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- !JFShared
- =========
-
- Why ?
- =====
- The !JFShared directory contains resources for use with any of Justin
- Fletcher's programs. These mainly include Basic libraries which are used in
- many of his programs. The idea behind this is that like the C DeskLib, these
- libraries provide a simple way to write a Wimp program. To paraphrase
- Doggysoft's WimpExtension, it hopes to make you think “it's a program to…”
- rather than “Oh, God. It's a Desktop program to…”
- (WimpExtension is not required, and although a nice module, almost all of
- it's functionality is built into these libraries. Same goes for Interface)
-
-
- Files :
- -------
- These are the files in the JFShared resource :
- BasicLib.AreaLib For use with Fletcher family 6 user system
- BasicLib.ForceLib Various Keystroke style facilities (unsupported)
- BasicLib.PBSLibrary JF's Pin Board Server library
- BasicLib.TestLib For testing of programs
- BasicLib.WimpLib Main Wimp applications library (RO3)
- BasicLib.WimpLib2 Main Wimp applications library (RO2)
- BasicLib.HeapLib Management of heap blocks in application space
- BasicLib.EconetLib Simple Econet handling routines
- BasicLib.CGILibrary A CGI Library
- Help.* StrongHelp manuals for the various libraries
- Skeleton.Message.* Skeleton Wimp application using MessageTrans
- Skeleton.Squashed.* Files required by BasCompress to compress the
- applications
- !ShowError Application which will display the error and
- line of errors in WimpLib based applications.
- IServices A module which needs to be placed in
- System:Modules.Network - this is done
- automatically by InstallJF.
-
-
- Usage on RiscOS 2 and RO3.00
- ============================
- The !Boot file should automatically select WimpLib or WimpLib2 depending on
- the version of UtilityModule, however some applications may require editing
- in their !RunImage file.
-
- The line which will need editing is in PROCinitwimp. Find the line with
- Wimp_Initialise on it (in PROCinitwimp) and change the 310 to 200.
-
- MessageTrans applications will need the MsgTrans module loading on RO2 before
- they will work.
-
-
- System Variables
- ================
- The libraries which are in common usage are pointed to by various system
- variables. If a library, or other resource within the JFShared application,
- needs to be accessed (other than those with pointers) they should be
- referenced by JFShared:BasicLib.<library name> or what ever.
-
- The actual variables are :
- AreaLibrary$File Controls the Fletcher 6 user system status files
- PBServerLibrary$File Interface to the PinboardServer protocol
- ForceLibrary$File ForceLib (of no use at present)
- JFExtEdit$File External Edit protocol interface library
- JFEconetLibrary$File Econet SWI interface library
- TestLibrary$File For testing purposes only
- HeapLibrary$File Heap management library
- BasicLibrary$File Pointer to WimpLib or WimpLib2
- CGILibrary$File CGI Library
-
-
-
- History
- -------
- Version 1.00 : Unreleased program used internally.
- Version 2.00 : Released to Arcade in form of !JFShared and !Install
- Version 2.01 : 04 Mar 1995 - Release to Arcade
- Minor bug fixes to WimpLib and WimpLib2
- Version 2.02 : 11 Mar 1995
- WimpLib 1.40 : Extra features for menus
- Fixed !Run file to stop running out of stack
- Version 2.03 : 25 Mar 1995
- Added support for ForceLib in form of ForceLibrary$File
- ForceLib : Added PROCinitforce
- Version 2.04 : 27 Mar 1995
- WimpLib 1.41 : Added FNsubstvars
- Version 2.05 : 30 Mar 1995
- WimpLib 1.42 : Added support for status files
- Version 2.06 : 02 Apr 1995
- WimpLib 1.43 : Added FNgstrans function
- Reorganised structure into groups
- Added REM help messages for most routines
- Corrected mistake in CreateIconBarIcon which
- did not fill the icon
- Version 2.07 : 02 May 1995
- WimpLib 1.44 : Added FNsubstvarsp for prefixed vars
- Version 2.08 : 04 Jun 1995
- WimpLib 1.45 : Many alterations to FNsubstvars to cope with
- errors.
- Almost everything can now take Message file
- input.
- Version 2.09 : 07 Jun 1995
- WimpLib 1.45 : Version for RO2 created correctly.
- Version 2.10 : 08 Jun 1995
- Application : Recognises RO2 and sets BasicLibrary$File
- correctly.
- Version 2.11 : 14 Jun 1995
- WimpLib 1.46 : Fixed bug in FNsubstvars which didn't claim
- error handler as local.
- Version 2.12 : 15 Jun 1995
- TestLib 2.00 : Version number given and data logging to
- <Wimp$Scrap> added.
- Renamed variable from <Test$Lib> to
- <TestLibrary$File>.
- ExtEditLib 1.00 : Written in basic form.
- Version 2.13 : 28 Jun 1995
- ExtEditLib 1.01 : Revised to be slightly easier to use.
- Version 2.14 : 30 Jun 1995
- WimpLib 1.47 : Fixed bug in PROCreadhelp for menus
- WimpLib2 1.46: Fixed bug in PROCwinsetextent for bit 0 setting
- AreaLib 2.00 : Given version.
- Version 2.15 : 04 Jul 1995
- ExtEditLib 1.02 : Editor support added
- ExtEditLib 1.03 : Many bug fixes for editor section
- Version 2.16 : 18 Aug 1995
- WimpLib 1.49 : Bug fix for FNLongfilename
- Version 2.17 : 25 Aug 1995
- WimpLib 1.50 : CreateIconBarIcon changed to not filling icons
- to fix display problem when marbling.
- Version 2.18 : 25 Aug 1995
- ShowError 1.00 : Moved within structure.
