Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Derek Stewart
Hi, I think SMSQmulator is a great piece of software. I am not interested in the speed. Derek On 26/01/2013 23:32, jms1 wrote: Dear Wolfgang Regardless of how disappointed you are on the resulting speed I think you have done a great job in producing a java emulation for the QL. At very

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Rich Mellor
On 27/01/2013 11:20, Derek Stewart wrote: Hi, I think SMSQmulator is a great piece of software. I am not interested in the speed. Derek I too think that this is a great achievement and a good addition to the QL arsenal. As something to add to the request list - how easy would it be to

[Ql-Users] GWASL update

2013-01-27 Thread George Gwilt
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] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi John, Regardless of how disappointed you are on the resulting speed I think you have done a great job in producing a java emulation for the QL. At very least it makes it easier for people to try the QL. Well I'm not that disappointed really at the difference in speed with QPC. What

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi John in Wales, Thanks for your kind words. I have not installed your simulator yet, but I have read here so much appreciative feedback that I know that the QL community has received from you something very, very, worthwile. Please don't scrap it in despair... I haven't tried it yet! ;-)

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Rich, As something to add to the request list - how easy would it be to allow the emulator to support the same headers on executable files as q-emulator - so that the two emulators could easily share files (rather than using a qxl.win file for a small program?) I'm sorry to say that I

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Well, drawing to the screen is heavy on the resources, ESPECIALLY when one is in QL compatible mode. Basically, I redraw the ENTIRE screen once for every pixel changed (or every 2 or 4 fixels in QL mode). If anyone could point me to a way to change a wingle pixel in a

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Tony Firshman
Marcel Kilgus wrote, on 27/Jan/13 18:05 | Jan27: Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Well, drawing to the screen is heavy on the resources, ESPECIALLY when one is in QL compatible mode. Basically, I redraw the ENTIRE screen once for every pixel changed (or every 2 or 4 fixels in QL mode). If anyone could

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Tony Firshman wrote: QPC of course has the same problem. I solve this by using a queue that buffers display accesses and only apply the changes to the screen image 62,5 times per seconds. Is there anything to be gained from the (very) old trick of storing the previous screen content and only

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Bryan Horstmann
Hello All, Downloaded and un-zipped the files. .jar file; double click - nothing; try the java instruction from manual; right click and open with offers Java so accept that. Lot of action from hard disk then nothing. It is Vista. Disappointing. and awfully time consuming. Bryan H

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 27.01.2013 um 18:34 schrieb Wolfgang Lenerz: Mainly, SMSQmulator is slow because: 1 - I'm trying to to things with Java for which is wasn't really designed (painting single pixels to a screen, low level byte,word access to variables and memory, etc). In Java you also have to shift

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Tobias Fröschle wrote: 3 - I'm by far not the programmer Marcel is. Considering your day job and judging by the results, you're very, very good for a non-professional ;) Outstanding even. SMSQmulator is a great piece of work. Marcel ___ QL-Users

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Timothy Swenson
On 1/27/2013 11:04 AM, Bryan Horstmann wrote: Downloaded and un-zipped the files. .jar file; double click - nothing; try the java instruction from manual; right click and open with offers Java so accept that. Lot of action from hard disk then nothing. It is Vista. Brian, Open a DOS

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Downloaded and un-zipped the files. .jar file; double click - nothing; try the java instruction from manual; right click and open with offers Java so accept that. Lot of action from hard disk then nothing. It is Vista. Disappointing. and awfully time consuming. Bryan H Hi Bryan, for

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 27/01/2013 20:26, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Tobias Fröschle wrote: 3 - I'm by far not the programmer Marcel is. Considering your day job and judging by the results, you're very, very good for a non-professional ;) Outstanding even. SMSQmulator is a great piece of work. High praise indeed,

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi Daniele, thanks for that detailed info. Do you think you could send me a small file (one line basic would be enough) with that, so that I could test it? I'm thinking of ditching my header for SFA files, and simply use yours. Does anybody on this list already have many files saved on an