From ZIPPO@slip-3.xenlogics.comSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Mit, 07 Jun 95 16:20:06 From: Peter Liebetrau Reply to: zippo@edina.xnc.com To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Hi all, everyone told about new libs ?!?! GTLib with a DetachGTList-command ie. Where are this libs published ? Is there an ftp-site to get this libs ?!?! My old GTLib works fine with OS3.0 .. with OS2.x it will crash ?!?! Please let me now, where I can get the new versions, or, if possible send it to me UUEncoded. Peter -- zippo@edina.xnc.com From ZIPPO@slip-3.xenlogics.comSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Mit, 21 Jun 95 23:22:31 From: Peter Liebetrau Reply to: zippo@edina.xnc.com To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Screen's resolution To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Hi all, > I need to be able to place the mousepointer relatively to screen, > so Absmouse without knowing the screen's resolution won't do for me. > > I know that viewmode=Peek.w(ViewPort(0)+32) , but what I don't know > (and can't test with my A3000) is what this gives in AGA machines > in different resolutions. > > Or is there a better way to find out the resolution of the screen ? > > -Mikko If you know the screentitle, there is an easy way to get the Screen-Structure Findscreen 0,title$ *scr.Screen=peek.l(addr screen(0)) s_left.w=*scr\LeftEdge s_top.w=*scr\TopEdge s_width.w=*scr\Width s_height.w=*scr\Height Peter From ZIPPO@slip-3.xenlogics.comSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fre, 21 Jul 95 01:06:01 From: Peter Liebetrau Reply to: zippo@edina.xnc.com To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Ranges Hello all, YES it is possible to use ranges in Select/Case. Just Select a "true" and then case whatever u want. :-) ; Some ZIPPO-Source ; ---------------- Eat this -------------------------------------- Select True Case a>=1 And a<=10 NPrint "`a' holds a number from 1 to 10" ; U can use strings,integer and floats TOGETHER in one case Case age>18 And sex$="female" NPrint "Yeah man, you can do it !" End Select ; ---------------- Stop eating ----------------------------------- Peter -- From ZIPPO@slip-3.xenlogics.comSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Don, 22 Jun 95 23:01:05 From: Peter Liebetrau Reply to: zippo@edina.xnc.com To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Screenresolution? >> Findscreen 0,title$ >> *scr.Screen=peek.l(addr screen(0)) >> s_left.w=*scr\LeftEdge >> s_top.w=*scr\TopEdge >> s_width.w=*scr\Width >> s_height.w=*scr\Height >> > >Thanks. > >But will I be able to get the _resolution_ out of this data ? >After all, screen's size doesn't always tell you the resolution, >does it (although usually it does) ? Hmm.. you will find vpmodes.w=*scr\ViewPort\Modes is it that, what you are looking for? With >=OS2.0 you can use vpmodes.w=GetVPModeID_(&*scr\ViewPort) Use AutoDocs and/or RKRM to get information about vpmodes. >btw, your subject line was empty. I use PutMail to send mails. It`s the first tool i found. I think there are more and better tools to handle INet-Mailing, but I don`t know them ?!?! Peter From ZIPPO@slip-3.xenlogics.comSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Mit, 26 Jul 95 00:19:15 From: Peter Liebetrau , Peter Liebetrau Reply to: zippo@edina.xnc.com To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: IRC-Channel ? Hi all ... Is anyone here, who use IRC sometimes ? Let`s start a BB2-Channel there ?!?! Or let`s make a date, when we can have some talks there. How do you think about weekend ?!?! My Idea is to have an IRC-Party in the night from Saturday to Sunday, starting at midnight (GMT -2 Timezone). Any Problems with that date/time. Let`s have an IRC-Party ... Peter -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ zippo@edina.xnc.com /\ //\\MIGA - Power +----------------------------------------------------------------+ From phips@scout.rhein-main.deSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 23:35:27 CET From: Philipp Lonke To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Blitz with ProTracker Hi Maestria, you wrote in on May 14: > I would like to use the med and octamed libraries by Teijo Kinnuen, > but i don't know how to execute the functions from blitz after i loaded > the library with IncBin..so ..does anybody knows how to do it? Mmm... loading a library with IncBin won't work very well, I think... Best way ist to get the .fd of the library and convert it via FDConvert (This assumes that Teijo included the .fd with the OctaMED, what I don't believe ;) For playing Protracker correctly try the CIATracker.lib by Neils (is is right? I just guessed ;) -- Philipp Lonke * phips@scout.rhein-main.de * postal adress on demand "Lehrerkommödie: Die Armut der Lehrer, während die Staaten Unsummen für die Wehrmacht hinauswerfen. Da sie nur Lehrer für 600 DM sich leisten können, bleiben die Völker so dumm, daß sie sich Kriege für 60 Milliarden leisten müssen." (Ch. Morgenstern, "Aphorismen") From phips@scout.rhein-main.deSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 23:59:11 CET From: Philipp Lonke To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTCycle Gadgets... Hi Andy, you wrote in on May 3: > On Wed, 3 May 1995, Joe Bott wrote: > > > Hello! I'm having a bit of trouble with the GTCycle gadget... > > > > Basically, how do you read them? The regular gadget commands return a 0... > > Hi i believe to read GTcycle gadgets you need to GTStatus given with BUM6 > (i think it was any way) or if the command does not exsit use the > ordinary gadget status command strangly enough called status. Try the Eventcode, it should return the value of the actual turned cyclegad-item. -- Philipp Lonke * phips@scout.rhein-main.de * postal adress on demand "Lehrerkommödie: Die Armut der Lehrer, während die Staaten Unsummen für die Wehrmacht hinauswerfen. Da sie nur Lehrer für 600 DM sich leisten können, bleiben die Völker so dumm, daß sie sich Kriege für 60 Milliarden leisten müssen." (Ch. Morgenstern, "Aphorismen") From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 10:20:36 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon Armstrong To: Brian Skreeg Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Collision plea 2 On Mon, 30 Jan 1995, Brian Skreeg wrote: > Hiho, > Canyone tell me the Blitz Collision commands and their syntax? What I'm > really after is collision between shapes and a bitmap for a maze type game > with diagonal walls and things. I think I need to create a single bitmap > "mask" of the walls as they're thinner than 16x16 blocks then detect for my > shapes hitting the mask. What is the command for doing this? Also I need > the command for shape to shape collision for when one of my BIG NASTY TANKS > hits the other BIG NASTY TANK. This is plea number 2 for this info. I find > it difficult to believe that nobody knows this. Surely you're not all app > programmers? > How about and ETA for Blitz ABC in the UK Simon? > > TIA > > Brian the Lion, > > |-Brian Skreeg-----------------------| > |-Lead Guitarist and PR Silly person-| > |-Show me a cake and I'll eat it-----| > > The BlitColl command allows you to do this. Assuming You've got your mask Bitmap on, say, bitmap 3, you'd do something like this: Use Bitmap 3 If BlitColl(shape,X,Y) ; ;shape overlaps mask here! ; Endif As for the big nasty tanks, how about making them sprites and including a collision colour in the background? Mark From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:10:44 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon Armstrong To: Stephan Kortleven Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Blitz Version Problems On 31 Jan 1995, Stephan Kortleven wrote: > Hello All & Acid Software, > > Does anybody know how to solve next problem ? > > I compiled my program and have included $VER : so the amigadoscommand version > could tell the user witch version he usages. But, i included de RIGFX library > witch included a version of his latest library to. Now the version command > returns always the version number of GFX.library, shit. I have placed my $VER > on top of my source code in a string but still this gfx library will be linked > on top of the binaire code. How can i get there sooner. ;-) > > I have changed the binaire code of the library, the $VER to $VEE using a Hex > fileditor, it works, but do I have to do this by every library that comes out > with a version number ? > > Acid Software, can you do nothing about it ? > > _ > /X\ > // \\ - > (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! > \\ // -- > \X/ _ > > ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) > > I take it your doing something like this: a$="$VER...." In this case, the actual text gets stored near the end of the executable...so the other $VER is probably getting found first. Try this: Goto SkipVer Dc.b "$VER...." Even SkipVer This should work... From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 13:56:30 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Re: Finding number of shapes in file > G'day All, > Is there any way to find the number of shapes in a file?? > I can find out how many there are by progressing through the > shape numbers, until _pixwidth = 0, but would like to know if it is > possible to know in advance (ie, before the file is loaded, or > immediately after it has been loaded). If anyone is interested, this is the routine I've been using, yet it doesn't solve my problem of knowing the lastshape num is to begin with. (NB, the bb2objtypes.res must be loaded). Repeat *shapes.shape = Addr Shape(shpno) If *shapes\_depth > maxplanes Then maxplanes = *shapes\_depth shpno = shpno + 1 Until (*shapes\_pixwidth = 0) lasttile = shpno - 1 Dave ------------------------------------------------------------ Dave Cole | Please contact me for info s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | about s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer David_Cole@guru.apana.org.au | Compendium ------------------------------------------------------------ From JCOCHRANE@bfsec.bt.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 8:43:36 GMT From: Jonny To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Finer c2p there is a register that allows u to change the display freq.. can`t remeber off hand wot it is, but if u slow the refresh rate down, ie, the beam doesn`t move across the screen as fast therefore the distance across the screen for the cooper to change colour is smaller i had a c2p display which f illed the whole screen, changing the frq causeed the whole display to be squashed up to the top left of the screen.. i haven`t tried increasing the colour changes across the screen as i`ve only had a brief look at it, but i don`t see how it should be a problem getting more than 100 colour chnages per line only one disadvantage... doesn`t work on all tv`s, should work better on monitors , my scart connection seems to handle it ok, composite connection isn`t as good, and i dunno about RF. the tv also brightens, and makes a high pitched wine, obviously the tunning circuits, and it takes about 3 seconds for the tv to synch.. the synching process creates some wonderful screen displays ! .. i should also thank someone else for the idea behind this, but i can`t remeber his name.. i`ll find out there ya go cheers, Jonny ! From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 09:43:12 +0000 (GMT) From: HangFire To: Mr M L Funnell Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTListView - again..... On 25 Jan 1995, Mr M L Funnell wrote: > >I've just received BUM6 and 7 upgrades through the post, tested my > >software, and have found a couple of problems. > > > >The listbox does not seem to work for me anymore, could someone please > >tell me the TAGS to set/get the selected item, and to turn on the > >selected hilight bar? Also, will this update work with OS2+ ???? I think the tag you want is somelike: GTLV_Selected. This can be used to make the listview put the text of the selected item automatically into a string gadget (data would be GtGadPtr(mygadlist,mygadget) or if used as -1 it switches on the highlight bar (I think - my docs are at home!). I do know that in the source for the gadtools library, the listview has this tag commented out - so that you have to use the GTTags command to add your tag to the listview (by making it available to all gadgets when they are initialised). Hope this works, Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:06:44 +0000 (GMT) From: HangFire To: Mr M L Funnell , blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTListView - again..... On Wed, 25 Jan 1995, HangFire wrote: > I think the tag you want is somelike: GTLV_Selected. This can be used to > make the listview put the text of the selected item automatically into a > string gadget (data would be GtGadPtr(mygadlist,mygadget) or if used as > -1 it switches on the highlight bar (I think - my docs are at home!). I'll reply to myself and say that the tag might actually be GTLV_ShowSelected rather than GTLV_Selected. You'd have to read the docs to find out which it is. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From mlf27308@ggr.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: 25 Jan 95 10:37:00 GMT From: Mr M L Funnell To: HangFire Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTListView - again..... > I think the tag you want is somelike: GTLV_Selected. This can be used to > make the listview put the text of the selected item automatically into a > string gadget (data would be GtGadPtr(mygadlist,mygadget) or if used as > -1 it switches on the highlight bar (I think - my docs are at home!). >I'll reply to myself and say that the tag might actually be >GTLV_ShowSelected rather than GTLV_Selected. You'd have to read the docs >to find out which it is. I tried values of $80080054 and $80080055, as they are supposed to be the values for the above two tags. I could not get them to work for either GTSetAttrs or GTGetAttrs so something must be up. Thanks for your help, I'll have another look tonight. I might be able to find the docs somewhere! Matt. From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 11:00:49 +0000 (GMT) From: HangFire To: Mr M L Funnell Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTListView - again..... On 25 Jan 1995, Mr M L Funnell wrote: > I tried values of $80080054 and $80080055, as they are supposed to be the > values for the above two tags. I could not get them to work for either > GTSetAttrs or GTGetAttrs so something must be up. Use the tags with the GTTag command *before* you open your listview, it should then open with the correct options. GtSetAttrs just modifies existing information - you cannot change the view info for a listview using this command (I think). Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From coynep@cs.man.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 11:41:14 GMT From: S93 To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Blitz Vs. AMOS - Raw Speed I realise that Blitz has so much more to offer than AMOS (Pointers, Data Types etc..), but what I would like to know is: If I were to swap each line in my AMOS code for the equivelant line in Blitz (i.e. Bob ..... => Blit ...... etc), how much faster would my program run? Or is it the case that the extra speed that can be squeezed out of Blitz is due to the greater control over the Amiga that Blitz gives you. Thanks in advance for any help, Paul Coyne coynep@cs.man.ac.uk From djl102@tmphost.york.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 11:46:02 +0000 (GMT) From: DJ Linsley G7RAW To: Blitz Basic Mailing List Subject: Re: 2.0/2.1 tester for VW On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, TiffanMO wrote: > (like i know it does on A500`s - which i still dont know the reason for). I have this problem too - nothing I compile in Blitz will run on under KS1.3 (on a A500 or using ReloKick on my 1200)! Does Blitz use some dodgy routines that are dependant on KS2 if you use KS2 and above? Regards, David Linsley - Electronics Student, York England Internet: djl102@unix.york.ac.uk Packet Radio: G7RAW@GB7MSF.#18.GBR.EU ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dragon 64:DosPlus4.9c & DosDream Amiga 1200:6M, 68882/20 and 64M HD "Communication Breakdown, its always the same." LED "I`m having a nervous breakdown, it drives me insane." ZEPPELIN From mlf27308@ggr.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: 25 Jan 95 11:54:00 GMT From: Mr M L Funnell To: HangFire Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTListView - again..... >Use the tags with the GTTag command *before* you open your listview, i >should then open with the correct options. > >GtSetAttrs just modifies existing information - you cannot change the >view info for a listview using this command (I think). Thanks Steve, I'll try that tonight. I've got OS3, but will this work on OS2 as well? From pradman@ra.abo.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 14:36:44 +0200 (EET) From: Patrik R}dman MNF94 Reply to: pradman@aton.abo.fi To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Library writing docs? In the BB2 manuals there are several references to "library writing docs", and if I remember correctly, the CU Amiga review said "You can write your own commands, the manual tells you how". However, these docs aren't in my manuals! Why, and where can I get them? Also, I didn't get the paper BUMs 1 - 5, just the list of new commands at the back of the user's guide. /============================================================================\ | Patrik Radman \ Abo Akademi university (Turku, Finland) | | E-mail: pradman@aton.abo.fi \ Department of Computer Science | | WWW : http://www.abo.fi/~pradman \ More info? Use finger or WWW! | \============================================================================/ From ml@db.dkSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 13:42:52 +0100 From: Morten Lehmann To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Visual BASIC >Pardon me for being stupid, but I know Visual BASIc is a pee cee sorta thing, but what's so special about it? First of all it's for Windows :-) But the most special part is probably that all coding of the GUI is done visually - that is you "draw" your GUI, your windows, buttons etc. and then you attach code-fragments to these. For instance you have a code-sequence for a button-click, a button-doubleclick, a window-resize etc. Hope this answers your question partly, otherwise e-mail me personally (to keep it out of this group. Morten Lehmann (ml@db.dk) From TiffanMO@phymat.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 12:45:17 GMT From: TiffanMO To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Scroller Here, for the original poster of the scroller problem, is the fixed version. > Complie this AND test it, you'll notice what's odd... SET #FIXED to 1 and youll see the fixed version... for a permenant fix, obviously just cut out all the CNIF CELSE, CEND stuff, leaving the stuff between the CELSE and CEND. ;---8<---------------------------8<--------------------------- ; TEXT SCROLLER V0.002 ; ; (C) JARMO KAJOLINNA 17.1.1995 ; jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi ; Fixed by Mark Tiffany 23.1.1995 ; TiffanMO@phymat.bham.ac.uk #FIXED=1 CNIF #FIXED=0 BitMap 0,320,256,1 BitMap 1,320,256,1 CELSE BitMap 0,320,257,1 BitMap 1,320,257,1 CEND ;LoadPalette 0,"rgame:pics/shop" ; LOAD IN A PALETTE FillPalette 0,1,0,-1,$00f,$f00 ; WELL MAYBE USE FILLPALETTE BLITZ PalRGB 0,0,0,0,0 ; SET COLOURS PalRGB 0,1,15,15,8 Slice 0,44,320,256,$fff8,1,0,2,320,320 Use Palette 0 db=0 Colour 1 ; PRINTIN COLOUR y=0 For i=0 To 15 ColSplit 1,i,i,i,y y=y+2 Next y=224 For i=15 To 0 Step -1 ColSplit 1,i,i,i,y y=y+2 Next DEFTYPE.s row x=0 Repeat Show db Use BitMap db CNIF #FIXED=0 Scroll 0,1,320,255,0,0,1-db CELSE Scroll 0,1,320,256,0,0,1-db CEND db=1-db If x=10 BitMapOutput db Locate 0,31 Read row Print row x=0 EndIf x=x+1 VWait 3 Until row="." MouseWait End Data.s "" Data.s "FIXED NOTE:" Data.s "" Data.s "The problem lay with the area of screen" Data.s "being copied. It can be seen far more" Data.s "clearly here if the fix is not setup." Data.s "The area copied was exactly the size of" Data.s "the text, so when a 'tail' was copied," Data.s "there was no blank line below it, so" Data.s "the tails did not get erased." Data.s "This was fixed by using a slightly -" Data.s "1 pixel - taller screen, and copying 1" Data.s "pixel height more, so that a blank line" Data.s "is always included. Thus, the problem" Data.s "is resolved." Data.s "" Data.s "Absolutely NO (C) SgtBilko 1995" Data.s "" Data.s "e-mail: TiffanMO@phymat.bham.ac.uk" Data.s "" Data.s "" Data.s "." ;----8<------------------------8<----------------------8<-------------- >This is only first test version. I'am planning To make it like this: >Using set Int the whole thing works in multitasking when I'am loading >stuff in. Heh - I tried this, but there is a 'small' problem - The Blitter cannot be usedin QAMIGA - thus, no animations While loading. Well - that I know of anyway - Hopefully someone can prove me wrong.... And the reason for the thing not working without a Read statement is because it cannot find a "." so willnever end. So how many points do i get for that???? ;} Mark Tiffany From TiffanMO@phymat.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 12:51:35 GMT From: TiffanMO To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: 1.3 problems for progs compiled on a 3.0 machine. >> (like i know it does on A500`s - which i still dont know the reason for). > >I have this problem too - nothing I compile in Blitz will run on under >KS1.3 (on a A500 or using ReloKick on my 1200)! Does Blitz use some dodgy >routines that are dependant on KS2 if you use KS2 and above? Simon - can you shed any light? It would appear that Blitz is getting stressed on 1.3 machines when some programs are compiled on a 3.0 machine? Does blitz decide what version of a library it should open at runtime, or in compilation? IE: is my program asking for asl.library V39 all the time just cos i compiled on a 3.0 machine (or because i used a V39 function which is actually not used if my program recognises its on a 1.3 system). I would have thought Blitz should just open any version of a library it can get its hands on, and then its up to us programmers to do... OpenLibrary_("asl.library",39) (or whatever it is) and have our own routines to check we ghave the right version. Maybe this is what already happens and im barking up the wrong tree here. But anyway - If Blitz decides to open a specific lib and CANT, couldnt we have some protection in blitz to say that the user doesnt have that library? Mark Tiffany From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 13:21:46 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Shape Rotation Dear All, Probably the third or fourth time I've tried to post a question in this but here goes...... The shape rotation function provided in Blitz changes the size of a shape even if the rotation is through 90 degrees. This is rather annoying as I wanted to use the function in a "Graphics Manager" application. The question is: "Does anyone have a shape rotation function that rotates shapes through 90 degrees AND keeps them the same size? Thanks in advance, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **------------------------------------------------ * * * *==================================================================* From ZHUNT@Calumet.Yorku.CaSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 15:33:11 -500 From: ZHUNT@Calumet.Yorku.Ca To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: split-screen I'm just getting started in BB. Could anyone give me a short example of how to set up two screens, say: 1 8-colour screen 80lines tall (for scores, lives etc.) above a 64col(half-brite mode- as I understand it, BB doesn't support AGA) for the rest of the display. From zor@earth.execpc.comSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 13:48:07 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Bott To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: help with changing maxlen Hey guys! I'm haing a problem with this little bit of code, it never starts, and crashes the system, even with debugger on (I got debugger working BTW, that crashes too) Its small, you should see what I'm trying to do... MaxLen a$=50 MaxLen b$=4 MaxLen c$=3 MaxLen d$=3 MaxLen e$=15 MaxLen k$=200 MaxLen a1$=50 MaxLen k1$=200 wq= OpenFile(0,"cards") we= OpenFile(1,"cardv2") Fields 0,n,a$,b$,c$,d$,e$,f,g,h,i,j,k$ Fields 1,n,a1$,b$,c$,d$,e$,f,g,h,i,j,k$ While Loc(0) < Lof(0) Get 0,a a1$=Left$(a$,50) k1$=k$ Put 1,a a=a+1 Wend CloseFile 0 CloseFile 1 End From RJESSE@hop.qgraph.comSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 15:27:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Rich `Lego-Master' Jesse -- 7633 To: zor Cc: blitz-list Subject: Re: help with changing maxlen Joe Bott axes: JB> Hey guys! I'm haing a problem with this little bit of code, it never JB> starts, and crashes the system, even with debugger on (I got debugger JB> working BTW, that crashes too) JB> JB> Its small, you should see what I'm trying to do... JB> JB> MaxLen a$=50 JB> MaxLen b$=4 JB> MaxLen c$=3 JB> MaxLen d$=3 JB> MaxLen e$=15 JB> MaxLen k$=200 JB> MaxLen a1$=50 JB> MaxLen k1$=200 JB> wq= OpenFile(0,"cards") JB> we= OpenFile(1,"cardv2") JB> Fields 0,n,a$,b$,c$,d$,e$,f,g,h,i,j,k$ JB> Fields 1,n,a1$,b$,c$,d$,e$,f,g,h,i,j,k$ JB> While Loc(0) < Lof(0) JB> Get 0,a ^^ JB> a1$=Left$(a$,50) JB> k1$=k$ JB> Put 1,a JB> JB> a=a+1 JB> Wend JB> CloseFile 0 JB> CloseFile 1 JB> End If I'm not mistaken, the "a" I have highlighted is the same as the "a$" you have defined above. I think a variable can only have one type, i.e. you could not have "a.w", "a.l", "a.s" and "a$" all in the same program (albeit, the last two are synonymous). Rich Jesse (rjesse@hop.qgraph.com / legoman@earth.execpc.com) Programmer/Analyst ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Exec-PC BBS! :) Quad/Graphics Inc., Sussex WI USA From gakennedy@cix.compulink.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 21:36 GMT From: Graham Kennedy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re[2]: Visual BASIC In-Reply-To: <9501251131.AA13507@phymat.bham.ac.uk> >> P.S. When will Visual Blitz be out!!! Possibly sooner than you think ;-) Graham K. From gakennedy@cix.compulink.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 23:55 GMT From: Graham Kennedy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: help with changing maxlen >MaxLen a$=50 >MaxLen b$=4 >MaxLen c$=3 >MaxLen d$=3 >MaxLen e$=15 >MaxLen k$=200 >MaxLen a1$=50 >MaxLen k1$=200 >wq= OpenFile(0,"cards") >we= OpenFile(1,"cardv2") >Fields 0,n,a$,b$,c$,d$,e$,f,g,h,i,j,k$ >Fields 1,n,a1$,b$,c$,d$,e$,f,g,h,i,j,k$ >While Loc(0) < Lof(0) > Get 0,a > a1$=Left$(a$,50) > k1$=k$ > Put 1,a > > a=a+1 > Wend >CloseFile 0 >CloseFile 1 >End Sorry, afraid I can't see what you are trying to do, it appears that you are copying a file of one format into another file in exactly the same format! from this example (? a typo or two?). But even so I cannot get it to crash as it is. If you want to check the code and send a version directly to me, and a description of what your attempting I'll have a look at it for you. As a guess though, if you are trying to move part of a string into another I'd possibly try something like the following. maxlen a$=100 maxlen a1$=51 ... read record etc a1$=left$(a$,50) The reasoning is that Blitz uses 0 terminated strings, therefore the space to hold it may require the extra byte to hold this 0. This is only a guess though, I'll be able to try it when you've checked the code. OTOH, if you are really just trying to copy a file then there is a CopyFile command supplied with one of the Libraries (Elmore I think) which is probably faster. All the best. Graham K. From JCOCHRANE@bfsec.bt.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 9:46:36 GMT From: Jonny To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Self modifying code hey.. has any one ever used self modifying code ? if so could u give me an example where it is used and does it have any advantages ie speed, size etc ? From pradman@ra.abo.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 12:06:56 +0200 (EET) From: Patrik R}dman MNF94 Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: help with changing maxlen > I think a variable can only have one type, i.e. you could > not have "a.w", "a.l", "a.s" and "a$" all in the same program (albeit, the > last two are synonymous). Actually, I think a.s and a$ aren't synonymous. I haven't got my amiga right here right now, so I can't check, but I think it would be possible to have both a.s and a$ in a program, but you can't mix the "dot-something" types. /============================================================================\ | Patrik Radman \ Abo Akademi university (Turku, Finland) | | E-mail: pradman@aton.abo.fi \ Department of Computer Science | | WWW : http://www.abo.fi/~pradman \ More info? Use finger or WWW! | \============================================================================/ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 10:45:16 +0000 (GMT) From: HangFire To: L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.uk Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Debugger double vision On 25 Jan 1995 L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.uk wrote: > Hello, > Umm I recently installed blitz on my A1200 hd. The debugger in > blitzmode has a sort of double vision effect, I mean that vertical strips of > the debugger display are repeated, rendering it useless. Is this a common > problem? And how do I fix it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have > a standard A1200 with a 64 mb hd. Have you got your workbench sprites in highres mode? That caused the old debugger to bugger up on my machine before. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From mcc@meteorology.edinburgh.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 15:01:19 +0000 From: M Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: 90 deg. rotation A tacky simple solution, Colin statement Shape_Rot{i} a.l=addr shape(i) a0.l=a+2:xsize=peek.w(a):ysize=peek.w(a0) a0.l=a+4:depth=peek.w(a0) bitmap 9,xsize,ysize,depth bitmap 10,ysize,xsize,depth blit i,0,0 for i=0 to xsize-1 for j=0 to ysize-1 use bitmap 9:p=point(i,j) use bitmap 10:plot ysize-1-j,i,p next next free bitmap 9 free bitmap 10 return Mike Cooper From Phillip_Eastham@kumear.megalink.com.auSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 95 10:55:33 EST From: Phillip Eastham To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Directory Handling In a message dated Gakennedy@cix.compulink.co.uk (grah wrote: G> If you have the latest release (BUM7) or elmores libs (on the net G> somewhere) G> you could use the following code fragment (this prints a dir list, G> and G> was supplied with the library). I'm not sure if it is any faster than G> the method you already have tho. I have a feeling that those routines might use ExNext() as well. -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au From peterbe@cogs.susx.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 17:28:23 +0000 (GMT) From: General *Assassin* To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Self modifying code "Oh no," Jonny sighed, "More crap from DJA!" => > > hey.. has any one ever used self modifying code ? > if so could u give me an example where it is used > and does it have any advantages ie speed, size etc ? You shouldn't really use self-modifying code, because it will crash and modern CPU that has it's CPU caches switched on. -- ------------------------------------ \ ------------------------------------- General Assassin: \ 1995... tauy4@central.sussex.ac.uk / \ How are you all feeling out peterbe@cogs.sussex.ac.uk / \ there? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From davids@mech.gla.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 17:39:13 +0000 From: David Shaw To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Shape Rotation > >Dear All, > >Probably the third or fourth time I've tried to post a question in >this but here goes...... > >The shape rotation function provided in Blitz changes the size of a >shape even if the rotation is through 90 degrees. This is rather >annoying as I wanted to use the function in a "Graphics Manager" >application. > >The question is: "Does anyone have a shape rotation function that >rotates shapes through 90 degrees AND keeps them the same size? > > Thanks in advance, > > Colin. I think this is because you are using a 640x256 display. When you rotate the shape, an extra pixel is added to every pixel across. To get round this I think you will have to write a routine that preserves the aspect ratio when the shape is rotated, or use a lo-res display. I haven't seen a routine for this yet, but if you find one please foward it to me. Regards -- Dave ___________________________________________________________ David Shaw, e-mail davids@mech.gla.ac.uk Dept Mechanical Engineering, Phone +44 041-339-8855 ext 5126 University of Glasgow Fax +44 041-330-4343 Scotland ___________________________________________________________ From ZHUNT@Calumet.Yorku.CaSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 18:00:11 -500 From: ZHUNT@Calumet.Yorku.Ca To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Blitz-Basic and Director 2 I picked my copy up at SafeHarbor (US mail-order company), for about $90. I agree the manual is not the best it could be, and I am only starting to get into Blitz. As for what you have in mind, they should be simple to do. Though I haven't programed in Director, I have seen some script examples, I think you could port most of them over with very little work, though things like fancy screen transitions would have to be writen yourself. AGA? The version (1.06) I have is old, and had very limited AGA support (no HAM8 as far as I could find), but even this version lets you bring-up 256-col images. Hopefully other users on the list can give you more help, as I am just getting into it at the moment. From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 09:31:30 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: RI's windowslib.obj G'day All, Just a quick query. I ftped the new RIlib archive, but when I was about to install the windowslib.obj, I noticed that its size is about 1/4 of the normal one. RI's is 3428bytes and Acids is 11444. If I install RI's windowslib.obj, what features of Acid's go missing?? Do Windowags still exist in RI's?? Thanks in advance, Dave ------------------------------------------------------------ Dave Cole | Please contact me for info s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | about s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer David_Cole@guru.apana.org.au | Compendium ------------------------------------------------------------ From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 11:17:03 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon Armstrong To: General *Assassin* Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Self modifying code On Thu, 26 Jan 1995, General *Assassin* wrote: > "Oh no," Jonny sighed, "More crap from DJA!" => > > > > hey.. has any one ever used self modifying code ? > > if so could u give me an example where it is used > > and does it have any advantages ie speed, size etc ? > > You shouldn't really use self-modifying code, because it will crash > and modern CPU that has it's CPU caches switched on. > > The Blitz compiler has calls to the exec flush cahce command all over the place as it generates code it then runs quite often i beleive. Simon From zor@earth.execpc.comSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 22:07:34 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Bott To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: I think I'm going to cry.... Okay kids, just when I thought everything was going great, an old bug rears it's ugly head. My strange gadget hits are back. I've almost located the problem, when I step through it with the new and improved debugger, and after applying the normal conditions, it freezes on the line ev.l = WaitEvent So, I do a variable trace on ev.l. Its stays around 8, 32, and such, and then >BOOMF< it hits 524228 and freezes. Now, when stepping through it with debugger, I never actually get my strange gadget hits, it just stops, UNTIL I flip screens back to my program, and activate the screen with the mouse. When I return back to the debugger, its on a completely different line of program, and work as normal, for a while... So, if anyone with a bit of patience and a strong stomach would volunteer to look at my code (although I don't think its my fault, the problem comes and goes with no help from me....) I would be eternally grateful. The source code is pretty big, but the main loop is pretty small, and everything is basically structured nice... Thanks again again again again (Aren't you guys glad you have a guy like me to help all the frakkin time?) Joe. The guy with the blitzed Blitz. :) From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 10:41:18 +0000 (GMT) From: HangFire To: Simon Armstrong Cc: General *Assassin* , blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Self modifying code On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, Simon Armstrong wrote: > > You shouldn't really use self-modifying code, because it will crash > > and modern CPU that has it's CPU caches switched on. > > > > > The Blitz compiler has calls to the exec flush cahce command all over the > place as it generates code it then runs quite often i beleive. As I recall the original serial library for blitz used self modifying code to set a branch address for another command. tut tut tut Simon. If you are going to use self modifying, either switch off caches (in Blitz mode only though since you'll degrade multitasking), or make sure you do loads of flushes before the code is executed. :) Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 10:44:55 +0000 (GMT) From: HangFire To: Joe Bott Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: I think I'm going to cry.... On Thu, 26 Jan 1995, Joe Bott wrote: > Okay kids, just when I thought everything was going great, an old bug > rears it's ugly head. My strange gadget hits are back. I've almost > located the problem, when I step through it with the new and improved > debugger, and after applying the normal conditions, it freezes on the line > > ev.l = WaitEvent > > So, I do a variable trace on ev.l. Its stays around 8, 32, and such, and > then >BOOMF< it hits 524228 and freezes. The WaitEvent command puts your program to sleep until an intuition event is sent to it. The debugger when stepping this command will not return UNTIL this command has finished, e.g. you have pressed the mouse on your screen or moved something etc. Your strange gadget hit looks like a window deselected event (or is that selected? :) ). Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 23:58:00 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon Armstrong To: HangFire Cc: General *Assassin* , blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Self modifying code On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, HangFire wrote: > On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, Simon Armstrong wrote: > > As I recall the original serial library for blitz used self modifying > code to set a branch address for another command. tut tut tut Simon. > > If you are going to use self modifying, either switch off caches (in > Blitz mode only though since you'll degrade multitasking), or make sure > you do loads of flushes before the code is executed. :) > > > Steve Mc. > Yes, well that library didn't even use the vbr for the vector base so it was not the most A4000 friendly library in the world. Gosh My A4000 is getting a little old though.... From sis3147@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 11:40:44 +0000 (GMT) From: Big Will Riker To: blitzlist Subject: Re: RI's windowslib.obj On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > G'day All, > Just a quick query. > I ftped the new RIlib archive, but when I was about to install > the windowslib.obj, I noticed that its size is about 1/4 of the > normal one. RI's is 3428bytes and Acids is 11444. > > If I install RI's windowslib.obj, what features of Acid's go > missing?? Do WindowTags still exist in RI's?? okay okay, its own up time... yup - we cocked up. somehow the windowslib.obj is in fact RIAppLib.obj dont ask how though... :) fortunately, I have the PROPER version which I will upload to aminet... If anyone wants the UU file (14k) then mail me. Steve. ___________________________________________________________________________ / Amiga Developer | Current Project : BlitzOS Lib \ | sis3147@anubis.sis.port.ac.uk | [####::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] | \____________________________________|______________________________________/ From sis3147@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 15:15:06 +0000 (GMT) From: Big Will Riker To: blitzlist Subject: cock-up v2 well..as we've got the weekend spare, we'll make BLOODY sure we get the blitzlibs archive right.... apologies for everything..but it was Steve Mcs fault not mine.... *crunch* Ouch - hey Steve, what was that for? b*stard... umm...yeah...I feel just like ACID software with all these bugs etc.. :) (no offence simon...probably none) so..ermm...new version (hmm. V4.1 or V5?) will be on aminet monday Steve. ___________________________________________________________________________ / Amiga Developer | Current Project : BlitzOS Lib \ | sis3147@anubis.sis.port.ac.uk | [####::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] | \____________________________________|______________________________________/ From ngh94@aber.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 16:51:23 +0000 From: NIGEL HUGHES To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: cock-up v2 In message , Big Will Riker writes: > well..as we've got the weekend spare, we'll make BLOODY sure we > get the blitzlibs archive right.... > > apologies for everything..but it was Steve Mcs fault not mine.... Not again? Does he ever get anything right? > *crunch* Ouch - hey Steve, what was that for? > > b*stard... Does take things gracefully does he. > umm...yeah...I feel just like ACID software with all these bugs etc.. :) > (no offence simon...probably none) While we are on the subject of no offence to ACID. Where are the bits you promised Simon? I've sent three messages but no reply, maybe they are not getting through? Anyhow, ACID can expect a version of my game on Monday, if I at least get a reasonble excuse 8) Seriously Simon, I have been fixing some bugettes before I send it to you... > so..ermm...new version (hmm. V4.1 or V5?) will be on aminet monday Just go to version 6. Nigel Hughes, graceful and tactless. From neil@triode.apana.org.auSun Sep 3 22:29:57 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 21:16:32 +0100 From: Neil Miller To: Phillip Eastham Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Refreshing gadgets. On Mon, 16 Jan 1995, Phillip Eastham wrote: > Hi All, > > Can anyone tell me how I go about refreshing a GadTools gadget after > en/disabling it? try REDRAW GTlist , GADGETid \|/ -O"O- ----------------------oOO-(_)-OOo------------------------ T E X neil@triode.apana.org.au > > -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 > > Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au > Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au > > From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 95 12:54:44 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: RILISTLIB Some documents To the RILIST LIB. Took a While To understand how To Use it. Non bugs found, but like BLITZS List the NextItem could Return something so you could know when you are in the last item of the List. And the popcommands would be nice to have too. And one extra thing to set the item by number ie. setitem LIST, NUMBER FROM START greetings from jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi to all blitz programmers NEWTYPE.lista a.w End NEWTYPE DEFTYPE.lista filet InitList 1,filet AddListItem 1 ; ADD ONE LIST ITEM filet\a=1 SetListItem 1,filet AddListItem 1 ; AND OTHER filet\a=2 SetListItem 1,filet AddLastListItem 1 filet\a=3 SetListItem 1,filet AddFirstListItem 1 ; ADD FIRST ITEM TO LIST filet\a=-1 SetListItem 1,filet FirstListItem 1 ; PRINT FIRST LISTITEM GetListItem 1,filet NPrint filet\a LastListItem 1 ; PRINT LAST LISTITEM GetListItem 1,filet NPrint filet\a DelListItem 1 ; DELETE LAST ITEM LastListItem 1 ; SET LIST TO THE END For i=1 To 4 ; PRINT WHOLE LIST FROM LAST TO FIRST GetListItem 1,filet NPrint filet\a PrevListItem 1 Next MouseWait End ONE THING: When list comes to end or to start then the previtem or nextitem will not do anything...