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- Help on !BasicTask
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- BasicTask V1.00 April 1993
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- RISC OS 3+ only
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- Status "FreeWare" for use in the Public Domain
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- CARVIC Manufacturing, Scotland
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- 1)
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- This application will launch single tasking, BASIC programs
- (which are dragged onto it's Icon Bar icon) into an Edit task window.
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- This enables the BASIC program to effectively multi-task,
- and is ideal for extensive background calculations.
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- The BASIC programmer can PRINT progress reports in the task window,
- and arrange for interruptions at strategic points if required.
- Try <Example> inside !BasicTask as an example.
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- As the task window scrolls, a record of progress or results can
- readily be examined or printed at any interruption using the
- facilities of Edit.
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- Click <Menu> in the Task window to obtain further options.
- Note particularly that choosing <unlink> from the menu allows
- the file to be edited.
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- 2)
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- A click on the Icon Bar icon will open a blank task window
- With BASIC available.
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- A click on the Icon Bar icon whilst holding a <Shift> key down
- will open a blank task window with the supervisor * prompt showing.
- This is equivalent to <ctrl F12> from the desktop.
- Try <show> or <help> or <commands> etc.
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- 3)
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- The application will only work on RISC OS 3+
- and will not display any graphics which are generated.
- HOWEVER, the EDIT task window appears to allow both sprites and
- outline fonts to be PAINTED OUTSIDE THE WINDOW.
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- 4)
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- To change the memory space allocated to the task alter the size of
- <-wimpslot 320k> within DEFPROC_BasicTask() within !RunImage.
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- end of help.
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- BUT --- !!
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- If you want to produce Draw Files from your own BASIC programs
- without hastle, then send SAE for information on !DrawAid to:
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- Bill Graham
- CARVIC Manufacturing,
- Moray Park,
- Findhorn Road,
- Forres,
- Moray,
- Scotland IV36 0TP
- Tel & Fax 0309 672793