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From: mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget)
Subject: Re: Amodal Dialogs, etc.
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 19:40:54 -0600
Precedence: bulk
Hello Timothy,
>For the program source code, there is little to worry about. If the
>slider position and size in the resource file do not correspond to the
>numbers you placed in the parent BOXTEXT, then you can kick them into
>place by calling a routine immediately after you initialize the dialog.
When you say slider, what do you mean? The kind that just allows you to
move a small box to a position within another box (like a window slider)
or an active slider that scrolls through a list of items? In general,
I think your idea is interesting. Not _too_ complicated, but on the
other hand setting it up the first time could be a little slow (though
this is not unusual -- everything has a learning curve).
> I intend to release my source code for use by Atari
>developers, although I have not determined how I will handle
>compensation. (I could charge developers who use it a small one-time fee.)
This could be a problem; I can only speak for myself, but if there is
a choice between a free product and one that I would have to pay for
to use, I'll usually use the free one (unless the one that I have to
pay for is unique). EGEM is free; my own dialog-library (though not
as good as EGEM) is free for anyone who asks. I like your idea, but
probably not enough to pay for it... :)
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