1. Dos32Lib
get_text_width is not declared in DOS32LIB
posted by Matt Arriola
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2. Dos32Lib
David,
I wasn't sure if you have the email straight yet or not
so I am sending this on the ListServ. I am currently working
on a Win32Lib project that is going very well, I took what I
had so far and adopted it to Dos32Lib, just to see if I could
have a DOS version as well, all went well, of course the Dos32Lib
not being fully functional I had to remove some things, such as
MBICONHAND and a few other ICONS on message boxes, MLE's and such,
but one thing I did notice, and you may have fixed this with the
new interface, was that you have to HOLD the mouse button down when
working with menu's or the menu will disappear.
Other than that I am pretty well impressed with the Dos32Lib
and am ANXIOUS to see the next release. Keep up the good work and
efforts.
Later,
+ + + Rev. Ferlin Scarborough - Centreville, Alabama - USA
3. Re: Dos32Lib
Reverend Ferlin wrote:
> I wasn't sure if you have the email straight yet or not
It's back up and running.
>MBICONHAND and a few other ICONS on message boxes
I'll try to get some default icons working the message boxes. If someone
wants to send me some code to read icon files (hint, hint), I'll try to
incorporate it in. However, I suspect that most non-messagebox icons will be
calls to Windows default icons, which Dos32Lib won't have included.
> MLE's and such
MLE's will take a while to code.
> you have to HOLD the mouse button down when
> working with menu's or the menu will disappear.
This is intentional, since the menu code exits when the mouse button is
released. Coding it otherwise will make the code more complex. However,
watching my three year old struggle with the "feature" when he tries to
"play" Black Box has demonstrated that it's a real pain, so it's on my "to
do" list. 
I've been working on scroll bars; I'll probably end up with a slider bar
that can be dragged. I've ripped out most of the Java L&F, and need to tweak
some of the metrics, but the new look is more or less complete.
After that, I hope to work on composite controls (controls composed of
several simpler controls, like lists+scrollbars). But one thing at a time. I
hope to get a release out by the end of the week.
-- David Cuny
4. Dos32Lib
- Posted by David Cuny <dcuny at LANSET.COM>
Oct 11, 1998
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Last edited Oct 12, 1998
Peter Blue wrote:
> ... but you could create a really nice GUI with [Euphoria] ...
I've sent a demo of my Dos32Lib library to Robert. Programs written in
Win32Lib can (in theory) be converted to run in DOS simply by changing the
line:
include win32lib.ew
into:
include dos32lib.e
Of course, if you make any Win32 API calls, it won't work. The demo runs
most of the examples included in Win32Lib with no code change (other than
the include file). I've adopted the Java look and feel. The "close" button
the window frame isn't functional yet, so you have to use the ESC button to
exit the demos.
Feedback is appreciated.
-- David Cuny
5. Re: Dos32Lib
- Posted by David Cuny <dcuny at LANSET.COM>
Oct 11, 1998
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Last edited Oct 12, 1998
re: Dos32Lib
I should have noted that the Dos32Lib demo is pre-Alpha, barely even a
working demo. It will "run" the included demos, but that's about it. Even
then, many of the controls are non-functional, display only.
Sorry for any confusion.
-- David Cuny