(NOT CRASH!) * Q-Blue 1.0 [NR] * From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 95 12:54:50 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: PROPGADGETS How to get the probgadgets to work IN OS1.3 ? Even the example in PAGE 26-9 REFERENCE MANUAL doesen't work. I think that the problem is that the flags don't work. Only the 0 flag shows a gadget but the propcommands doesen't seems to effect to the sliders. BTW. WHAT about the bug in gadgets taking up memory, any fix to it. BUM7:s seems to have it... Thanks for any fixes. * Q-Blue 1.0 [NR] * From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 95 12:55:02 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: RILIB LIB BUGS! I spoke too soon (silly me) well yea there some nasty bug while using the RILIB with strings as you'll see from the code... Trying to make a filedirectory reader which reads names to a dynamic type lists. One way manually would be to read name$ to memory but you'll have to allocmem first that not so great. WAY1. You''ll see that the string doesen't work att all. but using entrysize (now long) it works fine(Needs some changes). NEWTYPE.item name.s End NEWTYPE DEFTYPE.item files InitList 1,files : MaxLen files\name=20 ChDir("df1:") While MoreEntries AddListItem 1 : files\name=EntryName$ : SetListItem 1,files files\name="TT" : GetListItem 1,files : NPrint files\name Wend End MouseWait WAY2. Runs out of memory by the setlistitem command DEFTYPE.s name initlist 1,name : MaxLen name=20 ChDir("df1:") While MoreEntries addlistitem 1 : name=EntryName$ : setlistitem 1,name Wend MouseWait End So any ideas how to get it to work ? RIpeople or anyone ? reply to jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi * Q-Blue 1.0 [NR] * From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 95 12:55:38 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: UPGRADED PROBLEMS Problems... (UPGRADED FROM THE LAST TIME 26.01.1995) 1) ColourSlipt doesn't work with the new COPLIST graphics library. Thanks I'll look for the example, but still doing it on OS1.3, the example in BUM7 is for AGA. But well I'll look for it 2) Does R.ELMORE have e-mail address I've sent register payment before Christmas for the INCLUDE UTIL library but no reply yet ? BUM7:s INCLUDE UTIL MAKER doesn't work in OCS machine why ? or MAKEDEFLIBS ?! 5) Is there working version of CIA module player with wait event and masking abilitys. Well BUM7:s NEILCIA lib, doesen't support masking or events. SO anyone to sent me the newest one. BTW. THAT works in OS1.3 TOO How to unmask the channel in really OLD med player ?. How to inline assembler to use the octamedplayer.library or possible some other multichannel things ? 7) How to check collisions with two shapes when the other shape is background and the player is inside of the background shape. I know that it's easy to use sprites and shapes but without sprites ? I mean that youll have a background block and over it a player shape. One way could be by point command ??? AND SOME HARDWARE THINGS ? 3) A NON DOS diskette. How to put the loader to bootlock or something similar so you can load things from tracks/blocks directly. Thanks for all the people for giving fast answers. FILOSOFY: A man without a AMIGA is a human without a AMIGA (DEEP ?!) And when the BUM8 comes out if there is really some good bugfixes then how could I get it. Someway of getting all new BUMS and pay them when you get them. ACID please help. |-------------------------------------------| | -> JARMO KAJOLINNA -< | | INTERNET E-MAIL: jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi | | GLOBALNET: Jarmo Kajolinna@22:468/150.0 | | FIDONET: Jarmo Kajolinna@2:220/670.0 | | ...VICAR/OVERDOSE... | |-------------------------------------------| * Q-Blue 1.0 [NR] * From Phillip_Eastham@kumear.megalink.com.auSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 95 13:59:29 EST From: Phillip Eastham To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: How to solve this? Hi All, Today I was playing around with Blitz and came across a problem. I was trying to launch a command from within Blitz, and I had code like this: cmd$="LhA a DH4:Store USER:~(#?.IFF|#?.GIF) but when i went to compile it, I got 'Unknown constant' (or similar). So how would I go about using this string? I could add in CHR$(x) for the # symbol, but thats a bit of a pain. Any other ideas? -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 29 Jan 95 21:42:22 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: CLI usage Hallo All, After a time searching for a good way to run programs from Blitz i find a way that could help many people i think. I did see there are many people having troubles finding there way in a good solution for running external programs from inside your own program. This will do the job in all cases. Except i think it will only work on OS2.0+ Amiga's. Tips and trics : ;making a new var for setting tags NEWTYPE.tags a.l:b.l c.l:d.l e.l:f.l g.l:h.l i.l:j.l k.l:l.l m.l:n.l End NEWTYPE ;define some constanten #TAG_USER =1 LSL 31 #SYS_Dummy =#TAG_USER+32 #SYS_Input =#SYS_Dummy+1 #SYS_Output =#SYS_Dummy+2 #SYS_Asynch =#SYS_Dummy+3 #NP_Dummy =#TAG_USER+1000 #NP_Error =#NP_Dummy+8 #NP_StackSize =#NP_Dummy+11 #TAG_DONE =0 ;Define a output device in a string ;This could be all kind of cli based devices ;examples : ;no output ;NIL: ;a cli output ;Con:0/0/640/256/REQUESTOR ;Con:0/150/640/50/REQUESTOR/AUTO ;Con:0/200/640/50/REQUESTOR/CLOSE ;Con:0/100/640/100/REQUESTOR/BACKDROP ;Con:0/150/300/50/REQUESTOR/NOBORDER ;Con:0/100/300/100/REQUESTOR/NODRAG ;Con:0/150/640/50/REQUESTOR/NOSIZE ;Con:0/150/640/50/REQUESTOR/SCREEN SPOT ;Con:0/150/640/50/REQUESTOR/SIMPLE ;Con:0/150/640/50/REQUESTOR/SMART clisize$="Con:0/0/640/256/Stef_Shortlife/DRAG" output.l=Open_(&clisize$,1004) If output.l=0 ;could not open device so whe could end End EndIf ;com$=what are we going to do ? com$="Dir dh0:"+Chr$(10) ;How many stack we are going to need ? #stack=20000 ;running (not assyn.=0) otherwise we can't close the device anymore tags.tags\a=#SYS_Asynch ,0 tags.tags\c=#SYS_Input ,output.l tags.tags\e=#SYS_Output ,0 tags.tags\g=#NP_Error ,output.l tags.tags\i=#NP_StackSize,#stack tags.tags\m=#TAG_DONE error.l=SystemTagList_(com$,&tags.tags) ;if the cli is opened whe can close it If output.l<>0 Then dumb.b=Close_(output.l) End the advantage of this system is : - that we get the return code of the external program if it can't be runned, or everything else that is going wrong. - We can specified the stack of the program - We can even run assy. using the external amigados run command (com$="Run Dir dh0:"+Chr$(10)) but then we lose the return codes from the external program whe running with run. But it will be a save way to close our cli and quit the progran even there is still a task running on. The Cli will stay open untill our last task has finished using it. Thats why i don't use #SYS_Asynch,1. If you choose to use #SYS_Asynch,1 the cli will be closed automaticly you could then choose some tag to let the cli open. BUT ! if you close then the cli before the external task is finished you will have a crash. In this case whe have to wait for some code at a own port whe have created. Thats why i find using #SYS_Asynch,0 and the external program run a beter and easyer way of doing what i wanna do. _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 13:11:12 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon Armstrong To: Phillip Eastham Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: How to solve this? On Sat, 28 Jan 1995, Phillip Eastham wrote: > Hi All, > > Today I was playing around with Blitz and came across a problem. I was > trying to launch a command from within Blitz, and I had code like this: > > cmd$="LhA a DH4:Store USER:~(#?.IFF|#?.GIF) > > but when i went to compile it, I got 'Unknown constant' (or similar). So > how would I go about using this string? I could add in CHR$(x) for the # > symbol, but thats a bit of a pain. > > Any other ideas? > > -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 > > Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au > Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au > > Hiya, the problem here is the '~' character, not the '#'! This weird character assumes there to be a constant name coming up, and replaces the constant name with the value of the constant...I'm not sure exactly why...it was stuck in there in the 'early days' of Blitz. Mark From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 30 Jan 95 14:47:56 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Uploading Hello Acid Software, I'm going to release my prog next sunday, may I upload it to ftpmail@doc.ic.ac.uk pub/amiga/prog/blitz or is this area for developing software only ? Because i use ftp-mail a have to cut the archieve in some pieces of 30000 bytes i notice using UUxT. Where do i write all these pieces to ? I have done it never before, so i wanna to make sure i'm doing everything writh. PS) Are there other PD-file areas of Blitz ? The lha archieve is about 250kb. and this will be the result. TITLE Requestor RELEASE 2.0 AUTHOR Stephan Kortleven Internet: stef@alpha.ixo.com FidoNet : 2:292/603.35 SHORT Requestor 2.0 - a FileRequestor that automatises your mail system. ARexx, Trapdoor and Spot must be available on your system DESCRIPTION Requestor is a link between trapdoor and spot to automatise your mail system and file request for points. It features a userfriendly GadTools and fontsensitive interface. Some of Requestor's main features: o Supports Kickstart 2.04 or higher. o Keyboard short-cuts for most menus o Gadtools gadgets. o Commanding Spot through arexx o Commanding Trapdoor through arexx o Tooltype support o Multiple phonenumbers calling o Mail backup o Frequent filerequests uptil 100 days o Early requested files check o Automatic .Lha .Lzh .Run .Zip archive decrunching o Automatic deletion of unwanted files in archives o Automatic deletion of unwanted incoming files o AppIcon to drop archives on and decrunch them o Timer for automatic polling o Multiple Config support (ASCII Format) o Automatic Diff handling o Supports all screenformats, public screens also o Automatic decrunching of file-attach o Automatic moving of files TO directories (.JPEG, .MPEG, ...) o After-session o Complete trapdoor session report o Local Support SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AmigaOS Release 2.04 (V37+) or higher. FILENAME Requestor.lha PRICE Shareware fee, US$10 or 300 Bfr. DISTRIBUTABILITY Shareware, Copyright (c) 1994 Stephan Kortleven Program History Version 1.0 - First Release Version 1.01 - Display message on cli argument '?' added -> NODE=PointNumber - Not registered users - About message 'compiled to:' removed Early requested file-check : 'ALL OK' or 'REMOVE ALL' Delay on 'found allready requested files...' removed - Early requested file-check : 'REMOVE ALL' Bug fixed - 68000/68010 bug fixed Version 1.02 - 1 megabyte chip system (no fastmem) bug removed. Version 2.0 - Complete new fontsensitive GUI - Zip support added - Timer added - All Screens & Public screen support - Reqtools requesters - auto-move added - Auto-decrunch diffs added - Extension move added - Color and palette support - App-icon added - Complete trapdoor results - Enforcer hits removed - Local support _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 15:02:49 +0000 (GMT) From: HangFire To: Blitzlist I'll say this quietly, just in case anyone flames me for releasing bugged libraries the last time :) A library update, RIBlitzLibsV4_1.lha is being uploaded to the usual places. This archive replaces V4, and fixes loads of bugs and problems with it. The new archive also contains some new libraries: RISortLib - sort linked lists based on strings. RILinkListLib - Dynamic linked lists - ALPHATEST stage - please report any suggestions/problems. RICopperFXLib - Some simple copper commands for use with the display library. RICompactDisklib- library for controlling the cd.device - allows playing of cd tracks straight from the cd drive. *ZAPPO COMPATIBLE :)* There is also a Jurgen Valks style command guide containing all the separate library docs. Although it wasn't created by Jurgen (it was created by a blitz program), he does deserve credit for the original Blitz2Guide which was very useful. Archive contains: 18 libraries with (I think) 208 commands in total. Thank you for your attention, Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From peterbe@cogs.susx.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 15:44:19 +0000 (GMT) From: General *Assassin* To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Timing I need to do some fairly accurate timing stuff in my sample editor. What's the best way to do timing like this from blitz. CAn you use CIA-B? How's it done? -- ------------------------------------ \ ------------------------------------- General Assassin: \ 1995... tauy4@central.sussex.ac.uk / \ How are you all feeling out peterbe@cogs.sussex.ac.uk / \ there? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 17:32:12 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: peterbe@cogs.susx.ac.uk Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Timing General, >> I need to do some fairly accurate timing stuff in my sample >> editor. What's the best way to do timing like this from >> blitz. CAn you use CIA-B? >> How's it done? I did so-e timing for the game I'm writing so it works for "short periods"... I set up an array of words (should have just used allocmem_ but didn't know of it then). Dim TimeInfo.w (12) Then just inserted something like this at the check points: TimeInfo (1) = VPos() .... stuff to time .... TimeInfo (2) = VPos() Syntax is likely to be wrong but you get the idea. This gives accuracy of 256 intervals / 50th second which is pretty accurate. But it only really works if the stuff being timed is less than 50th second (or if code has VWait in it then 25th ie 2 frames...). Any use? Colin. From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 95 17:50:09 GMT From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Advanced Programmer's Kit Yo! I've posted about the Advanced Programmer's Kit before and got zilcho! So... Does it exist? If yes, what is it? And how much is it? I get the impression it would tell you how to develop your own libraries and other exciting things! Any info appreciated! Thanks, Colin. From ZHUNT@Calumet.Yorku.CaSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 18:44:42 -500 From: ZHUNT@Calumet.Yorku.Ca To: Blitzlist , HangFire Subject: Re: >Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 15:02:49 +0000 (GMT) >From: HangFire >To: Blitzlist > >I'll say this quietly, just in case anyone flames me for releasing bugged >libraries the last time :) > >A library update, RIBlitzLibsV4_1.lha is being uploaded to the usual >places. This archive replaces V4, and fixes loads of bugs and problems >with it. The new archive also contains some new libraries: > > RISortLib - sort linked lists based on strings. > RILinkListLib - Dynamic linked lists - ALPHATEST stage - please > report any suggestions/problems. > RICopperFXLib - Some simple copper commands for use with the > display library. > RICompactDisklib- library for controlling the cd.device - allows > playing of cd tracks straight from the cd drive. > *ZAPPO COMPATIBLE :)* > Where would these libaries be available from? From terry.smith@lady-margaret-hall.oxford.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 11:19:28 +0200 From: Terry D Smith To: Blitz Basic 2 mailing list Subject: Enforcer Hits with debugger Just a quick question here: I've just got a 68030 with mmu accelerator for my A1200 and have hence got enforcer (which I'm not really sure how to use properly yet) and when you run ANY Blitz Basic program with the debugger, it produces enforcer hits. It is my understanding that this should not happen with any program at all. So WHY does it happen, and has anybody else noticed it? I'm on the latest version of BB2 (bum7) with the LES Debugger V1.21 and the RIlibsV4 - should anyone need to know that info to figure out why... Terry. From ngh94@aber.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 10:02:47 +0000 From: NIGEL HUGHES To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Enforcer Hits with debugger In message , Terry D Smith writes: > Just a quick question here: > > I've just got a 68030 with mmu accelerator for my A1200 and have hence > got enforcer (which I'm not really sure how to use properly yet) and when > you run ANY Blitz Basic program with the debugger, it produces enforcer > hits. It is my understanding that this should not happen with any program > at all. So WHY does it happen, and has anybody else noticed it? > > I'm on the latest version of BB2 (bum7) with the LES Debugger V1.21 and > the RIlibsV4 - should anyone need to know that info to figure out why... Let's think about this shall we Terry? What generally causes an enforcer hit? Memory access to a location not owned by the task. What does a debugger have to do? Oh yes, access the memory owned by another task. Hum, what _could_ be causing all those hits. Your right really no program _should_ generate enforcer hits, but in the case of a debugger, this is almost unavoidable. All Steve should check is that the _only_ enforcer hits are those where the debugger has acessed other areas of memory deliberatly. > Terry. From peterbe@cogs.susx.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 10:24:35 +0000 (GMT) From: General *Assassin* To: Colin Saunders Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Timing "Oh no," Colin Saunders sighed, "More crap from DJA!" => > > I did some timing for the game I'm writing so it works for "short > periods"... > > I set up an array of words (should have just used allocmem_ but didn't > know of it then). > > Dim TimeInfo.w (12) > > Then just inserted something like this at the check points: > > TimeInfo (1) = VPos() > > .... stuff to time .... > > TimeInfo (2) = VPos() > > Syntax is likely to be wrong but you get the idea. > > This gives accuracy of 256 intervals / 50th second which is pretty > accurate. But it only really works if the stuff being timed is less > than 50th second (or if code has VWait in it then 25th ie 2 > frames...). > > Any use? Yes, thanks! :) Unfortunately though, this still won't be quite good enough. :( According to my quick calculations, this will give me a maximum frequency of 12.8Khz, and as I am writing some sampling software at the moment, I will want at least 28Khz - if possible even higher. Thanks for the code though, this looks useful, I will save this message I think. Some guy told me yesterday that there was some source for using the CIA timers on the blitz-ftp site. However, I appear to have lost the address, and for some reason it's not in my ncftp history. Could someone repost it for me? -- ------------------------------------ \ ------------------------------------- General Assassin: \ 1995... tauy4@central.sussex.ac.uk / \ How are you all feeling out peterbe@cogs.sussex.ac.uk / \ there? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From TiffanMO@phymat.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 95 12:21:31 GMT From: TiffanMO To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: FAQ OKAY everyone - Im getting this FAQ going for real now. Ive already sorted through the last few eeks questions and put in a few of my own and made up the bare bones of a FAQ. Currently its in HTML format on my homepage (see the sig at the bottom of this mail), so go check it out and mail me any contributions. Ill be convrting it to guide form soon enough. SPECIAL NOTE: Anyone who asks a question and gets the reply DIRECT rather than through the list, can they PLEASE forward a summary of the solution/suggestions to me. This would help loads. SIMON: PLEASE! Can i have the addresses for distribution sites? I have the uk one at home, so i have that, but i wnat the others. If anyone else can help out then thanks - Im not really expecting simon to reply. Blitz Project Report: Whats happened? is it no more Jurgen? I have set it up on my homepage, so if anyone wants to check out what is there now, and get it changed, or make an addition, WRITE TO ME! Please? I think thats it. Bye for now. Mark Tiffany .-----------------------------.------------------------------------------------. | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) | Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `-----------------------------| BlitzFAQ, Blitz Project Reports, Virtual S/Ware| `------------------------------------------------` From 76000mdt@aftonbladet.seSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 13:51:42 +0100 From: 76000mdt@aftonbladet.se To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE peter@aftonbladet.se From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 14:46:30 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: TextGadgets and StringGadgets Helloooo! Okay.. I'm writing a little "Graphics Manager" program to manage the graphics (never! - ED) for my game. The main screen has 4 rows of 8 shapes (24x24) with a 2 digit stringGadget below to display the number of the shape above. Well .. I used to be able to Toggle the stringGadgets to get a border around it to show if a given shape was "selected"... until I changed to v1.80 and suddenly the text is highlighted and no border :-( So I read the manual... stringGadgets are meant to have a cursor.. ok.. so what do I do? I want to be able to o display a number o change the number as many times as I want (for showing different shapes) o and detect a hit on that number.. well the "shape" in some sense. At the moment I have a messy hack that works.. but is there a nice way to do this.. As I see it textGadgets are no use because you can't change the string :-( Any ideas?! .. gratefully received! Thanks in advance, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **------------------------------------------------ * * * *==================================================================* From J.VALKS@hsbos.nlSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 15:19:53 GMT-1DFT From: Jurgen Valks To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Blitz Project Report #13 again I all, Please report new projects!!!!! BPR - Blitz Project Report #13 updated: 17-10-94 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please notice the place when you upload a project when it's completed or ready for beta testing. There are 20 projects in development now... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Nigel Hughes EMAIL : nlh1@aber.uk.ac PROJECT : Tetris Duel [AGA 2 Player Tetris With 6 Specials] STATUS : Shareware Version on Aminet in /game/think/ Tetris_Duel.lha. Registered version 100% complete PROJECT : Hall Of Champions (AGA beat 'em up) STATUS : 30% complete (need MORE graphics). This project has been Suspended. PROJECT : U.F.O Force (CD-ROM AGA Stratergy Extravaganza) STATUS : Design and story boarding stage this project has been temporaryaly suspended. PROJECT : Shapez, Blitz shape grabber and manipulator STATUS : Version 1.00 complete, should be on Aminet (Mikko?) The new version allows a range of drawing operations on bitmaps AND shapes. Should be ready soon. Version : 2.00 80% complete. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : SgtBilko (Mark Tiffany) EMAIL : TiffanMO@phymat.bham.ac.uk PROJECT : Virtual Worlds STATUS : As of 28/6/94, V1.011 now available -> Editor 99% complete. It all works, but more _WILL_ be added. Note: NO Interpreter. Interpreter is still about 25% complete and will be available December `94 (hopefully). DESCRIP.: Adventure Creation System, mainly for text adventures with still graphics, support for Monkey Island style adventures to be implemented once main features are complete. AVAIL. : dev/misc/VirtualWorlds1_011.lha on aminet PROJECT : Virtual Software Include Libraries STATUS : 17/10/94 ToolTypes,ASL,TextEntry supported. Constantly(ish) updated. DESCRIP.: A few include files that give some nice features for your progs. AVAIL. : dev/basic/VS-Includes.lha on aminet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Jurgen Valks EMAIL : j.valks@hsbos.nl PROJECT : Hero 2049 DESCRIP.: A C64 conversion of Hero but with more hightech & special weapons. STATUS : 1%, I can't find a graphics artist! PROJECT : Blitz2 AmigaGuide file V1.5 STATUS : Will be ready within a week or so.. PROJECT : Blitz2 AmigaGuide file V1.4 with BUM7 included. STATUS : Available at the Blitzside -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Michael Cooper EMAIL : mcc@met.ed.ac.uk PROJECT : Mr. Zen (Platform/God sim kind of game) STATUS : 25% completed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : David Marshall EMAIL : D.P.Marshall@durham.ac.uk PROJECT : Outline Font Editor STATUS : 40% finished -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : William Nolan EMAIL : wn22@cmu.edu PROJECT : Commando Raid (vertical scrolling shoot em up, scrolls downwards, not up like most) STATUS : 100% complete. This game is now available on Aminet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Martin Kift EMAIL : M.H.Kift@swansea.ac.uk PROJECT : StarWoids DESCRIP.: Thinking mans shoot'em up (based on classic game 'Oids') STATUS : Demo version is completed, and will be uploaded to various ftp sites (including aminet) in the next few days. Work has now started on the complete (shareware) version, and should be complete in a couple of months. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Paul Reece EMAIL : preece@slick.clare.tased.edu.au PROJECT : Porting my AMOS music extension to Blitz2. STATUS : Version 1.2 is COMPLETE!! Features PT routines, Sampling, TFMX and MORE!! If you are interested in BetaTesting, please email me at paul_ree@asgard.clare.tased.edu.au with your system details etc. and I'll think about it... :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Peter Sandberg EMAIL : sand@gfl.se PROJECT : SpaceMan, An isometric-labyrinth-shoot'em up STATUS : Ready for alfa-testing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Keith Suddick EMAIL : Keith.Suddick@Northumbria.AC.UK PROJECT : Wriggly II DESCRIP.: Maze/puzzle game - written for Blitz competition STATUS : 80% completed, but currently in a working state -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Stephen McNamara aka Hang-Fire EMAIL : sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk PROJECT : Map editor STATUS : 50%, Thoughts about project: I'm going to be stuck doing this for the rest of my life. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Ott M. Aaloe (of the Farm) EMAIL : ott@ml.ee PROJECT : Roketz [AGA only 1-2 Player shoot-em-up/racing game] Raytraced GFX (256 shapes per ship ;) Shoot your opponent or race for better lap times. HD installable / Custom pilot files - create your own setups, overall hall of fame, massive statistix that cover every move you make...and yes it's written in Blitz Basic 2. STATUS : Shareware Version on Aminet in /game/2play/RoketzPD.lha Full (registered) version will be completed in Oct 94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Matt Funnell EMAIL : mlf27308@ggr.co.uk PROJECT : Full procedured data-aware disassembler Offset labeling (like in resource but AUTOMATIC)-FULL VER ONLY! DOS/NDOS block load/save AND RawMFM Track load Scan/Rip facility for the following - Over 90 crunchers + unpacker, via xfdmaster.library - External 'User-defined' decrunchers - IFF pics - Trackers (should control Eagleplayer for playing) - Block and Hardware track loaders - Strings/Hex etc. - Etc. Hex/ASCII Editors Disk Code Map(DCM) - Disassembles the whole disk to show(graphically) where code is located on the disk. .... and probably more! STATUS : Currently porting and enhancing the major bits from my AmosPro version. Full crunch support/disassembler/loaders/rippers should be available next month. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Matthew O'Donnell EMAIL : modonnell@email.meto.govt.uk (or modonnell@niflheim.demon.co.uk if above name doesn't work) PROJECT : Pingwynne - Totally original game. Not like pengo at all. Much. Complete with Graham Taylor (beloved ex-England football team manager) samples. STATUS : Just about done - will probably upload to aminet (/game/misc) week beginning October 17th. PROJECT : Itsy Bitsy Spider - Scrolling hi-res platform type game involving spiders. STATUS : In the planning stage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : James Savage EMAIL : bryce@gothic.demon.co.uk PROJECT : Horror At Gravedale Tech DESCRIP : A horror fantasy graphic adventure /sort/ /of/ in the style of Eye Of The Beholder, Elvira, Dark Seed et al. Featuring... - Hirez-laced 256 colour graphics. - Real digitised locations. - Real digitised people. - 300+ images. - Creepy tunes and FX. - Gor! - Sex! - CDROM only! STATUS : 50% complete. No music or actors yet. Tune auditions welcome. AVAIL : Winter '94/'95 Greetings from, /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ / / Jurgen Valks email: j.valks@hsbos.nl \ \ / / Blitz User Group Nederland (BUG N.L.) \ \ / / Kerkeind 8a, 5293 AB, Gemonde (NB), The Netherlands \ \ / / Phone +31 4105-12466, +31 73-295341 \ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ From s924723@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 23:02:38 +0200 From: <@burns.demon.co.uk:s924723@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au> >From blitz-list-request Mon May 23 10:02:20 1994 Message-Id: <9405230701.4228@minyos.xx.rmit.EDU.AU> Date: Mon, 23 May 1994 17:01:18 +1000 (EST) In-Reply-To: <199405201130.OAA20453@kantti.helsinki.fi> from "Ramon Macia" at May 20, 94 01:35:03 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 949 X-Status: ORL Status: RO From: Jamie Burns From: Jamie Burns To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Undocumented commands > Hi all! > I have been taking a look at Blitz 'internals' and found a couple of > undocumented commands. They seem to be tests or unfinished commands. > Some of them don't show their pars pressing the HELP key. I haven't > tested any of them. Anyway, if you find out something about them, > post it. > Here they are: > CludgeMedModule or CludgeMedMod (or both, I can't remember) > CludgeBitmap > BlitzQualifier > HandleRawKey > SetEventFilter > CloseWindow CloseWindow Window# - same as Free Window... added for convenience. > EventQualifier > AllocFill > cr_vbr (?????) > SetBLWait > WBExtViewMode That's all I know. (; > That's all folks! (This reminds me of something) :-) > PS. I found an error which said something like "Cycles must be in order, > you silly sausage!". Curious, isn't it? :-D -- Son H. Le email: s924723@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au "Nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could..." From preece@slick.clare.tased.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 23:04:49 +0200 From: <@burns.demon.co.uk:preece@slick.clare.tased.edu.au> >From blitz-list-request Thu Jun 30 01:41:36 1994 Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 08:44:36 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Status: OR Status: RO From: Jamie Burns From: Paul Reece To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: EML Player.. Attached to this message, is a program written using my EML libraries for Blitz2.. They SHOULD be available soon.. - Paul ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Reece, Student & Network Assistant \\\/// Claremont College - Tasmania, Australia d oo b | __ | preece@slick.clare.tased.edu.au, paul_ree@asgard.clare.tased.edu.au \__/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The opinions expressed herein are my own and not those of Claremont College! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Part 2, Attached file "emlplay12.lha.uue" 43KB] [Unable to print this part] From Colin.Smith@newcastle.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 01:00:22 GMT0BST From: SMITH To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: A4000 blues. HELP!!!!!!!! I have just upgraded my Amiga to a 4000/030, when I compile/run a program, it compiles fine, then I get either: A) Software Failure! B) The debugger window appears but it appers as green and black garbage. I am cuurently using the DBLPAL:Hires No Flicker and MULTISCAN:Productivity screen modes. Does anyone know why this is happening, I seem to remember reading in a BUM that this would occur, and it could be avoided by adding something to the start of you programs, but I can't check this as I left the BUM's at home in Boston - no good to me there when I'm in Newcastle are they :( I would appreciate it if someone could tell me the solution to this as I'm currently in the middle of writing a 'SPECIAL' program (no details will be disclosed - yet). ----------------------------------------------------------- // Colin.Smith@ncl.ac.uk \\ // Amiga 4000/030. MC68030/25Mhz, MC68882/40Mhz. 6Mb RAM \X/ EMPLANT Macintosh/E586 Cards. Its a bit of a beast. ----------------------------------------------------------- From L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 1 Feb 95 11:10 From: L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Debugger Double vision Thankyou to all those who chipped in with suggestions about how to cure my problem. It was the hires wb pointer that did it. Laurie From mcc@meteorology.edinburgh.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 95 12:39:32 GMT From: M Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Project Report Mr. Zen Platform/God Sim kind of game 75% finished FigZ Rendering package for game sprites 98% finished Warp Isometric sub-atomic blaster in fractured spacetime at end of universe game Previously written in AMOS (AMAL no less), it was cack, it will now be great! 10% finished (the graphics package has been finished nearly, see above That`s all folks Mike Cooper From C.Andrews@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 13:20:32 +0000 (GMT) From: Chris Andrews To: Blitz-List Subject: Re: ABC and text editors On Wed, 1 Feb 1995, Colin Saunders wrote: > Right.. I thought so.. BUT will you be able to "completely integrate" > any old text editor and Blitz II .. like ted is used to type in the > program and the blitz compile commands are available in the > menus... will this be possible with another text editor? > With the Shareware text editor EdWord this would be possible. It is geared around programming and allows external DOS commands to be performed on the current text in the editor. I had it set up with an external spell checker available at the press of a " 1". Another cool feature of the editor is that it can format your code for you if you tell it all of a languages keywords and delimiters etc... eg Capitalise/Uppercase/Lowercase your variables of reserve words Sales pitch mode : off ---Chris ps. I use version 3 but its up to version 5 I think, so God knows what it does now. || || || || Quote: || || (^.^) C.Andrews@herts.ac.uk (^.^) "Oook!" - The Librarian (^.^) " " " From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 01 Feb 95 17:41:48 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Aminet ? Hello All, Could somebody tell me how i have to put my finished program on Aminet ? _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From James.Savage@gothsoft.centron.comSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 01 Feb 95 18:42:11 +0000 From: James Savage To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: A4000 blues. Hullo there Colin On December you murmered to All about the gothic subject of 'A4000 blues.', and I was just thinking... > I have just upgraded my Amiga to a 4000/030, when I compile/run > a program, it compiles fine, then I get either: > A) Software Failure! > B) The debugger window appears but it appers as green and black > garbage. > > I am cuurently using the DBLPAL:Hires No Flicker and > MULTISCAN:Productivity screen modes. There ya go. Blitz hates that. Drop back to a 15khz mode like 640x256. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > // Colin.Smith@ncl.ac.uk > \\ // Amiga 4000/030. MC68030/25Mhz, MC68882/40Mhz. 6Mb RAM > \X/ EMPLANT Macintosh/E586 Cards. Its a bit of a beast. > ----------------------------------------------------------- You've got the 586 module? Catch you on the dark side... James founder of GOTHSOFT DEV and ////\oo/\\\\ net.goth ... The universe sucks - look out for the Gnab Gib >> Gothic Tag v1.04 << +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own | | ===> Sent via CC-NET BBS [centron.com] +44-1473-273246 <=== | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 22:54:13 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: New listserver is running I'm testrunning new listserver, so anything may happen. Please let me know if you notice anything wierd. I'll tell more about the listserver after the testrun. I'm also going to make my own www-homepage next week. -Mikko From peter.mysliwy@channel1.comSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 01 Feb 1995 20:44:00 -0500 From: Peter Mysliwy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: SUBCRIBE Hi ! Ihave been a Blitz user for about one year. Your support has been great but what happened to Blitz support in North America? peter.mysliwy@channel1.com From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 11:32:26 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Sorry Paul Sorry Paul, looks like I was barking the wrong tree. The message which I mentioned had very wierd header, and I had to save it as a file to see it all. There were several "From:" headers, but the first one had this: @burns.demon.co.uk:preece@slick.clare.tased.edu.au Jamie, did you post the message or was it just another "ghostpost" ? -Mikko From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 11:38:49 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Arrays... Dear Everyone... Here's a bit of code... NEWTYPE shapeData selectedIDs.b[200] endList.b End NewType ... Statement ShiftIDsUp{start.b} SHARED shapeData USEPATH shapeData FOR i = start TO (\endList - 1) STEP 1 \selectedIDs[i + 1] = \selectedIDs[i] i + 1 NEXT Ens Statement The question is... does the use of "\endList - 1" and "[i + 1]" change the actual variables? It "should" just change the value used as the index or end of the FOR NEXT loop... Its hard to express the possible problem.. example time Okay.. i is equal to 3.... so \selectedIDs[i + 1] = \selectedIDs[i] Will be the same as... \selectedIDs[4] = \selectedIDs[3] BUT will i still be 3 or will it have been incremented to 4 by this line? Thanks, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **------------------------------------------------ * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: *************************------------------------- * * * *==================================================================* From mlf27308@ggr.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 02 Feb 95 17:09:00 GMT From: Mr M L Funnell To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Arrays >Statement ShiftIDsUp{start.b} > > SHARED shapeData > USEPATH shapeData > > FOR i = start TO (\endList - 1) STEP 1 > \selectedIDs[i + 1] = \selectedIDs[i] > i + 1 > NEXT > >Ens Statement Try this........ Statement ShiftIDsUp{start.b} SHARED shapeData USEPATH shapeData FOR i = (\endList - 1) TO start STEP -1 \selectedIDs[i + 1] = \selectedIDs[i] NEXT End Statement Matt ~~~~ From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 22:49:04 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Aminet ? (fwd) (Put this one to the faq please) Forwarded message: > > Hello All, > > Could somebody tell me how i have to put my finished program on > Aminet ? > Check out the README.BEFORE.UPLOAD file from aminet/incoming directory. Aminet mirrors are: These are the members of Aminet and have the files from here. Most delete old files, however wuarchive.wustl.edu and ftp.luth.se keep all files. Whenever possible, use the mirror that is the closest to your place. Most mirrors get updated three times a day. Scandinavia ftp.luth.se 130.240.18.2 pub/aminet/ Switzerland litamiga.epfl.ch 128.178.151.32 pub/aminet/ (*) Germany ftp.uni-kl.de 131.246.9.95 pub/aminet/ Germany ftp.uni-erlangen.de 131.188.1.43 pub/aminet/ Germany ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de 130.149.17.7 pub/aminet/ Germany ftp.uni-paderborn.de 131.234.2.32 pub/aminet/ USA ftp.etsu.edu 192.43.199.20 pub/aminet/ USA wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 pub/aminet/ UK src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1 pub/aminet/ Australia splat.aarnet.edu.au 192.107.107.6 pub/aminet/ (*) (*) closed 6:30am to 4pm weekdays From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 23:05:43 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Installing New Libs (fwd) Forwarded message: > > 1) I finally got my Amiga to Uni. with me so I decided to grab a load of > the command exentions/librarys from x2ftp.oulu.fi. But the query is, how > to I update the program to tell it that the Libraries exist? One of the > documents says to use the supplied makedeflibs program, but I can't find > it anywhere! I'm still on BUM 5 that I got in the box over a year ago. > Did this program come in a later update, Which Reminds me, I should get > round to subscribing :), Makedeflibs is there somewhere ( I think it has been included with every BUM & in original copy). Check all archives again, I can't remember where it is exactly (maybe in libs drawer in some archive). This one should go to faq too... > > > 2) When are the 3D libs available? > I guess it's released with Blitz ABC. When will that be ready, I would like to know too... Simon, maybe you could give us some speculative date again ? From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 02 Feb 95 21:28:14 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Uploading In a message of 01 Feb 95 Dave Cole wrote to me: DC> G'day Stephen, G'day to you 2, Dave >> TITLE >> Requestor DC> Your program has fontsensitivity. May I ask how this is done?? Can you DC> somehow get the default font off workbench, or is your program just DC> using LoadFont (in which case I know how to do it). DC> Any help would be greatly appreciated, DC> Dave Well, very easy, You have to known that every character you use in a text could be different of size (pixel). So you have to see how many pixels there are in every character or directly in a hole string. This could be done by next function using the amigalib comand IntuiTextLength_. IntuiTextLength_ expect a IntuiText structure. So you have to include the Amigalibs.res or define it by youself as a newtype. ;NEWTYPE.Screen ;The screen structure will hold ;your font type and size in his ;.TextAttr structure ;NEWTYPE .TextAttr ;this structure will hold the font that ;is been used by your screen ;NEWTYPE.IntuiText ;this structure will hold the textstring and ;the .TextAttr (fontsize) So whe can calculate ;the totale size Function.w pixel{tekst$} ;get the adres of our screen wich ;holds everything whe need, the font ! *myscreen2.Screen=Peek.l(Addr Screen(0)) intui.IntuiText\FrontPen=0 intui.IntuiText\BackPen=1 intui.IntuiText\DrawMode=2 intui.IntuiText\LeftEdge=6 intui.IntuiText\TopEdge=3 ;look at our screen wich font it use ;and give it to our IntuiText structure ;Font(.TextAttr) intui.IntuiText\ITextFont=*myscreen2.Screen\Font ;Place the text whe wanna known the size of intui.IntuiText\IText=&tekst$ intui.IntuiText\NextText=0 ;ok.l will hold the size in pixels needed for ;the give text. ok.l=IntuiTextLength_(intui.IntuiText) Function Return ok.l End Function WBToScreen 0 sizeoftext.w=pixel{"This is a fontsensitivity test"} NPrint "Whe do need ",sizeoftext.w," pixels." Now you have to check every string used in a gadget so you can decide the gadget's size and position like you wanna have it, this is posible since you known the size of text in pixles. You will even know that it will fitt on your window so you can decide to use the default font (Topaz 8) are not. _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 23:41:42 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Pascal like records I'll have an exam next tuesday about data structures and algorithm analysis, so I thought that I could learn by doing some data stuctures for Blitz. But, here is (atleast) one problem to which I haven't found good solution yet: For example, here is very simple type declaration for linked lists: type node_ptr = ^node node = record element:element_type; next:node_ptr; end; LIST = node_ptr; The problem whit Blitz is, that I don't know, how to define a pointer to the NEWTYPE.node _in_ the newtype ie. I can't do this: DEFTYPE *node_ptr.node NEWTYPE .node element.element_type next_node.