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- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 94 18:03 CDT
- From: ekl@sdf.lonestar.org (Evan K. Langlois)
- To: gem-list@world.std.com
- Subject: Re: Compendium, and other...
- Precedence: bulk
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- These are textual errors, but it makes me question what -other- errors
- there might be. Is the code listed reliable? Are the suggested
- parameters and other pieces of information correct?
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- No, the code is not correct. The assembly binding for Frename pushes
- a 0 on the stack instead of 86. I believe this will terminate your
- program as opcode 0 is Pterm0() isn't it? Yep, it is.
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- Also evnt_multi is MISSING a parameter - the number of times the mouse
- entered a the state (number of clicks!) I'll overlook the fact that
- it doesn't mention the alternate binding that uses a single long instead
- of 2 shorts for the timeout.
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- There are numerous others. Ahh .. wind_set does not have the iconify
- options mentioned at all. wind_get has them listed, but not wind_set.
- There is some info missing. And the mouse forms for M_LAST and
- M_RESTORE are mixed up. The text says that M_LAST restores the LAST
- *SAVED* state of the mouse, and M_RESTORE restores the previous, or last,
- state of the mouse -- isn't that backwards?
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- There are other problems. You'd think after all this time that the
- idea of waiting for reverse mouse button event would be documented.
- evnt_multi barely mentions anything, other than see evnt_button,
- and evnt_button doesn't mention reverse events.
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- These are the problems off the top of my head.
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- The binding is a nightmare, too... :) I suppose this is a good feature
- for most people, but the way that the binding folds out backward makes
- it hard to hold the book in my hand. Or is the cover and the binding
- supposed to remain firmly together, like a paperback or a hardcover
- book?
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- Folding it back on itself will actually ruin it. Mine will fall apart
- very soon - is the upgrade book better bound? Or should we just buy
- a new book when the old one falls apart?
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- the upgrade should have been offered as a text file or addendum-booklet
- to registered owners.
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- I bought mine used. I better find out what in in this upgrade :-(
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