[Coco] splitting the screen

[Ron Bihler]

Wayne,

I don't remember the details anymore, I used the split screen in RiBBS 
file transfers and some other areas.  I seem to remember creating the a 
new window and sending data to it.  However this was a very long time ago. 

Ron


Bob Devries wrote:
> Wayne,
> Do you have the Falsoft book about Basic09? I can't remember its exact 
> name offhand.
>
> I'm sure it had a number of examples of windowing in Basic09.
>
> And then there's the Windows Guide to OS9 Level 2.
>
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> Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Campbell" <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] splitting the screen
>
>
>> I have read that script many times. The default startup file is a few 
>> echos, and settime. I never found any other examples of opening 
>> windows or controlling them. The manual was insufficient.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] splitting the screen
>>
>>
>>> On the original distribution disk there was a script file that 
>>> opened several windows on one screen. Sorry, I forget offhand what 
>>> it was called.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of 
>>> one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.
>>>
>>> Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Campbell" 
>>> <asa.rand at gmail.com>
>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:38 AM
>>> Subject: [Coco] splitting the screen
>>>
>>>
>>>> Does anyone on the list understand OS-9 windowing enough to give me 
>>>> a clue as to how to split a screen? What I need is to be able to 
>>>> have everything the user types show up in one part, and all other 
>>>> output to the screen in the other, something liike this:
>>>>
>>>> +-----------------+
>>>> |this is where all|
>>>> |output goes      |
>>>> |                 |
>>>> +-----------------+ <- what happens above does not go below this 
>>>> separator
>>>> |user input here  |
>>>> +-----------------+
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>>
>>>> Wayne
>>>>
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