*node_ptr END NEWTYPE Can anyone give me nice solution for this ? (well, a hack could do also...) -Mikko From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 09:04:27 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon Armstrong To: Colin Saunders Cc: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Arrays... On Thu, 2 Feb 1995, Colin Saunders wrote: > > Dear Everyone... > > Here's a bit of code... > > > NEWTYPE shapeData > selectedIDs.b[200] > endList.b > End NewType > > ... > > Statement ShiftIDsUp{start.b} > > SHARED shapeData > USEPATH shapeData > > FOR i = start TO (\endList - 1) STEP 1 > \selectedIDs[i + 1] = \selectedIDs[i] > i + 1 > NEXT > > Ens Statement > > > The question is... does the use of "\endList - 1" and "[i + 1]" change > the actual variables? It "should" just change the value used as the > index or end of the FOR NEXT loop... > > Its hard to express the possible problem.. example time > > Okay.. i is equal to 3.... so > > \selectedIDs[i + 1] = \selectedIDs[i] > > Will be the same as... > > \selectedIDs[4] = \selectedIDs[3] > > BUT will i still be 3 or will it have been incremented to 4 by this > line? > OK, why the 'i+1' before the 'next'? This is what 'next' is for (the next will also increment i). If you're trying to do what I think you're trying to do, there's also a subtler problem here. let's say i is 3...so: \selectedIDs[4] = \selectedIDs[3] fine. but what happens on the next pass of the loop? \selectedIDs[5] = \selectedIDs[4] Not so fine. By now, selectedIDs[4] contains selectedIDs[3], not what it used to contain! You'll end up simply copying the 'start' selectedID into all further ones! The trick here is to loop backwards... for i=\endlist-1 to start step -1 selectedIDs[i+1] = selectedIDs[i] next > Thanks, > > Colin. > > > *==================================================================* > * * > * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * > * * > * colin@ahl.co.uk * > * * > *==================================================================* > * * > * Current Project: A cute platform game... * > * * > * Progress: **------------------------------------------------ * > * * > *==================================================================* > * * > * Current Project: Graphics Manager * > * * > * Progress: *************************------------------------- * > * * > *==================================================================* > > > > > From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 09:54:05 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Arrays again... Dear All, Okay so I made the obvious mistakes... the ShiftUp and ShiftDown code are now correct - I did a walkthrough on paper BUT they STILL don't work... Right... I am trying to store values (sorted as you know) that are calculated from the value of "GadgetHit" - is this risky ie can GadgetHit give extranious values? Next question.. is element zero x[0] of an array in a newtype valid... ? What happens is I add and delete a few elements from the array by hitting the gadgets... and then when I try to quit my program it just hangs.. which suggests that the stack is getting corrupted by out of bounds assignment etc ie x[0] ... Any ideas??? Thanks, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **------------------------------------------------ * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: *************************------------------------- * * * *==================================================================* From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 11:01:29 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Arrays again.. Dear All, Okay so I made the obvious mistakes... the ShiftUp and ShiftDown code are now correct - I did a walkthrough on paper BUT they STILL don't work... Right... I am trying to store values (sorted as you know) that are calculated from the value of "GadgetHit" - is this risky ie can GadgetHit give extranious values? Next question.. is element zero x[0] of an array in a newtype valid... ? What happens is I add and delete a few elements from the array by hitting the gadgets... and then when I try to quit my program it just hangs.. which suggests that the stack is getting corrupted by out of bounds assignment etc ie x[0] ... Any ideas??? Thanks, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **------------------------------------------------ * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: *************************------------------------- * * * *==================================================================* From ngh94@aber.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 03 Feb 1995 11:36:43 +0000 From: NIGEL HUGHES To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Double Buffering A Portion Of A Window Hi there people, I have an interesting little problem in the my current game. I have a large window (640x400) and there is a portion of it 300x300 in size that I wish to be double buffered as it has animation it that flickers a bit (obviously). At the moment I am rendering the gfx in a bitmap and then doing a BitmapToWindow command to blit it in... Is there a better was to do this? I suppose I could have a seperate window for this portion, even then I don`t know how to double buffer that window 8) The BUM5 window command has a bitmap parameter... Hum. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Nigel Hughes, accused but not guilty... From mcc@meteorology.edinburgh.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 11:49:58 +0000 From: M Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re:Arrays Colin: If you include an array C[n} in a newtype then C[0] is indeed valid, but C{n} is not. The number in square brackets at the array declaration gives the number of elements, not the maximum index. The maximun index you can use is C[n-1} Mike Cooper From TiffanMO@phymat.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 95 13:18:31 GMT From: TiffanMO To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Pascal like records >The problem whit Blitz is, that I don't know, how to define a pointer >to the NEWTYPE.node _in_ the newtype ie. I can't do this: > >DEFTYPE *node_ptr.node > >NEWTYPE .node > element.element_type > next_node.*node_ptr >END NEWTYPE > >Can anyone give me nice solution for this ? (well, a hack could do also...) Errr, i think that if that code frag. is not a typo, then the change you need is.... next_node.*nope_ptr becomes *next_node.node_ptr Or am I being silly? I dont really know what youre trying to do here, so its just a guess... Mark T .-----------------------------.------------------------------------------------. | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) | Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `-----------------------------| BlitzFAQ, Blitz Project Reports, Virtual S/Ware| `------------------------------------------------` From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 03 Feb 95 16:40:40 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: GetAShape from DrawImage ? Hello All, Does anybody know how it comes when you use the amigalib command DrawImage_ you will not be able to use GetAShape to get the picture drawed whit DrawImage_. GetAShape will get only the picture of a bitmap and DrawImage_ uses not the bitmap. How can i solve this problem ? Please help me out of this. _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From p.reece@trumpet.com.auSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 95 18:02:50 From: Paul Reece To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: BUM subsrcibition Well, I'm back again, and bitchy already... Hi Peter, > Siamon. > I subscribed to B.U.M. back in Dec 93. I believe that up to > BUM 4 was in the box. My last update was BUM 7 back in OCT. 94. > I should still be on the BUM update list if i am not please tell > me so I can take care of it. As I said when I subscribed the > support has been great. Hey people.. if you want to speak to Simon about things like this, DON'T send it to the list.. Simons email is: acid@iconz.co.nz, NOT blitz-list@helsinki.fi as many of you may believe.. *steps off soapbox* Thankyou... ;-) - Paul (I'm going to have to put a disclaimer down here soon!) -- Paul Reece, Technical Support - Trumpet Software International p.reece@trumpet.com.au Phone: +61 02 450220 Fax: +61 02 450210 For Tech-Support: tech-support@trumpet.com.au From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 03 Feb 95 19:01:12 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Brexx Hello Acid Software, I tested today the BRexx commands and I have to say they are Great ! But why do they not support any menuevent ? Is this technical not possible or holded for future versions of the Brexx library ? _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From GORN4907@mars.rowan.eduSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 14:37:33 EST From: MACIEJ GORNY To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re:Arrays > Colin: > If you include an array C[n} in a newtype then C[0] is indeed valid, but > C{n} is not. The number in square brackets at the array declaration > gives the number of elements, not the maximum index. The maximun index > you can use is C[n-1} > > Mike Cooper > But you can still write to C[n] and even C[n+1] as if that array was that large. While on the subject of arrays, I got something really weird. I had a NEWTYPE which contained two arrays of some other NEWTYPES. The variable had 8 elements and the second had 12. Each element in those arrays was a word. There was a conflict when tried to write to last two elements of first array. I had to increase index by another two elements (words) which would never be used. Oh well, -mg From C.Andrews@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 21:35:26 +0000 (GMT) From: Chris Andrews To: Blitz-List Subject: Re: stupid, stupid, stupid. On Fri, 3 Feb 1995, Paul Reece wrote: [..] Somthing about a crashing ted [..] Try deleting the ted.config file. If that fails or you don't have one try creating one by booting from floppy and saving the config then. -- Chris () () Chris Andrews || || ('.`) C.Andrews@herts.ac.uk (^.^) " " From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 4 Feb 1995 12:39:58 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon and Mark To: NIGEL HUGHES Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Double Buffering A Portion Of A Window Best to consider not double buffering. If your animations are in a list I would use a loop that selected which animation to change next with the position of the vertical beam (and bitmap display offset). This way if videbeam is at top you would start by updating anim objects at bottom of screen and vica versa. I'm willing to help if you can publish some source to build on. Regards, Simon From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 4 Feb 1995 12:43:59 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon and Mark To: Stephan Kortleven Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Brexx I think sending intuition events to Intuition is difficult, can't remember why, although it would be bloody useful... Simon From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 4 Feb 95 11:04:34 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: GADGETS First Nigel or someone you said you could sent me the PCF.LIBRARY by uuc. but no sign yet. About upgraded libs, mee wanna too... but the sis address doesen't reply so where to send message for getting them in uuc. messages. In to matter. OS1.3 gadgets are giving me a trouble. a use a screen, window and doublebuffered screen. Window in bordeles, only for the gadget and inkey$ selection. When I do manually colourfade (fadepalette only for BLITZ mode ???) then the gadget go away. Well yea. But when using a another bitmap the gadgets won't show. Only in that bitmap which is screensbitmap. One solution could be that using 3 bitmaps. 1 for the screen and so and the 2 for the double buffering. And some problems with the colourslit it woun't work now. It always reports that no currently object. SO ? Thanks, reply to jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 12:45:14 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Enhancement to windowslib.obj ?? G'day all (and specifically Simon), Would it be possible for the windowlib.obj to be updated to allow the WBlit command to have an ExcessOn/Off parameter?? This would save me having to do a WBox, before blitting my shape, and I gather would be consequently faster. Thanks in advance if this can be done, Dave ------------------------------------------------------------ Dave Cole | Please contact me for info s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | about s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer David_Cole@guru.apana.org.au | Compendium ------------------------------------------------------------ From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 21:15:09 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon and Mark To: Stephan Kortleven , blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Brexx On Sat, 4 Feb 1995, Simon and Mark wrote: > I think sending intuition events to Intuition is difficult, can't > remember why, although it would be bloody useful... > > Simon > You probably can't send events to intuition, but you should be able to send them to tasks...as long as you can find the correct signal bit in the tasks window...although it probably says somewhere not to do this! From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sun, 5 Feb 95 12:39:22 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: ABOUT THIS Still looking for these... Sorry about for nothing to do with programming. IF you are a REALLY GOOD with one of thise things conctact me. I'am making a game with blitz2 (n+1 times better than any before, including skidmarks). I MEAN REALLY GOOD. I've got already about 4 GFX, 2 MUSIC people. GRAPHICS: handmade, raytraysed, animation... only OCS resolutions. SFX: sampling soundus, like explosions and so. sampling digitialised speak ! MUSIC: MOD0 MEDS OR CIA/VBLANK 4-CHANNEL MODS. some extra: only 3 channel mods. Changing by mude like in wing commander and not 500 KB lengths. SO small nice tunes with good tune. feel free to reply... jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi * Q-Blue 1.0 [NR] * From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sun, 5 Feb 95 13:26:28 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: ABOUT BUM8 IS anyone get this yet. OR is it out yet. I've just wondering about that is there änything new in that ? I've heard that V2.0 will have all PD librarys so, if you have thise librarys is there anyting new. BTW: ACID. Could you add same kind of features to TED as the AMOS has so you could delete files, copyfiles and so on. And in debugger do those too... You'll allways have to use somekind of own filemaster program... Any text file for all the ACID:s librarys. What commands does every basic files have. About 50% of the libs are always just for there. Nothing to do with them. When is the MED player going to be updated ? Any documents for using assembler in blitz for beginners. How to put data to registers and so. Just for how it is done from blitz. And how to get blitz variable a status from memory addresses or registers. Thanks... jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 11:23:18 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Stephan Kortleven Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GetAShape from DrawImage ? On 3 Feb 1995, Stephan Kortleven wrote: > Does anybody know how it comes when you use the amigalib command > DrawImage_ you will not be able to use GetAShape to get the picture drawed whit > DrawImage_. GetAShape will get only the picture of a bitmap and DrawImage_ uses > not the bitmap. How can i solve this problem ? > > Please help me out of this. After opening your screen, do a ScreensBitmap to grab your screen as a bitmap, then use GetAShape - remember to calculate the position to grab from with regards to the screen, not the window. Eg. ScreensBitmap 0,0 Use Window MYWINDOW x=WindowX + MYXOFF y=WindowY + MYYOFF GetAShape NUM,x,y,WIDTH,HEIGHT Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 12:13:58 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Arrays working.. Dear All, I managed to get the sorted list in an array working.. thanks to the advice that x[0] IS dodgy for arrays in NewTypes despite what some have said..!?? I gave up on TextGadgets and StringGadgets .. trying to get them to show if "associated" shape (NOT a Shapegadget) is selected. The toggle was okay BUT I have the ability to show a different 32 shapes in the 32 boxes so the indication of selection has to "move" with the shapes. Manually toggling textGadgets gave yucky redraw errors.. so in the end I just did this: o Turned toggle off on the textGadgets (and BoxSelect ?). o Draw a Gadget Border to create a small "indicator". o Handled the Hits on the textGadgets and then indicated selection by filling the indicator with an appropriate colour. Looks quite nifty BUT what a hassle! It is now really easy to "move" the shapes and so the selection indication thereof. Oh well... it works! Ta ta, Colin. From ngh94@aber.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 07 Feb 1995 10:21:16 +0000 From: NIGEL HUGHES To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: arrays in newtypes In message <9502061814.AA10362@phymat.bham.ac.uk>, TiffanMO writes: > Can someone clarify this? Maybe Simon should? > Some people are saying that its ok to use element 0 and some not, and some sa > y > its ok to use element n-1 but not n itself. > ?????Please explain - I dont want any strange bugs arising from this in my > progs!!!! > > Mark Tiffany Hi there Mark, Right well I use arrays in newtypes a hell of a lot, and basically if you had, NewType.Wibble messages.s[400] End Newtype You can access elements 0-399. I have never had any trouble accessing the 0 element, I see no reason why you should. It is all as documented in the Blitz User Guide. I meant to mail you Mark, there are some problems with Virtual Worlds on my machine, like, it doesn't 8( I have a little bug report which I keep meaning to send to you... Sorry. I'll to sort something out about those papers as well... Maybe into my home page... Nigel Hughes From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 7 Feb 1995 11:27:06 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Jarmo Kajolinna Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: ELMORE On Sun, 5 Feb 1995, Jarmo Kajolinna wrote: > Anyone have other include librarys. And all new updates are very nice. > Like someone could send me the working version of the new debugger. You can get the RI libraries or the LES debugger off me if you like. I think you've said you can't get through to us here though. Are you using something like: sis3149@sis.port.ac.uk ? If so, they you should be okay. IF you can't get back through, but are interested in getting stuff directly from us then send a short mail to the list, saying that this is a msg for us, okay? Seeya, Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 7 Feb 1995 17:41:12 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Do you hear me ? Ok, I just moved everybodys addresses (except mine) under my own listserver, so let me know, if you don't receive this 8)... Subcribtions/unsubcriptions are now automated. If someone tries to mail a message with "subscribe" in subject line to list-address, the message is rejected and a message giving info how to (un)subscribe properly will be send as a reply. Also messages with >5000 chars are rejected and a note is send to the sender. If you have something to ask/suggest, reply this message (time to go and wash dishes before my wife comes home...). -Mikko From oz@ozzy.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 7 Feb 95 17:26:23 GMT From: Brian Skreeg To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Blitcoll and Statements Can anyone tell me why Blitcoll won't work in statements when I'm in Blitz mode. BBlit won't work right either. On compiling I get an error saying these commands are only available in Amiga mode . It's only when I put these commands in their own statement in an effort to keep things tidy. Also , I reqd somewhere that statements can be slow. Am I better using Gosubs? This would solve the above prob but I think statement are easier to keep track of. Brian Skreeg, A.k.a Coverdisk Man |-Brian Skreeg-----------------------| |-Lead Guitarist and PR Silly person-| |-Show me a cake and I'll eat it-----| From may_d@cc.dixie.eduSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 1995 09:18:04 -0700 (MST) From: Dave May To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE UNSUBSCRIBE From oz@ozzy.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 95 17:39:18 GMT From: Brian Skreeg To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Help! No time left. Hi again, CoverdiskMan here :) The prob this time is a serious one. I've run out of Rastertime (C64 speak that). All I've got running at the mo are; 2 slices , One 320x199 at ypos 44 and one at 320x56 at 200. 2 bitmaps , to put in the above. 320x200 and 320x56ish 2 tanks BBlitting into the top bitmap 16x16 32 colour. All bitmaps are 32 colour. Plus I'm doing a wee bit of fancy collision so that you can slide up walls (not in yet) if pushing vertically. The collision code is only about 30 lines of IF THEN's for each tanks and I think would take up little time compared to the firing routines which have tp implemented (even simple ones). I must be doing something seriously wrong here. What? How do I know I'm running out of time? Because everytime I add bit more, the spooky border coloured fog at the top of the screen jumps down another 20 pixels to swallow up my little tanks. Help mucho appreciated. Bri, |-Brian Skreeg-----------------------| |-Lead Guitarist and PR Silly person-| |-Show me a cake and I'll eat it-----| From D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 1995 18:01:35 +0000 (GMT) From: Pink To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: subscribe D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.uk subscribe D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.uk From sflock@comtch.iea.comSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 1995 14:52:11 -0800 (PST) From: "S. Flock" To: Blitz List Subject: HEY! I dunno what exactly is happening, but I'm getting messages from Blitz List like this: Returned mail: Unable to deliver mail Delivery Report (failure) for rnms@mo Why is this happening? And why am I getting a large number of them? Quite strange considering that it all concerns the same message. /---------------------------------+---------------------------------------\ | Steve Flock - Binary Assault | Current Project: Donkey Kong (Arcade) | | Programmer, Gfxian, Code Mangler| Status: 65% complete | \---------------------------------+---------------------------------------/ From ml@db.dkSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Thu, 09 Feb 1995 08:03:09 +0100 From: Morten Lehmann To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Error messages Hey, What's up. Am I the only one getting weird mailer-errors from the list? Sure looks like somethings really screwed up!? Morten Lehmann ml@db.dk From pradman@ra.abo.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 11:25:05 +0200 (EET) From: Patrik R}dman MNF94 Reply to: pradman@aton.abo.fi Cc: Blitz Basic Mailing List Subject: Re: HEY! > > > I dunno what exactly is happening, but I'm getting messages from Blitz List > like this: > > Returned mail: Unable to deliver mail > Delivery Report (failure) for rnms@mo > > Why is this happening? And why am I getting a large number of them? > Quite strange considering that it all concerns the same message. > Bloody annoying is what it is! BTW, I got two (2) copies of the message I'm replying to. Why? Mikko, is it the list's fault? /============================================================================\ | Patrik Radman \ Abo Akademi university (Turku, Finland) | | E-mail: pradman@aton.abo.fi \ Department of Computer Science | | WWW : http://www.abo.fi/~pradman \ More info? Use finger or WWW! | \============================================================================/ From spi@dcs.qmw.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 11:31:11 +0000 (GMT) From: spi@dcs.qmw.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Repeating Mail!! Hi, well people complaining of getting it twice (the rnms@mo msg) check this...I got it 20 times (@ 183 lines a message) excluding the original post of 40+ lines. And S.flock`s message was sent 3 times to me as well... Why!?! ...knowing my luck, I`ll probably end up with 50 copies of this one now 8) Mikko, there is a *serious* problem your end methinks 8) Regards, Steven. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + > _Steve_ < | Current project : BlitzBomber Music + + spi@dcs.qmw.ac.uk | [#################################:] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ WWW: http://www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/~spi From Andy_Whiteley@junct9.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Fri, 10 Feb 95 18:57:59 GMT From: Andy Whiteley To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Hello Dear Blitz people, Although I bought Blitz II almost two years ago, I've only just started having the time to use it - and I love it. AMOS has been consigned to the bottom of the toybox! However, I have a question or two I'd be grateful if you'd answer. 1) I've subscribed to BUM and have disks to issues 6 and 7. The upgrade DEFLIBS files seem to have got smaller from issue 6 to 7 and some of the commands I used from the issue 6 file were not recognised when I updated it to the issue 7 deflibs. I presume the latter doesn't include all of the formers commands. Is there anyway to merge the two, or am I just being stupid? 2) Can TED accept longer lines horizontally - it can be a bit limiting at times. 3) Can you run Blitz on any other screen modes other than PAL Hires/ Interlace? I have a Microvitec and it crashes when run from my DBLpal Workbench. 4) Where can I keep in touch with Blitz upgrades? (Fido, Usernet etc) 5) Where do I send money to, to continue getting BUM?? Thanks for your help - I've written two small WB utilities using Blitz (Remdate_wb and National Lottery Manager) and I'm falling in love with it. If I can help in any way with Blitz's promotion etc, please let me know. With best wishes, _ _ (-)(\)|_)\/ ---------/- Andy Whiteley Fido: 2:440/20.0 Internet: Andy_Whiteley@junct9.demon.co.uk -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 04:53:07 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: SUBSCRIBE I am an Internet citizen and a devoted Blitz2 programmer. Please subscribe me... I'm not sure how it works so please write back and tell me... Here is some info on me... NAME: TOM KRUK COMP: AMIGA 4000/030 (hey the last 4000 there is eh?) AGE : 20 ADDR: tomkruk@escape.com I dunno what else you need. Well I love Blitz.. I am about to release a big PD (shareware) utility that will be *THE* best bootscrenn type util there is. I mean programmable events 100+ whild card,priority searches ETC.. when i am done, I'll let you know! I am working with Richard T. Elmore at Everware Software to create a game for the cd32! I hope that workzz out! It will kick Skidmark's BUTT.. heheh JUST JOKING... Skidmarks is our little hero...It proves Blitz2 quality (very fine job) OK ENOUGH BUTT KISSIG .... ok keep me in touch and write back to tell me how i can get involved! ALSO..need blitz 8,9,10 (are they out yet?) hmmmm Tom Kruk tomkruk@escape.com From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 12:20:13 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: I give up Instead of going microsofts way and debugging my listserver with the help of the users, I decided to put it on hold again, until I 1) find a way to test it better than I seem have done (any volunteers there to receive lot of junk mail ?) 2) get my postmaster to install Majordomo or some other throughly tested server (this isn't going to success before they get bigger, better and faster machine for handling mail) 3) find some throughly tested software, which I can install myself (and which isn't resourcehungry). I now know why some of the difficulties occurred, but I don't want to cause another catastrophe, so I'll wait until some of 1-3 come true. My deepest apologies for all, I really thougth that it worked (famous last words). If someone with better resources wants to take over the list, let me know. (but be warned, it will take some time to admin it, even with something like Mojordomo) -Mikko From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 14:05:14 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Explanation (I'm forwarding this to the list as many of you have had the same problem - this'|| be the last time I waste bandwith with this matter I hope) > > Automated reply, unknown request???? > > What's this shit? > > /============================================================================\ > | Patrik Radman \ Abo Akademi university (Turku, Finland) | > | E-mail: pradman@aton.abo.fi \ Department of Computer Science // | > | WWW : http://www.abo.fi/~pradman \ Check out my WWW homepage! \X/ | > \============================================================================/ > > I'm sorry. Server extracted your address from some errormessages (which I receive a mountain/day - they should be sorted to /scratch before handling, but some got through) and because it didn't understand the message, it sent that answer to you (it thougth that you were the original sender). -Mikko From vkelim@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AUSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sun, 12 Feb 1995 15:07:57 +1100 (AEDT) From: David Pat Shui Fong To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE Hi, can you please subscribe me to the blitz list. I am an amateur programmer, my real job is doctoring. My other computer interests are the Amiga (of course), PasTeX, Chinese publishing and Modula-2/Oberon-2. Cheerio, David. From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sun, 12 Feb 1995 17:10:43 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: blitz list Subject: using jumpmed Has anyone had anyluck with the jumpmed command, it goes to the new block but comes back in a very quick manner rather than continuing on. Simon From OTT@microlnk.ml.eeSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Sun, 12 Feb 1995 12:54:58 +0300 (EETDST) From: "Ott M. Aaloe" To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: using jumpmed > Has anyone had anyluck with the jumpmed command, it goes to the new block > but comes back in a very quick manner rather than continuing on. I had dificulties with it too...but finaly I managed to make it work...1st...as far as I remeber it wants the Pattern # as parameter (not the position # which would be more obvious in my oppinion). 2nd I had to put the jump to position X command (in med or PT) at the end of the pattern I wanted to jump...sounds stupid but it works. An Example: Pos Pat 0 0 - Song 1 1 1 - Song 1 2 3 - Song 2 3 4 - Song 2 4 5 - Song 2 Now if I want to Jump to Position 2 I have to do JumpMed 3 (!) and pattern 3 (in module) must have a 'jump to position' command in last row (B if I remember correctly in ProTracker) so in our case B3 - otherwise it will ONLY play the pattern you specified in JumpMed Hmm...hope that helps (it worked in Roketz ;). CU! Ott M. Aaloe ott@ml.ee ** The Farm ** From spi@dcs.qmw.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:46:55 +0000 (GMT) From: spi@dcs.qmw.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Automated screwups 8) Hi Mikko, (and everyone else) I presume that (after reading your latest mail), I will not receive another 3 Automated Reply: Unknown request messages (esp. when I havent sent anything =8*)) Regards, Steven. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + > _Steve_ < | Current project : BlitzBomber Music + + spi@dcs.qmw.ac.uk | [#################################:] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ WWW: http://www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/~spi From as5mwynn@ucsalf.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 95 12:21 GMT From: mark wynne 95 To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: NielsCIATracker & PD Lib I know Niel has stated he is not supporting this lib anymore but, I haven't even been able to install it !!! If I do it seem all the Slice library functions and graphic functions don't work ie Slice, Bitmap, loadbitmap Pal etc etc I either get ???? or they are not tokenised, treated like var names. It took me a while to fathem out as I installed all the new RI libs at the same time, but these are fine, the problem resolved when I removed NielsCIATracker library. Any ideas ? Thanx Marky Mark. ===== ===== PS Acid have given me the OK to set up an Official Blitz PD Library, so I would be most greatfull for any Blitz related stuff to put into the library be it code or executable !!! Either email me or Upload stuff to the ftp site. If you want I will give you my snail mail address. Anyway, if you have a question, Email me direct. Email : as5mwynn@uk.ac.ucsalf.scot1 From modonnell@meto.govt.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 17:36:28 +0000 (GMT) From: modonnell@meto.govt.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Trig Function > How in blitz do you get it to give results to trig funtion > > Sin(),Cos(),Tan() etc > > in Degrees? I don't know if there's a RAD function to convert degrees to radians [try Sin(Rad(angle_in_degrees)) ] otherwise you can convert it yourself by dividing by 360/2*pi, or 57.3 near enough. -Matthew ____________________________________________________________________________ ////////// Matthew O'Donnell |||||||||||||||| modonnell@meto.govt.uk \\\\\\\\\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 09:31:48 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Unions > *union1.b = &.Label > *union2.w = &.Label Dont know much about what yer trying to do, but to get the address of a label you just have &labelname, not &.labelname. Any help? Mark .-----------------------------.------------------------------------------------. | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) | Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `-----------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 10:44:10 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Greg Siklos Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Getting nameof prog from WB On Mon, 13 Feb 1995, Greg Siklos wrote: > Can anyone out there drop me a couple of lines describing how one > can obtain the name of a program that has just been started from the > Workbench ? I think there is a OS call named GetProgramName_ - try this out. you might even be interested in GetPRogramDir_. I think that these`commands require a lock on your program - which can be obtained with another command (which I can't remember!). Look in the autodocs/includes for more information. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 10:47:12 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Stephan Kortleven Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Screen Troubles, Public screens On 13 Feb 1995, Stephan Kortleven wrote: > I did find the solution to make my own > custum screen a public screen using the workbench settings. It will only be > closed when all visiting windows are closed. This works on all OS 3.0+ Amigas, > but why will it not work a OS 2.0 or 2.1 Amiga, it will always open a screen at > at the wb size but in a low-res resolution ? Is this a screentag bug or am i > doing something wrong ? You could try using the LikeWorkbench tag item - this opens your screen to exactly the same size/depth as the workbench screen. You also get WB's default palette and pens. Hmmmm..... public screens huh? When I tried to do public screens all I kept on getting gurus when the program ended. Maybe I'll have a scan through your code myself :) Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From ml@db.dkSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 12:16:08 +0100 From: Morten Lehmann To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Unions >> *union1.b = &.Label >> *union2.w = &.Label > >Dont know much about what yer trying to do, but to get the address of a label >you just have &labelname, not &.labelname. Any help? > >Mark Yeah, that might be it, actually! :-) Anyway, what I'm trying to do, is emulate a C construct called a union. In short, a union is several variables sharing the same dataspace - so you could have a byte and a word and according to what you'd need, you would use the particular variable. As in the example above, where union1 and union2 has the same address. Hey, maybe I need to use EVEN alignment too? But thanks for sorting out the label error Morten Lehmann Nielsen ml@db.dk From oz@ozzy.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 95 14:39:22 GMT From: Brian Skreeg To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Stack full error Hi all, Here's a peculiar problem that everyone probably knows the answer to but me. When my game runs for any length of time I get stack full errors. I'm jumping to a statement to move my tanky that contains the joystick routines and it seems to get a stack full at this point. It seems ok when you drive around but leave it alone for 3 mins and it errors. Any ideas? Increasing stack obviously only delays the prob. I could increase stack to about 1meg ;) and put a time limit in the game. Cheers, Brian the Lion, |-Brian Skreeg-----------------------| |-Lead Guitarist and PR Silly person-| |-Show me a cake and I'll eat it-----| From BennetMN@phymat.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 95 14:40:08 GMT From: BennetMN To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Cheapo Blitz user Hi all, If these questions appear more than once I am sorry, but first time I possible sent them to the wrong address, so I'll try again. I am using the version of Blitz2 that was given away on Amiga Format (Cheapo blitz user). My Amiga is 100 miles away so I may have gotten mixed up about a few things. 8) 1: What can anyone tell me about Blitz 3, when is it due out? (and is it worth me buying blitz2 now, or waiting for blitz3) 2: Bitmaps saved in blitz load OK in DpaintIV but not in DpaintIII, not really a problem, but any ideas why? 3: List are great, but is there a way of finding the internal pointer value for the list (ie. if the list is on item 3, is there a command that returns the value 3?) 4: Using the Toggle command on a gadget leaves an 'inversed' boarder around it. This boarder is only removed when the gadget is toggled again. Any idea how to stop this boarder appearing? 5: Is there a limit as to how many gadetlists you can have. In a program I am writing I have 4 or 5 gadgetlist but whenever I try an add another I get a error. Is it Blitz or am I just crap? 6: Anyone got any ideas what to do with a copy of Amos Pro (brought before Blitz 2 was around 8( ) thanks in advance Mark Bennett From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 17:05:26 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Cheapo Blitz user > 4: Using the Toggle command on a gadget leaves an 'inversed' boarder aro>und it. This boarder is only removed when the gadget is toggled again. Any idea> how to stop this boarder appearing? Piss annoying bug that Simon _STILL_ hasnt fixed. > 5: Is there a limit as to how many gadetlists you can have. In a program> I am writing I have 4 or 5 gadgetlist but whenever I try an add another I get >a error. Is it Blitz or am I just crap? Try changing the number of objects of that type in the comiler options window. > 6: Anyone got any ideas what to do with a copy of Amos Pro (brought before Blitz 2 was around 8( ) Use the disk as beermats, and the box as a litter tray. Mark T. .-----------------------------.------------------------------------------------. | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) | Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `-----------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 09:21:31 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Morten Lehmann Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Unions On Tue, 14 Feb 1995, Morten Lehmann wrote: > Have anyone had any experience in converting C union statements into > functional Blitz-code? > > I am trying out some ideas towards this, but have had some problems. My main > idea goes like: > > .Label > DC.W 0 ; a constant the size of the biggest var of union > > ... > > *union1.b = &.Label > *union2.w = &.Label > > > Now anyone, is this functional in any way, or am I barking up the wrong tree? > > Thanks in advance > Morten Lehmann Nielsen > ml@db.dk > > There's no real way to do unions 'properly' in Blitz Basic. However, you can do a kludge in NEWTYPEs to sort of do them. Arrays in newtypes can be made to have '0' elements, allowing you to assign the same field to different names... NEWTYPE.demo a.w[0] b.w END NEWTYPE Blitz allows you to access and array element without the braces ('[',']')...allowing you to use the same field as either 'a' or 'b'... d.demo\a=10 d.demo\b=20 Nprint d.demo\a will both alter the same field of the d.demo, so the above will print '20'. Hope this is helpful... Mark From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 10:26:27 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: BennetMN@phymat.bham.ac.uk Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Cheapo Blitz user >>>>> "B" == BennetMN writes: B> 4: Using the Toggle command on a gadget leaves an 'inversed' B> boarder around it. This boarder is only removed when the gadget B> is toggled again. Any idea how to stop this boarder appearing? I've had fun with Toggle recently too.. I think I just set the flags for the textgadget I was creating to 0 so had no toggle or box select. The gadget still flashes when hit but doesn't have the naff border. Hope that helps... Colin. From J.VALKS@hsbos.nlSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 11:43:14 GMT-1DFT From: Jurgen Valks To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Blitz Project Report #14 And here is a new version of the Blitz Project Report. BPR - Blitz Project Report #14 updated: 15-02-95 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please specify the place when you upload a project when it's completed or ready for beta testing. There are 25 projects in development now... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Nigel Hughes EMAIL : nlh1@aber.uk.ac PROJECT : Tetris Duel [AGA 2 Player Tetris With 6 Specials] STATUS : Shareware Version on Aminet in /game/think/ Tetris_Duel.lha. Registered version 100% complete PROJECT : Hall Of Champions (AGA beat 'em up) STATUS : 30% complete (need MORE graphics). This project has been Suspended. PROJECT : U.F.O Force (CD-ROM AGA Stratergy Extravaganza) STATUS : Design and story boarding stage this project has been temporaryaly suspended. PROJECT : Shapez, Blitz shape grabber and manipulator STATUS : Version 1.00 complete, should be on Aminet (Mikko?) The new version allows a range of drawing operations on bitmaps AND shapes. Should be ready soon. Version : 2.00 80% complete. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : SgtBilko (Mark Tiffany) EMAIL : TiffanMO@phymat.bham.ac.uk PROJECT : Virtual Worlds STATUS : As of 28/6/94, V1.011 now available -> Editor 99% complete. It all works, but more _WILL_ be added. Note: NO Interpreter. Interpreter is still about 25% complete and will be available December `94 (hopefully). DESCRIP.: Adventure Creation System, mainly for text adventures with still graphics, support for Monkey Island style adventures to be implemented once main features are complete. AVAIL. : dev/misc/VirtualWorlds1_011.lha on aminet PROJECT : Virtual Software Include Libraries STATUS : 17/10/94 ToolTypes,ASL,TextEntry supported. Constantly(ish) updated. DESCRIP.: A few include files that give some nice features for your progs. AVAIL. : dev/basic/VS-Includes.lha on aminet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Jurgen Valks EMAIL : j.valks@hsbos.nl PROJECT : Hero 2049 DESCRIP.: A C64 conversion of Hero but with more hightech & special weapons. STATUS : 1%, I can't find a graphics artist! PROJECT : Blitz2 AmigaGuide file V1.5 STATUS : Will be ready within a week or so.. PROJECT : Blitz2 AmigaGuide file V1.4 with BUM7 included. STATUS : Available at the Blitzside -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Michael Cooper EMAIL : mcc@met.ed.ac.uk PROJECT : Mr. Zen (Platform/God sim kind of game) STATUS : 25% completed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : David Marshall EMAIL : D.P.Marshall@durham.ac.uk PROJECT : Outline Font Editor STATUS : 40% finished -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : William Nolan EMAIL : wn22@cmu.edu PROJECT : Commando Raid (vertical scrolling shoot em up, scrolls downwards, not up like most) STATUS : 100% complete. This game is now available on Aminet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Martin Kift EMAIL : M.H.Kift@swansea.ac.uk PROJECT : StarWoids DESCRIP.: Thinking mans shoot'em up (based on classic game 'Oids') STATUS : Demo version is completed, and will be uploaded to various ftp sites (including aminet) in the next few days. Work has now started on the complete (shareware) version, and should be complete in a couple of months. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Paul Reece EMAIL : preece@slick.clare.tased.edu.au PROJECT : Porting my AMOS music extension to Blitz2. STATUS : Version 1.2 is COMPLETE!! Features PT routines, Sampling, TFMX and MORE!! If you are interested in BetaTesting, please email me at paul_ree@asgard.clare.tased.edu.au with your system details etc. and I'll think about it... :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Peter Sandberg EMAIL : sand@gfl.se PROJECT : SpaceMan, An isometric-labyrinth-shoot'em up STATUS : Ready for alfa-testing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Keith Suddick EMAIL : Keith.Suddick@Northumbria.AC.UK PROJECT : Wriggly II DESCRIP.: Maze/puzzle game - written for Blitz competition STATUS : 80% completed, but currently in a working state -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Stephen McNamara aka Hang-Fire EMAIL : sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk PROJECT : Map editor STATUS : 50%, Thoughts about project: I'm going to be stuck doing this for the rest of my life. