OpenEuphoria

Re: How's this for an error

• Posted by CoJaBo <cojabo at suscom.net> Oct 22, 2004
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Derek Parnell wrote:
> 
> spent memory wrote:
> > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:41:35 -0700, Derek Parnell
> > <guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > posted by: Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com>
> > > 
> > > 
> > > spent memory wrote:
> > > >
> > > > D:\EUPHORIA\include\win32lib.ew:31228 in function fDoMouse()
> > > > type_check failure, lWheelPosn is -1.525
> > > >
> > > > -- i get this message when i use the scroll wheel on my new Microsoft
> > > > Optical Cordless Mouse. I plug my old one in and the app works fine.
> > > > Perhaps Win32Lib should allow for a more generic object type for
> > > > lWheelPosn, the only thing i can think of is that the scroll on my new
> > > > mouse is more accurate in sending the scroll value message, or perhaps
> > > > this is due to the drivers??? any comments??
> > > 
> > > Weird, yes. The value given by Windows for the wheel position is supposed
> > > to be in multiples of 120. So I divide the raw value by 120 to give
> > > the simple value. But of course, I used an integer to hold the result.
> > > 
> > > I've changed this now from
> > >   lWheelPosn /= 120
> > > to
> > >   lWheelPosn = floor(lWheelPosn / 120)
I think using floor() actually makes it (slightly) faster.

> > > 
> > > Hope this still gives an accurate reading 
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Derek Parnell
> > > Melbourne, Australia
> > > 
> > > 
> > ok thanks Derek, where can i get a copy of your win32lib with this new
> > lWheelPosn? , is it on your website or are you planning on releasing
> > it in v.60.7?
> 
> You have three choices:
> 
> (1) You wait til I release the next version (v0.61) in about a week.
I hope it doesn't break CJBN, it took me 3 weeks to get it working
with the latest release! Except for a few problems with controls
no longer being positioned properly and a small glitch
caused by NVIDIA nView, it seems to finally work!
Why is it that every other program works fine?...

> (2) You use your favorite editor and make the change in fDoMouse().
> (3) Goto (1)
Lol...

> 
>  
> -- 
> Derek Parnell
> Melbourne, Australia
>