- Help structure added
- Help.WimpLib 1.00 : Copied from StongHelp
- Version 2.19 : 26 Aug 1995
- WimpLib 1.51 : redrawicon modified to use ForceRedraw.
- seticontext and seticonvalid check for same.
- WimpLib2 1.47 : Changes made in WimpLib transfered, pressicon
- added.
- WimpLib 1.52 : PROCshowfree added to display free space
- Skeleton : Modified Template to cope with showfree.
- Skeleton : Set mask null polls bit
- Version 2.20 : 28 Aug 1995
- HeapLib 1.00 : Written and incorporated into JFShared.
- Version 2.21 : 29 Aug 1995
- HeapLib 1.01 : lock and unlock of blocks added.
- Version 2.22 : 01 Sep 1995
- WimpLib 1.53 : windowtitle modified to update only if changed
- and redraw only title bar (correctly, unlike
- FormEd or TemplEd !)
- Help.HeapLib : Written.
- Help.WimpLib : Updated.
- Help.ExtEditLib : Written.
- ExtEditLib 1.04 : modifications to use client FNedit_saverq.
- Version 2.23 : 11 Sep 1995
- HeapLib 1.02 : PROCheap_reduce added for not reloc blocks
- WimpLib 1.54 : FNfiletype modified, and FNbasetype added.
- May mean modification required.
- FNmenuuntick now allows end of menu.
- Fix to FNwindowtask to not bother tasks.
- FNfindtask added.
- PROCstatusflag and FNstatusgetflag added.
- WimpLib2 1.48 : FNfiletype and FNbasetype modified.
- FNmenuuntick changed.
- Fix to FNwindowtask.
- FNfindtask added.
- FNtaskname returns Unknown.
- PROCwindowtitle modified.
- Help.WimpLib : Updated
- Help.HeapLib : Updated
- Help.ExtEditLib : Updated
-
- Version 2.24 : 23 Sep 1995
- !Boot : JFPatch files give error if JFPatch not known.
- WimpLib 1.55 : FNfiletype and FNbase type modified to not give
- error if bad filename.
- PROCeerror for External errors in non-wimp
- programs.
- WimpLib2 1.49 : Ditto
- Help.WimpLib : Updated
- Help.HeapLib : Updated
- Help.ExtEditLib : Updated
-
- Version 2.25 : 30 Oct 1995
- WimpLib2 1.50 : Modifications to FNcreateicon to bring in line
- with WimpLib.
-
- Version 2.26 : 15 Apr 1996
- WimpLib 1.56 : FNstring0 passed null will return null
- WimpLib2 1.51 : ditto
- InstallJF 1.02 : Now in a handy desktop application :-)
- Help.WimpLib : Updated
- Help.HeapLib : Updated
- Help.ExtEditLib : Updated
-
- Version 2.27 : 17 Apr 1996
- Application updated to use version number of library.
- Skeleton : checks the version number
-
- Version 2.28 : 23 May 1996
- WimpLib2 1.52 : Various fixes and changes - works now !
- EconetLib 1.00 : Added (very rudimentary)
- Help.* : Updated
- Help.EconetLib : Added
-
- Version 2.29 : 05 Jun 1996
- CGILibrary 1.00 : Incorporated into JFShared
- WimpLib 1.56 : Added PROCdragsave
- WimpLib2 1.53 : ditto
- Help.* : Updated
- Help.CGILibrary : Added
-
- Version 2.30 : 08 Aug 1996
- TestLib 2.01 : Bug in creating log file fixed
- SocketLib 1.00 : Written and added.
- WimpLib 1.58 : Added PROCresizewinto, M option for menus
- WimpLib2 1.54 : Ditto
- Help.* : Updated
- Help.SocketLib : Added
-
- Version 2.31 : 10 Aug 1996
- SocketLib 1.01 : Fixed memory release bug
- SocketLib 1.02 : Fixed many bugs - Thanks to Dave Thomas
-
- Version 2.32 : 21 Aug 1996
- WimpLib 1.59 : Fixed menu heights at Daves request
- resizewinto code fixed so that it works !
- WimpLib2 1.55 : Ditto
-
- Version 2.33 : 23 Aug 1996
- WimpLib 1.60 : Added support for keystrokes on menus in
- createmenu, decodemenu and the menu help.
- WimpLib2 1.56 : Ditto
- Help.WimpLib : Updated
- WimpLib 1.61 : Changed PROCseticontext to just update icon,
- not force a redraw (undo of 2.19!) use Needs
- Help if things don't redraw properly.
- WimpLib2 1.57 : Ditto
-
- Version 2.34 : 31 Aug 1996
- WimpLib 1.62 : Thoughtlessness in FNmsgtoken meant that
- I couldn't pass filenames as parameters - fixed
- WimpLib2 1.58 : Ditto
- Help.WimpLib : Updated.
-
- Version 2.35 : 27 Sep 1996
- SocketLib 1.03 : Modified service routines to use my IServices
- module.
- WimpLib 1.63 : Resized iconbar icon to the size used by the
- network icon
- WimpLib2 1.59 : Ditto
- Help.WimpLib : Updated
-
- Version 2.36 : 30 Sep 1996
- WimpLib 1.64 : Added facility to create iconbar icons with
- priorities.
- WimpLib2 1.60 : Removed priority comments and added code to
- emulate extended positions.
-
- Version 2.37 : 15 Oct 1996
- HeapLib 1.03 : Fixed Heap_Garbage so that it actually works;
- previously it had been attempting to move locked
- blocks.
-
- Version 2.38 : 17 Oct 1996
- IServices 1.04 : Placed in the JFShared directory.
- Released in two forms - the standard and aol releases.
- AOL is simply the standard version with a prettier install
- program.
- WimpLib 1.65 : Fixed bug in MsgToken from v1.61
- WimpLib2 1.61 : Ditto
-