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Ott M. Aaloe (of the Farm) EMAIL : ott@ml.ee PROJECT : Roketz [AGA only 1-2 Player shoot-em-up/racing game] Raytraced GFX (256 shapes per ship ;) Shoot your opponent or race for better lap times. HD installable / Custom pilot files - create your own setups, overall hall of fame, massive statistix that cover every move you make...and yes it's written in Blitz Basic 2. STATUS : Shareware Version on Aminet in /game/2play/RoketzPD.lha Full (registered) version will be completed in Oct 94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Matt Funnell EMAIL : mlf27308@ggr.co.uk PROJECT : Full procedured data-aware disassembler Offset labeling (like in resource but AUTOMATIC)-FULL VER ONLY! DOS/NDOS block load/save AND RawMFM Track load Scan/Rip facility for the following - Over 90 crunchers + unpacker, via xfdmaster.library - External 'User-defined' decrunchers - IFF pics - Trackers (should control Eagleplayer for playing) - Block and Hardware track loaders - Strings/Hex etc. - Etc. Hex/ASCII Editors Disk Code Map(DCM) - Disassembles the whole disk to show(graphically) where code is located on the disk. .... and probably more! STATUS : Currently porting and enhancing the major bits from my AmosPro version. Full crunch support/disassembler/loaders/rippers should be available next month. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Matthew O'Donnell EMAIL : modonnell@email.meto.govt.uk (or modonnell@niflheim.demon.co.uk if above name doesn't work) PROJECT : Pingwynne - Totally original game. Not like pengo at all. Much. Complete with Graham Taylor (beloved ex-England football team manager) samples. STATUS : Just about done - will probably upload to aminet (/game/misc) week beginning October 17th. PROJECT : Itsy Bitsy Spider - Scrolling hi-res platform type game involving spiders. STATUS : In the planning stage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : James Savage EMAIL : bryce@gothic.demon.co.uk PROJECT : Horror At Gravedale Tech DESCRIP : A horror fantasy graphic adventure /sort/ /of/ in the style of Eye Of The Beholder, Elvira, Dark Seed et al. Featuring... - Hirez-laced 256 colour graphics. - Real digitised locations. - Real digitised people. - 300+ images. - Creepy tunes and FX. - Gor! - Sex! - CDROM only! STATUS : 50% complete. No music or actors yet. Tune auditions welcome. AVAIL : Winter '94/'95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Neil Miller EMAIL : neil@triode.apana.org.au PROJECT : TRACKEM DESCRIP : Utility to track down files matching a given file pattern and then allow you to copy them to a selected destination. Ideal for searching CD's or networks or any type of drive! STATUS : 95% Complete. Problems with sort routine and checking what drives are valid. AVAIL : I'll send you a copy now if you email me. It's still in beta until these bugs are ironed out. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME : Chris Andrews EMAIL : C.Andrews@herts.ac.uk PROJECT : TGMultiFX DESCRIP : A real time guitar FX package. Featuring... er - Currently One-Hundred_and_one distortion pattern at the moment. Sine/Cosine,Sawtooth,Random and (taa daa) the armchair wave. - It's totally modular, the effects will be as separate modules and people can create their own in any language!!! STATUS : 20% complete. AVAIL : This year hopefully. PROJECT : MWarriors DESCRIP : A RPG in the style on Mirracle Warriors on the Sega Master System. STATUS : Currently porting my AMOS game engine across. AVAIL : Soon! Maybe.- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings from, /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ Jurgen Valks email: j.valks@hsbos.nl / / Blitz User Group Nederland (BUG N.L.) \ \ Kerkeind 8a, 5293 AB, Gemonde (NB), The Netherlands / / Phone +31 4105-12466, +31 73-295341 \ \ / / Member of: SToopID (demo coder) \ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ From mcc@meteorology.edinburgh.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 11:55:22 +0000 From: M Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Unions Can't you just use the various forms of peek and poke to get these results? e.g. a.l=10 b.q=peek.q(&a) It's not as clean as a C union (or a Fortran equivalence), but it does the job. (Or does it?) BTW: Why do you want to do this? Mike Cooper From rob@frontier.dungeon.comSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 95 14:00:53 +0000 From: Robert Newman To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Screen Troubles, Public screens On 13-Feb-95 stef@ixo.be wrote : > This works on all OS 3.0+ Amigas, but why will it not work a OS 2.0 or 2.1 > Amiga, it will always open a screen at at the wb size but in a low-res > resolution ? Is this a screentag bug or am i doing something wrong ? It's because your using the like WB tag, this tag requires OS 3.0+ to work. I think you need to find the DisplayID for the WB screen then use the #SA_DisplayID tag to open your screen with it. Rob. From ZHUNT@Calumet.Yorku.CaSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 18:37:14 -500 From: ZHUNT@Calumet.Yorku.Ca To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: split-screen I would like to know if anyone could show me how to use the slice command to create a low-res split screen. What I want to do is have a a small 8-colour screen at the top to display scores and lives with the main action screen 64-col EHB (I still haven't got AGA support) screen at the bottom for the main action. Thanks, Zoltan From zor@earth.execpc.comSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 13:53:42 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Bott To: Brian Skreeg Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Stack full error On Tue, 14 Feb 1995, Brian Skreeg wrote: > Hi all, Here's a peculiar problem that everyone probably knows the > answer to but me. > When my game runs for any length of time I get stack full errors. > I'm jumping to a statement to move my tanky that contains the joystick > routines and it seems to get a stack full at this point. It seems ok when > you drive around but leave it alone for 3 mins and it errors. > Any ideas? Increasing stack obviously only delays the prob. I might be a tad goofy, because I haven't done a heck of a lot with joystick routines, but with windows, it remembers things that happened for you, so you cant miss your subroutine with the gdaget pushes... There is a command to flush this "queue", maybe theres something like that that you need. I sure hope that made sence.... JOe From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:58 1995 Date: 15 Feb 95 22:22:38 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Screen Troubles, Public screens In a message of 14 Feb 95 Hang wrote to me: >> always open a screen at at the wb size but in a low-res resolution ? Is >> this a screentag bug or am i doing something wrong ? H> You could try using the LikeWorkbench tag item - this opens your screen H> to exactly the same size/depth as the workbench screen. You also get H> WB's default palette and pens. It was used in the code i posted. ;-) H> Hmmmm..... public screens huh? When I tried to do public screens all I H> kept on getting gurus when the program ended. Maybe I'll have a scan H> through your code myself :) Do it, this will be the solution, i find it out yesterday after posting the message. I hope it can help you out. ;-) ;first whe go to amiga mode AMIGA WBStartup NoCli ;use tags NEWTYPE .tags a.l:b.l:c.l:d.l:e.l:f.l:g.l:h.l:i.l:j.l k.l:l.l:m.l:n.l:o.l:p.l:q.l:r.l:s.l:t.l u.l:v.l:w.l:x.l:y.l:z.l End NEWTYPE ;define constants #SA_Left =$80000021 #SA_Top =$80000022 #SA_Width =$80000023 #SA_Height =$80000024 #SA_Depth =$80000025 ;#SA_DetailPen =$80000026 ;#SA_BlockPen =$80000027 #SA_Type =$8000002D #SA_DisplayID =$80000032 #SA_Overscan =$80000034 #SA_PubName =$8000002F #SA_PubTask =$80000031 #SA_PubSig =$80000030 #SA_LikeWorkbench=$80000047 #PUBLICSCREEN=$0002 naam$="Requestor"+Chr$(0) ;for getting default wb settings i make ;first the workbench screen my screen WBToScreen 0 *pointertos.Screen=Addr Screen(0) *screenstruct.Screen=*pointertos.Screen\NextScreen ;define the tags and do NOT use wbwidth ;or wbhight function they are not exactly ;correct. Workbench resolutions higher ;then 640x512 will result to a wbwidth=640 ;and wbhight=512 So, a piccasso screen of ;800x600 will not work exactly like it has ;to be. Use *screenstruct.Screen\Width and ;*screenstruct.Screen\Height for the exact ;results ! ;Acid Software, something to fix. ;-) scr.tags\a=#SA_Left ,0 scr.tags\c=#SA_Top ,0 scr.tags\e=#SA_Width ,*screenstruct.Screen\Width scr.tags\g=#SA_Height ,*screenstruct.Screen\Height scr.tags\i=#SA_Depth ,WBDepth scr.tags\k=#SA_Type ,#PUBLICSCREEN scr.tags\m=#SA_PubSig ,0 scr.tags\o=#SA_PubTask ,FindTask_(0) scr.tags\q=#SA_PubName ,&naam$ ;finaly this was what i am looking for ! Getting the exact viewmode ! scr.tags\s=#SA_DisplayID ,GetVPModeID_(*screenstruct.Screen\_ViewPort) scr.tags\u=#SA_Overscan ,1 scr.tags\w=#SA_LikeWorkbench ,1 scr.tags\y=0 ,0 ;now open my own screen, yupi ! ScreenTags 0,titel$,&scr.tags Use Screen 0 ;again for ower new screen *pointertos.Screen=Addr Screen(0) *screenstruct.Screen=*pointertos.Screen\NextScreen ;make my screen public screen ! If PubScreenStatus_(*screenstruct.Screen,0)=0 Nprint "Could not make public !" EndIf ;open a window Window 0,0,0,300,200,$1+$2+$8,"TEST",1,0 Use Window 0 wait for windowclose gadget Repeat ev.l=WaitEvent Until ev.l=$200 CloseWindow 0 *pointertos.Screen=Addr Screen(0) *screenstruct.Screen=*pointertos.Screen\NextScreen ;this will hold program end before every window is closed ! While PubScreenStatus_(*screenstruct.Screen,1)=0 Delay_(50) Wend End Thanks for the reply, i hope it will help you out. ;-) I have tested it on a A2000 OS 3.1 & A2000 OS 2.1 & A2000 OS 3.1 Picasso and everything works fine ! I send it directly to my betatesters for a full test. _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 15 Feb 95 22:30:24 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: VAL() Troubles Hello Acid Software, Is it not possible to dessign a val() command without any calculation errors because it designed to used for floates. I use a ASCII config file and the long vars from Monitor_ID's are very high longs. something like this decimal 1073872900. I use Nprint to write it to config. But ! When i try to use edit() or val(edit$()) then number loaded and placed in a long is not exactly like writen in the config. A value lost of -4 (decimal) I use now the hex$ and hex# to write and get the value. It's not anymore a decimal value but how cares. Could val() not be fixt or could you not create a new command for future blitz releases ? Otherwise whe are never able to get any high long vars from ASCII files. I know MKL$ could be a solution but gives problems for making it accesable for ASCII editors and a little difficult to read dont you think. ;-) Please look at my earleyer posted message (code) of "Re: Screen Troubles, Public screens" to Hang for the WBWitdh and WBHight bug, please check it out if you find some time. ;-) _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 09:12:20 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Brian Skreeg Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Stack full error On Tue, 14 Feb 1995, Brian Skreeg wrote: > Hi all, Here's a peculiar problem that everyone probably knows the > answer to but me. > When my game runs for any length of time I get stack full errors. > I'm jumping to a statement to move my tanky that contains the joystick > routines and it seems to get a stack full at this point. It seems ok when > you drive around but leave it alone for 3 mins and it errors. > Any ideas? Increasing stack obviously only delays the prob. > > I could increase stack to about 1meg ;) and put a time limit in the game. > > Cheers, > > Brian the Lion, > > |-Brian Skreeg-----------------------| > |-Lead Guitarist and PR Silly person-| > |-Show me a cake and I'll eat it-----| > > Stack errors usually occur when you exit out of a 'For/Next' loop or 'Gosub' with a 'Goto' instead of the usual 'Next' or 'Return'. If you need to 'Goto' out of a for/next loop...use 'Pop For' before the goto. With goubs, use 'Pop Gosub'. Same with 'Select'...use 'Pop Select' if you want to Goto out of a Case/Default... From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 12:26:51 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Morten Lehmann Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Unions On Tue, 14 Feb 1995, Morten Lehmann wrote: > >> *union1.b = &.Label > >> *union2.w = &.Label > > > >Dont know much about what yer trying to do, but to get the address of a label > >you just have &labelname, not &.labelname. Any help? > > > >Mark > I think you should use ?Label if it is a program label, & is for variables... Simon From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 09:23:42 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Mouse Pointer in BLITZ mode Ok. Heres a prob for someone to solve - How do I get a mouse pointer in BLITZ mode - BUT using the display lib (not slices - there are commands that work for slices). Anyone got this to work and fancy sending me some example code? Mark Tiffany .-----------------------------.------------------------------------------------. | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) | Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `-----------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 11:33:44 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: MO Tiffany Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Mouse Pointer in BLITZ mode On Thu, 16 Feb 1995, MO Tiffany wrote: > Ok. Heres a prob for someone to solve - How do I get a mouse pointer in > BLITZ mode - BUT using the display lib (not slices - there are commands that > work for slices). > > Anyone got this to work and fancy sending me some example code? To do a mouse pointer you'd have to use the Mouse/MouseX/MouseY commands to get the status/position of the mouse, then use DisplaySprite to redraw the onscreen position. Depending on how fast your main loop runs, you could have this under interrupt, or you could just run it inside a main loop. Use something like this (plz ignore any obvious errors!) inside your program: Mouse On Repeat VWait x=MouseX y=MouseY DisplaySprite mydisp,x,y,mychannel Until Joyb(0) If you have two displays and want the pointer to 'travel' across both of them, you'll have to have to DisplaySprite commands, and correct the pointer position to be correct on both displays. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 14:34:21 +0000 (GMT) From: Pink To: The Blitz list Subject: Clouds and including shape in binary Hi to everone on the BlitzList. This is my first mail to the Blitz-List, and for a change I though I would'nt start with a question. The questions come towards the end:) First I thought I would include a new version of the Clouds.bb program that came with BUM7. As the Blitz Cycle command doesn't work (correct me if I'm wrong), I wrote a little routine to do a single palette cycle. While I was at it I also fixed a little bug so electrical works, and made a bit of a speed increase. ********************* Source as follows ************************** NoCli ;----------------------------------------------------------------- ; Clouds by Christopher D. Watkins ; Converted To the AMIGA & BLITZ BASIC 2 by Brett Cooper ; ; Altered a bit by Daniel Pink so that the palette cycles, and so ; that the electrical palette is used when selected (The last ; parameter in EasyRequest is id 0!). I also alter the ; Sub_Divide routine so that it now creates the screen nearly ; twice as quick as the old version. ; E-Mail - D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.uk til July '95 ;----------------------------------------------------------------- ; Things to fix ; select colour palette at start ; Exit drawing b4 finishing ; optional saveing (wb to front?) ; open windows on the screen (for palette selection & saveing) ; Add select seed ;----------------------------------------------------------------- .Data #XRes = 320 #YRes = 256 #mc = 63 ; max colour (we use 3 different ranges of colour i.w = 0 ;----------------------------------------------------------------- ; This little routine will cycle the palette from colour 0 to ; the last colour. I think it will just exit if the palette has ; less than 4 colours, but I've only tested it with this program:-) ; See BUM4 for palette structure. Statement CycleColours {PaletteAddress.l} MOVEM.l d0-d7,-(a7) MOVE.l d0,a0 ; a0 Points to .Palette MOVE.l (a0),a0 ; a0 Points to .Palettedata MOVE.w (a0),d0 ; d0 is number of colours CMP.w #3,d0 BLE ExitCycleColours ADDA.l #16,a0 MOVE.l (a0)+,d1 ; store the first palette entry MOVE.l (a0)+,d2 ; so that it can be put in the MOVE.l (a0)+,d3 ; last entry when we get there SUB.w #3,d0 CopyNext: ; Copy palette entries to the previous entry MOVE.l (a0)+,-16(a0) MOVE.l (a0)+,-16(a0) MOVE.l (a0)+,-16(a0) DBRA d0,CopyNext: SUBA #12,a0 ; Copy the fist entry to the last entry MOVE.l d1,(a0)+ MOVE.l d2,(a0)+ MOVE.l d3,(a0) ExitCycleColours: MOVEM.l (a7)+,d0-d7 AsmExit ; Not ASMEND End Statement ;----------------------------------------------------------------- Statement InitPal3{} ; plasmas AGAPalRGB 0,0,0,Int(#mc/85),#mc For i=1 To 85 AGAPalRGB 0,i,0,Int((i*#mc)/85),Int(((86-i)*#mc)/85) AGAPalRGB 0,i+85,Int((i*#mc)/85),Int(((86-i)*#mc)/85),0 AGAPalRGB 0,i+170,Int(((86-i)*#mc)/85),0,Int((i*#mc)/85) Next i End Statement ;----------------------------------------------------------------- Statement InitPal4{} ; clouds For i=0 To 255 AGAPalRGB 0,i,Int((Abs(i-127)*#mc)/127),Int((Abs(i-127)*#mc)/127),#mc Next i End Statement ;----------------------------------------------------------------- Statement InitPal5{} ; e-discharge For i=0 To 255 If(i<13) AGAPalRGB 0,i,Int((Abs(i-12)/12)*#mc),Int((Abs(i-12)/12)*#mc/3),Int(#mc/2) Else AGAPalRGB 0,i,0,0,0 EndIf Next i End Statement ;----------------------------------------------------------------- Statement Sub_Divide{ x1.w, y1.w, x2.w, y2.w} If(NOT((x2-x1<2)AND(y2-y1<2))) x.w=(x1+x2)/2 y.w=(y1+y2)/2 Col1.w=Point(x1,y1) Col2.w=Point(x2,y1) Col3.w=Point(x1,y2) Col4.w=Point(x2,y2) If Point (x,y1)=0 color.w=Abs(x1-x2) color.w=Int(Rnd(color*2)-color)+(Col1+Col2)/2 If (color<1) Then color=1 Else If (color>255) Then color=255 Plot x,y1,color EndIf If Point (x2,y)=0 color.w=Abs(y1-y2) color.w=Int(Rnd(color*2)-color)+(Col2+Col4)/2 If (color<1) Then color=1 Else If (color>255) Then color=255 Plot x2,y,color EndIf If Point (x,y2)=0 color.w=Abs(x1-x2) color.w=Int(Rnd(color*2)-color)+(Col3+Col4)/2 If (color<1) Then color=1 Else If (color>255) Then color=255 Plot x,y2,color EndIf If Point (x1,y)=0 color.w=Abs(y1-y2) color.w=Int(Rnd(color*2)-color)+(Col1+Col3)/2 If (color<1) Then color=1 Else If (color>255) Then color=255 Plot x1,y,color EndIf color.w=(Col1+Col2+Col3+Col4+2)/4 Plot x,y,color Sub_Divide{x1, y1, x, y } Sub_Divide{x, y1, x2, y } Sub_Divide{x, y, x2, y2} Sub_Divide{x1, y, x, y2} End If End Statement ;----------------------------------------------------------------- ; program start ;----------------------------------------------------------------- .Start choice.w = EasyRequest("Generator"," Select a cloud style to generate.","CLOUDS|PLASMA|ELECTRICAL") Screen 0,0,0,#XRes,#YRes,8,0,"",0,1 ScreensBitMap 0,0 Select choice Case 1 InitPal4{} ; clouds Case 2 InitPal3{} ; plasmas Case 0 ; --------------------> NOT 3 InitPal5{} ; electrical discharge End Select ShowPalette 0: Cls 0 Plot 0,0,Int(Rnd(255)+1) ; setup RND colours Plot #XRes-1, 0, Int(Rnd(255)+1) Plot #XRes-1, #YRes-1, Int(Rnd(255)+1) Plot 0, #YRes-1, Int(Rnd(255)+1) .main Sub_Divide{0, 0, #XRes-1, #YRes-1}; draw a cloud Repeat VWait CycleColours {Addr Palette (0)} Use Palette 0 Until Joyb(0)<>0 OR Joyb(1)<>0 End ********************* Source finishes here ************************** Thanks go to LES, as I probably wouldn't have bothered with the assembler if it wasn't for the brilliant new debugger! Now for the question. I wanted to include a shape into an executable. I have tried using the Cludge and Decode commands for both bitmaps and shapes, but with very little success. The cludge commands seem to always crash on my machine (or my code!), and the decode commands don't seem to initialise the objects properly. ie after decoding, a Use Bitmap 0 causes a Bimap not intialised error. If anyone could post an example onto Blitz-list, I for one would find it extremely useful. Thanks in advance .------------------------. | --. | | | \ ,--, ,--, | | | | | | | | | | ---' `--`-` ' | |========================| | D.C.J.Pink@Herts.ac.uk | | (until ~July 1995) | `------------------------' From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 16 Feb 95 17:30:08 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: VAL() Troubles In a message of 16 Feb 95 Hang wrote to me: H> On 15 Feb 1995, Stephan Kortleven wrote: >> Is it not possible to dessign a val() command without >> any calculation errors because it designed to used for floates. I use a >> ASCII config file and the long vars from Monitor_ID's are very high >> longs. something like this decimal 1073872900. I use Nprint to write it >> to config. But ! When i try to use edit() or val(edit$()) then number >> loaded and placed in a long is not exactly like writen in the config. A >> value lost of -4 (decimal) H> I've written a ValLong() function that converts a string into a long H> value. It is based on the Acid code, but does not convert the generated H> result into a float value. Thus its good for 32 bit numbers but not for H> floats. If ppl want this I can put it into the acid library containing H> the Val() function and post it around (assuming you don't mind Simon). That would be great. And Simon what do you think ? _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From Iadarola@moocow.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Thu, 16 Feb 95 19:44:37 GMT From: Antony Iadarola Reply to: Antony@moocow.demon.co.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Home made Libraries! Hello People, Questions about Developers Library Tutorial 1) Could someone tell me what !ufunction,!ustatement,!acommnad,!putargs !args,!repargs,!putlibs,!libs and !dumtoke are used for? 2) What does the $1380 and $1102 mean in the following !libs{} macro !astatement !args{#word,#word,#word,#word,#word,#word,#string,#long} !libs{#mygadtoolslib,$1380,#intuifontlib,#la0,#screenslib,$1102} !subs{_gtbutton+1,0,0} !name{"GTButton","GTList#,id,x,y,w,h,Text$,flags"} 3) Do you have to save A3 register (Used to build temp. strings) if your function is not going to return a string? 4) When !afunction returns a string does D0=string length (not including NULL), A3=Points to last letter of string? I think this is correct because it seems to work. 5) How do u specify an optional prameter in a !afunction or !astatement? e.g. !astatement !args{#word,#word,#word} !libs{#graphicslib,#la6} !subs{_Draw_Line,Error_Check_Draw_Line,0} !name{"MY_Line","X,Y,[Colour]"} When compiling a program that uses MY_Line blitz will only compile it if all three prameters are specified else I get a Syntax Error i.e. MY_Line 10,20,3 - Compiles Ok. MY_Line 10,20 - Does not Compile (Syntax Error) 6) Is there a way of acquaring a pointer, to the data stucker of the currently active window, from within a library. Any information on the above question would be muchly appreciated. Regards Antony ----------------------------------------------------------- | Used sig for sale, one careful owner. Will swap. | ----------------------------------------------------------- | And the Sheep did go 'Bar Bar', coze they'r Sheep, and | | thats what they do, except for one which was a Cat | | a rebellious cat (Without a cause). | ----------------------------------------------------------- | Currently under developmet: A Brain | ###::##:::::::::: | ----------------------------------------------------------- From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 16:05:02 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Pink Cc: The Blitz list Subject: Re: Clouds and including shape in binary Well.... Try using EloreInclude library! From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 08:59:53 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: MO Tiffany Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Mouse Pointer in BLITZ mode On Thu, 16 Feb 1995, MO Tiffany wrote: > Ok. Heres a prob for someone to solve - How do I get a mouse pointer in > BLITZ mode - BUT using the display lib (not slices - there are commands that > work for slices). > > Anyone got this to work and fancy sending me some example code? > > Mark Tiffany > > .-----------------------------.------------------------------------------------. > | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) | Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| > `-----------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| > `------------------------------------------------` > > LoadShape 0,"asasas" GetaSprite 0,0 Blitz Initcoplist 0,3 Bitmap 0,320,256,3 Displaybitmap 0,0 Mouse on Setint 5 DisplaySprite 0,0,mousex,mousey,0 End Setint From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 11:31:36 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: alt.sys.amiga.blitz 1) I launched alt.sys.amiga.blitz again in order to try to make it more widespread. This time it's unmoderated. 2) I have been in laserkirurgy and my rigth eye have been operated, that's why I haven't replied to all messages which have been posted to me (the operation was nothing serious, I just want to see better without glasses). -Mikko From BaxterMA@phymat.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Fri, 17 Feb 95 11:21:02 GMT From: BaxterMA To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: alt.sys.amiga.blitz > From blitz-list-request@cc.helsinki.fi Fri Feb 17 10:44:15 1995 > From: Mikko Makela > Subject: alt.sys.amiga.blitz > > 1) I launched alt.sys.amiga.blitz again in order to try to > make it more widespread. This time it's unmoderated. > > 2) I have been in laserkirurgy and my rigth eye have been > operated, that's why I haven't replied to all messages which > have been posted to me (the operation was nothing serious, I just > want to see better without glasses). > > -Mikko > Being no stranger to operations myself over the past few months, can I say, on behalf of all subscribers, that I hope everything is now tickety boo. Mark Baxter From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 11:47:30 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Catalogs/Locale Support Anyone know how to write catalogs and support them - is there some kind of standard way they should be constructed, or could i just make a sequential file and read the texts from that? Anyone know/Have access to any info on it? Mark T .---------------------------.------------------------------------------------. |Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko)| Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `---------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 12:25:02 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Blitzlist Subject: GadTools Hello ppl, I've been doing some messing around with gadtools and have come across a big problem. I seem to have an old version of the library source that has a listview GTSetAttrs problem. You cannot set any details for the listview in my version. Simon - any chance of some updated source so I can move my command updates/fixes into the latest version for distribution? New commands added are: DetachGTList - detach a list from a window - cool :) GTGimmeCludge- gadget position cludge for GimmeZeroZero windows I've also added runtime error code for the AttachGTList so that it won't let you attach the same list to a window twice..... Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 14:00:58 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GadTools > New commands added are: > > DetachGTList - detach a list from a window - cool :) My VS-Includes have a new routine that detaches and adds normal Blitz gadgets to/from windows. Its on the ftp site and aminet, and you can mail me for it. If anyone wants to convert it to libraies then go ahead. BUT - Im not entirely sure that this works too well under WB1.3 Anyone wanna confirm/deny this? > GTGimmeCludge- gadget position cludge for GimmeZeroZero windows Tsk. ;} Mark Tiffany .---------------------------.------------------------------------------------. |Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko)| Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `---------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 15:54:38 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Blitzlist Subject: Gadtools again Hello ppl, well I've managed to track down the bug in my version of the gt library after only 3 or 4 hours. My version now works fully (hopefully!) with listviews (big bug in GTSetAttrs). Although I'm curious about what happens when you create a listview. From the code, I assume that two gadgets are created - 1 for the selection, the other for the scroll/drag bar. Anybody know whether this is true? Anyway, if ppl want an updated library with the following commands added then just give us a mail: DetachGTList GTGimmeCludge GTSetSelect - listview command, sets selected number + moves the list view so that this number is visible. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 17 Feb 95 23:49:59 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Catalogs/Locale Support In a message of 17 Feb 95 MO Tiffany wrote to me: MT> From sashimi!cc.helsinki.fi!blitz-list-request Fri Feb 17 17:04:37 MT> 1995 remote from alpha From: MO Tiffany To: MT> blitz-list@helsinki.fi MT> Anyone know how to write catalogs and support them - is there some kind MT> of standard way they should be constructed, or could i just make a MT> sequential file and read the texts from that? MT> Anyone know/Have access to any info on it? Mark T I use always a program for that, EasyCatalog, works great. Creating your own catalogs and using this in blitz is'nt difficult to. the source for use in blitz ;********************************************** #OC_TagBase = #TAG_USER+90000 #TAG_DONE = 0 #OC_BuiltInLanguage = #OC_TagBase+1 NEWTYPE .tags a.l:b.l:c.l:d.l End NEWTYPE If filesize("libs:locale.library")>0 ;=>2.1 roms.b=2 taal$="english"+Chr$(0) tag.tags\a=#OC_BuiltInLanguage tag.tags\b=&taal$ tag.tags\c=#TAG_DONE catalog.l=OpenCatalogA_(0,"Requestor.catalog",&tag.tags) EndIf Function$ zs{number.l,tekst$} SHARED catalog.l,roms.b If roms.b>1 ;ok whe have OS 2.1+ adres.l=GetCatalogStr_(catalog.l,number.l,&tekst$) dums$=Peek$(adres.l) Else dums$=tekst$ EndIf ;remove all chr$(10) While Right$(dums$,1)=Chr$(10) dums$=UnLeft$(dums$,1) Wend Function Return dums$ End Function NPrint zs{1,"Message"} ;translate Message If roms.b>1 Then CloseCatalog_(catalog.l) If you want, i send it to you its only 23363 bytes long in lha. /EasyCatalog.Readme # This file contains product information that can be used by # KingFisher 2.0 and other similar tools. .name EasyCatalog .type Utility .short IFF-CTLG Catalog file editor .description An IFF-CTLG catalog file editor. From now on, you can just enter the text for the catalog and save it. Existing catalogs can be loaded and changed. English and Dutch (Nederlands) catalogs supplied. Binary only. .version 0.8b .author Jeroen Smits .distribution Copyrighted but freely distributable .requirements Requires OS2.0+ .address Jan Aartestraat 9-03 5017 EC Tilburg The Netherlands .tested Type Amiga Processor(s)/Mhz Chip Fast Kick HardDisk =============================================================================== Created A1200 68030/25 68881/25 2Mb 4Mb 3.0 (39) 120Mb Tested A1200 68EC020/14 2Mb 3.0 (39) 120Mb Tested A500 68000/7 1Mb 2Mb 2.1 (38) Tested A500 68000/7 1Mb 2.04 (37) Tested A4000/30 68030/25 2Mb 2Mb 3.0 (39) 120Mb Tested A2000 68000/7 1Mb 2Mb 2.04 (37) 80Mb .docs EasyCatalog.guide .described-by Fred Fish (fnf@fishpond.cygnus.com) .submittal Submitted on disk directly by the author. .contents EasyCatalog An IFF-CTLG catalog file editor. From now on, you can just enter the text for the catalog and save it. Existing cata- logs can be loaded and changed. Requires Kickstart 2.x or higher. English and Dutch (Nederlands) catalogs supplied. Version 0.8ß, binary only. Author: Jeroen Smits _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belguim calling. ;-) From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Sat, 18 Feb 1995 11:08:08 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: alt.sys.amiga.blitz On Fri, 17 Feb 1995, BaxterMA wrote: > Being no stranger to operations myself over the past few months, can I say, on behalf of all subscribers, that I hope everything is now tickety boo. > > Mark Baxter > > Acid Software also wish that the great moderator of blitz-list is now tickety-boo also! From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Sat, 18 Feb 1995 11:12:37 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Stephan Kortleven Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: VAL() Troubles Steve at LES please post me vallong command, I promise to add it and post new library within 2 days of receiving Simon From NullZwo@Refugium.gun.deSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Sun, 19 Feb 95 14:55:03 CET From: Falk Nieder To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: subscribe Hi, Simon Armstrong gave me this address to keep in touch with all blitz news happening all over the world. I'm the distributor of Blitz2 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and therefor I'm very much interested in everything concerning Blitz2. Please email me everything I need to know about the "blitz-list", I've got no idea what it is and how to take part... My email address is a german ZConnect BBS and I've access to the internet through a gateway at the university of Cologne (where I live). It's just "offline" access, but it costs nothing ;-)) regards, Falk Nieder _ NullZwo@Refugium.gun.de _ _ // NullZwo@Rally.gun.de _ // *DIE* Blitz2-BBS 0221-3605468 \X/ CoSYSOP der RALLY \X/ !Only my personal opinions! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Produkte erscheinen immer nach dem angekündigten Erscheinungstermin, frühestens jedoch sechs Monate nach der Ankündigung. From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 19 Feb 95 22:18:12 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Datatypes Troubles Hallo All, Big troubles, I wanna use a OS3.0 future known as data-types. Everthing works fine, untill i try to run it on a OS2.1 machine. You have to know i dont use these OS3.0 futures when i'm runnin' on a OS2.1 machine. Still my pogram will not continue, it trys always in a endless loop to load the datatype library ? Why ? Why can't whe use OS3.0 futures while keeping the program OS2.0 compatible ? Acid Software is this still a bug ? How can i solve this, how can i take advantage of these futures ? _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belgium calling. ;-) From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 19 Feb 95 22:18:12 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Datatypes Troubles Hallo All, Big troubles, I wanna use a OS3.0 future known as data-types. Everthing works fine, untill i try to run it on a OS2.1 machine. You have to know i dont use these OS3.0 futures when i'm running on a OS2.1 machine. Still my pogram will not continue, it trys always in a endless loop to load the datatype library ? Why ? Why can't whe use OS3.0 futures while keeping the program OS2.0 compatible ? Acid Software is this still a bug ? How can i solve this, how can i take advantage of these futures ? _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ ... Yes ! This is Belgium calling. ;-) From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 09:41:57 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Hang Cc: Blitzlist Subject: Re: Gadtools again On Fri, 17 Feb 1995, Hang wrote: > Hello ppl, > well I've managed to track down the bug in my version of the gt > library after only 3 or 4 hours. My version now works fully (hopefully!) > with listviews (big bug in GTSetAttrs). Although I'm curious about what > happens when you create a listview. From the code, I assume that two > gadgets are created - 1 for the selection, the other for the scroll/drag > bar. Anybody know whether this is true? > Every line of text in the list view is ALSO a gadget and in 2.0 they have id of 1,2,3,4,5... which is why you get the conflict with blitz when it searches through the gadgetlists comparing user id's (would have though the fact they call them user id's would mean the deadheads would not use the field for internal/os gadgets...) From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 09:57:16 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: blitz list Subject: Submissions for bum8 by end of week ****************************************** IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM SIMON ****************************************** Confident I will get what I need to have got done by the end of this week, all submissions for bum8/abc/blitzv2.0 or wtf you want to call it are requested to be sent by uuencoding not later than the end of this week. please note: * utilities such as new debugger, shapeseditor mapeditor, etc. should be documented as bestest as possible with as mostest sample data included as possible. crippled shareware versions are cool by me and will still be included in version that goes on the shelves * demos/articles must take as litle disk space as is sensible as the number of disks that make up new version is important * this stuff WILL be included in release versions that go out to the press in two weeks time so if you want to see screen shots of your fabo programs on the same pages as the awardwinning AcidBlitzCompiler donate your code TODAY! Thanks and yes Blitz2.0 will be free to all users but of course the manual will have small acid tax added... Regards, Simon From mlf27308@ggr.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 20 Feb 95 08:43:00 GMT From: Mr M L Funnell To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: RTEZLoadFile etc...... Hi all, I've just replaced the ASL file requester in my program for Neil's RTEZLoadfile command. All works ok, but it opens itself onto the workbench screen and not my screen. I see from the documentation that you can use a tag list to set the screen but how do I set this up? Thanks in advance..... Matt. From ngh94@aber.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 09:36:39 +0000 From: NIGEL HUGHES To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Submissions for bum8 by end of week In message , Simon or Mark writes: > ****************************************** > IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM SIMON > ****************************************** > > Confident I will get what I need to have got > done by the end of this week, all submissions > for bum8/abc/blitzv2.0 or wtf you want to call > it are requested to be sent by uuencoding not > later than the end of this week. please note: Can I just check that my Hookes Law and Sphere examples are going in? Good Show. > * utilities such as new debugger, shapeseditor > mapeditor, etc. should be documented as bestest > as possible with as mostest sample data included > as possible. crippled shareware versions are cool > by me and will still be included in version that > goes on the shelves I have a new version of ShapeZ that,by chance is ready to roll. Fully integrated shape grabber/scanner/collator/editor with all kinds of flashy options. > * demos/articles must take as litle disk space as is > sensible as the number of disks that make up new > version is important > Let me know wether the stuff I sent you is going in 8) Nigel Hughes From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 21:09:53 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Re: RTEZLoadFile etc...... > Hi all, > I've just replaced the ASL file requester in my program for Neil's > RTEZLoadfile command. All works ok, but it opens itself onto the workbench > screen and not my screen. I see from the documentation that you can use a > tag list to set the screen but how do I set this up? > Thanks in advance..... Matt, Remember that you have to do a CatchDosErrs after opening a window on your screen. I don't know, however, if you can do it without opening a window on your screen (ie, is it possible to do a RTEZLoadfile after opening a screen, but no windows??). I hope that at least this little bit of info helps, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 11:06:28 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Blitzlist Subject: GadTools Hello ppl, loads have requested the GTLib update, I'll be getting it off to people later today. Theres also yet another command added to it: GTFreeGadget - frees up a gadget on a gtlist (handles multi-gadget GadTools gadgets like listviews). This command can only be called whilst ther GTList is unattached (e.g. before AttachGTList or after a DetachGTList). Also gadget imagery must be removed manually from the window (the library does not do this for you). This applies to DetachGTList as well as GTFreeGadget. Seeya, Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ HangFire | Current project : Blitz2 Debugger + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [################################::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From mlf27308@ggr.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 20 Feb 95 11:29:00 GMT From: Mr M L Funnell To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: AMOSFuncLib Just a quick suggestion for BUM8, can we have more memory banks than just 50? I've recompiled the AMOSFuncLib with 1000 banks just for myself as I need quite a few for my program. 50 is far too restrictive. From sis3147@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 12:38:26 +0000 (GMT) From: Big Will Riker To: blitzlist Subject: RIMiscLib howdy blitzers....well the RIAMOSFuncLib has reached its pinnacle and no new commands will be added....however.... please say a big hello to the newest RI library...interestingly named RIMiscLib it currently contains 4 commands .... TimerReset ; was ResetTimer which was never ; in FuncLibrary GetDeviceList(flags) ; lock the DOS list NextDevice FreeDeviceList (I forget who suggested the DOS list stuff but its in there) hmm...do you think I should give it to ACID free of charge or suggest they made a small payment? Answers on a postcard to : acid@iconz.co.nz :) Steve. ___________________________________________________________________________ / Amiga Developer | Current Project : BlitzOS Lib \ | sis3147@anubis.sis.port.ac.uk | [####::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] | \____________________________________|______________________________________/ From mcc@meteorology.edinburgh.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 95 14:11:36 GMT From: M Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Australian Amigas I'm planning to move to Aus soon, and this seems like a good chance to upgrade to an AGA machine. I've seen a few .au's in people's adresses here on the list. Do any of you know how easy it is to get hold of Amigas over there now, what with the current state of Commodore? Mike Cooper From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 08:30:06 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Stephan Kortleven Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Datatypes Troubles Use FD convert from BUM7, the latest version creates amiga/#?.obj files that do not crash the machine is the library can not be opened. On 19 Feb 1995, Stephan Kortleven wrote: > Hallo All, > > Big troubles, I wanna use a OS3.0 future known as data-types. > Everthing works fine, untill i try to run it on a OS2.1 machine. You have to > know i dont use these OS3.0 futures when i'm running on a OS2.1 machine. Still > my pogram will not continue, it trys always in a endless loop to load the > datatype library ? Why ? Why can't whe use OS3.0 futures while keeping the > program OS2.0 compatible ? Acid Software is this still a bug ? How can i solve > this, how can i take advantage of these futures ? > > _ > /X\ > // \\ - > (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! > \\ // -- > \X/ _ > > ... Yes ! This is Belgium calling. ;-) > > From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 09:38:44 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: AutoScroll (from Neil's Reqlib), and Screen Aspect ratios G'day all, Just two quick quest)ons today 8-). First of all, how do you tell if the AutoScroll gadget is selected with /Neil's Screen Requester?? For me, it just seems to return a 0 all of the time, thus not allowing AutoScroll. Secondly, can someone tell me how to work out what the aspect ratio of the currently selected screen is (ie, is it 1:1, or 2:1 (or is that 1:2))?? Is there some flag in a system structure, or do you have to work it out by hand, and if so how?? Thanks in advance, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From orourke@zeus.usq.