta is heading towards a £1000 a year structural
profit. I am also interested in how much Quanta has in realisable assets.
The reason I ask, is that as has been pointed out, the pond is now a
puddle
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
SNIP
Alternatively, instead of forcing money he doesn't want onto Peter
Graf, an alternative approach might be to buy into Q60 SMSQ/E
maintenance, i.e. whoever is building and releasing the new SMSQ/E
gets paid to produce a Q60
In a message dated 17/03/2004 20:40:47 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In
message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
writesSNIPAlternatively, instead of forcing money he
doesn't want onto PeterGraf, an alternative approach might be to buy
into Q60
In a message dated 17/03/2004 18:31:38 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Aftera
recent comment on this list, I again tried (and failed) to getblobs and
patterns to work in Easyptr programs.Anyone had any success and able
to hint at where I might be goingwrong? Files seem
In a message dated 16/03/2004 18:54:50 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I had
looked at your browser efforts briefly as I was looking for a Help
solution for QDT (haven't found one yet) and am still interested.
Still would be interested in using it with some added
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 at 18:21:03, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Mind you the 300bps acoustic coupler modem is a bit limiting (8-)#
It was Z88 like, but with a great keyboard, but poor screen.
Acoustic coupler? Is that a modem that plays the sound through the
telephone handset
On 17 Mar 2004 at 18:28, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
How much of SMSQ/E for Qx0 is modular and how much inbuilt (i.e. has
to be rewritten every time a new SMSQ/E is released)?
Nothing has to be rewrittenfor the Q60 (or any other machine) every time a new
SMSQ/E is released, unless some changes are
On 17 Mar 2004 at 23:37, Tony Firshman wrote:
(...)
You had to dial manually, listen for the tones, and fit the coupler.
... and the 'monitor' was a wide carriage IBM golfball printer.
Those were the days (8-)#
May they never come back!
Wolfgang
I haven't answered on this thread until now mainly because (in the first
attempt...) I wasn't sure whether that kind of money would conceivably around
in this matter.
Now that Geoff has given more details, here's my 2 cents' worth.
I don't know whether offering something like 1000 pounds for
Hi Tarquin,
I had looked at your browser efforts briefly as I was looking for a
Help solution for QDT (haven't found one yet) and am still interested.
Still would be interested in using it with some added capabilities
(pointer, simple graphics, perhaps a few other things). Unfortunately
no
- Original Message -
From: Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ql-users] £ 1000 to spend! (2nd attempt!)
SNIP
I don't know whether offering something like 1000 pounds for software
would
be a good idea.
The reason is that it is, in my mind, too much and too little
Tarquin Mills wrote:
[snipped]
A refund plus damages, or small claims court action are looming.
Peter Graf wants me to point out D D Systems would be liable not him.
This all could have been avoid, but the ball has not been in my
half of the court, so I could do nothing.
--
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:22:18 +0100, Wolfgang Lenerz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I haven't answered on this thread until now mainly because (in the first
attempt...) I wasn't sure whether that kind of money would conceivably
around
in this matter.
Now that Geoff has given more details, here's my 2
Rich Mellor wrote:
Everything aside, what would it take for you to finish the
HyperBrowser ??
While people are surfing, a Internet (not web) Browser con never
be finished. Also when you think of the size of Mozilla it cannot be
finished. However HB can certainly be improved significantly.
: gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: [ql-users] Re: [ql-users] £ 1000 to spend! (2nd attempt!)
- Original Message -
From: Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ql-users] £ 1000 to spend! (2nd attempt!)
SNIP
I don't
Personally, the lack of Internet access for the QL/Q40 is not an issue for me. I have
a PC for most of my Internet use (dial up) and use the system at work for larger
downloads (T-1).
I look at the QL as a nice hobbiest computer. I find it fun to use and to work on. I
find learning more
Désolé : non pour ma part
Claude
-Message d'origine-
De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la part de
Arnould Nazarian
Envoyé : lundi 15 mars 2004 07:50
À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Objet : [ql-users] Eindhoven 27 mars
Bjr,
Est ce que qq'un de la région parisienne irait à
Hi,
a short visit to this list, since I've been asked for a comment on a
similar subject.
As some of you know, I'm working on a software that has the realistic
potential to provide
- Native ethernet for Q40/Q60
- Driver for Nasta's unfinished ethernet extension (QL/GC/SGC...)
- Native
Ive tried to post a certain message on this topic a number of times, but it
doesnt get through! It doesnt contain any obscene language or anything like
that (although the words size and large appear three times - could that be
the problem?)
I dont find this list server very reliable. Messages
Peter Graf writes:
Time for an offer: I could possibly be persuaded to try and
integrate my drivers into SMSQ/E for the whole range of QL style
machines, by a simple act of wisdom: Place SMSQ/E under the GPL.
(I have no problem to accept modifications to allow QPC remain
commercial.)
Speaking
On 15 Mar 2004 at 17:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Time for an offer: I could possibly be persuaded to try and integrate my
drivers into SMSQ/E for the whole range of QL style machines, by a simple
act of wisdom: Place SMSQ/E under the GPL. (I have no problem to accept
modifications to
Per wrote:
I thought Id have a go just to demonstrate:
100 s = SCR_BASE + SCR_LLEN + 4 : rem Start at top left of screen
110 xs = 100: ys = 10 : rem X/y size
150 POKE_L a, $2200020: rem Mode 32 sprite w alpha
channel
Per, this is
Merz wrote:
Per was referring to WIN and RAM ... and I tried it the way
described and it worked fine - no directories listed, no crash.
