[ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files
Having installed a large Hard Drive on my PeeCee (on which I run QPC2) I would like to dedicate some storage space for QL files. I understand that the way to do this is to generate one or more QXL.win type files to act as Winchester devices. Is there a maximum size for a QXL.win file running on QPC2 and if so, what is the maximum size allowed? Regards, John Gilpin. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] info window colour
Sorry for being incommunicado for a while. Wolfgang Lenerz' response is exactly right. If you want a window to use the system palette colour, simply make a WM_INK/WM_PAPER call with the corresponding system palette colour. What I didn't mention was that I was writing a program to work with and without WMAN2, by having two separate sets of menus in the same program, using the appropriate set of menus depending on whether the program is used on a non-WMAN2 system or not. Why would you want to waste your time doing this? We not only went to great pains updating the old WMAN to be compatible with SMSQ/E's WMAN2, the old PE is even freeware now! Why oh why would anyone still want to support older releases instead of just supplying the newer ones if needed? Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] info window colour
See section 11.5 of Easyptr manual: Some Qliberator versions have problems with a separator , \ ! TO at the end of a parameter list (system crashes). Set a 'dummy parameter' (e.g. \0) behind it or look for a new version of Qliberator. I don't know which versions of QLiberator are affected, I tend to always follow the advice and add \0 to any list of parameters in an Easymenu command which ends with a separator. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: Wolfgang Uhlig [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] info window colour Am Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:23:26 +0200 hat Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] geschrieben: MWINDOW #0,1!\0 : REMark \0 is needed as a dummy extra parameter for QLiberator why is this? I've never heard of that and never used it. Even so my programs seem to run well :-? Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 01/07/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 01/07/2005 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] info window colour
Sorry for being incommunicado for a while. Wolfgang Lenerz' response is exactly right. If you want a window to use the system palette colour, simply make a WM_INK/WM_PAPER call with the corresponding system palette colour. Yes, I realised this was the way to do it. Problem solved. What I didn't mention was that I was writing a program to work with and without WMAN2, by having two separate sets of menus in the same program, using the appropriate set of menus depending on whether the program is used on a non-WMAN2 system or not. Why would you want to waste your time doing this? We not only went to great pains updating the old WMAN to be compatible with SMSQ/E's WMAN2, the old PE is even freeware now! Why oh why would anyone still want to support older releases instead of just supplying the newer ones if needed? Marcel Well, doing that will alienate all the people who don't use it at the moment. The Quanta survey showed how many people don't use SMSQ/E never mind modern stuff, but now it's all in place we probably need to go through a transition period to encourage people. My hope is that by providing some programs which will work on both platforms people may well start off using old mode 4 facilities and realise they can experiment with GD2/WMAN2 facilities. It will only be the smaller, less complex programs which do this. It's too much like hard work to catre for both the old and the new! -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 01/07/2005 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files
John Gilpin wrote: Is there a maximum size for a QXL.win file running on QPC2 and if so, what is the maximum size allowed? Actually, I don't know what the maximum size is. I do know that QPC's access routines are currently limited to 4GB per QXL.WIN file, however. It would probably be fairly easy to extend this to 2TB, but I'm not sure how much space the QLWA format itself can handle anyway. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files
Thanks for that, Marcel. 4Gb per QXL.win file is more than enough for me! I just didn't want to set it all up then find I had overstepped the mark. (I will probably set up three or four 1Gb files and see how it goes. - my BIG Hard drive is about 80Gb in total ). Regards, John Gilpin. - Original Message - From: Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files John Gilpin wrote: Is there a maximum size for a QXL.win file running on QPC2 and if so, what is the maximum size allowed? Actually, I don't know what the maximum size is. I do know that QPC's access routines are currently limited to 4GB per QXL.WIN file, however. It would probably be fairly easy to extend this to 2TB, but I'm not sure how much space the QLWA format itself can handle anyway. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Gilpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Having installed a large Hard Drive on my PeeCee (on which I run QPC2) I would like to dedicate some storage space for QL files. I understand that the way to do this is to generate one or more QXL.win type files to act as Winchester devices. Is there a maximum size for a QXL.win file running on QPC2 and if so, what is the maximum size allowed? I don't know either. I have a 250mb file at the moment and may extend that to 300mb because of all the stuff I have in it. By way of an advert. Creating and using QXL.WIN files is tackled in the new QL Today 'Start Here' article which I have just emailed to Jochen. Expect volume 10 issue 1 to drop onto your doormat in two weeks time. And by way of a reminder to those yet to re-subscribe (or subscribe?) Now is the time if you don't want to miss out. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 skype : royqbranch web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files
Την Thu, 07 Jul 2005 17:33:36 -0400,ο(η) Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] έγραψε: John Gilpin wrote: Is there a maximum size for a QXL.win file running on QPC2 and if so, what is the maximum size allowed? Actually, I don't know what the maximum size is. I do know that QPC's access routines are currently limited to 4GB per QXL.WIN file, however. It would probably be fairly easy to extend this to 2TB, but I'm not sure how much space the QLWA format itself can handle anyway. Marcel I've used 1,2 and 4 Gbyte QXL.WIN files with QPC and I found them without problems. I have encountered (From some twist of fate) a lot more problems with 32 Meg size files than with the huge ones Phoebus ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
