Re: put_screen_char() doesn't work with EX under Windows
On 11 May 2001, at 11:26, Robert Craig wrote:
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> Daryl van den Brink writes:
> > And what about get_mouse? It works well in Linux, even
> > in an xterm window, so why can't it be done in windows?
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> It can be done, and may eventually be done, but the priority is low.
> DOS, Linux and Windows have very different API's for handling
> a text-mode mouse. It's not just a matter of porting existing code.
> Anyway, 99% of Windows Euphoria programmers want to use
> a mouse as part of a Graphical User Interface like Win32Lib provides,
> not a 25x80 text-mode console window.
Actually, about the only reason i'd use a windoze window is because i can't
use the mouse in a dos box. The programs i am currently writing need
minimal interaction from me, but it would be nice to be able to copy/paste
the current status to/from the dos boxes. I have 8 of them running right now.
Kat
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