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
It does crash here, though, as said in my second message...
I just never used win, because I use dev
It happended on
Geoff Wicks wrote:
This means that Quanta would have a sum of about £1,000 each year to
spend on QL development. How should they spend this money?
On march, 8th, Laurence Reeves answered::
1000 pounds to the person who ports OpenOffice? ;)
That seems like a lot of cash for what is a pretty
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have been using this new stuff from George Gwilt with no
problem BUT I suspect that in my setup the old version of the
library can still be found by the linker. Is it not possible to
extract this module from the old library using ar and then stick
it in the
gwicks wrote:
snip
This means that Quanta would have a sum of about £1,000 each year to spend
on QL development. How should they spend this money?
snip
Remember your subscription is your money, not Quanta's. How would you like
them to spend it on your behalf?
Geoff Wicks.
Hi
Take a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit:
I was thinking on the subject of what next for the QL. I think we really need
something that acts like a web browser. This means the display of text and graphics
in the same viewer. There was an attempt a few years back at writing a web
browser for the QL (from
Just thought I should mention something that might cause a few strange
hiccoughs: Turbo Toolkit (TTK) comes in two different forms, one version for
SMSQ/E and one generic version. The generic PEEK$ and POKE$ are a sub-set
of SMSQ/E's PEEK$ and POKE$ and have therefore been ommitted in the SMSQ/E
Geoff Wicks writes:
Remember your subscription is your money, not Quanta's. How would you like
them to spend it on your behalf?
In a way, hardware development is more deserving as hw developers have real
outlays apart from spare time, ie their profit can go negative rather than
just zero. But
Wolfgang Uhlig writes:
I have two questions, though:
1) With the PVAL procedure (result%(10 and 11)) I can determine the origin
of a window.
How would I have to alter your line 100 when PVAL returns xorg%=500,
yorg%=300 (just to take an example)
As you will know by now, I sent you the
Wolfgang Uhlig wrote:
Geoff Wicks wrote:
This means that Quanta would have a sum of about £1,000 each year to
spend on QL development. How should they spend this money?
On march, 8th, Laurence Reeves answered::
1000 pounds to the person who ports OpenOffice? ;)
That seems like a lot of cash
Actually, I believe that if you have both versions of the library
available (your make file would have to include both), you would get
notices of doubling defined items.
I probably could extract this piece and move it over but am concerned
that I have a piece that is old which is calling this.
Hi,
no problem here whatsoever
QPC, Menurext 7.65, SMSQ/E 3.04
Wolfgang
On March 13, 2004 6:52 AM, Wolfgan Lenerz wrote:
On 13 Mar 2004 at 1:37, P Witte wrote:
(...)
On 13 Mar 2004 at 3:17, Marcel Kilgus wrote:
(...)
Don't you guys ever sleep?
Of course. Only we get up a wee bit earlier than you ;)
Per
Wolfgang Lenerz writes:
On 13 Mar 2004 at 1:37, P Witte wrote:
(...)
I've now also tested this on ram,
and the problem does, indeed, exist there
But this is still with a patched version of menu_rext
Thanks for your help - Marcel too. This gave me enough info to get a grip on
the issue.
when you program with EasyPtr, it is very easy to create
dragdrop-routines
where you do as if you'd really move the contents of a menuitem by
setting
the
pointer to a sprite.
I have done this in Launchpad with the Icon Move routines.
If the contents of the menuitem is already a sprite, this
On 13 Mar 2004 at 10:40, P Witte wrote:
Don't you guys ever sleep?
Of course. Only we get up a wee bit earlier than you ;)
Per
I didn't realize we had vampires on this list.
Back into the coffin at the crack of dawn, huh?
Wolfgang
On 13 Mar 2004 at 11:59, Wolfgang Uhlig wrote:
Isn't there a possibility to make a sprite out of the string on the
fly?
Possibly with a background-system-colour?
I know that there is something like blobs and patterns but I have never
understood how this works.
I'd like that very much
Thanks to all the people who have replied to this thread. Nice to know I can
still stir things up! Just a pity that the subject was hijacked into a
discussion on printers although there were one or two other good
suggestions.
Thus a 2nd attempt to get answers.
Let me be more specific why I
The first thing I do is replace every instance of DEV in menu_rext with
ZZZ, thus avoiding this automatic replacement, which I just absolutely don't
want.
I thought that the problems with total memory corruption somehow were
connected to that. I have never seen this on win devices, nor ram
@ Dilwyn
The easy alternative is to make a 'text' sprite which is made into the
pointer sprite when the item to be dragged is text. This could be as
simple as a sprite which looks like the letters 'TEXT' with a black
border around it! (This is what I do in my programs).
That's not what I mean. I
Wolfgang Uhlig wrote:
Do yo want to make a string into a sprite on the fly?
Yes, I thought, I wrote that ;-)
This would be a rather non trivial task!
That's what I was afraid of.
What would be the problem when trying to do this?
That I'd like to know, too ;-) Sounds rather trivial to me.
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