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- From: Mike@Redrobe.demon.co.uk (Mike)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: FindTask() VERY IMPORTANT
- Date: 08 Mar 96 13:16:08 +0000
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- Hi, Ralph Schmidt , on 07-Mar-96 08:47:18 you scribbled....
- >On 03/05/96, Chris Hames wrote:
- >>sten@academy.bastad.se (Sten Jansson) writes:
- >>
- >>>When calling FindTask() with FindTask(0) and there are several tasks with
- >>>the same name as the task that is calling e.g. "shell process" - can you
- >be
- >>>sure that it finds the right task?
- >>
- >>Yes because with the NULL argument it will just use SysBase->ThisTask which
- >>you can read yourself but hey when there is a system call use it.
- >>
- >>--
- >>Chris Hames bytey@werple.mira.net.au (OR bytey@melbourne.dialix.oz.au)
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- >Very Important!
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- >Never ever use SysBase->ThisTask for your programs. It will be
- >banned/forbidden in the next OS release. So please start using
- >FindTask(NULL) now to make the life easier for an emulator.
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- Thanks for the pointer.
-
- whilst we're on the topic of future compatability:
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- scr->ViewPort.RasInfo->RyOffset=y;
- ScrollVPort(&scr->ViewPort);
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- is this fully compatable, would it even work on a gfx card (Cgfx)?
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- Mike
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