Re: auto-repeat button
- Posted by Red Knight <pampeano at ROCKETMAIL.COM> Nov 08, 2000
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------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C04922.753817E0 charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You should try Vui-b a gui that Mike Hurley wrote time ago. It's very = complete, but I don't remember if you can scroll, but well, you can add that =3D) Best Regards, Red Knight ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Peter J. Modlich=20 To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 12:14 PM Subject: Re: auto-repeat button Hello:=20 I'm still rather new to EUPHORIA and only recently subscribed to = LISTSERV at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU. The amount of information coming in every = day is almost overwhelming. However, most of it is very high = sophisticated and deals with using EUPHORIA to program under Windows.=20 I am rather going the other way. My application (written in VB 6 using = some VC 6-created DLLs) runs fine on reasonably fast PCs (233 up) up to = Windows 98SE, but not on NT and its derivative Windows2000 (direct = hardware access is a "No No!") I don't know (and currently don't care) = about Windows ME. Since the application is about controlling a peripheral device in a = rather dusty environment users would appreciate if they could use last = years (or even older) PC. I am therefor trying to use EUPHORIA to create a 32-bit version of my = application which runs even on a second-hand 486 but with a simple GUI = which to some extent resembles Windows. I have used modified parts of Normand M. Blais's "smenu" and Andrew = Greenwood's "dosgui" and the screen layout looks pretty good already. = However what I am missing is an auto-repeat button to scroll lists or a = cursor through a graphical display. One, that after an initial time = (let's say half a second) repeats its function with a certain time = interval (5 times a second, or so) as long as the left mouse button is = held down. I haven't found anything similar in the various samples = downloaded from all kinds of sources.=20 It's not that I'm lazy and I probably could create it myself, but = being new to EUPHORIA it would take me a lot of time which I would = rather spend on getting the functions beyond the GUI transferred from VB = to EUPHORIA. I think an auto-repeat button is a rather common item and = I have high hopes that somebody out there has done that already and is = willing to share the code. Preferably it should not require an include = of several 100 kB. By the way, I'm quite happy with using "Mike's Editor" under Windows. = (one instance for the " *.ex" file and another one for all the includes) = but a big drawback is its limitation to apparently 64k per file. Quite a = number of samples cannot be loaded. Is there an upgraded version or = something similar available without this restriction? Any comment and/or help would be highly appreciated. Peter J. Modlich pemod at asiaaccess.net.th ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C04922.753817E0 charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You should try Vui-b a gui that Mike = Hurley wrote=20 time ago. It's very complete, but</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't remember if you can scroll, but = well, you=20 can add that =3D)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> = Red=20 Knight</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:pemod at ASIAACCESS.NET.TH" = title=3Dpemod at ASIAACCESS.NET.TH>Peter=20 J. Modlich</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU"=20 title=3DEUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 07, = 2000 12:14=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: auto-repeat = button</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello: </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'm still rather new to EUPHORIA and only recently = subscribed to <A=20 = </A>.=20 The amount of information coming in every day is almost overwhelming. = However,=20 most of it is very high sophisticated and deals with using EUPHORIA to = program=20 under Windows. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I am rather going the other way. My application = (written in=20 VB 6 using some VC 6-created DLLs) runs fine on reasonably fast PCs = (233 up)=20 up to Windows 98SE, but not on NT and its derivative Windows2000 = (direct=20 hardware access is a "No No!") I don't know (and currently don't care) = about=20 Windows ME.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Since the application is about controlling a = peripheral=20 device in a rather dusty environment users would appreciate if they = could use=20 last years (or even older) PC.<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I am therefor trying to use EUPHORIA to create a = 32-bit=20 version of my application which runs even on a second-hand 486 but = with a=20 simple GUI which to some extent resembles Windows.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have used modified parts of Normand M. Blais's = "smenu" and=20 Andrew Greenwood's "dosgui" and the screen layout looks pretty good = already.=20 However what I am missing is an auto-repeat button to scroll lists or = a cursor=20 through a graphical display. One, that after an initial time (let's = say half a=20 second) repeats its function with a certain time interval (5 times a = second,=20 or so) as long as the left mouse button is held down. I haven't found = anything=20 similar in the various samples downloaded from all kinds of sources.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>It's not that I'm lazy and I probably could create = it=20 myself, but being new to EUPHORIA it would take me a lot of time which = I would=20 rather spend on getting the functions beyond the GUI transferred from = VB to=20 EUPHORIA. I think an auto-repeat button is a rather common item = and I=20 have high hopes that somebody out there has done that already and is = willing=20 to share the code. Preferably it should not require an include of = several 100=20 kB.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>By the way, I'm quite happy with using "Mike's = Editor" under=20 Windows. (one instance for the " *.ex" file and another one for all = the=20 includes) but a big drawback is its limitation to apparently 64k per=20 file. Quite a number of samples cannot be loaded. Is there an = upgraded=20 version or something similar available without this = restriction?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Any comment and/or help would be highly=20 appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Peter J. Modlich<BR><A=20 = ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C04922.753817E0--