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INFORM <message> [HEADER <header>] [WAIT <wait>] ;
[TOP <top>] [LEFT <left>] ;
[SHADOW <mshadow>] [FRAME <mframe>]
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Purpose: Displays a string or an array of strings in a window.
Various exit methods are allowed. The colour is defined
in twMsgInit() and the shadow and frame types default to
those of the currently active window. ( SEE twInfo() )
Parameters: message - 'C' String to be displayed. The string can
be any length. It is truncated to fit
inside the display window.
- 'A' Array of strings to be used for
messages. The window is fitted to the
maximum length.
Header - 'C' String to use for the title. In this
version, the title is centered on the
top line of the window.
Wait - 'N' 0 - Wait for a key press then restore
the underlying screen.
-1 - Leave the message on the screen
and free the stack allocation
space.
-2 - Leave the message on the screen
but keep it on the stack to be
released later with twMsgEnd().
n - Wait 'n' seconds or until a key is
pressed, then restore the
underlying screen.
Wait defaults to 0.
top, left - 'N' Screen Coordinates of top,left corner
of the display area. The defaults are
to center the window on the screen.
mshadow - 'N' TSDWIN shadow type. Defaults to the
shadow type for the currently active
window.
mframe - 'N' TSDWIN frame type. Defaults to the
frame type for the currently active
window.
Example: INFORM "Message from Header File" SHADOW 1
See Also:
twInfo()
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