[Coco] Re: Re: Re: Nitros9 Startup Problem

[Boisy G. Pitre]

On Aug 13, 2004, at 6:04 PM, Robert Gault wrote:

> Here is more info on this problem. View44 looks for available windows 
> using the /w  window name. This procedure will only work when there 
> are no windows with type/par set to 1 for vdg windows. The startup 
> script you are using convert /w4 into a vdg window type with par=1. 
> This does cause view44 to fail an is not a "fault" of NitrOS-9.
>
> There is another method for finding the next available window which is 
> much more complex than just using /w. One of the programs which I 
> wrote getnw (ie. get next window) uses this method and skips over vdg 
> type windows. It involves looking through the system device table and 
> reading descriptors to look at window types.
>
> Short of a significant modification to the system so that a call to 
> Open a path to /w bypasses vdg types, don't create any vdg windows 
> before using view44.
>

Robert,

Interesting find.  I would think windint/grfint could be modified to 
skip windows that don't have a type of $80, but wouldn't the better 
choice be to use the V1-V7 VDG descriptors?

Boisy