[Coco] multiple windows on a screen in Basic09

[Bob Devries]

Hi Robert,

One question:

How can you define a window in Basic09 without having opened a path to it in 
the first place?

Should I try to run WCREATE from a shell inside my Basic09 programme?

Regards, Bob Devries

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Gault" <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] multiple windows on a screen in Basic09



> Bob Devries wrote:

>> Tim Fadden, you said:

>>

>>> I think each window must have its own unique number. IE: /w1 /w2 /w3

>>> /w4 etc. Looks like you are defining /w1 twice.

>>

>> Tim, that's *exactly* what I am trying to do. As per the manuals, I

>> should be able to put two windows onto the same screen, however, while

>> it appears to be possible using a shell script, it balks in Basic09.

>>

>> Unfortunately, overlay windows can't be used, since they don't have

>> unique paths. You can't open two overlay windows on the screen, and

>> print to them separately. AFAIK, you need to close one, and print to the

>> one "lower window", and then re-open the next overlay window to print to

>> it.

>>

>> This may be do-able, but would incur a large overhead, I think.

>>

>> Regards, Bob Devries

>>

>

> 1) Each window must have a different number.

> 2) You can use DWSET on a window that is already open.

>

> Not sure if you want overlay windows or just windows small enough to fit 

> on the same screen. Either way, you must define them before opening them.

>

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