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 12:34:22 +1000 (EST) From: neil o'rourke To: Dave Cole Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: RTEZLoadFile etc...... > > I've just replaced the ASL file requester in my program for Neil's > > RTEZLoadfile command. All works ok, but it opens itself onto the workbench > > screen and not my screen.` I see from the documentation that you can use a > > tag list to set the screen but how do I set this up? > > Remember that you have to do a CatchDosErrs after opening a > window on your screen. I don't know, however, if you can do it > without opening a window on your screen (ie, is it possible to do a > RTEZLoadfile after opening a screen, but no windows??). In this case, open a backdrop window on the screen. This uses no extra bitplane memory. Neil From tsimonse@piper.hamline.eduSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 12:46:24 +0600 From: Tore Simonsen To: Blitz-List@helsinki.fi Subject: subscribe add subscribe tsimonse@piper.hamline.edu From L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 21 Feb 95 11:33 From: L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Slices I have a small problem, no smutty inuendoes please :). I am writing a two player game, each player has his or her own slice, in a split screen arrangement. I would also like to have a third slice, which would be full screen size for the intro etc. Please could someone tell me how to switch between displays. Thanks in advance. Also my game will auto configure to PAL or NTSC is there anything else I should cater for? Loz From OTT@microlnk.ml.eeSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 15:15:00 +0300 (EETDST) From: "Ott M. Aaloe" To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Sprite question Hi all! A bit help wanted here...does anyone know how to display 8 sprites in 16 colours (lo/hi/Shi-res) simultaneously? Is there any bits I have to set in defining CopList or what? I even managed to display those sprites but some of them are crappy so I suppose I don't allocate/define the channels correctly? Any help appreciated! Ott M. Aaloe ott@ml.ee ** The Farm ** From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 12:41:14 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Dave Cole Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: AutoScroll (from Neil's Reqlib), and Screen Aspect ratios On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > G'day all, > Just two quick questions today 8-). > > First of all, how do you tell if the AutoScroll gadget is > selected with /Neil's Screen Requester?? For me, it just seems to > return a 0 all of the time, thus not allowing AutoScroll. I've tried without success to get the autoscroll flag to come up with the correct information. Like you, all I get back is 0. All I can suggest is that you have a look at the source (which is on x2ftp I think) and then get loads of information about Reqtools to find out what structure it returns from the screenmode requester. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 13:26:58 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Blitzlist Subject: To: Ppl who got the Gadtools update from me.... I believe I renamed the GTGimmeCludge command to GTGZZPosition. Apart from the change in name (to reflect the fact that there is nothing particularily dodgy about the command), the command will function in exactly the same way. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From greg@redfive.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 95 21:34:56 GMT From: Gregory Caldwell To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: General BLitz Problems Hi Everyone, I'm having a few problems with my old Blitz programming and I was wondering if anyone could perhaps point me in the right directions. 1) In AMIGA mode I've been using GetAShape to grab parts of a bitmap. I have then used both Blit and Wblit (on separate occasions) to restore those parts of the bitmap. However, all works fine until the size of the rectangle to be grabbed gets to about 3/4 the size of the screen (working at 640x512). When the image gets restored, it is fairly corrupted and won't restore correctly. As I mentioned earlier I have tried both Blit and WBlit and they both give the same result so I think the problem lies within GetAShape. Anybody encountered similar? 2) No matter how many times I try I cannot manage to get the Super-Hires example to work using the Screen command as detailed in the Blitz User Mags 1-5 (in the user guide). Any ideas? 3) I want the do some serial communications and I want to be able to set up an interrupt to process the bytes of info as they arrive. I would like to know if I could use SetInt to monitor a particular data byte to identify whether or not to process the info or not. I've had a little experience of interrupts through assembler directly, but not a lot. Any help would be much appreciated. 4) Any ideas on when BUM 8 is due out? 5) Is it possible to modify the graphics of a ShapeGadget once it setup on the screen without having to recreate the gadget list from scratch? 6) Is there any way to use fonts of any type and size on a bitmap without having to open a full-size borderless window to achieve the same effect? 7) Is there a complete set of Screen modes, window flags and IDCMP flags defined anywhere? The manuals aren't an exhaustive list. 8) When Blit-ting is it possible to get it to blit all the shapes pixels even if they are not set. E.G if an image exists and the shape to be blitted contains some background colour pixels, the original image shows through. E.G. Note: the numbers represent the colours Shape original Bitmap Final after Required Cookiemode blit 0000000 3333333 3333333 0000000 0111110 3333333 3111113 0111110 0100010 3333333 3133313 0100010 0122210 0000000 0122210 0122210 0100010 4444444 4144414 0100010 0111110 4444444 4111114 0111110 0000000 4444444 4444444 0000000 (I hope that explains it ?????) 9) Is it possible to get anything other that Lores or Hires Slices? E.G Interlace, AGA, etc... Well I think that's about it for the time being. No doubt that I will think of something just after I post this message. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Cheers. Greg. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# #Greg. P. Caldwell Email greg@redfive.demon.co.uk # #AMIGA A4000/030, 6Meg, 170MB-HD. # #Gentlemen, Lets broaden our minds & Think about the Future!!!!!! # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 00:44:56 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Determining the res of the screen G'day all, I am in desparate need of this info, so if anyone can tell me how it is done, I would be greatly appreciative. Anyway, what I would like to know, is how to legally determine whether an intuition screen is using LowRes. I've tried to comprehend what the RKM Libraries says, but I just can't work it out. (I'm using at least KS2, so 1.3 compatability is not a concern). Thanks in advance, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 16:09:54 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: GetFile Gadget in GadTools - How??? G'day all, Yet another question which I require an urgent answer to ( 8-) ). How do I create a proper getfile gadget, often seen in Wb2+ progs, by using gadtools?? What I've done so far, is create an image of the getfile icon, including border, and then using GTShape. This works, except, when it is selected, the highlighting isn't consistant with gadtools - ie, the background doesn't become the normal colour of a selected gad, and the main image of the gad, doesn't remain its original colour. What is happening, is as far as I can tell, just a direct colour inversion, using OR. If anyone can tell me how to do it correctly, I would be very apprecative. If you don't know what type of gad I'm looking for, take a look at BUM5/BlitzBlank. Its used for the path selection. I've tried using the source for this prog, but it is extremely cludgy, and if possible, I'd like a neater solution (plus I don't really understand what the author's done 8-) ). Thanks in advance (again), Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From bharvey@d.umn.eduSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 01:09:04 -0600 (CST) From: Nocturne To: Hey guys Subject: Title barless screens and system legal blit stuff Hello, As the title reads I'm wondering how you set up a Screen without a title bar. A simple CLS doesn't work for me. I don't care about it being dragged but that bar has to go! Also I was wondering if the Amiga mode blitting commands are completely system legal. So people with RTG cards can use AGA stuff. Anyway, Thanks. J. ########################################################################### # # # NOCTURNE SOFTWARE Email: bharvey@ub.d.umn.edu # # # ########################################################################### From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 09:10:40 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Dave Cole Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: GetFile Gadget in GadTools - How??? On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > G'day all, > Yet another question which I require an urgent answer to ( 8-) ). > > How do I create a proper getfile gadget, often seen in Wb2+ > progs, by using gadtools?? Have two shapes, and use the GTShape with two shape numbers. The second should be the first with an inverted border and filled in inside. Then when the user clicks the gadget you'll get a nice gadtools look to it. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 09:12:05 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Gregory Caldwell Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Gregory Caldwell wrote: > 1) In AMIGA mode I've been using GetAShape to grab parts of a > bitmap. I have then used both Blit and Wblit (on separate > occasions) to restore those parts of the bitmap. However, > all works fine until the size of the rectangle to be grabbed > gets to about 3/4 the size of the screen (working at 640x512). > When the image gets restored, it is fairly corrupted and won't > restore correctly. As I mentioned earlier I have tried both > Blit and WBlit and they both give the same result so I think > the problem lies within GetAShape. Anybody encountered similar? GetAShape has massive cache problems on anything higher than an 020 - this might be what you're getting. Try switching off your caches to see what happens. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 09:16:42 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Nocturne Cc: Hey guys Subject: Re: Title barless screens and system legal blit stuff On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Nocturne wrote: > As the title reads I'm wondering how you set up a Screen without > a title bar. A simple CLS doesn't work for me. I don't care about it > being dragged but that bar has to go! If you're using the screentags command to open the screen (OS2.0+) then you can use the #Quiet tag (I think). This tag stops intuition doing any rendering to your screen - and should stop it drawing a title bar. > Also I was wondering if the Amiga mode blitting commands are > completely system legal. So people with RTG cards can use AGA stuff. I'm not sure - I know all the blit commands in blitz check to see if they're in amiga mode and then own/disown blitter if they are. Not sure about WBlit though - it might go through the OS (and probably does actually to get the window clipping). Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From mlf27308@ggr.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: 22 Feb 95 09:21:00 GMT From: Mr M L Funnell To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: GadTools Code..... Seeing that the original GT source was given out with BUM, I thought it might be nice of you to supply it. Obviously not! From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 09:50:36 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Jarmo Kajolinna Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: FEW BUGS AND SOME QUESTIONS On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Jarmo Kajolinna wrote: > ; GUESTION TIME: How to kill a list/array like: FREE a(), not just > ; empty it with clearlist a() There is no free list command in blitz, since blitz lists are not proper linked lists (since they have a maximum size). > ; BUG2 inside a statment (maybe function too) this will not work. > > Statement aaa{} > SetInt 5 : End SetInt > End Statement ; UNTERMINATED PROCEDURE > ; SO ? Totally buggy coding... Theoretically this should work okay, sounds strange that it doesn't. Anyway, you really shouldn't be trying to setup an interrupt inside there anyway. > ; BUG3. Trying to jump into a subthingy > > Statement a{} > Goto subroutine ; LABEL REFERENCE OUT OF CONTEXT > End Statement > > End > > subroutine > Return > > ; I think that something to do with the prosessors stack ? This is illegal, since it negates the benefits of having statements - inside a statement, there should be no code visible from the main program when inside a statement or function. There should (will) be no variables visible from the main program either (unless they're shared). If you want to branch outside, then use a subroutine instead of a statement. > ; BUG4. Well not sure if this is even possible in BLITZ > > Statement a{} > > Statement b{} > > End Statement > > End Statement > >`; This should be... Nowadays for C/C++ Blitz doesn't support this - its probably the same reason why you can't have an interrupt inside a statement. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 09:57:36 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: FEW BUGS AND SOME QUESTIONS > My hardware is OS1.3 with BLITZV1.9 (BUM8) > These are notes to ACID and for other people around. > > ; BUG1 inside a statement (maybe function too) this will not work > ; WORKS fine if dimmed in main and then using shared a() > > Statement aaa{} > DEFTYPE.w a ............[1] > > Dim List a(20) ............[1] > > ResetList a() ; ARRAY IS NOT A LIST > End Statement > > aaa{} > > End Because youve defined a already in line [1] as just a word, so you wont be able to redefine it as a list. delete lkine [1] and change line [2] to Dim List a.w(20) (I _think_ this is the probolem) You may well get stack errors - im not sure - you need to free the list (like your question asked which i dont know how to do. there may be some cludgy poking around you could do.... > ; GUESTION TIME: How to kill a list/array like: FREE a(), not just > ; empty it with clearlist a() as above > ; BUG2 inside a statment (maybe function too) this will not work. > > Statement aaa{} > SetInt 5 : End SetInt > End Statement ; UNTERMINATED PROCEDURE > > ; SO ? Totally buggy coding... And you cant do it inside a repeat loop. This _IS_ annoying, but maybe its a system thang (doubt it). I agree that this is a BUG. > ; BUG3. Trying to jump into a subthingy > > Statement a{} > Goto subroutine ; LABEL REFERENCE OUT OF CONTEXT > End Statement > > End > > subroutine > > Return How on earth did you expect that to work? That is severely shit coding anyway! Why the hell not do another subroutine??? > ; I think that something to do with the prosessors stack ? Well, maybe it is possible....try pop statement before it for each statement you have called through to get back to the subroutines level. This might do the trick. It wouldnt return nicely though (AFAIK) > ; BUG4. Well not sure if this is even possible in BLITZ > > Statement a{} > > Statement b{} > > End Statement > > End Statement > > ; This should be... Nowadays for C/C++ Maybe, but this is Blitz. If you want C++ then go and get it and use that! And isnt this good enough.... statement b{} ... end statement statement a{} b{} end statement > 2. Really strange bug... I've got a screen with bitmap and a window > printed text in bitmap. I've done a OS:s wbtofront_ (or was it that ?) > then playing around with the wb screen. Dragging it up and down. Well > nice now I can see that all the text is gone from my screen... I can see > now only a blank colour 0 screen. Without playing around this works fine. Im not sure about this, cos you didnt explain it well, but i think this is a 1.3 problem with windows - they are shit. ;} Dont quote me on thius though. > 4. Where are replys to my messages and other things like libs (NIGEL!!!) Stuck in the post. ;} Mark Tiffany .---------------------------.------------------------------------------------. |Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko)| Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `---------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 10:10:48 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems > 4) Any ideas on when BUM 8 is due out? 2 weeks (ish) i think - depends on simon i think. ;} > 5) Is it possible to modify the graphics of a ShapeGadget once it > setup on the screen without having to recreate the gadget list > from scratch? Dont know - discovered this myself 2 nights ago, but havent tried to get round it. I suspect when the gadget is created theres some pointer stored in the gadget object type to the gfx required (explaining why you must have the shape in memory before you can define the gadget). You can probably just 'sneak into' the gadget data and change the pointer for the gfx to the new gfx. Maybe something like.... (off the top of my head, and i dont know the gadget newtype).... *gl.gadgetlist=peek.l(addr gadgetlist (l)) ; get gadgetlist l info *g.gadget=*gl\gadget[n] ; get specific gadget n info *g\image=addr shape(s) ; chaange the address for image. This might be about right - youll need the appropriate newtype stuff for it though from amigalibs.res/back of manual. If its possible, itll be along those lines. ;} > 7) Is there a complete set of Screen modes, window flags and IDCMP > flags defined anywhere? The manuals aren't an exhaustive list. HelpApp0.6 on the ftp site has a fairly substantial list. I 'think' it has all the flags. > 8) When Blit-ting is it possible to get it to blit all the shapes > pixels even if they are not set. E.G if an image exists and the > shape to be blitted contains some background colour pixels, the > original image shows through. E.G. >example removed< yup - blit with excess on (or should that be off - i can never remember) ;} Blit shape,x,y,ExcessOn/Off -> eg: Blit 7,100,50,on > 9) Is it possible to get anything other that Lores or Hires Slices? > E.G Interlace, AGA, etc... Not slices. You need to use the display lib. Mark Tiffany .---------------------------.------------------------------------------------. |Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko)| Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `---------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From NullZwo@Refugium.gun.deSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 95 11:21:34 CET From: Falk Nieder To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: subscribe Hi Jurgen, you wrote conc. "Re: subscribe" JV> > happening all over the world. I'm the distributor of Blitz2 i= JV> > n Germany,=20 What's going wrong on my machine (=20 at the EOLs???) JV> Hi Falk, JV> JV> Are you the person that runs the German Blitz Group ???? Jup! Finally got through to the list, pffhhh... I'll try to make it a bi more public in Germany! seeya, Falk _ NullZwo@Refugium.gun.de _ _ // NullZwo@Rally.gun.de _ // *DIE* Blitz2-BBS 0221-3605468 \X/ CoSYSOP der RALLY \X/ !Only my personal opinions! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ERROR 99: DEAD MOUSE IN HARD DRIVE. From D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 11:29:26 +0000 (GMT) From: Pink To: The Blitz list Subject: Thomas Boerkel Does anyone know where Thomas Boerkel (Author of BlitzBlank) is. I tried to contact him recently at the EMail address in the documentation of the BlitzBlank that is currently on Aminet, but the address was not recognised. The offending address was Thomas.Boerkel@mil.ka.silb.org If anyone knows his new address, or where the typo is is this address, then please EMail me at D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.uk Thanks Dan From rjh@Cs.Nott.AC.UKSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 11:32:57 +0000 From: Rupert James Henson Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems Has anyone noticed that the GTShape bug which means that all such gadgets are rendered with the image of the last one created, is still in Blitz? Please fix this for ABC, you lads at Acid. Rupert "HelpApp" Henson. PS. HelpApp1.0 is LOADS bigger, so watch that ftp site in the next few days. :-) From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 11:51:44 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: FEW BUGS AND SOME QUESTIONS > > ; BUG4. Well not sure if this is even possible in BLITZ > > > > Statement a{} > > > > Statement b{} > > > > End Statement > > > > End Statement > > > > ; This should be... Nowadays for C/C++ > > Blitz doesn't support this - its probably the same reason why you can't > have an interrupt inside a statement. But surely we should be able to do a setint from inside a statement or a repeat loop? It is rather annoying that i have to do all setints outside of a repeat loop, and turn the code on/off by a variable... setint 5 if INTON ... endif end setint so i turn it on/off as i need it. It works but is annoying. Mark Tiffany .---------------------------.------------------------------------------------. |Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko)| Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `---------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From mcc@meteorology.edinburgh.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 95 11:55:45 GMT From: M Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Blitting To get a shape to blit all its pixels, even the cookie-less ones, set BlitMode or whatever manually. Appendix 2 (?) in the Blitz manual describes how to set up a minterms code for the blitter. What you want is that in all cases dest=input channel pointing to the shape source. I don't have my manual on me, but I think its pretty easy to work out. Mike Cooper From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 11:58:04 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: greg@redfive.demon.co.uk Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems Greg, > Hi Everyone, > I'm having a few problems with my old Blitz programming and Dont' we all ;-) > I was wondering if anyone could perhaps point me in the right > directions. Do my best.. > 5) Is it possible to modify the graphics of a ShapeGadget once it > setup on the screen without having to recreate the gadget list > from scratch? That would be "lovely"... Simon.. any ideas? > 7) Is there a complete set of Screen modes, window flags and IDCMP > flags defined anywhere? The manuals aren't an exhaustive list. There is an IDCMP flag table (I think) and Windows flag (I think) in the User Manual but Screen Modes stuff was a bit vague.. Simon! > 8) When Blit-ting is it possible to get it to blit all the shapes > pixels even if they are not set. E.G if an image exists and the > shape to be blitted contains some background colour pixels, the > original image shows through. E.G. > > Note: the numbers represent the colours > > Shape original Bitmap Final after Required > Cookiemode blit > > 0000000 3333333 3333333 0000000 > 0111110 3333333 3111113 0111110 > 0100010 3333333 3133313 0100010 > 0122210 0000000 0122210 0122210 > 0100010 4444444 4144414 0100010 > 0111110 4444444 4111114 0111110 > 0000000 4444444 4444444 0000000 > > (I hope that explains it ?????) I understand... but I don't know how to help.. :-( If the shapes you are blitting don't use all the colours available in the mode you are in eg 32 in lores then you need to reserve 0.. but that might not be suitable and I guess you wouldn't have asked if it was. At a guess it will be related to Blitter stuff and the Cookie Cut - if you can make the cookiecut the WHOLE of the shape then you're sorted..! .. I'm guessing as you may have noticed (yup! - ED). Oh well.. not much help was I!? Byeee... Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * ` * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ******************************---------- 75% * * * *==================================================================* From D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 12:47:53 +0000 (GMT) From: Pink To: The Blitz list Subject: FreeList & BigShapes > On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Jarmo Kajolinna wrote: > > > ; GUESTION TIME: How to kill a list/array like: FREE a(), not just > > ; empty it with clearlist a() > > There is no free list command in blitz, since blitz lists are not proper > linked lists (since they have a maximum size). Despite there being no free list command, it is posslible to redim the array with a new size. If the array is dimmed with a size of zero then this will effectively be the same as a FREE command. This is done by just calling the DIM command with the same variable name. (This isn`t too clear from the documentation. I only found out about it by reading the previous messages sent to the blitz list, a copy of which can be found on aminet) Greg P Caldwell asked - > 1) In AMIGA mode I've been using GetAShape to grab parts of a > bitmap. I have then used both Blit and Wblit (on separate > occasions) to restore those parts of the bitmap. However, > all works fine until the size of the rectangle to be grabbed > gets to about 3/4 the size of the screen (working at 640x512). > When the image gets restored, it is fairly corrupted and won't > restore correctly. As I mentioned earlier I have tried both > Blit and WBlit and they both give the same result so I think > the problem lies within GetAShape. Anybody encountered similar? I think the reason for this is that the maximum size of a shape is a lot smaller than that for a bitmap. I`m not exactly sure what the maximum size is, but from the shape object structure I think the maximum size is 64K. That should be enough to hold 640x512 in one bitplane, but with more bitplanes it would exceed this limit. (640x512 in 1 bitplane is about 40k, in 2 bitplanes about 80k etc.) Is there any need to do this anyway? There are commands for copying bitmaps and showing bitmaps, so do you need to use shapes? If you do, you could split the screen up into a number of smaller chunks. I hope this was of some use. .------------------------. | --. | | | \ ,--, ,--, | | | | | | | | | | ---' `--`-` ' | |========================| | D.C.J.Pink@Herts.ac.uk | | (until ~July 1995) | `------------------------' From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 12:48:47 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems >>>>> "MO" == MO Tiffany writes: >> 8) When Blit-ting is it possible to get it to blit all the >> shapes pixels even if they are not set. E.G if an image exists >> and the shape to be blitted contains some background colour >> pixels, the original image shows through. E.G. >> example removed< MO> yup - blit with excess on (or should that be off - i can never MO> remember) ;} MO> Blit shape,x,y,ExcessOn/Off -> eg: Blit 7,100,50,on I thought that the "Excess On/Off" stuff was related to "spare bitplanes" not colours etc. In other words if your shape onlu uses colours 0..15 then the fifth bitplane is undefined.. always 0.. so should it be 0 or 1 when blitted... then again I may be wrong! (nah.. ! - ED) Byeee, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ******************************---------- 75% * * * *==================================================================* From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:29:59 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 14:46:13 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems > >>>>> "MO" == MO Tiffany writes: > > >> 8) When Blit-ting is it possible to get it to blit all the > >> shapes pixels even if they are not set. E.G if an image exists > >> and the shape to be blitted contains some background colour > >> pixels, the original image shows through. E.G. > >> example removed< > > MO> yup - blit with excess on (or should that be off - i can never > MO> remember) ;} > > MO> Blit shape,x,y,ExcessOn/Off -> eg: Blit 7,100,50,on > > I thought that the "Excess On/Off" stuff was related to "spare > bitplanes" not colours etc. In other words if your shape onlu uses > colours 0..15 then the fifth bitplane is undefined.. always 0.. so > should it be 0 or 1 when blitted... then again I may be wrong! > (nah.. ! - ED) you`re right. Whoops. I think the command needed is to do with Jam modes. like WJam. i think the one for blits is just jam. There are several settings (4 i think) that can force the colours to be overlaid. Maybe i got it right this time. ;} Mark Tidffany .---------------------------.------------------------------------------------. |Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko)| Check out http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO for| `---------------------------| BlitzFAQ, OnLine BPRs, Virtual S/ware, Nocturne| `------------------------------------------------` From oz@ozzy.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 95 14:49:18 GMT From: Brian Skreeg To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: 25 frames please! Hi all, I've run out of Blitter time again (or I think) and would like to run my game in 25 frames instead of trying to do to much in 50 frames. Do I use the vwait command to do this? If so, How? Thanks in advanceypoos, Bri, From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 15:04:05 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Mr M L Funnell Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GadTools Code..... On 22 Feb 1995, Mr M L Funnell wrote: > > Seeing that the original GT source was given out with BUM, I thought it > might be nice of you to supply it. > > Obviously not! I assumed that most ppl wouldn't be interested in the source and that it would not be much us to them. Obviously, though, there will be ppl like yourself who'd like it. I'll try and arrange to get it sent off to you, okay? :) Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 10:37:00 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Dave Cole Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: GetFile Gadget in GadTools - How??? On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > G'day all, > Yet another question which I require an urgent answer to ( 8-) ). > > How do I create a proper getfile gadget, often seen in Wb2+ > progs, by using gadtools?? > > What I've done so far, is create an image of the getfile icon, > including border, and then using GTShape. This works, except, when > it is selected, the highlighting isn't consistant with gadtools - > ie, the background doesn't become the normal colour of a selected > gad, and the main image of the gad, doesn't remain its original > colour. What is happening, is as far as I can tell, just a direct > colour inversion, using OR. > > If anyone can tell me how to do it correctly, I would be very > apprecative. If you don't know what type of gad I'm looking for, > take a look at BUM5/BlitzBlank. Its used for the path selection. > I've tried using the source for this prog, but it is extremely > cludgy, and if possible, I'd like a neater solution (plus I don't > really understand what the author's done 8-) ). > > Thanks in advance (again), > Dave > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info > | | about > | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium > Well the way I do it is rip the gadget from workbench (with a screen grabber) then i get it into brilliance (or pain program) MAKE SURE YOU RIP BOTH THE SCREEN WHEN THE GADGET IS IN UNSELECTED AS WELL AS SELECTED MODE... hence two images. Then in brilliance get the two images and do whatever you do to make them shapes.... In your blitz2 program after you initialize the shapes(load or incbin/decode)... USE ShapeGadget (not GTshapegadget) Syntax: ShapeGadget GadgetList#,X,Y,Flags,Id,Shape#,Shape# ------ ------ #of shape ofgadget in unselcted state__| | | #of shape ofgadget in selected state _______ If you want I can UUencode a picture with imagery ... Hope this helps Tom From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 10:38:57 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Dave Cole Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: Font Sensitive Menus On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > Is there any chance of getting font sensitive menus in Blitz?? > > The standard menus in blitz don't support it, so how about > implementing Gadtool menus? What do you mean...You can have anyfont. Do you mean sensing like getting the height of the title bar so you know how far down the screen to open the window??? Tom. From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 10:40:40 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Jarmo Kajolinna Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: FEW BUGS AND SOME QUESTIONS On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Jarmo Kajolinna wrote: > Yea few bugs found AGAIN in BLITZ... > ===== > > My hardware is OS1.3 with BLITZV1.9 (BUM8) Its time to get 3.1 heh? Come ON don't drag the Amiga down! From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 17:28:38 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems > > >>>>> "MO" == MO Tiffany writes: > > > > >> 8) When Blit-ting is it possible to get it to blit all the > > >> shapes pixels even if they are not set. E.G if an image exists > > >> and the shape to be blitted contains some background colour > > >> pixels, the original image shows through. E.G. > > >> example removed< > > > > MO> yup - blit with excess on (or should that be off - i can never > > MO> remember) ;} > > > > MO> Blit shape,x,y,ExcessOn/Off -> eg: Blit 7,100,50,on > > > > I thought that the "Excess On/Off" stuff was related to "spare > > bitplanes" not colours etc. In other words if your shape onlu uses > > colours 0..15 then the fifth bitplane is undefined.. always 0.. so > > should it be 0 or 1 when blitted... then again I may be wrong! > > (nah.. ! - ED) > > you`re right. Whoops. > I think the command needed is to do with Jam modes. like WJam. i think the > one for blits is just jam. There are several settings (4 i think) that can > force the colours to be overlaid. Yes.. sounds right(ish) .. I've never used it for shapes.. I think you'll need mode 0 (or 1) .. modes 0 and 1 do: o background and foreground printed o just foreground printed so background transparent Check in the manual.. I'd not thought of using it for shapes.. interesting! Ta ta, colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ******************************---------- 75% * * * *==================================================================* From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: 22 Feb 95 22:35:24 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Datatypes Troubles In a message of 21 Feb 95 Simon or Mark wrote to me: >> Hallo All, >> Big troubles, I wanna use a OS3.0 future known as data-types. SoM> Use FD convert from BUM7, the latest version creates amiga/#?.obj SoM> files that do not crash the machine is the library can not be opened. Thanks, thats what i needed. Does this mean all librarys has to be updated with FD_convert are is this been done whith the librarys released with Bum8 ? Or do whe have to keep everything like it is for some reason ? _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ Requestor V2.x ... Yes ! This is Belgium calling. ;-) From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 09:20:47 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Re: Font Sensitive Menus > On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > > Is there any chance of getting font sensitive menus in Blitz?? > > > > The standard menus in blitz don't support it, so how about > > implementing Gadtool menus? > What do you mean...You can have anyfont. Do you mean sensing like > getting the height of the title bar so you know how far down the screen > to open the window??? No, I can do that easily. The problem seems to be the spacing of the menus (ie, the inversed selection box in the title bar of the screen of the currently selected menu). Another problem I've faced, is when using proportional fonts in menus (probably shouldn't use 'em, but they look nice 8-)). With these, its hard to work out the proper spacing for the keyboard shortcuts. Normally, for the shortcut problem, you just have spaces in there to pad out the menu, but, with prop fonts, the space char is of variable size, so consequently, the amiga key gad, sometimes overwrites the menu item's text. Hope you can all understand that 8-). Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 09:29:44 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Re: GetFile Gadget in GadTools - How??? > On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > > G'day all, > > Yet another question which I require an urgent answer to ( 8-) ). > > > > How do I create a proper getfile gadget, often seen in Wb2+ > > progs, by using gadtools?? > > > > What I've done so far, is create an image of the getfile icon, > > including border, and then using GTShape. This works, except, when > > it is selected, the highlighting isn't consistant with gadtools - > > ie, the background doesn't become the normal colour of a selected > > gad, and the main image of the gad, doesn't remain its original > > colour. What is happening, is as far as I can tell, just a direct > > colour inversion, using OR. > > > > Thanks in advance (again), > > Dave > > > Well the way I do it is rip the gadget from workbench (with a screen grabber) > then i get it into brilliance (or pain program) MAKE SURE YOU RIP BOTH THE > SCREEN WHEN THE GADGET IS IN UNSELECTED AS WELL AS SELECTED MODE... > hence two images. Then in brilliance get the two images and do whatever you > do to make them shapes.... > In your blitz2 program after you initialize the shapes(load or > incbin/decode)... > USE ShapeGadget (not GTshapegadget) > Syntax: ShapeGadget GadgetList#,X,Y,Flags,Id,Shape#,Shape# > ------ ------ > #of shape ofgadget in unselcted state__| | > | > #of shape ofgadget in selected state _______ > If you want I can UUencode a picture with imagery ... Hope this helps > Tom Thanks Steve and Tom. However, what I'd really like, is a font sensative gadget - ie, one which changes size according to the size of the font. Currently, I've got around it, by creating a gadget with the word "GET" in it, but I much prefer to have the nice little piccy in there 8-). Thanks again, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 09:32:15 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Bug with WindowFont G'day all, I think I've come across another bug 8-(. When using WindowFont with the normal WindowOpen command, everything works fine and dandy, however, if I use it with a window opened with WindowTags, the debugger kicks in with a "Guru!! Illegal" (or something to that affect). Is it possible that this command can be updated to allow the setting of a windows font?? Thanks in advance, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 10:07:16 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Jarmo Kajolinna Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: FEW BUGS AND SOME QUESTIONS The code you posted regarding interupts, gotos, dims etc inside statements are not bugs. They are just illegal and are documented as such and will stay that way. So there. Simon From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 10:09:55 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Hang Cc: Gregory Caldwell , blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Hang wrote: > On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Gregory Caldwell wrote: > > > 1) In AMIGA mode I've been using GetAShape to grab parts of a > > bitmap. I have then used both Blit and Wblit (on separate > > occasions) to restore those parts of the bitmap. However, > GetAShape has massive cache problems on anything higher than an 020 - > this might be what you're getting. Try switching off your caches to see > what happens. > also try another makecookie on the shape once it is got. There is a limitation also with the shapestruture in that it uses only a word to work out where next plane starts, for this to be a problem the calculation shapewidth*shapeheight/8 > 32768 must be true. Simon From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 10:13:46 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Mr M L Funnell Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GadTools Code..... On 22 Feb 1995, Mr M L Funnell wrote: > > Seeing that the original GT source was given out with BUM, I thought it > might be nice of you to supply it. > > Obviously not! > > > WHo was this message posted to? I was under the impression that gt source was in bum7 albeit a little hard to find! Simon From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 17:56:27 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Brian Skreeg Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: 25 frames please! On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Brian Skreeg wrote: > Hi all, > I've run out of Blitter time again (or I think) and would like to > run my game in 25 frames instead of trying to do to much in 50 frames. > Do I use the vwait command to do this? If so, How? > > Thanks in advanceypoos, > > Bri, > > OK, instead of a vwait, you wait for an interupt routine to count up to 2...like this... SetInt 5 fc+1 End SetInt Mainloop Repeat:VWait:until fc>=2 ; ;blah blah blah ; Goto Mainloop From J.VALKS@hsbos.nlSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 08:16:33 GMT-1DFT From: Jurgen Valks To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: much problems.... Hi all, I have to share this with you: o The Med player sux! It plays modules too slow...I'm using it in the SetInt 5.. o The SoundTracker player sux too, damn why no good sound support?? I hope that Paul Reece will release his EML player soon, it works great! CIA & VBL timing. o DecodeILBM doesn't work on older Amiga's. Thank god that the RIBlitzLibs are there with their UnpackIFF commands, they work on older Amiga's. o Does anybody know where the special FX library will be released ?? o Can anybody tell me what Blitz ABC is (or will be) ?? I asked it to Simon, but as normal: no reply. o Has anybody made a good text scroll routine without using the scroll command ?? Please reply if you can help me..... Greetings from, /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ Jurgen Valks email: j.valks@hsbos.nl / / Blitz User Group Nederland (BUG N.L.) \ \ Kerkeind 8a, 5293 AB, Gemonde (NB), The Netherlands / / Phone +31 4105-12466, +31 73-295341 \ \ / / Member of: SToopID (demo/game coder) \ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 08:37:34 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Dave Cole Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: GetFile Gadget in GadTools - How??? On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > Thanks Steve and Tom. > However, what I'd really like, is a font sensative gadget - ie, > one which changes size according to the size of the font. > > Currently, I've got around it, by creating a gadget with the word > "GET" in it, but I much prefer to have the nice little piccy in > there 8-). What you can do is use the blitz scale command to actually resize the shape imagery before you render it. A better way, though, would be to hold the image as a series of coordinates, and then draw the image from scratch. This way your image would never become blocky. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From mlf27308@ggr.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: 23 Feb 95 08:41:00 GMT From: Mr M L Funnell To: Simon or Mark Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GadTools Code..... >> >> Seeing that the original GT source was given out with BUM, I thought it >> might be nice of you to supply it. >> >> Obviously not! >> >> >> >WHo was this message posted to? I was under the impression that gt source >was in bum7 albeit a little hard to find! >Simon It was actually posted to Steve Mc. (a few messages before this one) Matt. From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 10:38:16 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Stupid Question Dear All, What are the frequnently mentionned "GadTools"? I presume they are not Intuition Window objects but something else.. And why does no-one answer my questions about the "Advanced Programmers Kit"? :-( .. Simon!? .. if it doesn't exist then fine.. just tell me!! Whats a good PD "file manager" program for A500s .. I could get CU Amiga as that has (had) Opus on the front. Just thought I would ask... Thanks, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ******************************---------- 75% * * * *==================================================================* From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 12:33:38 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Colin Saunders Cc: greg@redfive.demon.co.uk, blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Colin Saunders wrote: > > 5) Is it possible to modify the graphics of a ShapeGadget once it > > setup on the screen without having to recreate the gadget list > > from scratch? > > That would be "lovely"... Simon.. any ideas? I have put in a GTFreeGadget to the Gadtools library - it should be fairly easy to do the same for the standard gadgets. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 12:35:25 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Rupert James Henson Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: General BLitz Problems On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Rupert James Henson wrote: > Has anyone noticed that the GTShape bug which means that all such gadgets > are rendered with the image of the last one created, is still in Blitz? > > Please fix this for ABC, you lads at Acid. Ooooo bugger :) At the moment, with my updated gadtools library the first image connected to a GTShape gadget will stay unique, but the second WILL get corrupted - I'll fix this as soon as poss. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3147@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 12:39:30 +0000 (GMT) From: Big Will Riker To: blitzlist Subject: RIAM*SFuncLib howdy people, umm...some guy mailed last week asking to increase the Bank limit to >50 well, the number of banks is now definable (defaults to 50) but I cant remember the guys name... anyways....if anyone wants a version (and isnt on the elite lib collector list) then mail someone.....preferably me... Steve. ___________________________________________________________________________ / Amiga Developer | Current Project : BlitzOS Lib \ | sis3147@anubis.sis.port.ac.uk | [####::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] | \____________________________________|______________________________________/ From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 07:44:57 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Dave Cole Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: Font Sensitive Menus On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > > > > Is there any chance of getting font sensitive menus in Blitz?? > > > > > > The standard menus in blitz don't support it, so how about > > > implementing Gadtool menus? > > TK> What do you mean...You can have anyfont. Do you mean sensing like > TK> getting the height of the title bar so you know how far down the TK> screen > > to open the window??? > > No, I can do that easily. The problem seems to be the spacing of > the menus (ie, the inversed selection box in the title bar of the > screen of the currently selected menu). Another problem I've > faced, is when using proportional fonts in menus (probably > shouldn't use 'em, but they look nice 8-)). With these, its hard > to work out the proper spacing for the keyboard shortcuts. > > Normally, for the shortcut problem, you just have spaces in there > to pad out the menu, but, with prop fonts, the space char is of > variable size, so consequently, the amiga key gad, sometimes > overwrites the menu item's text. > > Hope you can all understand that 8-). > > Dave TK> YOU ARE RIGHT... I guess I just always used spaces...Hmmmm TK> I will play with it a bit to see if I can figure something out! _____ _____ _ ___ __ ____ _ _ _ ___ +---------------------+ / -_) V / -_) '_\ V V / _` | '_/ -_) |Tom Kruk | \___|\_/\___|_| \_/\_/\__,_|_| \___| |tomkruk@escape.com | |Computer Programmer | s o f t w a r e +---------------------+ From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 07:54:47 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Dave Cole Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: GetFile Gadget in GadTools - How??? On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > > > Thanks Steve and Tom. > However, what I'd really like, is a font sensative gadget - ie, > one which changes size according to the size of the font. > > Currently, I've got around it, by creating a gadget with the word > "GET" in it, but I much prefer to have the nice little piccy in > there 8-). > > Thanks again, > Dave TK> I guess you can always get the image and change it into a binary TK> 0 and 1 like 11111111 is a 8 pixel line and 10101010 is 8pix dot line TK> and then write some routine to see how many pixels you would need TK> according to the size of font used..hmmm... Im not sure its worth the TK> trouble though. I guess you can stretch (ratio zoom) the sucker...but TK> that may become deformed.. Or (as Steve said I think) you can draw it TK> out and use the font width/height to figure out what you should add TK> to wline legth.. Hey send a short ascii verion of your code if it TK> seems like you are not getting your message accross.. I personally TK> never found a need for proportional shape gadgets, maybe its because TK> I make people use MY font..heheheheh _____ _____ _ ___ __ ____ _ _ _ ___ +---------------------+ / -_) V / -_) '_\ V V / _` | '_/ -_) |Tom Kruk | \___|\_/\___|_| \_/\_/\__,_|_| \___| |tomkruk@escape.com | |Computer Programmer | s o f t w a r e +---------------------+ From Matt.Deards@bbc.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: 23 Feb 95 08:20:06 EST From: Matt Deards To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE Can you please unsubscribe me whilst on holiday, Thanx, Matt Deards, ITS Computer Support Email: internal: Deards@bbcnca external: Matt.Deards@bbc.co.uk Tel: TC-60950 From wmarshal@netshop.bc.caSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 18:17:37 -48000 From: Checkpoint Charlie To: Big Will Riker Cc: blitzlist Subject: BlitzBASIC v2.0 & Support Can someone please tell me where (FTP/FSP or WWW) I can get in touch of the upgrade files from BB2 v1.x to either 1.9 or 2.0? Where can I upload some of my BB2 files (source/exe's)? Checkpoint Charlie |\________________________ |\_______ |\__________________________________ | _ _ | | | | _ _ _ _ _ __ _ | | The /_||-||_||_| | | | 1.2GIG | | |_ | ||_| _ |_| _||_| _ | _| / _| | | / | _______| . BBS | | 28.8k | | |_||_| | |_||_ |_| ||_ | |_ | |________________________ | |_______ | |__________________________________ | \| \| \| From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 09:19:55 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Colin Saunders Cc: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Stupid Question The advanced programmer kit does not exist although it ios rumoured to be located in some archive dark in the recesses of the bum disks somewhere... As for gadtools, perhaps you should brush up on the amiga operating system since it went to 2.0 in which fancy looking gadgets were added for tools who wanted to write fancy applications hence the word gadtools:) Simon From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 22:58:30 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Colin Saunders Cc: Blitz-list@Helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Stupid Question On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Colin Saunders wrote: > > Dear All, > > What are the frequnently mentionned "GadTools"? You would know if you had 2.0+ (those awesome looking gadget that your system tends to use like the preferences) > I presume they are not Intuition Window objects but something else.. > > And why does no-one answer my questions about the "Advanced > Programmers Kit"? :-( .. Simon!? .. if it doesn't exist then > fine.. just tell me!! I think he said that. > > Whats a good PD "file manager" program for A500s .. I could get CU > Amiga as that has (had) Opus on the front. O P U S - ROCKS!!!!!!!!! Its the only one you NeeD! Worth EVERY penny! _____ _____ _ ___ __ ____ _ _ _ ___ +---------------------+ / -_) V / -_) '_\ V V / _` | '_/ -_) |Tom Kruk | \___|\_/\___|_| \_/\_/\__,_|_| \___| |tomkruk@escape.com | |Computer Programmer | s o f t w a r e +---------------------+ From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 15:22:26 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Troubles with Changing Gadtools gad on open window G'day all (specifally Steve), I am currently having problems changing the size etc of my gadtools gadgets on open wins (used for font sensitivity). currently, what I am doing is this: ; Previously, gadtool list 2 has been set up ; containing gadgets with id's 30-36. DetachGTList 2 GTFreeGadget 2,30 GTFreeGadget 2,31 GTFreeGadget 2,32 GTFreeGadget 2,33 GTFreeGadget 2,34 GTFreeGadget 2,25 GTFreeGadget 2,36 ;I then re-define the gads ; .. and then InnerCls : AttachGTList 2,#prefwin When the "AttachGTList" is executed, I end up getting two of every gadget!! However, I had been able to change the gads in one other win, BUT, I could only change n-1 gads, else the computer just spat the dummy (ie, I did the following previous to the above code) ; Previously, gadtool list 0 has been set up ; containing gadgets with id's 10-13 DetachGTList 0 GTFreeGadget 0,10 GTFreeGadget 0,11 GTFreeGadget 0,12 GTFreeGadget 0,13 ; then redefinition of gads, ; .. and finally Use Window #coordwin : InnerCls : AttachGTList 0,#coordwin Use Window #prefwin This makes the machine die. If I remove the line "GTFreeGadget 0,13", however, the previous gads (10-12), are altered correctly, and only appear once on the window (as they should). If someone can help me sort out my problem, I would be EXTREMELY greatful, as I need it desparately, as I wish to submit my prog to Acid for inclusion in the new version of Blitz 8-). Thanks in advance, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 15:55:35 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Re: Troubles with Changing Gadtools gad on open window > G'day all (specifally Steve), > I am currently having problems changing the size etc of my > gadtools gadgets on open wins (used for font sensitivity). ...stuff deleted > When the "AttachGTList" is executed, I end up getting two of every > gadget!! However, I had been able to change the gads in one other > win, BUT, I could only change n-1 gads, else the computer just spat > the dummy (ie, I did the following previous to the above code) ...stuff deleted I think I've worked out what was going wrong, so I might as well let everyone know (and show what a fool I am 8-). Anyway, each time I was jumping into these particular statements, I was redefining the gtlist, without first free the current gads. Consequently, it appears that you can create as many gadgets as you want in the same list, with the same gadId, and therefore when trying to remove a gad, I gather you only remove the latest version that was created (leaving all the previous ones untouched). > This makes the machine die. If I remove the line "GTFreeGadget > 0,13", however, the previous gads (10-12), are altered correctly, > and only appear once on the window (as they should). I still haven't worked out this problem though (maybe in another 1/2 hours time 8-). > If someone can help me sort out my problem, I would be EXTREMELY > greatful, as I need it desparately, as I wish to submit my prog to > Acid for inclusion in the new version of Blitz 8-). > Thanks in advance, This still goes for answering the second prob 8-), Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 95 11:02:04 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: About libs If someone could send these to me fast !!! PCF-LIB, NEWEST NEIL'S CIA (if setdmawait automatic and volumefade works?) And what's about the RILIST lib ??? Any progress in string variables. And one guestion: how to find a BLITZS variables address in memory. Does Addr help with only variables. Thanks, please send above with uu. mail to jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi From jarmo@eden.fipnet.fiSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 95 11:05:16 +0200 From: Jarmo Kajolinna To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: LIBS2 RIPEOPLE I don't know that did you get my message directly if so nothing I've got yet. So please send: NEW DEBUGGER, PCFLIB and other things if you can. All should work in OS1.3. And anyone got a good SHAPE CUTTER which really works too... Send to jarmo@eden.fipnet.fi by uuc. ... thanks... From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 09:36:34 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: BlitzBASIC v2.0 & Support Hi. Take a look at the blitz link from 'The Amiga Programmers Web Site' maintained by yours truly. Its URL is http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO/ Mark Tiffany .---------------------------------------------------------------. | T H E A M I G A P R O G R A M M E R S W E B S I T E | | =========================================================== | | http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) - VIRTUAL SOFTWARE / NOCTURNE | '---------------------------------------------------------------' From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 10:01:35 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: THE TRUTH IS OUT!!!! >>>>> "Simon" == Simon or Mark writes: Simon> The advanced programmer kit does not exist although it ios Simon> rumoured to be located in some archive dark in the recesses Simon> of the bum disks somewhere... AT LAST!!! THE TRUTH IS OUT!!! ... ;-D Simon> As for gadtools, perhaps you should brush up on the amiga Simon> operating system since it went to 2.0 ... Some of us have to "survive" on an A500 with 1.3 .. we may live in the dark ages but can't be blamed for not knowing about what everyone else is doing... ;-) Ta ta, colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ******************************---------- 75% * * * *==================================================================* From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 10:32:34 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Blitzlist Subject: Another update Hello ppl, I've done another update to gadtools that fixes completely and utterly all GTShape related problems (I hope :) ). They now setup properly, CAN have unique shape imagery and free properly. New update is available from me if ppl want it - inside the archive received is the complete source code for the library. Onto OS2.0 listview + redrawing problems.... Errrmmmm well god knows why listviews don't redraw properly after a GTChangelist - I'll be looking into it though :) thank you for your attention, Steve Mc. PS: Uploading my map editor to simon and aminet today if anybody is interested....... :) +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 23:10:54 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Getting name of screen from DisplayDB G'day all (sorry, yet another query), Does anyone know how to legally the the name of the screen mode of the current screen from the DisplayDataBase (ie, SuperHires, Lowres, NTSC Hires Laced etc)?? Thanks in advance Dave PS. Again, this is required urgently 8-). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 13:30:54 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Blitzlist Subject: Debugger To those interested, the debugger now understands the amiga includes file call structure.offsets. This means now that you can open a window and specify a type from this file to put into the window. An example would be Gadget - open the window with this type, point it at the address of your gadget (GadPtr(list,id)) and the look at all those luvly helpful values the debugger puts up. These windows would exactly the same as the object windows currently in the debugger but have the advantage in that they are defined independant of the debugger. Thus this file can be updated (with your own structures if you like) in the future without recompiling the debugger source. Anyway, just thought I'd share that with you guys.... You know, just in case anyone was interested (and was having grief programming using OS structures).... :) Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From josh@ecst.csuchico.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:00 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 12:24:16 -0800 (PST) From: josh farley To: Dave Cole Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: Getting name of screen from DisplayDB On Fri, 24 Feb 1995, Dave Cole wrote: > G'day all (sorry, yet another query), > Does anyone know how to legally the the name of the screen mode of > the current screen from the DisplayDataBase (ie, SuperHires, > Lowres, NTSC Hires Laced etc)?? Yes I do! Oh, you want to know??? ;) Use GetDisplayInfoData_ , after calling FindDisplayInfo_ and possibly NextDisplayInfo_ I haven't actually used these yet, but I am planning to VERY soon, so if you need a more in-depth description of how to use these calls, just let me know, and I'll get back to you as quickly as possible! Josh Farley Netmail: 1:119/88 E-Mail: josh@ecst.csuchico.edu Now Available: "Ooze" ECS/AGA shareware release... DL as OozeAGA.lha or OozeECS.lha at 1:119/88 or 916-893-8079 FTP as game/think/oozeaga.lha or game/think/oozeecs.lha Coming Soon: "TeleTerm" shareware terminal program... From josh@ecst.csuchico.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 12:28:27 -0800 (PST) From: josh farley To: Hang Cc: Blitzlist Subject: Re: Debugger On Fri, 24 Feb 1995, Hang wrote: > To those interested, > the debugger now understands the amiga includes file call > structure.offsets. This means now that you can open a window and specify Hi there, Don't mean to bug you, but would it be possible for to you to give the Debugger a ScreenMode requester? I like to mode-promote it DBLNTSC, and while it works, the windows still only size to a 640x200 size, because that's how big they THINK the screen is, although I've promoted it to 680x450... It's no big deal, it would just make more code visible at once... an easier way for you might be to Clone the WB... Josh Farley Netmail: 1:119/88 E-Mail: josh@ecst.csuchico.edu Now Available: "Ooze" ECS/AGA shareware release... DL as OozeAGA.lha or OozeECS.lha at 1:119/88 or 916-893-8079 FTP as game/think/oozeaga.lha or game/think/oozeecs.lha Coming Soon: "TeleTerm" shareware terminal program... From brettc@spaz.manawatu.planet.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 95 00:41:29 +1200 From: Brett Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Subscribe Subscribe me to the list once more. Hi all I am back on a new feed. I'm thinking about writeing a X-word searcher program for finding crossword words. You enter number of letter and then enter a word with either all spaces or supplie the letters you know and pow a list of posile matches are returned. Anyone got some good ideas about how to do a search for this program. Thanks for you space. Brett HELLONEARTHISMAN!!! From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 1995 13:25:23 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Re: About libs > And one guestion: how to find a BLITZS variables address in memory. > Does Addr help with only variables. Use the & character before the var name, eg for the variable example.w, it would be &example. Hope that helps, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From neil@triode.apana.org.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 1995 22:05:51 +0100 From: Neil Miller To: Simon or Mark Cc: MO Tiffany , blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Mouse Pointer in BLITZ mode Does anyone know how to make blitz work with WB 3.1? I just installed 3.1 and blits crashes as soon as it loads the config for the editor. Remove the config and it still crashes! ECS machine with blitz 1.9. Really could use some suggestions! \|/ -O"O- ----------------------oOO-(_)-OOo------------------------ T E X neil@triode.apana.org.au From Phillip_Eastham@kumear.megalink.com.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 95 22:35:13 EST From: Phillip Eastham To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Mass gadget toggling. Hi All, I have a GUI set-up in which I have a dozen or so GT gadgets which I would like disabled until certain actions occur. These certain acctions also involve a GT gadget in the same window. Is there a way to disable all the gadgets I want to, and redraw them, without having to do each gadget individually? Failing this, is there a way I could place a blank cover over the gadgets (they are all in a rectangle together), and then remove it after the appropriate actions are taken? -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 21:33:58 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Getting name of executed file (from wb) G'day all, Does anyone know how to determine what the name of the currently run program from wb?? I can get it from a cli run prog (using GetCommandName_, but it doesn't seem to work from wb. Any info greatly appreciated, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nlSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: 26 Feb 95 16:32:14 -0100 From: Chris Feringa To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: GTListView questions Hi Everybody, I have a question, is it possible to use more than one text color in a GTListView gadget? or to mark more than one line? \|/ Chris Feringa @ @ chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nl ----------------oOO-(_)-OOo------------------------ From Robert.Newman@frontier.centron.comSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: 26 Feb 95 20:35:12 +0000 From: Robert Newman To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Getting name of executed file (from wb) On 26-Feb-95 s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au wrote : > Does anyone know how to determine what the name of the currently > run program from wb?? *mytask.Task = FindTask_(0) NPrint "Task name is :",Peek$(*mytask\tc_Node\ln_Name) Rob. (robert.newman@frontier.centron.com) -- |Fidonet: Robert Newman 2:2501/307.37 |Internet: Robert.Newman@frontier.centron.com | | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. From brettc@spaz.manawatu.planet.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 95 03:00:15 +1200 From: Brett Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Do you have an AscII dictionary? Hello all there, Do you know where to get an AscII dictionary 4om? I'm creating this crossword sloveing program in Blitz, it's going ok so far but I now need a dictionary to finish off my testing and debugging. I have not seen much mail here L8ly but I have only just got back from my holidays up in Auckland, yes, I saw that Simon (Hows the TVNZ deal going, a TV star? I'm still working on that fractial speach program. :) Who like my TAG. I call it a 3 in one or more. Sorry. Off subject mail there. Thanks to anyone here wi4h that useful infomation. From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 23:55:36 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Chris Feringa Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTListView questions On 26 Feb 1995, Chris Feringa wrote: CF> I have a question, is it possible to use more than one text color in a CF> GTListView gadget? or to mark more than one line Well from my experience (and i think i read the doc fully) YOU CAN'T... BUT. That doesn't mean it CAN'T BE DONE ... If an update to the GT lib isn't comming (to support such things) Maybe its time to FAKE it and make your own ListView gadget ...ie: open a window,proportional gadgets etc.... Although I don't do them, a friend of mine (Rich) does it all the time. If you need some source to get you started, lemme know and I'll ask him for something. :) HaPPy CoDiNg!!! _____ _____ _ ___ __ ____ _ _ _ ___ +---------------------+ / -_) V / -_) '_\ V V / _` | '_/ -_) |Tom Kruk | \___|\_/\___|_| \_/\_/\__,_|_| \___| |tomkruk@escape.com | |Computer Programmer | s o f t w a r e +---------------------+ From zor@earth.execpc.comSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 02:36:51 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Bott To: Tom Kruk Cc: Chris Feringa , blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTListView questions On Sun, 26 Feb 1995, Tom Kruk wrote: > > > On 26 Feb 1995, Chris Feringa wrote: > > CF> I have a question, is it possible to use more than one text color in a > CF> GTListView gadget? or to mark more than one line > > Well from my experience (and i think i read the doc fully) YOU CAN'T... > > BUT. That doesn't mean it CAN'T BE DONE ... If an update to the GT lib You know, I was thinking about similiar things, like making gadgets all different colors, and although I haven't tried it, I bet you could use the copper for an easy(ish) fix... Either for just vertical changes, like the listview, or horizontal changes too, they can do it for copper screens, right? Or maybe not. Joe From stef@IXO.beSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: 27 Feb 95 09:20:09 CET From: Stephan Kortleven To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Font styles Hello all, did somebody use font-styles like underline, italic and bold in gadtoolsgadgets before ? I seems GT_gadgets will not lisen to the blitz windowfont and loadfont style settings. Does anybody know a solution to fix this problem. _ /X\ // \\ - (BLITZ) If you like the real world ! \\ // -- \X/ _ Requestor V2.x ... Yes ! This is Belgium calling. ;-) From as5mwynn@ucsalf.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 95 10:12 GMT From: mark wynne 95 To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: unsubscribe unsubscribe as5mwynn@uk.ac.ucsalf.scot1 From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 10:34:24 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: josh farley Cc: Blitzlist Subject: Re: Debugger On Fri, 24 Feb 1995, josh farley wrote: > Don't mean to bug you, but would it be possible for to you to give > the Debugger a ScreenMode requester? I like to mode-promote it DBLNTSC, > and while it works, the windows still only size to a 640x200 size, > because that's how big they THINK the screen is, although I've promoted > it to 680x450... At the moment all debugger windows are limited to 640x256. This is nothing to do with the screen size, rather it is a size I selected near the start of the project. You see, all windows use a buffer bitmap that gets rendered to and then BitmapToWindow'ed into the relevant window. I could increase the size of this buffer (thus making mem usage go up) which would allow you to have bigger windows. Screen mode requester is on the list of things I should have put in by now :) Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 10:35:03 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: GTListView questions > CF> I have a question, is it possible to use more than one text color in a > CF> GTListView gadget? or to mark more than one line > > Well from my experience (and i think i read the doc fully) YOU CAN'T... > > BUT. Tha4 doesn't mean it CAN'T BE DONE ... If an update to the GT lib > isn't comming (to support such things) Maybe its time to FAKE it and make > your own ListView gadget ...ie: open a window,proportional gadgets etc.... > > Although I don't do them, a friend of mine (Rich) does it all the time. And i fake mine too. ;} Take a look at Virtual Worlds (its on aminet), and see what i did - if you some source i can send you some code frags. Its not that tidy, but its quite simple. Mark Tiffany .---------------------------------------------------------------. | T H E A M I G A P R O G R A M M E R S W E B S I T E | | =========================================================== | | http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) - VIRTUAL SOFTWARE / NOCTURNE | '---------------------------------------------------------------' From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 10:42:01 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Jarmo Kajolinna Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Attn: Jarmo Kajolinna Sorry about this list ppl - I'll keep it short On Fri, 24 Feb 1995, Jarmo Kajolinna wrote: > RIPEOPLE I don't know that did you get my message directly if so > nothing I've got yet. We did send you a lib archive, I think, though, that our mail bounced from your fipnet address. Maybe we can find someone who can mail you directly to forward some stuff onto you. Otherwise ftp stuff from x2ftp.oulu.fi > So please send: > > NEW DEBUGGER, PCFLIB and other things if you can. > > All should work in OS1.3. New debugger is OS2.0+ only. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From P.T.Heams@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 11:37:18 +0000 (GMT) From: Heams To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: unsubscribe unsubscribe P.T.Heams@herts.ac.uk From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 22:39:31 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Robert Newman Cc: Blitz Subject: Re: Getting name of executed file (from wb) > On 26-Feb-95 s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au wrote : > > Does anyone know how to determine what the name of the currently > > run program from wb?? > *mytask.Task = FindTask_(0) > NPrint "Task name is :",Peek$(*mytask\tc_Node\ln_Name) > Rob. (robert.newman@frontier.centron.com) Thanks heaps Rob. Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From oz@ozzy.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 95 14:58:44 GMT From: Brian Skreeg To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: 25 frames please! (fwd) I reckon that on Feb 23, Simon or Mark wrote: :On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Brian Skreeg wrote: :> Hi all, :> I've run out of Blitter time again (or I think) and would like to :> run my game in 25 frames instead of trying to do to much in 50 frames. :> Do I use the vwait command to do this? If so, How? :> :> Bri, :OK, instead of a vwait, you wait for an interupt routine to count up to :2...like this... : :SetInt 5 :fc+1 :End SetInt : :Mainloop :Repeat:VWait:until fc>=2 :; :;blah blah blah :; :Goto Mainloop Are you sure this works? I've implemented with no visible change occurring. Everything is still dragging around (slowing down). This is roughly how everything is at the mo. Doing the above makes no difference. .mainloop while slice 0 gosub move tanks ; simple joystuff gosub collision ; collision , 2 pages of if's then's gosub fire ; guess? BBlit 2 tanks ; guess again? slice 2 ; score slice 56 high gosub printstuff ; Printing various scores,energy,etc. ; It was after putting this in that it all started slowing down. Does printing take up a lot of time? Rom Topaz font being used. wend end Help, Brian. :) From mlf27308@ggr.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: 27 Feb 95 15:09:00 GMT From: Mr M L Funnell To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: At last!!! At last!, I'm about to release a small beta of my program! If anyone would like a copy, let me know (don't all rush at once!) Spec (so far): title: Grab (probably) OS: 2.0+ (although listview won't work 100% with 2.x) Features: o Locates(i.e. finds in large files) and decrunches over 120+ crunchers o Module Ripper (rips about 40ish protected PT formats including Player 6,TrackerPacker x, Digital Illusions, etc....) o Module converter (converts most of the above back to PT) o Disk block/File Load and save o Others, can't remember the rest...... Why? ~~~~ o Felt like it. o Very useful for finding things in {PD} Games/Demos etc... The end. From cassidyc@dcs.gla.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 95 16:19:23 GMT From: Colin Cassidy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Med Questions A few Med questions: 1) What version of Med (octamed) does Blitz support? 2) Can you play all 8 channels (yet)? 3) Does Blitz support multi modules, ie multiple songs and same instuments saved as 1 module (from octamed 2) 4) is there anyway to play an instrument loaded in with a module. Thanx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colin Cassidy e-Mail: cassidyc@dcs.gla.ac.uk cassidyc@geology.gla.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I see death, destruction, fire. Babylon will fall - this place will be destroyed." -- Lady Ladira, "Signs and Portents" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out!" -- Ivanova (re: Babylon 5 mantra), "A Voice in the Wilderness I" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ They tortured me so much that I didn't know who I was or what I was doing, they then asked me who I was and what I was doing. From dagsl@oslonett.noSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 21:30:39 +0100 From: Dag Slemmen To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Mousepointer Can anybody help me with this. It is possible to exchange the mousepointer with an alternative sprite or even better disable it when you open an intuition screen. I know you can exchange the pointer when opening an window. From josh@ecst.csuchico.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 15:11:44 -0800 (PST) From: josh farley To: Colin Cassidy Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Med Questions On Mon, 27 Feb 1995, Colin Cassidy wrote: > 2) Can you play all 8 channels (yet)? > 3) Does Blitz support multi modules, ie multiple songs and same instuments > saved as 1 module (from octamed 2) > 4) is there anyway to play an instrument loaded in with a module. Most of the above is best done using direct acces to the library (which isn't very hard)... I believe there's a third party MED lib that might help you out (forgot the name)... But octaplayer.library is easy to use... just download the developer's kit that was just posted to AmiNet, convert the fd file, and you're there! Josh Farley Netmail: 1:119/88 E-Mail: josh@ecst.csuchico.edu Now Available: "Ooze" ECS/AGA shareware release... DL as OozeAGA.lha or OozeECS.lha at 1:119/88 or 916-893-8079 FTP as game/think/oozeaga.lha or game/think/oozeecs.lha Coming Soon: "TeleTerm" shareware terminal program... From josh@ecst.csuchico.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 15:14:16 -0800 (PST) From: josh farley To: Dag Slemmen Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Mousepointer On Mon, 27 Feb 1995, Dag Slemmen wrote: > Can anybody help me with this. It is possible to exchange the > mousepointer with an alternative sprite or even better disable it when > you open an intuition screen. I know you can exchange the pointer when > opening an window. You must open a window to legally remove or change the pointer. Without a window, you can't do much in a screen anyway... why not just open a borderless window? Josh Farley Netmail: 1:119/88 E-Mail: josh@ecst.csuchico.edu Now Available: "Ooze" ECS/AGA shareware release... DL as OozeAGA.lha or OozeECS.lha at 1:119/88 or 916-893-8079 FTP as game/think/oozeaga.lha or game/think/oozeecs.lha Coming Soon: "TeleTerm" shareware terminal program... From lynnjenn@village.caSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 95 18:40:33 EST From: Lynn Jennings To: dagsl@oslonett.no Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Mousepointer > Can anybody help me with this. It is possible to exchange the > mousepointer with an alternative sprite or even better disable it when > you open an intuition screen. I know you can exchange the pointer when > opening an window. POINTERS ON SCREENS ------------------- In a word, no. A pointer must be attached to a window. However, it is quite simple to create an invisible screen-sized dummy window and put it on that; just open the window without any system gadgets (sizing gadget, etc.) and use the BORDERLESS flag. If you are planning on opening other windows on this screen, and of those windows will have depth gadgets, you should also use the BACKDROP flag. Example: ; Open a Dummy Window to Give Screen a Pointer #BACKDROP=$100 #BORDERLESS=$800 #ACTIVATE=$1000 LoadShape "PointerShape",0 Screen 0,0,0,640,200,2,$8000,"Example Screen",2,1 Window 0,0,0,640,200,#BACKDROP|#ACTIVATE|#BORDERLESS,"",2,1 WPointer 0 MouseWait OTHER STUFF ON POINTERS ----------------------- (I apologize if the below is covered elsewhere, but as I explain below I seemed destined never to get any BUMs, and so use a very old (1.40 or something) version.) While I'm on the subject, here are a few other useful things to know about pointers. The bug applies to the (old) version of BB2 that I use; a new version may correct this. I couldn't tell you since I've never gotten any of the BUMs I've paid for (the support for U.S./Canada went from ignoring me to non-existent recently): (1) Getting the original mouse pointer back. After you set a pointer for a window to a custom shape, how do you get the original default pointer back in that window? Use this: ClearPointer_(Peek.l(Addr Window(WINDOW_NUMBER))) Where WINDOW_NUMBER is the number of the window whose pointer you wish to restore. (2) "Handle" Bug. How do you set the "Hot Spot" of a custom pointer? The Handle command expects handles to be offsets from the upper-left corner of the shape, but Intuition expects the reverse. Therefore, you must feed the negative of the number you would normally use to get the result you expect. For example, to set the pointer's hot spot at 6,5 (using shape 0) you need to use Handle 0,-6,-5. If you make a brush called "Wait.pointer" of the 2.0+ wait pointer, you would use the following: ; Init Wait Pointer LoadShape 0,"Wait.pointer" Handle 0,-7,-7 ; blah blah blah... ; Busy... put up pointer WPointer 0 Hope this helps. Regards, Christopher Jennings Enchanted Blade Associates From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 00:02:33 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Exists() doesn't unlock file!! G'day all, Just about finished a proper first version of my prog, and have just worked out why it doesn't allow overwriting of previously created prefs file. The problem is Exists(). It gets a lock on a file, but doesn't unlock it, thus preventing deletion etc. Any chance of a fix, or some other way around this? I'm going to try Lock_() and Unlock_(), and if that doesn't work Open_() and Close_(). Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance for any advice, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 00:30:17 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Re: Exists() doesn't unlock file!! > G'day all, > Just about finished a proper first version of my prog, and have > just worked out why it doesn't allow overwriting of previously > created prefs file. > The problem is Exists(). It gets a lock on a file, but doesn't > unlock it, thus preventing deletion etc. > Any chance of a fix, or some other way around this? I'm going to > try Lock_() and Unlock_(), and if that doesn't work Open_() and > Close_(). I feel a public apology is in order 8-). The lock on my file was not to do with Exists(), but rather something I had done a little earlier tonight. After I had had problems with no unlocking, I reset my machine (to clear the lock), but it wasn't cleared. I then usd Snoopdos, and saw that there was no Unlocking, and fails on deletion. However, I neglected to realise that I didn't reboot my file server (I'm using parnet), and as a consequence, the filelock ws never released. Sorry if I caused any undue stress to anyone 8-). Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 10:15:31 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Jamie Burns Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Circle bug ?!? Circle do fuck out when the radius gets beyond about 1024 I think, it should be easy enough to test, and your findings would be appreciated. Simon From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 10:32:52 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Colin Cassidy Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Med Questions On Mon, 27 Feb 1995, Colin Cassidy wrote: > A few Med questions: > 1) What version of Med (octamed) does Blitz support? > 2) Can you play all 8 channels (yet)? > 3) Does Blitz support multi modules, ie multiple songs and same instuments > saved as 1 module (from octamed 2) > 4) is there anyway to play an instrument loaded in with a module. > > Thanx > Anyone willing to upgarde the med library? it could do with a re-work. Unfortunately the guy who first did it is now full time PC programmer so no hope there (and no more zombies games either:( ) From lynnjenn@village.caSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 95 19:32:49 EST From: Lynn Jennings To: oz@ozzy.demon.co.uk Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: 25 frames please! (fwd) > .mainloop > while > slice 0 > gosub move tanks ; simple joystuff > gosub collision ; collision , 2 pages of if's then's > gosub fire ; guess? > BBlit 2 tanks ; guess again? > slice 2 ; score slice 56 high > gosub printstuff ; Printing various scores,energy,etc. > ; It was after putting this in that it all > started slowing down. Does printing take > up a lot of time? Rom Topaz font being used. > wend > end Yes, Brian, printing things takes a _very_ long time. First I'll briefly try to explain why, then I'll try to be helpful and offer some suggestions on speeding your code up. Suppose I want to do this: BitmapOutput 0 Print "Score: "+str$(Score) What does this involve? First, the string to be printed must be generated. Basically this involves: (1) Get the first bit ("Score: ") (2) Use a routine that converts the variable (Score) into a string of characters that represents the value of the variable. For example, the number 10 would be converted from $0A to $31 $30 $00. (3) Create a third string by tacking the string from (2) to the end of the string from (1). Now that it knows what to print, it has to print it. This involves: (1) Start at the first character of the string to print (2) Is this the end of the string? If yes, then quit. (3) Use the ASCII code of the current character to look up what shape we are supposed to plot (using the current font). (4) Use the blitter to blast the character onto the screen at the current cursor position, being careful not to draw outside of the actual screen. (5) Increment the cursor position and get the next character in the string. (6) Go to step (2) and continue until the print is finished. As you can see, that's a LOT of steps to go through for each Print you use. How can you ease the situation? Here are strategies you can use alone or in combination to speed up the printing routine: [1] Only print what you have to; print constant strings _once_. For example, if you are using code like this: .main Repeat Gosub Update Forever Update: Locate X,Y NPrint "Player One: "+str$(Score(0)) Print "Player Two: "+str$(Score(1)) Return Change your code to this: Locate X,Y NPrint "Player One: " Print "Player Two: " .main Repeat Gosub Update Forever Update: Locate X+12,Y :Print str$(Score(0)) Locate X+12,Y+1:Print str$(Score(1)) Return [2] Only print things _when_ they change. Use copies of variables to detect when they have changed. For example, if you use code like this: ... If HitTarget Then Score+100 ; 100 points for hitting target ... Print str$(Score) Change your code to this: ... If HitTarget Then Score+100 ; 100 points for hitting target ... If OldScore<>Score Then Print str$(Score):OldScore=Score [3] Don't print everything every time through. If you intend to update the screen at 25 frames per second or so, you don't need to update _scores_ that often! Every 1/6 second or thereabouts is usually more than adequate. Divide your screen updates into a number of subjobs, and only do one subjob each time the Update routine is called. For example, if you have code like this: Update: Print str$(Score(0)) ; Update player 1's score Print str$(Score(1)) ; Update player 2's score Return Change it to look like this: Update: UpdateFlag=1-UpdateFlag ; this var will toggle between 0`and 1 If UpdateFlag Print str$(Score(0)) ; Update player 1's score Else Locate X,Y+1 Print str$(Score(1)) ; Update player 2's score EndIf Return (Of course, the above could be written as: If UpdateFlag then Locate X,Y+1 Print str$(Score(UpdateFlag)) But that would have made the example more confusing) For more than two subgroups, of course, use a normal counter: n=n+1:if n>#NUMBER_OF_SUBGROUPS_PLUS_ONE then n=0 If you use the above tri#k to get a vaule for a two-player game (as in Score(0) and Score(1)), and you have to update a LOT (and I mean a LOT) of things in arrays (eg. X(0/1), Y(0/1), TimeLeft(0/1), etc., etc.), then it will be faster to use the following: .main Repeat Player=1-Player if Player=0 Gosub HandlePlayerOne else Gosub HandlePlayerTwo endif Forever HandlePlayerOne: Print Score(0):Return HandlePlayerTwo: Print Score(1):Return Again, this is only an economical tradeoff between speed and code size when you are updating a LOT of things. Hope you find the above useful. Regards, Christopher Jennings Enchanted Blade Associates From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 00:08:11 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Stephan Kortleven Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Font styles On 27 Feb 1995, Stephan Kortleven wrote: SK> did somebody use font-styles like underline, italic and bold in SK> gadtoolsgadgets before ? I seems GT_gadgets will not lisen to the blitz SK> windowfont and loadfont style settings. Does anybody know a solution SK> to fix this problem. WELL... I guess the best advice is (in my opinion) GET AWAY FROM GT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE (for doing wierd custom stuff).... In my opinion its much easier to do a SHAPE GADGET look like the GADTOOLS gadget you want without the head-aches.... So.... It you want uniformity (and are using GadTools for lotsa stuff) then do what you can with GadTools... But.. if you want something thats not there ... FAKE IT! (shapegadgets) _____ _____ _ ___ __ ____ _ _ _ ___ +---------------------+ / -_) V / -_) '_\ V V / _` | '_/ -_) |Tom Kruk | \___|\_/\___|_| \_/\_/\__,_|_| \___| |tomkruk@escape.com | |Computer Programmer | s o f t w a r e +---------------------+ From sis3147@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 18:38:14 +0000 (GMT) From: Big Will Riker To: blitzlist Subject: blitz ftp site Hmm....well, I just discovered that our Uni has an anonymous FTP server, so I created a directory /pub/blitz and stuck the latest RIBlitzLibs in there (RIBlitzlibsV4_1.lha, newlibs.lha) So, if someone would like to try and ftp from there and let me know how they get on.. address : ftp.ee.port.ac.uk login : ftp or anonymous password: your email address Byeeee. Steve. ___________________________________________________________________________ / Amiga Developer | Current Project : BlitzOS Lib \ | sis3147@anubis.sis.port.ac.uk | [####::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] | \____________________________________|______________________________________/ From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 23:49:51 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: blitz ftp site (fwd) Forwarded message: > From blitz-list-request Tue Feb 28 20:38:07 1995 > Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 18:38:14 +0000 (GMT) > From: Big Will Riker > X-Sender: sis3147@anubis > To: blitzlist > Subject: blitz ftp site > Message-Id: > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > > Hmm....well, I just discovered that our Uni has an anonymous FTP > server, so I created a directory /pub/blitz and stuck the latest > RIBlitzLibs in there (RIBlitzlibsV4_1.lha, newlibs.lha) > > So, if someone would like to try and ftp from there and let me > know how they get on.. > > Seems to work fine. This is great news as x2ftp is little slow usually. If it's alrigth with you, I will add this to the welcoming message. Do you know if there are some limitations with your server like who can upload and how much, how long will the files be there and so on ? -Mikko From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 02:22:19 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Getting current dir from wb launched file G'day all, The other day, the answer to a previous question was given ("How do you get the name of the running prog"), but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to give the current dir (or the dir where the prog was launched from). If anyone can tell me how to do it, I would be very appreciative (I needed the answer ASAP). Thanks in advance, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:01 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 02:52:06 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Re: Getting current dir from wb launched &ile > G'day all, > The other day, the answer to a previous question was given ("How > do you get the name of the running prog"), but unfortunately, it > doesn't seem to give the current dir (or the dir where the prog was > launched from). I've worked out how its done (if anyone is interested). *mytask.Task = FindTask_(0) progname$ = Peek$(*mytask\tc_Node|ln_Name) ; gets prog's name a = Reserve(3,255) l = NameFromLock_(GetProgramDir_,Start(3),255) progdir$ = Peek$(Start(3)) ; gets prog's dir Erase 1 Dave PS. You could use AllocMem_ etc, but Banks are nicer to use. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From NullZwo@Refugium.gun.deSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 95 00:56:34 CET From: Falk Nieder To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Thomas Boerkel Reply to... Pink (D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.uk) Re: Date: 22.02.95 Pi> Pi> Does anyone know where Thomas Boerkel (Author of BlitzBlank) is. I tried Pi> to contact him recently at the EMail address in the documentation of the Pi> BlitzBlank that is currently on Aminet, but the address was not recognised. Pi> The offending address was Thomas.Boerkel@mil.ka.silb.org If anyone Pi> knows his new address, or where the typo is is this address, then please Pi> EMail me at D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.uk his new address is: Thomas_Boerkel@amiga_inside2.schiele-ct.de Watch out for new BlitzBlank releases! regards, Falk _ _ _ // NullZwo@Refugium.gun.de _ // FIDO: Falk Nieder 2:2440/99 \X/BlitzBasic Distribution Germany\X/ German BB2-BBS: +49-221-3605468 From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 09:32:18 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Blitzlist Subject: FNS, if anyone is interested..... There is now an extra library that allows you to use FNS printing as the standard output (like using BitmapOutput to get blitz font printing onto a bitmap). The command FNSBitmapOutput selects a bitmap to use, from then onwards all commands like: Print "Hello" Print 10*320 NPrint "Hello","Hi there" will have their result printed on the selected bitmap. The library also supports coordinates, so you can use the FNSLocate command to move the cursor around (this command is almost compatible with the blitz Locate command). The lib is available if anyone is interested..... I'll get it onto our site tomorrow. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 11:30:01 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: MenuColour Dear All, Last night I "discovered" the MenuColour command which means I can now see my menus!! In my Graphics Manager the first colours (0..15) are used as the palette for the shapes that are loaded in. The top 16 colours (16..31) are then free for the Graphics Manager. So that means I can only "change" the top half of the palette. Right, before I found menucolour, the problem was this. Before loading in the shape palette's I could always see the menu items. But when the shape's palette was loaded they "vanished" until they were highlighted.. a bit annoying. So I used menucolour 24... fine I can see them now. I then noticed that the highlight colour is (32 - x) where x is the colour given to menucolour. This is still a problem as it means the highlight colour is "at the mercy" of the shapes' palette. Is there anyway to change the way that the highlight colour is chosen? I could use menucolour 16 but then you'd not know when something was highlighted! ... got there eventually... Thanks in advance, colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ******************************---------- 75% * * * *=================================================}================* From cca93057@sun1.bham.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 13:12:12 GMT From: MO Tiffany To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: request for a 1.3 user as a tester subject says it all really. Could anyone test VirtualWorlds on a 1.3 machine for me? I have a new version that 'may' work ;} having tried recompiling the .fds. If anyone can help mail me back direct and ill send you the test version. Mark Tiffany. .---------------------------------------------------------------. | T H E A M I G A P R O G R A M M E R S W E B S I T E | | =========================================================== | | http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/TiffanMO | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | Mark Tiffany (aka SgtBilko) - VIRTUAL SOFTWARE / NOCTURNE | '---------------------------------------------------------------' From ngh94@aber.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Wed, 01 Mar 1995 14:48:01 +0000 From: NIGEL HUGHES To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: NEW ftp site amd NEW releases NIGEL HUGHES writes: > > Hmm....well, I just discovered that our Uni has an anonymous FTP > server, so I created a directory /pub/blitz and stuck the latest > RIBlitzLibs in there (RIBlitzlibsV4_1.lha, newlibs.lha) > > So, if someone would like to try and ftp from there and let me > know how they get on.. > > address : > ftp.ee.port.ac.uk > > login : ftp or anonymous > password: your email address Dear All, I shall try uploading the new version of ShapeZ to here tomorrow, it will only be a beta-release but I think you will find it to be a damn sight more powerful than anyother shape tool. Here is a list of features in the version for tomorrow: o Requires >OS 2.0 o Super Fast Auto Scan/Grab for shapes in an IFF o Standard drag box shape cutting from an IFF o Load multiple shape files and apend them to each other. o Fully featured Shape _EDITOR_ with the following drawing/editing tools: - Free Hand - Line - Circle - Box - Fill - Spray Can - Undo/Redo - Resize/Rescale - Edit Palette - Flip and Rotate (of course!) o All wrapped up an a nice OS and user friendly interface! For those of you who are fimiliar with myself and the lads from Leading Edge (used to be R.I.) We got together a few weeks ago and have decided to join forces for futre projects. Through this and further discussions, I shall> be adding extra functionality to Shapez before the final release, in other words, another list of things to be added. o Arexx port. This is mainly to facilitate communication between the Map Editor and Shapes but will also allow arexx scripts to be run from a click of the button... o Dump a shapes file to an IFF ready for editing in Dpaint or whatever help the changeover to ShapeZ. o Remap a shape/all shapes to a new palette, not just changing colours be real dpaint like remapping. To all those people I owe stuff to, I hope to be sorting out my life this week, but please give me time, as I have a PhD, a job and a game to write! Thanks for your support and patience, Nigel Hughes ___________________________________________________________________________ / Amiga Developer | Current Project : ShapeZ Version2 \ | ngh94@aber.ac.uk | [###########################::::] | \____________________________________|______________________________________/ From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 17:42:25 +0200 (EET) From: Mikko Makela To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: scandinavian alphapet I guess this maybe too late for Blitz ABC, but there's still the old bug with BitmapOutput: characters with ascii value >159 will not be printed (and I think that there are some problems with characters with ascii value >127 as well). Or is this because of blitz's default font ? Anyway, when printing the listing of program, the same problem occurs - all scandinavian alphapets will disappear. -Mikko From pradman@josie.abo.fiSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 19:14:21 +0200 (EET) From: pradman@josie.abo.fi Reply to: pradman@aton.abo.fi To: Mikko Makela Cc: Blitz Basic Mailing List Subject: Re: scandinavian alphapet > I guess this maybe too late for Blitz ABC, but there's still the old > bug with BitmapOutput: characters with ascii value >159 will not > be printed (and I think that there are some problems with characters > with ascii value >127 as well). Another annoying thing is that TED handles ä (a with dots) and ö (o with dots) in a non-standard way, and some chars you can't write at all in TED. (Like the second char in my Last name, an a with a circle on top.) /----------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Patrik Radman \ Abo Akademi university (Turku, Finland) | | E-mail: pradman@aton.abo.fi \ Department of Computer Science // | | WWW : http://www.abo.fi/~pradman \ Check out my WWW homepage! \X/ | \----------------------------------------------------------------------------/ From Phillip_Eastham@kumear.megalink.com.auSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 95 12:32:04 EST From: Phillip Eastham To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: 25 frames please! (fwd) In a message dated Lynn Jennings wrote: LJ> (1) Get the first bit ("Score: ") LJ> (2) Use a routine that converts the variable (Score) into a string of LJ> characters that represents the value of the variable. For example, LJ the number 10 would be converted from $0A to $31 $30 $00. LJ> (3) Create a third string by tacking the string from (2) to the end of LJ> the string from (1). I would have thought that the print command would print the "Score: " first, and then the string containing the variable. Not sure which would be quicker, but the second would require less steps I think. LJ> (1) Start at the first character of the string to print LJ> (2) Is this the end of the string? If yes, then quit. Wouldn't it be quicker to first get the length of the output string and then do a blind loop for that many characters? LJ> As you can see, that's a LOT of steps to go through for each Print LJ> you use. Yes. And you forgot such niceties as allocating ram for the strings etc. LJ> [1] Only print what you have to; print constant strings _once_. LJ> For example, if you are using code like this: A good suggestion. Although I did some testing on this theory with GFABasic once. Not printing 17 characters to the screen in each of 2000 loops saved about 2/50's of a second. Not much, but I suppose in a time critical program it could make a difference. LJ> [2] Only print things _when_ they change. LJ> Use copies of variables to detect when they have changed. For LJ> example, if you use code like this: Hmmm. I'm not sure wether the overheads of copying the variable each time it changes would help things, especially if it changes often. LJ> [3] Don't print everything every time through. LJ> If you intend to update the screen at 25 frames per second or so, LJ> you don't need to update _scores_ that often! Every 1/6 second or LJ> thereabouts is usually more than adequate. Divide your screen LJ> updates into a number of subjobs, and only do one subjob each time LJ> the Update routine is called. Would it not be more logical to have the printing code branch to only when you need to update the scores. Ie there must be code to detect a collision or some other event which causes the score to be increased. It makes sence to update the score in this routine. LJ> Hope you find the above useful. Some good advice. Being primarily a BBS programmer, I do LOTS of work with strings, and I spend many hours trying to speed up my programs by reducing the text output. This is required for the poor souls who have 2400 baud or less. -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au From NullZwo@Refugium.gun.deSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Thu, 2 Mar 95 14:46:27 CET From: Falk Nieder To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Getting current dir from wb launched file Reply to... Dave Cole (s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au) Re: Date: 01.03.95 DC> > G'day all, DC> > The other day, the answer to a previous question was given ("How DC> > do you get the name of the running prog"), but unfortunately, it DC> > doesn't seem to give the current dir (or the dir where the prog was DC> > launched from). DC> DC> I've worked out how its done (if anyone is interested). DC> DC> *mytask.Task = FindTask_(0) DC> progname$ = Peek$(*mytask\tc_Node|ln_Name) ; gets prog's name DC> a = Reserve(3,255) DC> l = NameFromLock_(GetProgramDir_,Start(3),255) DC> progdir$ = Peek$(Start(3)) ; gets prog's dir DC> Erase 1 Don't know if this was meant in your question: I think there is another way to access the dir your program was launched from, on OS2+ you can use PROGDIR: as device name in your program. seeya, Falk _ _ _ // NullZwo@Refugium.gun.de _ // FIDO: Falk Nieder 2:2440/99 \X/BlitzBasic Distribution Germany\X/ German BB2-BBS: +49-221-3605468 From NullZwo@Refugium.gun.deSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Thu, 2 Mar 95 20:35:44 CET From: Falk Nieder To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: scandinavian alphapet Reply to... Mikko Makela (mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fi) Re: Date: 01.03.95 MM> I guess this maybe too late for Blitz ABC, but there's still the old MM> bug with BitmapOutput: characters with ascii value >159 will not MM> be printed (and I think that there are some problems with characters MM> with ascii value >127 as well). MM> MM> Or is this because of blitz's default font ? MM> MM> Anyway, when printing the listing of program, the same problem MM> occurs - all scandinavian alphapets will disappear. and also the german ones, "ß" (ASCII 225) is still not accepted, and Edit$() is unable to read these characters! This means that you are unable to write e.g. a simple text editor using blitz2 commands. This MUST be fixed in ABC, otherwise all german (and other non-english users) will bite off my head, as they can't get Simon's ;-)) And throw TED in the trashcan, please ... What's about an ED supporting Locale: ? okay, I will send Simon a detailed bug list the next days again, promised! bye, Falk _ _ _ // NullZwo@Refugium.gun.de _ // FIDO: Falk Nieder 2:2440/99 \X/BlitzBasic Distribution Germany\X/ German BB2-BBS: +49-221-3605468 From chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nlSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: 02 Mar 95 19:55:44 -0100 From: Chris Feringa To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Sort command Is there a user library that contains a good and fast Sort command? the Acid one is unuseable \|/ Chris Feringa @ @ chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nl ----------------oOO-(_)-OOo------------------------ From ronaldo@duncan.xs4all.nlSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: 02 Mar 95 22:34:46 -0100 From: Ronald Kuiper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: AttachGTList Hello All! Try this example: FindScreen 0 GTButton 0,1,10,10,50,15,"Button",$8 GTCycle 0,2,100,10,100,15,"Cycle",$8,"Option1|Option2" Window 0,100,100,250,100,$100e,"Window",0,1,0 AttachGTList 0,0 MouseWait CloseWindow 0 Window 0,100,100,250,100,$100e,"Window",0,1,0 AttachGTList 0,0 MouseWait End After the second AttachGTList the GTButton is still on the window, the GTCycle not... why? _ /_) Grtz / \onald. (ronaldo@duncan.xs4all.nl) From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 13:56:24 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Simon or Mark Cc: Chris Feringa , blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Sort command On Sat, 4 Mar 1995, Simon or Mark wrote: > On 2 Mar 1995, Chris Feringa wrote: > > > > > Is there a user library that contains a good and fast Sort command? the Acid > > one is unuseable > > > Have you tried the sortlist command, I was quite proud of that effort, I > seem to be the lonly one that ever uses it... There is a command StringSort in our libraries that will sort a linked list based on one item in the newtype for the list. This item must be a string (the acid command sortlist has to my knowledge never supported strings). Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From Iadarola@moocow.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 95 14:26:39 GMT From: Antony Iadarola Reply to: Antony@moocow.demon.co.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Need, Gadget Help! Hi, Does anyone know why the codeing below does not work, I check it with ever manual I've got and it seems to be correct (as far as I can tell), but yet it hangs my machine! I am trying to open a gadget on a window without using the blitz Gadget Library. If anyone has any idea way it won't work, please could they let me know. Thanks for any help, Antony P.S. Dear God, please don't let it be a silly error that any fool would have spotted a mile away except me. P.S.S. I don't think that 'alt.sys.amiga.blitz' is working, I've only seen about three postings on it in the last month! -------------------------------------------------- ; ; My Bugy code ; NEWTYPE .XY X1.w:Y1.w X2.w:Y2.w X3.w:Y3.w X4.w:Y4.w X5.w:Y5.w End NEWTYPE #GLE=20 ;Left Edge #GTE=20 ;Top Edge #GW=100 ;Width #GH=110 ;Height #Gad_No=1 ;User Gadget ID Number #Nul=0 MyBorderData.XY\X1=0,0,#GW,0,#GW,#GH,0,#GH,0,0 ;Draw a box MyBorders.Border\LeftEdge=-1 MyBorders.Border\TopEdge=-1 MyBorders.Border\FrontPen=1 MyBorders.Border\BackPen=0 MyBorders.Border\DrawMode=#JAM1 MyBorders.Border\Count=5 MyBorders.Border\XY=&MyBorderData.XY\X1 MyBorders.Border\NextBorder=#Nul MyGadget.Gadget\NextGadget=0 MyGadget.Gadget\LeftEdge=#GLE MyGadget.Gadget\TopEdge=#GTE MyGadget.Gadget\Width=#GW MyGadget.Gadget\Height=#GH MyGadget.Gadget\Flags=#GFLG_GADGHCOMP MyGadget.Gadget\Activation=#GACT_RELVERIFY|#GACT_IMMEDIATE MyGadget.Gadget\GadgetType=#GTYP_BOOLGADGET MyGadget.Gadget\GadgetRender=&MyBorders.Border\LeftEdge MyGadget.Gadget\SelectRender=#Nul MyGadget.Gadget\GadgetText=#Nul MyGadget.Gadget\MutualExclude=0 MyGadget.Gadget\SpecialInfo=#Nul MyGadget.Gadget\GadgetID=#Gad_No MyGadget.Gadget\UserData=#Nul #Win1=1 FindScreen 0 Window #Win1,4,20,200,200,107,"A Window ",1,2 Window_Address.l=Addr Window(#Win1) Use Window #Win1 OK=AddGList_(Window_Address,&MyGadget,0,1,0) ; ;AddGList returns a zero, does this mean it's work and the gadget is ; in position zero or does it mean it has failed? ; OK=RefreshGadgets_(&MyGadget,Window_Address,0) ; Hangs Here --------------------------------------------------------- /-----------------------------------------\ | Email Antony@moocow.demon.co.uk | | Running on : A4000/040 @40MHZ 1GB HD | | (WTS suck big time) | \-----------------------------------------/ \ No one can hear you SCREAM if you kill/ \ every body in the world. / \ Marz is cold this time of year. / From JOLOUGHLIN@miavx1.acs.muohio.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Fri, 03 Mar 1995 13:49:57 -0400 (EDT) From: JOLOUGHLIN@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu To: Simon or Mark Cc: blitz list Subject: Re: U.S. Support On Sat, 4 Mar 1995, Simon or Mark wrote: > > Message to U.S. BlitzUsers > > > My apologies to everyone in the U.S. who are registered Blitz users. Dave > Maziarka promised to send the A600 with BBS and more importantly the > mailing list with all you guys listed to Elmore several weeks ago. > > It has still not arrived. > > I;m not sure if he's fucking me around, done the standard acid > representative thing and lost his marbles or whether he has been ill, > I'll be trying to contact him this week. If I have no luck I will send > Elmore some money to set up a new BBS and look after mailing out > Blitz2.0/BUM8 when it is finished (real soon now). I'd still love to be a blitz support BBS. Currently we have 3 nodez and 4 gigz available.(2 gigz open, and I wouldn't mind having 500 megz devoted completely for Blitz support ;) From blitz-list-request@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 95 21:07:11 +0100 From: blitz-list-request@cc.helsinki.fi ***** UNDELIVERABLE MAIL sent to fberger, being returned by cranach!fberger ***** mail: Error # 8 'Invalid recipient' encountered on system cranach Received: from vesuv. RZ.TU-Ilmenau.DE by cranach via SMTP (920330.SGI/911001.SGI) for fberger id AA01597; Fri, 3 Mar 95 21:07:07 +0100 Received: from kantti.helsinki.fi by vesuv.rz.tu-ilmenau.de with SMTP (PP); Fri, 3 Mar 1995 20:58:17 +0000 Received: from miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (miavx1.acs.muohio.edu [134.53.2.10]) by kantti.helsinki.fi (8.6.10+Emil1.1/8.6.5) with ESMTP id UAA21150 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 1995 20:50:20 +0200 From: JOLOUGHLIN@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu Received: from miavx1.acs.muohio.edu by miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (PMDF V4.3-8 #5413) id <01HNP9IHZU6O8ZDZM8@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>; Fri, 03 Mar 1995 13:49:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 03 Mar 1995 13:49:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: U.S. Support In-Reply-To: To: Simon or Mark Cc: blitz list Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT On Sat, 4 Mar 1995, Simon or Mark wrote: > > Message to U.S. BlitzUsers > > > My apologies to everyone in the U.S. who are registered Blitz users. Dave > Maziarka promised to send the A600 with BBS and more importantly the > mailing list with all you guys listed to Elmore several weeks ago. > > It has still not arrived. > > I;m not sure if he's fucking me around, done the standard acid > representative thing and lost his marbles or whether he has been ill, > I'll be trying to contact him this week. If I have no luck I will send > Elmore some money to set up a new BBS and look after mailing out > Blitz2.0/BUM8 when it is finished (real soon now). I'd still love to be a blitz support BBS. Currently we have 3 nodez and 4 gigz available.(2 gigz open, and I wouldn't mind having 500 megz devoted completely for Blitz support ;) From Phillip_Eastham@kumear.megalink.com.auSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 95 15:46:09 EST From: Phillip Eastham To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Program size. Hi All, Just wondering wether its worth the effort working direct with gadtools.library instead of Blitz's inbuilt GT handling in order to create a smaller executable? I have just been doing some tests, and it appears that certain functions really bloat a program. -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sat, 4 Mar 1995 00:45:36 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Chris Feringa Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Sort command On 2 Mar 1995, Chris Feringa wrote: > > Is there a user library that contains a good and fast Sort command? the Acid > one is unuseable > Have you tried the sortlist command, I was quite proud of that effort, I seem to be the lonly one that ever uses it... Simon From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sat, 4 Mar 1995 01:05:27 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: blitz list Subject: U.S. Support Message to U.S. BlitzUsers My apologies to everyone in the U.S. who are registered Blitz users. Dave Maziarka promised to send the A600 with BBS and more importantly the mailing list with all you guys listed to Elmore several weeks ago. It has still not arrived. I;m not sure if he's fucking me around, done the standard acid representative thing and lost his marbles or whether he has been ill, I'll be trying to contact him this week. If I have no luck I will send Elmore some money to set up a new BBS and look after mailing out Blitz2.0/BUM8 when it is finished (real soon now). In the meantime, please email me if you have heard anything from Dave in the last two weeks. Regards, Simon Armstrong Acid Software New Zealand From chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nlSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: 04 Mar 95 10:16:23 -0100 From: Chris Feringa To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Sort command Hi Simon, In a message of 03 Mar 95 Simon or Mark wrote to me: >> Is there a user library that contains a good and fast Sort command? the >> Acid one is unuseable SoM> Have you tried the sortlist command, I was quite proud of that effort, SoM> I seem to be the lonly one that ever uses it... Sortlist is not useable for my purpose because i have to sort about 4000 string variables with a length of 50 characters. sortlist can as far as i know sort only nummeric variables, or am I wrong? \|/ Chris Feringa @ @ chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nl ----------------oOO-(_)-OOo------------------------ From chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nlSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: 04 Mar 95 10:19:45 -0100 From: Chris Feringa To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Sort command Hi Hang, In a message of 03 Mar 95 Hang wrote to me: >> > Is there a user library that contains a good and fast Sort command? the >> Acid > one is unuseable H> There is a command StringSort in our libraries that will sort a linked H> list based on one item in the newtype for the list. This item must be a H> string (the acid command sortlist has to my knowledge never supported H> strings). Yes of course, I will try this immediatly. Thanks. \|/ Chris Feringa @ @ chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nl ----------------oOO-(_)-OOo------------------------ From RJESSE@hop.qgraph.comSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 22:56:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Rich `Lego-Master' Jesse -- 7633 To: blitz-list Subject: Specifying a default value for GTString The title says it all -- is there any way to specify a default string that can be editted once the gadget is activated? I just want a window with three string gads that will show current info, but allow the user to change it. (Sorry, Mark Tiffany, but your TextEntry routines appear to only handle one gad per screen. I do like the look, though! :) TIA, Rich Jesse (rjesse@qgraph.com) Programmer/Analyst Quad/Graphics Inc, Sussex, WI USA From RJESSE@hop.qgraph.comSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 23:06:06 -0500 (CDT) From: Rich `Lego-Master' Jesse -- 7633 To: blitz-list Subject: Making routines into user libraries Hi again, I've been trying to turn the TextEntry routines (from Mark Tiffany) into a user library. I added the lib macros to the beginning of the source (like in the libsdev examples) did some renaming of the routines to accomodate the change, but when I compile the whole thing it always blows up with "constant not defined" (or something very similar) on the last !subs statement. If I comment out that block of macros, the error moves to the next-to-last !subs statement. I comment out that block, the error moves up, etc., until I've commented every lib macro out. Anyone have any ideas? I've followed the examples to the tee (the user manual appears to be incorrect). Thanks again, Rich Jesse (rjesse@qgraph.com) Programmer/Analyst Quad/Graphics Inc, Sussex WI USA From Phillip_Eastham@kumear.megalink.com.auSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sat, 4 Mar 95 23:51:15 EST From: Phillip Eastham To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Sort command In a message dated Simon Or Mark wrote: SOM> Have you tried the sortlist command, I was quite proud of that SOM> effort, I seem to be the lonly one that ever uses it... I think the problem with the sortlist command is that most BASIC programers still use standard issue array's. -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au From s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sun, 5 Mar 1995 14:09:46 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Cole To: Blitz Subject: Problem with RI's cd.lib G'day all (especially the boys from RI), I've been messing around with the cd commands on my cd32+sx-1, and have come across a problem, which seems like it may be a bug. It concerns the use of CDUpdateInfo. WBToScreen 0 Window 0,100,100,200,30,$8,"CDPlayer",1,0 t.l = 0 ResetTimer If OpenCD CDReadTOC CDPlayTrack 9,1 Repeat VWait ev.l = Event If Timer-t >= 50 t = 0 ResetTimer CDUpdateInfo WLocate 0,0 Format "00" Print CDTrackMins,":",CDTrackSecs EndIf Until ev = $200 CDStop VWait 50 CloseCD EndIf If this program is run, for the first time, the display in the window doesn't updates correctly, and if the close gadget is selected, nothing happens, and when the song has finished playing, the machine resets. However, if I comment out the CDUpdateInfo line, the prog works as required (apart from updating the time info). Am I doing somthing wrong, or is there a bug in that command?? I have been able to get CDUpdateInfo to work, but when it does, the window will close, but the cd isn't stopped, and the second time it is run, when the song is finished, the machine resets. Anyway, thanks for any info, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Cole | s933384@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au | Please contact for info | | about | s933384@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au | The Warhammer Compendium From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sun, 5 Mar 1995 17:23:56 +1200 (NZST) From: Simon or Mark To: Rich `Lego-Master' Jesse -- 7633 Cc: blitz-list Subject: Re: Making routines into user libraries On Sat, 4 Mar 1995, Rich `Lego-Master' Jesse -- 7633 wrote: > Hi again, > > I've been trying to turn the TextEntry routines (from Mark Tiffany) into a user > library. I added the lib macros to the beginning of the source (like in the > libsdev examples) did some renaming of the routines to accomodate the change, > but when I compile the whole thing it always blows up with "constant not > defined" (or something very similar) on the last !subs statement. If I comment > out that block of macros, the error moves to the next-to-last !subs statement. > I comment out that block, the error moves up, etc., until I've commented every > lib macro out. > > Anyone have any ideas? I've followed the examples to the tee (the user manual > appears to be incorrect). > > > Thanks again, > Rich Jesse (rjesse@qgraph.com) > Programmer/Analyst > Quad/Graphics Inc, Sussex WI USA > You probably need the 'libmacs.res' file...this should be entered into the compiler options/resident files field. From Phillip_Eastham@kumear.megalink.com.auSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sun, 5 Mar 95 13:37:06 EST From: Phillip Eastham To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Activating a GT string gadget. Hi All, Is there a way to activate a GT string gadget other than clicking or TABing to it? -- Via DLG Pro v1.0 Prefered: phillip_eastham@kumear.megalink.com.au Backup: phillip_eastham@kumear.apana.org.au From gakennedy@cix.compulink.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Sun, 5 Mar 95 19:59 GMT From: Graham Kennedy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Activating a GT string gadget. In-Reply-To: <9503051837.AA01ocm@kumear.megalink.com.au> >Is there a way to activate a GT string gadget other than clicking or TABing >to it? Just use ActivateString, same as normal string gadgets Graham K. From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 10:13:08 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Phillip Eastham Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Program size. On Fri, 3 Mar 1995, Phillip Eastham wrote: > Hi All, > > Just wondering wether its worth the effort working direct with > gadtools.library instead of Blitz's inbuilt GT handling in order to create > a smaller executable? > > I have just been doing some tests, and it appears that certain functions > really bloat a program. I've noticed programs bloating up myself - but when you think of the size of some of the blitz libraries anyway (windowslib - 12k odd) then you see why things start getting bigger. What'd be *incredibly* useful would be a button on blitz that after compiling gave you a list of libraries that were included in your program. That way you could cut down on the use of commands and write simple replacements that cut out the need to large libraries to be included (there's no point in including a 10k lib in a program if it only uses 100bytes of code from it). Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 10:38:21 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Blitzlist Subject: Finished project info Name : LES Map Editor (was formerly RI) Version : 2.0 Type : Block based map editor for blitz 2 and other languages. Features: o Supports maps upto 1000x1000 blocks o Blocks can be any size from 2x2 to 160x160 o Loads the old blitz2 map files o Custom map loading + saving o Supports loading definable raw data (specify size + null value) o Optional automatic raw map size calculation o 4 different drawing modes (freehand, line, box, bar) o Upto 500 shapes loaded at once o Upto 64 definable groups in mem at once (each with upto 100 blocks in them) o Map operations like: fill range, flip, resize, adjust o Optional shape scroller for large shape numbers o Screen mode requester o Masses of configuration options o Surface data option o Reflect table - for enhancing map/group flipping o Stencil function for protecting shapes o Arexx support for map loaders/savers/operators o Large arexx command set o Full tooltype support for configuration o Name shapes option o Full screen shape select function o Blitz 2 source code generation option This program is shareware, if you register for it (5 pounds sterling) you'll get extera features, including: o More extensive arexx support - larger command set + ability to add menu item/subitems (just click on a menu to invoke your operator). o Drag box group creation o Extra example programs showing how to use maps in your programs o [Soon] Arexx map tester program - allowing you to 'test' a map by scrolling it in all directions via the joystick. The registered version is being worked on at the moment and will feature quite a few extra features, as well as smoother operation. Where: From aminet in ermmmmm welllll hmmmm /pub/misc I think. And from x2ftp soon. Or from me (uuencoded). That'll do for now, seeya Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 12:33:53 +0000 (GMT) From: Pink To: The Blitz list Subject: Bug in Window command I`ve found a little problem with the Window command. If the last parameter is used (The Bitmap parameter) then it trashes a4, meaning it can`t be used inside a Statement or a Function. This doesn`t apply if the last paramter is not used. Is this already known about Simon, and can it be fixed soon. .------------------------. | --. | | | \ ,--, ,--, | | | | | | | | | | ---' `--`-` ' | |========================| | D.C.J.Pink@Herts.ac.uk | | (until ~July 1995) | `------------------------' From D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 12:36:23 +0000 (GMT) From: Pink To: The Blitz list Subject: Setting current MX item Does anyone know how to set the current item in a GTMx gadget. I want to allow keyboard shortcuts, and want to set the current item to reflect the keypress. I`ve tried using SetAttrs with the number showed in the documentation for GTMx current item (I guess this is what its for), but nothing seems to happen. Help!!! .------------------------. | --. | | | \ ,--, ,--, | | | | | | | | | | ---' `--`-` ' | |========================| | D.C.J.Pink@Herts.ac.uk | | (until ~July 1995) | `------------------------' From blitz-list-request@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:30:02 1995 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 95 13:37:22 +0100 From: blitz-list-request@cc.helsinki.fi ***** UNDELIVERABLE MAIL sent to fberger, being returned by cranach!root ***** mail: Error # 8 'Invalid recipient' encountered on system cranach Received: from vesuv. RZ.TU-Ilmenau.DE by cranach via SMTP (920330.SGI/911001.SGI) for fberger id AA02616; Mon, 6 Mar 95 13:37:15 +0100 Received: from kantti.helsinki.fi by vesuv.rz.tu-ilmenau.de with SMTP (PP); Mon, 6 Mar 1995 13:14:44 +0000 Received: from anubis.sis.port.ac.uk (anubis.sis.port.ac.uk [148.197.100.11]) by kantti.helsinki.fi (8.6.10+Emil1.1/8.6.5) with SMTP id MAA03956 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 1995 12:13:39 +0200 Received: by anubis.sis.port.ac.uk (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA12693; Mon, 6 Mar 95 10:13:09 GMT Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 10:13:08 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang X-Sender: sis3149@anubis To: Phillip Eastham Cc: blitz-list@Helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Program size. In-Reply-To: <9503032046.AA01nrr@kumear.megalink.com.au> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 3 Mar 1995, Phillip Eastham wrote: > Hi All, > > Just wondering wether its worth the effort working direct with > gadtools.library instead of Blitz's inbuilt GT handling in order to create > a smaller executable? > > I have just been doing some tests, and it appears that certain functions > really bloat a program. I've noticed programs bloating up myself - but when you think of the size of some of the blitz libraries anyway (windowslib - 12k odd) then you see why things start getting bigger. What'd be *incredibly* useful would be a button on blitz that after compiling gave you a list of libraries that were included in your program. That way you could cut down on the use of commands and write simple replacements that cut out the need to large libraries to be included (there's no point in including a 10k lib in a program if it only uses 100bytes of code from it). Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From D.C.J.Pink@herts.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 10:13:52 +0000 (GMT) From: Pink To: The Blitz list Subject: Menu Colours I`m having problems with the background colours of my menus. I know that the text colour can be set with the MenuColour command, but is there any way of setting the background colour. At the moment I open three windows on the workbench screen, and all of them have different background colours. .------------------------. | --. | | | \ ,--, ,--, | | | | | | | | | | ---' `--`-` ' | |========================| | D.C.J.Pink@Herts.ac.uk | | (until ~July 1995) | `------------------------' From GORN4907@mars.rowan.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 15:36:00 EST From: MACIEJ GORNY To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: ClearList > Hello all you mad blitzers out there. When I do a clearlist do it also > Reset the list as well. For example, > > ClearList IHL() > ResetList SEL() > > Could I get away with just haveing the ClearList. Know what I mean? > Is a ResetList really nesseary after a ClearList has been done. > > Brett (a Milo Whiskey fan.) > brettc@spaz.manawatu.planet.nz (Brett Cooper) > --- HELLONEARTHISMAN --- > I always thought ClearList completely clears a list out so by that it points to the beginning of a list. I have my doubts though about the list being completely cleared. If I delete nodes from the list using clearlist and then add new nodes using additem, the data field (in my case a string) of the old nodes is present in newly added nodes. Do I really have to go through the whole list and clear each string by hand? Or am I doing something wrong? --Maciej From brettc@spaz.manawatu.planet.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Wed, 8 Mar 95 02:58:34 +1300 From: Brett Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: ClearList and ResetList Infomation Hello all you mad blitzers out there. When I do a clearlist do it also Reset the list as well. For example, ClearList IHL() ResetList SEL() Could I get away with just haveing the ClearList. Know what I mean? Is a ResetList really nesseary after a ClearList has been done. Brett (a Milo Whiskey fan.) brettc@spaz.manawatu.planet.nz (Brett Cooper) --- HELLONEARTHISMAN --- From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 09:52:21 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: MACIEJ GORNY Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: ClearList On Tue, 7 Mar 1995, MACIEJ GORNY wrote: > > > Hello all you mad blitzers out there. When I do a clearlist do it also > > Reset the list as well. For example, > > > > ClearList IHL() > > ResetList SEL() > > > > Could I get away with just haveing the ClearList. Know what I mean? > > Is a ResetList really nesseary after a ClearList has been done. > > > > Brett (a Milo Whiskey fan.) > > brettc@spaz.manawatu.planet.nz (Brett Cooper) > > --- HELLONEARTHISMAN --- > > > I always thought ClearList completely clears a list out so by that it > points to the beginning of a list. > > I have my doubts though about the list being completely cleared. If I > delete nodes from the list using clearlist and then add new nodes > using additem, the data field (in my case a string) of the old nodes > is present in newly added nodes. > > Do I really have to go through the whole list and clear each string > by hand? Or am I doing something wrong? > > --Maciej > > Yup, list handling was implemented in Blitz to be as fast as possible, unfortunately this means you need to initialise new items yourself. Simon From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 09:48:39 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: FileRequest$ being silly... Hello All... Okay.. so I was happily programming away for my Graphics Manager last night.. all was "hunky dory".. and I made "one last change" before calling it a day... but then weird things started happening.... o I use FileRequest$ to get the name of a .sha file o And I use FileRequest$ to get the name of a .iff file for the palette of the shapes. Last night, my final addition had nothing to do with the file system _BUT_ when I try to use FileRequest$ to get the .iff (after .sha file loaded) it returns immediately _without_ showing the file requester, and so has the empty string as the returned string.. very odd! Some hints/ideas.. o When I tried to load a large shapes file it ran out of memory! This has never happened before and the avail mem was far lower than normal ie 150k lower. To load a file I "scan" the file to count the number of shape using a small (32 bytes) block of allocated memory which is freed, and then load it in. o This addition necessitated a 150% increase.. but not when I reloaded BB2 and recompiled. o The addition performed a XFlip on the selected shapes and so had nothing to do with files... ie the shapes are loaded when you use it.. well try to. Thats all I can think of.. _ANY_ ideas..???? Thanks, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ********************************-------- 80% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... ON HOLD * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* From greg@redfive.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Wed, 8 Mar 95 21:08:58 GMT From: Gregory Caldwell To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Problems with Pointers, Newtypes & Statements. Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me I'm all out of ideas. I'm trying to make use of a list of Newtype structures that is freely extensible (I can add to the list as much as I want). The Newtype looks simiar to this :- Newtype .MyType a.w b.w c.w txt.s prev.l next.l End Newtype What I am trying to achieve (in more detail if I can explain it) is to set up each of the variable in the type using a dummy type then I assign a pointer to the type and pass that as a parameter to a AddToList statement because you can't pass NewTypes as parameters. E.G UsePath dummy.MyType \a=1 \b=2 \c=3 \txt="Hello World" \prev=0 \next=0 *ptr.MyType=dummy AddToList{*ptr} The AddToList statement goes something like this:- (The initial pointers to the various list is stored in a shared array) New Statement AddToList{*ptr.MyType} Shared listarray(),listnum Deftype .MyType list if listarray(listnum)=-1 ; Empty list listarray(listnum)=AllocMem_(Sizeof .MyType) *list=listarray(listnum) ; point pointer to allocmem area for type *list\a=*ptr\a ; Transfer the old vars *list\b=*ptr\b ; to the list area *list\c=*ptr\c *list\txt=*ptr\txt *list\prev=-1 *list\next=-1 else ; do similare for a non empty list just change the prev & next ; list links endif .. .. End Statement When ran all compiles O.K. but fails when it executes. Using the Leading Edge Software Debugger (which is great) I can see that the types get set up correctly apart from the string fields which seem to be causing all the problems. When trying to view 'dummy\txt' as a string I either get 'Variable Not Found' or just a blank line instead of 'Hello World'. However I can see the find the string in memory if I follow the string pointer *ptr as a long, count the bytes through to the \txt pointer and go from there. So the string gets assigned. When it goes into the AddToList statement again all seems to work OK apart from the \txt which came up with the error 'Unable to free memory' (????? bizarre). And then my machine gradually dies off.... I'm stuck basically cos this is fundamental to my proggy in several places. Does the Blitz Lists (that you have to define the number of) automatically allocate a specific amount of memory when the array list is declared. If not I might be able to use this method as the lists are of a very undefined length and so pre-allocation of length would waste huge amounts of RAM otherwise. That's why I chose this method. Is there any special thing I should do when fiddling with Statements, pointers and newtype structures (with strings). HELP...Any suggestions would be tremendously appreciated.. Cheers in advance Greg. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# #Greg. P. Caldwell Email greg@redfive.demon.co.uk # #AMIGA A4000/030, 6Meg, 170MB-HD. # #Gentlemen, Lets broaden our minds & Think about the Future!!!!!! # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# From chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nlSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: 08 Mar 95 21:00:14 -0100 From: Chris Feringa To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: JS_Tools library Is there someone out there who has made an blitz user library for the JS-Tools library from Jurgen Schmitz? It's a very powerful library for creating ListView gadgets. \|/ Chris Feringa @ @ chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nl ----------------oOO-(_)-OOo------------------------ From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 08:38:53 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Colin Saunders Cc: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: FileRequest$ being silly... On Wed, 8 Mar 1995, Colin Saunders wrote: > > Hello All... > > Okay.. so I was happily programming away for my Graphics Manager last > night.. all was "hunky dory".. and I made "one last change" before > calling it a day... but then weird things started happening.... > > o I use FileRequest$ to get the name of a .sha file > > o And I use FileRequest$ to get the name of a .iff file for the > palette of the shapes. > > Last night, my final addition had nothing to do with the file system > _BUT_ when I try to use FileRequest$ to get the .iff (after .sha file > loaded) it returns immediately _without_ showing the file requester, > and so has the empty string as the returned string.. very odd! > > Some hints/ideas.. > > o When I tried to load a large shapes file it ran out of memory! > This has never happened before and the avail mem was far lower > than normal ie 150k lower. > > To load a file I "scan" the file to count the number of shape > using a small (32 bytes) block of allocated memory which is > freed, and then load it in. > > o This addition necessitated a 150% increase.. but not when I > reloaded BB2 and recompiled. > > o The addition performed a XFlip on the selected shapes and so > had nothing to do with files... ie the shapes are loaded when > you use it.. well try to. > Hmmm. I know that Filerequest$ wont open if it can't allocate memory...How big is your .sha file? You might want to stick a 'Print AvailMem_(2<<16) somewhere to check on memory size, or have you already done this. The availmem before you load a .sha file should reduce by about the size of the .sha file after it's loaded... Also, try setting the 'make smallest' option and re-compiling...This is done automatically for executables but not for compile/runs. The idea of increase 150% is that it only has to be done 'now and then', allowing Blitz to do a one pass compile most of the time during development. When your prog starts getting too big, it's best just to leave 'make smallest' on. Good luck! Mark S From tomkruk@escape.comSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 02:02:14 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Kruk To: Simon's BLITZ-LIST Subject: ILBM (oh really?) I was wondering if anyone out there knows of a way to convert interleaved bitplane bitmaps to blitz bitmaps... The problem... I rip (using os calls) the Workbench screen. Now in 3.0 + the screen's bitmap is Interleves bitplanes... I want to do that cool aga dissolve effect which requires me to put the 16 colour workbench bitmap into the upper 4 bitplanes (sequencially) and another pic (16 cols) into the lowere 4 bitplanes..hence 8 bitplane bitmap... SO I cant work with the Interleaved Bitmap that the workbench screen is in... Can anyone help with the conversion or suggest an alternate way of ripping the workbench screen so that its a regular bitmap (AGA and in variable screen modes...?) Thanx in advance! P.S. Who ever helps me gets a free registered version of my new awesome boot screen util like you never seen it EVER... If you want some info on this util, ask me. I will send you a .guide file for it.... I need this last peace to finish it and release it!!! Thanks! Tom. _____ _____ _ ___ __ ____ _ _ _ ___ +---------------------+ / -_) V / -_) '_\ V V / _` | '_/ -_) |Tom Kruk | \___|\_/\___|_| \_/\_/\__,_|_| \___| |tomkruk@escape.com | |Computer Programmer | s o f t w a r e +---------------------+ From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 21:28:02 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Gregory Caldwell Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Problems with Pointers, Newtypes & Statements. You need Graham Kenedy's database lib which will be in bum8, perhaps graham could email you a copy to get you going? (he says in a rather loud voice) Simon From SWIFFENR@cc.curtin.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Thu, 09 Mar 1995 17:39:31 +0800 From: Richard Wiffen To: tomkruk@escape.com Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: ILBM (oh really?) > To: IN%"blitz-list@helsinki.fi" "Simon's BLITZ-LIST" Since when is it Simon's list? ;) Tom wrote: > I was wondering if anyone out there knows of a way to convert > interleaved bitplane bitmaps to blitz bitmaps... The way I understand interleaved bitmaps is, you have a line of bytes for plane 0, then a line of bytes for plane 1, a line of bytes for plane 2... etc... and then, you move to the next line, starting at plane 1. So, the organisation in memory is something like this. With ordinary sequential bitmaps: plane 0, line 0 (where line is, for example, 40 bytes for 320 pixels) plane 0, line 1 plane 0, line 2 . . plane 0, line 255 (assuming PAL screen) plane 1, line 0 plane 1, line 1 . . plane 1, line 255 plane 2, line 0 etc... With interleaved bitmap: plane 0, line 0 plane 1, line 0 plane 2, line 0 . . plane 7, line 0 (assuming 256 colours, 8 bitplanes) plane 0, line 1 plane 1, line 1 plane 2, line 1 . . plane 7, line 1 plane 0, line 2 etc... So, to convert from interleaved bitmap to sequential bitmap, all you need to do is know the width of the screen in bytes. You set aside an area of memory for your sequential bitmaps, then work out the start of each of them. Then just go through the interleaved bitmap copying one line at a time to each of your sequential bitmaps. There is probably a way to do it with the blitter too. You could set the modulo of the source (interleaved bitmaps) to the screen width in bytes times the number of planes in the interleaved bitmap (eg 40x8=320 for a 320 pixel, 256 colour screen), set the height to the height of the screen (eg 256 for PAL), and width to the width of the screen. Set the destination blitter modulo to the screen width (40x1 because you only want the destination to advance one line at a time). Set the source to point at P0L0 in the interleaved bitmap, then the destination to P0L0 in your destination bitmap. Repeat this for each plane. So you've got something like this happening: A, B, C are the bitplanes, 0 and 1 are the lines... This is one a very small scale of course. A0 A0 | B0 A1 | C0 ---> B0 | Memory A1 B1 | B1 C0 | C1 C1 V Sorry if my blittering is a bit rusty. It's been too long since I did any programming... :) - Richard _--_|\ AMIGA /// Richard Wiffen (swiffenr@cc.curtin.edu.au) -- Perth, W.A. / \ OK! /// --------------------------------------------------------- ==>\_.--._/ \\\/// "There is a haven, an underwater nook. v \XX/ It's even better than a worm without a hook." From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 09:41:54 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: greg@redfive.demon.co.uk Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Problems with Pointers, Newtypes & Statements. Greg, Re: Proper Dynamic lists in BB II I had a (very) similar problem a while back where I was passing in a NewType's pointer to a statement and trying to set/view a string field. I had the same message: "unable to free memory". What I found worked was to scrap passing pointers in as args and just use SHARED instead, and hey presto it works... Looks to me like theres something a bit dodgy with parameter passing in BB II, but global variables won't move (in memory) and so work - just a guess! .. Simon? Anyway... how to fix your bug.... try yhe above "general approach" - BUT hang on a minute.. how are you creating new instances of your newtype structure at runtime???? ... okay found the AllocMem_ ;-) Right then.. just try: Statement AddToList{} <<< no ptr arg SHARED listarray(),listnum,dummy <<< shared dummy .... *list\a = dummy\a <<< change like this End Statement Can't guarantee anything.. like to know if you do get it working.. REAL lists would be nice!! It might be worth checking that AllocMem_ is allocating memory - I think it returns a special value if it can't so check for that too. Have fun ;-D Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ********************************-------- 80% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... ON HOLD * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* From lreimann@silver.sdsmt.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 10:28:24 -0700 (MST) From: Larel Reimann To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Is the Blitz-list alive? If so, where do I find it? Also, are there any FTP sites for executeables, etc. or are we currently stuck with uuencoding everything? From wlmcgr@netcom.comSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 14:55:39 -0800 (PST) From: "W.L. McGraw" To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Registration Info I own Blitz 2 version 1.7 and I have never registered or upgraded my package. I would like to upgrade to the latest version of Blitz. Could someone send me the current address and cost to register and upgrade my Blitz package. ----------------- wlmcgr@netcom.com From gakennedy@cix.compulink.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 95 23:01 GMT From: Graham Kennedy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re[2]: Problems with Pointers, Newtypes & Statements. >You need Graham Kenedy's database lib which will be in bum8, perhaps >graham could email you a copy to get you going? (he says in a rather loud >voice) No sooner said (or shouted ;-) ) than done. One database library on its way... Graham K. From brettc@spaz.manawatu.planet.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Fri, 10 Mar 95 02:05:26 +1300 From: Brett Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: And it comes back. Hi there, I'm haveing a few problems (what's new) with my latest Blitz project. I had trouble adding menus to the default output from IntuiTools 2, (the patched up by umm some really cool person whos name I forgot) I seem to have them working ok for now but the main thing bugging my project is that when I exit I get the last requestor poping up again and asking for input. e.g. When I select change ftp site I use a file aslrequester to get the new site file data and when I exit the program I get the aslfilerequest poping up in my face again, can any kind/cool human out there see where I'm going wrong with this bit of code? All help welcome. #MENUSELECT=$100:#MOUSEMOVE = $10 :#INTUITICKS=$400000:#GADGETUP=$40 AddIDCMP #MOUSEMOVE+#INTUITICKS+#MENUSELECT quit.w = False .mainloop Repeat Repeat ; wait for one of the following idcmp flags ev.l=WaitEvent Until ev<>#MOUSEMOVE AND ev<>#INTUITICKS OR ev<>#MENUSELECT ew.w=EventWindow:gh.w=GadgetHit:mh.w=MenuHit If ew=#W1 AND ev=#GADGETUP OR ev=#MENUSELECT Select ew ; which window is on and happening. Case #W1 Select gh Case #NS ; Select a new FTP Site GTSetString #W1,#STATUS,"Loading Site infomation" Gosub LoadSite End Select ; finished testing gadgets Select mh ; test menu selections Case #PROJECT Select ItemHit Case #about GTSetString #W1,#STATUS,"By Brett Cooper" Case #quit quit=True End Select ; end project menu End Select ; end menus End Select ; finished with window zero EndIf Until quit end .LoadSite f$=aslfilerequest$("Select Site Name",pa$,fi$,"*.site") GTSetString #W1,#SITENAME,f$ return brettc@spaz.manawatu.planet.nz (Brett Cooper) --- HELLONEARTHISMAN --- From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 08:43:00 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: Larel Reimann Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: your mail On Thu, 9 Mar 1995, Larel Reimann wrote: > Is the Blitz-list alive? If so, where do I find it? Also, are there any > FTP sites for executeables, etc. or are we currently stuck with > uuencoding everything? > > Yes the list is still alive (if not a little quiet) and the ftp site you want is x2ftp where there is a folder somewhere called blitz. In here you'll find quite a few little blitz goodies...... Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: 10 Mar 95 9:40 From: L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Where Oh where has my debugger gone? Hello fellow Blitzers I enstalled blitz2 on my hard drive, using the original disks supplied with the manual, everything worked fine. Now this is where things went wrong... Next I used the BUM7 disks, to remake the deflibs on the hard drive so that I could use the cool AGA stuff. Unfortunatly now I can not call the debugger, with either Ctrl-Alt+C or by placing a 'Stop' in my code. I have read the readme file 'Newstuff' on BUM disk 7.2 but to no avail. What I would like to know is What do I need to do to get the debugger back? >From my limited knowledge, I presume that the debugger is nothing to do with the deflibs file. Any help would be gratefully recieved, I am severly limited as to what I can do now without it. Perhaps I will actually have to do some planning instead :) Laurie Amiga A1200 :) | 2mb :( | 14mhz 020 :( | 64mb hd ( too small ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heres to ANOTHER ten years of glorious pre-emptive multitasking Amigas are cool, PCs are shit etc etc...... From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 09:56:29 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: gakennedy@cix.compulink.co.uk Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Re[2]: Problems with Pointers, Newtypes & Statements. > >You need Graham Kenedy's database lib which will be in bum8, perhaps > >graham could email you a copy to get you going? (he says in a rather loud > >voice) > > No sooner said (or shouted ;-) ) than done. One database library on its > way... "What's so special about these libraries..." ;-) In other words why do they solve the problem?? Thanks, colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ********************************-------- 80% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... ON HOLD * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* From sis3149@sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 11:25:26 +0000 (GMT) From: Hang To: L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.uk Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Where Oh where has my debugger gone? > Next I used the BUM7 disks, to remake the deflibs on the hard drive so > that I could use the cool AGA stuff. Unfortunatly now I can not call the > debugger, with either Ctrl-Alt+C or by placing a 'Stop' in my code. You have got the folder blitz2:dbug haven't you? If you haven't then you need to copy this folder and the contents off of your bum disks. > What I would like to know is What do I need to do to get the debugger back? > From my limited knowledge, I presume that the debugger is nothing to do with > the deflibs file. >From BUM7 the debugger is an external program launched by blitz. This allows people to customise and extend it from the basic code. Steve Mc. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ L E A D I N G E D G E S O F T W A R E +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hang | Current project : + sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk | [::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::] + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From oz@ozzy.demon.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Fri, 10 Mar 95 15:53:01 GMT From: Brian Skreeg To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Deflibs Token not found. again. Hiho, I've just installed bum6,7's blitzlibs and ran deflibs but I'm still getting token not found $d50b or summat. I know this get's asked hunners but what the hell have I done wrong? Thanks to all who helped with my 25 frames prob. After a bit of thought I realised I didn't need interrupts anyway. All that was needed was splitting each tank's code into separate frames. Cheers to all who mailed me on this. Bri, |-Brian Skreeg-----------------------| |-Lead Guitarist and PR Silly person-| |-Show me a cake and I'll eat it-----| From m94tds@ecs.ox.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 02:12:27 +0200 From: m94tds@ecs.ox.ac.uk To: " (Blitz Basic 2 Mailing List)" Subject: Re: Deflibs Token not found. again. > Hiho, I've just installed bum6,7's blitzlibs and ran deflibs but I'm > still getting token not found $d50b or summat. I know this get's asked > hunners but what the hell have I done wrong? Okay, heres how to install ALL the blitz basic 2 libraries: 1) Delete ALL the old ones (apart from maybe any userlibs that aren't in the new distribution) 2) Copy ALL the new libraries into the relevant directories These directories are: i) BlitzLibs:system/ ii) BlitzLibs:basic/ iii) BlitzLibs:user/ [or something like that] 3) Backup your old deflibs file :) 4) Run makedeflibs to create a new deflibs file How to solve any problems: 1) Did you do the above procedure? 2) If you get a library error like the one stated - thats a missing system library or something, recomile deflibs with ALL libraries. 3) Libaries conflicting i) Run the listlib program as supplied with bum8? and compare the library numbers to those given in libnums.bb2 (another file floating around in each BUM. ii) If there are libraries with the same number - check the names - often libraries are renamed and old ones creep into the archives! iii) If all else fails - rename the user library directory and remake the deflibs file (eliminating 3rd party libaries), then add them one by one iv) If it still don't work - SCREAM! 4) Tokenisation problems - swap the deflibs files (using rename!) and load up the offending program with your old deflib file - then save it out in ascii go back to the new file and reload the program. (this works fine as long as the command names aren't changed (which sometimes they are)) Well, thats all I can think off of the top of my head... Terry. From gakennedy@cix.compulink.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Mar 95 00:46 GMT From: Graham Kennedy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re[4]: Problems with Pointers, Newtypes & Statements. In-Reply-To: <14746.9503100956@delta.ahl.co.uk> >> >You need Graham Kennedy's database lib which will be in bum8, perhaps >> >graham could email you a copy to get you going? (he says in a rather loud >> >voice) >> >> No sooner said (or shouted ;-) ) than done. One database library on its >> way... > >"What's so special about these libraries..." ;-) In other words why do >they solve the problem?? Generally it is a full link list handler, including loading, saving, searching as well as a few other useful items, including ordered lists etc. Generally it can be used as (almost) a direct replacement for List arrays, but without any limitations on number of entries (apart from available memory). These lists can also be used to hold data for a GTlistview gadget with a bit of planning. Graham K. From gakennedy@cix.compulink.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Mar 95 00:47 GMT From: Graham Kennedy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: databaselib In-Reply-To: >I read in the Blitz-List about your Databaselibrary. It sounds >interesting. Do you think you could email me that library cause i think >thats something i need!!! >Best regards from Dag Slemmen Norway Hi Dag, Thanks for the Email, I'm going to put the library on Aminet as soon as it is released on BUM8. At the moment I am waiting for Simon to issue a Library number for it, but once this is done I'll mail you a copy. All the best Graham K. From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 19:59:20 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Graham Kennedy Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Re[4]: Problems with Pointers, Newtypes & Statements. On Sat, 11 Mar 1995, Graham Kennedy wrote: > In-Reply-To: <14746.9503100956@delta.ahl.co.uk> > > >> >You need Graham Kennedy's database lib which will be in bum8, perhaps > >> >graham could email you a copy to get you going? (he says in a rather loud > >> >voice) > >> > >> No sooner said (or shouted ;-) ) than done. One database library on its > >> way... > > > >"What's so special about these libraries..." ;-) In other words why do > >they solve the problem?? > > Generally it is a full link list handler, including loading, saving, > searching as well as a few other useful items, including ordered lists > etc. Generally it can be used as (almost) a direct replacement for > List arrays, but without any limitations on number of entries (apart from > available memory). > > These lists can also be used to hold data for a GTlistview gadget with a > bit of planning. > Hmmm, yes and hopefully some decent documentation will be generated from this "pre-release"? From J.A.R.Marshall@exeter.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:03 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 14:30:41 +0200 From: J.A.R.Marshall@exeter.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Cycling through input boxes in WB Hi all, can anyone tell me the best way to allow a user to cycle through a group of input text gadgets in a window? I want the cursor to move into the next gadget when the return or tab keys are pressed. Please help! thanks in advance, James \:) -- James Marshall`s address in the real world is currently: Murray House, Duryard Halls, Lower Argyll Road, Exeter. EX4 4RB From L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: 11 Mar 95 18:25 From: L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Suggestions for Ted.... I think it would be a good idea if there was a mouseable list of statements as well as labels, and possibly a list of labels that is longer than the display. How about it Simon? Ta... Laurie From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Sun, 12 Mar 1995 11:28:32 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Interleaved BitPlanes As far as I am aware nearly most (nice language huh?) of blitz2's graphics commands work with interleaved bitmaps. If you want an initbitmap command that creates them the other way simply do: bitmap 0,320,256,8 ;8 bitplane lores ;blitz allocates 320*256 bytes ; unlike the os which will allocate 8 blocks of 320*256/8 ;then weorganise the bitplane pointers bp.l=addr bitmap(0)+8 a.l=peek.l(bp) for i=0 to 7 ;could be 1 to 7 but keeps it tidy poke.l bp+i*4,a+i*40 next then you need to poke two other values in the bitplane structure which is where I will probably stop temporarily (no sign of a reference manual beneath the mess) the offsets would be the line modulo poke.w bp,40*8 ;use to be 40 to get to next line now it is 40*8 and I think there is one other that is the size to get from one bitplane to the next, and a flag to state that the bitplane is interleaved. Anyway if anyone replies to this I will finish this code off and you can let me know which graphics routines won't work with such a bitmap. The big problem with interleaved blitting is of course the cookie, if you want to blit 8 bitplane shapes in one blit your cookie has to be 8 bitplanes also which means a large memory loss, this is the reason blitz went the otherway to blitz1 which used an interleaved system. Simon From josh@pinsight.comSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 16:26:53 -0800 (PST) From: Josh Farler To: Simon or Mark Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Interleaved BitPlanes On Sun, 12 Mar 1995, Simon or Mark wrote: > As far as I am aware nearly most (nice language huh?) of blitz2's > graphics commands work with interleaved bitmaps. If you want an > initbitmap command that creates them the other way simply do: > > The big problem with interleaved blitting is of course the cookie, if you > want to blit 8 bitplane shapes in one blit your cookie has to be 8 > bitplanes also which means a large memory loss, this is the reason blitz > went the otherway to blitz1 which used an interleaved system. Huh? I've been using interleaved bitmaps for quite a while, and all of Blitz's graphics commands have worked fine... are you saying that blitz has been allocating 8-bitplane cookies for my IL bitmaps? I used ScreenTags to allocate an IL-BitMap screen (and it did give me one, I could tell because multi-colored window text scrolled with no flicker, where it always flickers with a standard bitmap)... anyway, then I used ScreensBitmap to have blitz recognize the bitmap, and it worked great... I would reaaly love an AllocILBitMap command, so I can stop allocating a bunch of attached screens to get IL bitmaps... Oh yeah, on another note... I have Amiga-mode hardware scrolling code, if anyone wants it... also hi-res pointer, eliminating the pointer-dead-area between screens, attached screens, etc... oh yeah, and GadTools code that works under 2.x... any of these sound interesting? What I'd like to see is some kind of better way for blitz to deal with libraries it can't find, instead of just freezing... perhaps something --- a command called LibFail, which you give a label as its only argument... so if Blitz can't find a library, it jumps to this label, and executes the code underneath the label, until hitting End LibFail... Any possibility of this happening, so I don't have to open libraries myself? Josh Farley Netmail: 1:119/88 E-Mail: josh@pinsight.com Now Available: "TeleTerm" Terminal program shareware release... FTP as comm/term/teleterm1.lha Also Available: "Ooze" ECS/AGA Version 2... FTP as game/think/oozeaga2u.lha or game/think/oozeecs2u.lha or at 1:119/88 or 916-893-8079 From NullZwo@Refugium.gun.deSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Sun, 12 Mar 95 00:26:17 CET From: Falk Nieder To: Blitz-List@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: JS_Tools library Reply to... Chris Feringa (chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nl) Re: Date: 08.03.95 CF> CF> Is there someone out there who has made an blitz user library for the JS-Tools CF> library from Jurgen Schmitz? CF> CF> It's a very powerful library for creating ListView gadgets. if you can upload this to me (or upload it to the Rally in Cologne), Andre is maybe able to do this job! But he need all developer stuff for this library! bye, Falk _ _ _ // NullZwo@Refugium.gun.de _ // FIDO: Falk Nieder 2:2440/99 \X/BlitzBasic Distribution Germany\X/ German BB2-BBS: +49-221-3605468 From NullZwo@Refugium.gun.deSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Sun, 12 Mar 95 00:26:17 CET From: Falk Nieder To: Blitz-List@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: JS_Tools library Reply to... Chris Feringa (chrisf@duncan.xs4all.nl) Re: Date: 08.03.95 CF> CF> Is there someone out there who has made an blitz user library for the JS-Tools CF> library from Jurgen Schmitz? CF> CF> It's a very powerful library for creating ListView gadgets. if you can upload this to me (or upload it to the Rally in Cologne), Andre is maybe able to do this job! But he need all developer stuff for this library! bye, Falk _ _ _ // NullZwo@Refugium.gun.de _ // FIDO: Falk Nieder 2:2440/99 \X/BlitzBasic Distribution Germany\X/ German BB2-BBS: +49-221-3605468 From L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: 12 Mar 95 19:11 From: L.G.Still@physics.salford.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Using pointers Hello all.... I am writing a two player game and have arranged the data for the players in a newtype, called player funnily enough, and arranged the players in an indexed array.... Dim players.player(1) In the game I will use various statements to do specific tasks on each player, by calling the statements and passing the player I wish to work on. eg.. Statement tedium_ad_finitum{player_number} SHARED players() ....do stuff on players(player_number)\data End Statement What I would like to know is if I use a pointer to point to the player being worked on, at the top of each statement, will I save much time? Also is this the most efficient way to organise my data? Thanks in advance Laurie From acid@iconz.co.nzSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 12:18:15 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon or Mark To: Josh Farler Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Interleaved BitPlanes On Sat, 11 Mar 1995, Josh Farler wrote: > Huh? I've been using interleaved bitmaps for quite a while, and all of > Blitz's graphics commands have worked fine... are you saying that blitz > has been allocating 8-bitplane cookies for my IL bitmaps? > No its just the blit routines will still be doing 8 separate blits for a shape instead of one big one which interleaved bitmaps give you the option of doing. With 020 systems I doubt the overhead is bad, the main gain is many many small blits being attempted per frame. > I used ScreenTags to allocate an IL-BitMap screen (and it did give me > one, I could tell because multi-colored window text scrolled with no > flicker, where it always flickers with a standard bitmap)... anyway, then > I used ScreensBitmap to have blitz recognize the bitmap, and it worked > great... > > I would reaaly love an AllocILBitMap command, so I can stop allocating > a bunch of attached screens to get IL bitmaps... > Huh, ok will do. > Oh yeah, on another note... I have Amiga-mode hardware scrolling code, > if anyone wants it... also hi-res pointer, eliminating the > pointer-dead-area between screens, attached screens, etc... oh yeah, and > GadTools code that works under 2.x... any of these sound interesting? > Can you email us at Acid this stuff? > What I'd like to see is some kind of better way for blitz to deal with > libraries it can't find, instead of just freezing... perhaps something > --- a command called LibFail, which you give a label as its only > argument... so if Blitz can't find a library, it jumps to this label, and > executes the code underneath the label, until hitting End LibFail... > As of BUM7 libraries created with the new convertfd program would not crash if the library did not happen although I think it was up to the programmer whether the lib was open... > Any possibility of this happening, so I don't have to open libraries > myself? > I'll need to check with Andre on this. FALK: (he says in a loud voice) can you ask Andre about the programming required to ensure an Amiga library used by a Blitz program is available? From sis3098@sisvax.sis.port.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 09:26:59 +0100 From: sis3098@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: System Borders & Gadgets.... I'm currently writing a little "patch" in Blitz which will eventually replace the standard System Borders & Gadgets supplied by Intuition Eg. With "X-Windows" style Gadgets & Window Borders, or whatever you choose to design... The idea is that this patch is run before any Screens or Windows have been opened - so that any Screens or Windows that open after the patch make use of the custom gadgets. Great so far. The trouble is I can't find a "system friendly" way of obtaining a pointer to the attributes of any of the system gadgets. If I open a Window, I can use the GadgetList in the Window Structure to find pointers to the Gadget Images that Intuition is using - but I still don't know where intuition finds the other info needed to define a gadget ie, size, position, type, activation flags etc... After looking through an old (rev 1.3) copy of C='s Includes & Autodocs, I found that there is a pointer to this Gadget info stored in the PRIVATE area of the IntuitionBase Structure, which it clearly states should never be referenced by a program as the structure will be changed. As this was for Kickstart 1.3 it would be fair to assume that this structure has changed - and the later Includes & Autodocs no longer mention this PRIVATE area. So I'm stuck! - As I see it I have two choices:- 1) Mess around with the private area in the IntuitionBase Structure until I find the correct pointers (if their still there!). 2) Dissassemble the OpenWindow command and try and find out how/ where Intuition copies the info from when it opens a window. Does anyone on the Blitz List have any suggestions???? Otherwise option 2 it is (for now) - Any help would be gratefully received. Stuart Gray. Email sis3098@sis.port.ac.uk sis3099@sis.port.ac.uk ---------====================================================--------- RainbowSoft Limited 16 Oaklands Grove, Waterlooville, Hampshire, England Telephone Business: +44-01705-261353 +44-01705-611522 Mobile : 0850-463128 From ngh94@aber.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 09:16:02 +0000 From: NIGEL HUGHES To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Acid, Shapes and ShapeZ Dear All, I have been working on my ShapeZ program, a shape editor and grabber, and now have far too many features! One of the things that has always bugged me is the inability of Blitz to store a palette with a shapes file. Well over the weekend I worked out a neat way to do it! I have a couple of options 1) Ask Acid for their ShapesLib source code and let the load and save shapes commands turn into LoadShapes Shape#,[Shape#,]filename$,palette# SaveShapes Shape#,Shape#,filename$[,palette#] 2) Add these commands into the RIShapesLib 3) Just bang out some blitz code statements to do the job. I would prefer 1 as I think the shapes library should be able to do this. The addition of palette to the shape file is transparent to the current Blitz shape commands though. Further Features To ShapeZ! 1) Graphics card friendly, boy does it fly on my SD-64 8) 2) Animation Support now in. 3) Cut and paint with brushes. Options to be added real soon now! 4) Save as 24bit raw images for EGS Icons etc 5) Save as Icons I have speeded up all the zoom features in the editor window and given more flexibility. Not sure if Steve's put a version on their ftp site, but I shall ask them to put a new version there tomorrow (Tuesday) Nigel Hughes. From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 09:38:57 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Suggestions for Ted.... Simon, L> I think it would be a good idea if there was a mouseable list L> of statements as well as labels, and possibly a list of labels L> that is longer than the display. Yes.. I noticed this annoying restriction on the length of the list of labels... I like to put statement names in the labels but run out of space very quickly... go on... add a scroll bar.. please. Thanks, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ********************************-------- 80% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... ON HOLD * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* From ngh94@aber.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 09:44:44 +0000 From: NIGEL HUGHES To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Libraries that Blitz uses. Dear All, OK I would like to make a simple boot disk for a blitz program but I seem to be missing some of the libraries that blitz wants to use. I guessed at the math library as I am using sin and cos, but what are the basics one blitz _always_ needs? Thanks for your help! Nigel Hughes From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 10:03:06 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: FileRequest$ Dear All, Mailed recently re FileRequest$ function returning without showing the requester and so returns "". I checked Simon's suggestion of AvailMem being the problem - that is approx 80k when I call the FileRequest$ function.... It seems to me to do this on the second time I try to use it. So if I load some shapes in first then it will not let be load in a .iff file for the palette, but if I load in the palette it stops the .sha file being chosen. Now interestingly... I may be mistaken but just before I turned the computer off on Friday it seemed to work on the 3rd go.. and 4th.. having worked on the 1st but not worked on the 2nd. All seperate runs of the program are after recompile. Any more ideas..? Thanks, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ********************************-------- 80% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... ON HOLD * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* From cassidyc@dcs.gla.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 16:42:10 +0000 From: Colin Cassidy To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: unsubscribe Unsubscribe cassidyc@dcs.gla.ac.uk due to some git deciding to cut off our incoming email. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colin Cassidy e-Mail: cassidyc@dcs.gla.ac.uk cassidyc@geology.gla.ac.uk They tortured me so much that I didn't know who I was or what I was doing, they then asked me who I was and what I was doing. From: JONNY (BEC) 01232 894383 To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Message-Id: <950315110351.2100905d@bfsec> Subject: FFT MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Status: RO hi folks anybody know here i can get example code to perform an FFT on an 8bit IFF sound sample (well, it doesn`t have to IFF), basically wot i need to is this 8bit sample data ----> fft algo -----> amplitude, frequency, time components any source code, or an explanation of the fft algo would be appreciated, or any anon ftp sites where i can look, would be most useful thanx in anticpation Jonny From lreimann@silver.sdsmt.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 00:08:55 -0700 (MST) From: Larel Reimann To: NIGEL HUGHES Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Libraries that Blitz uses. On Mon, 13 Mar 1995, NIGEL HUGHES wrote: > Dear All, > OK I would like to make a simple boot disk for a blitz program > but I seem to be missing some of the libraries that blitz wants > to use. > > I guessed at the math library as I am using sin and cos, but what > are the basics one blitz _always_ needs? > I've found that usually Blitz programs that seem to be lacking a library when boot from a floppy need the diskfont.library, as a lot of blitz libraries like to open up a font (windowslib for example) The easiest way to find the libraries an executeable is trying to open is by entering from the shell: Search MyProg .library Several lines will be printed to the shell window, usually containing a library name such as intuition.library, etc. just pick the ones that are not resident in rom from the list and you have found the culprit. From colin@ahl.co.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 10:06:16 +0000 From: Colin Saunders To: Blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: FileRequest$ Dear All, Simon was right... "FileRequest$ won't open if there isn't enough memory for it"... so I checked.. BUT there is 80k here.... so that _can't_ be the problem... then I did my sums... a bitmap for a file requester would take.... 80k !!! .. silly me! So I'm stuck.... I'm using a 1Mb A500 - don't laugh please - and I've run out of space to develop my program.. just a simple utility program not the game!! I haven't yet tried using the "Make Smallest" option... which might give me a bit of breathing space but are there any other ways of freeing up some space...? Would I benefit from putting part of the program as an INCLUDE file? On the other hand.. has anyone out there got some memory for an A500? Thanks, Colin. *==================================================================* * * * Colin Saunders, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh 1994 * * * * colin@ahl.co.uk * * * *===============}==================================================* * * * Current Project: Graphics Manager * * * * Progress: ********************************-------- 80% * * * *==================================================================* * * * Current Project: A cute platform game... ON HOLD * * * * Progress: **-------------------------------------- 5% * * * *==================================================================* From mcc@meteorology.edinburgh.ac.ukSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 09:58:00 +0000 From: M Cooper To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: FileRequest$ Hi there Colin I too have a A500 1Mb, and have run into the problem you describe, usually after compile. A good way of getting a bit of breathing space is to close the Workbench Screen (left menu on Ted), and yes, use the Make Smallest option. The way I`ve been devloping FigZ, the ray tracer, has been pretty extreme. Make Smallest, no debugger, compile to disk as an executable with the WB closed, then run the executable. It's not great, but you can compile pretty massive things this way. Mike Cooper From rbarbaga@cs.uml.eduSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 12:00:41 -0500 (EST) From: Ralph Barbagallo To: "W.L. McGraw" Cc: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: Re: Registration Yeah, same here. I bought it in August 1994 but lost my reg form for USA registration. I'd like to get registered so I could recieve the updates or whatever. So, who in the US do I mail? From c9108939@sol.newcastle.edu.auSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995 Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1995 15:01:53 +1000 (EST) From: Brett Johansen To: blitz-list@helsinki.fi Subject: NEED tech help on QBLITS - somebody Hi , well I'm back from summer holiday ( as though you noticed :-)) anyway I have spent a lot of time on a horizontal shootem up with parallax scrolling full screen snazzy!! intelligent gun turretts like in DHero and heaps of other stuff, mega weapons from Armalyte on the c64 and inspiration from IO as well. PROBLEM: I want to use a combination of BBLITS and QBLITS in the game. However to do the scrolling I use the technique where I move the bitmap by 16 pixels and then adjust the bitmap pointers by 2 bytes and slowly move the bitmap into memory I have allocated beside it. The BBLITS work fine but the QBLITS do not work properly because: The case were I qblit and then adjust the bitplane pointers and then unqueue it erases the wrong section of the bitmap because the values of were to erase have being precalculated before the bitplane pointers were adjusted. So basically I just have to go through the entire queue myself and recalculate the new erase position. So I know how to get at the queue but what calculations do I have to remake to allow for the bitplanes pointers having 2 added to them so the correct section will be erased? any help will be great thanks in advance Brett -- c9108939@cs.newcastle.edu.au From mmmakela@cc.helsinki.fiSun Sep 3 22:30:04 1995