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Subject: Re: Digested
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 1994 12:24:21 +1000
From: Warwick Allison <warwick@cs.uq.oz.au>
Precedence: bulk
Evan K. Langlois wrote:
>file Filename in ascii, extension gives clue to type. (full path only?)
>
>Hmm .. I don't think a full path is needed. Applications shouldn't
>change from the working directory so making things relative to that
>shouldn't be too hard.
The problem would be that an app_defs.sys editor wouldn't know where the
application was, so couldn't use the file selector. So I guess the user
_could_ use relative paths, but the editor would provide no assistance.
>Looks fine to me. Does the code you posted (it was you right, Warwick?)
>handle the dot in the center of the attribute properly?
No, the 5-line pattern-matcher I posted was a pure wildcard string match,
regardless of any special consideration. It was just an example code, and
in reality, I think a TSR would be the way to go. That way, we completely
shield the application from knowing where the app_defs file is, and even what
exact format it is in. The TSR would just do the attribute->value magic for
the application. It could even implement the text-value->value mapping
(eg. deciding how to convert "<Ctrl>A" into a scancode).
>========================================================================
>The correct way to track every mouse movement is to watch a 1x1 pixel
>rectangle. ...
>========================================================================
>
>I like a snapped 8x8 rectangle. Less events, faster drawing (usually)
Actually, it doesn't make any difference. If you wait on a 1x1 rectangle,
you don't get every single pixel position as the mouse moves, only as many
as your program manages to keep up with.
--
Warwick