[Coco] splitting the screen

[Wayne Campbell]

I'm not sure about most of what you said, but I have the Mastering OS-9 pdf 
now, and I'm sure it will help me too.

Wayne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen H. Fischer" <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] splitting the screen


> Hi,
>
> Well, it is a little more complicated perhaps, I said I did instead of I 
> DO
> because NitrOS-9 might have changed things.
>
> Yes, you can do the same in Basic09.
>
> First, the Magic of Window Zero ("/W0") must be fully working.
>
> I had a successful system with 1, 2, 3 and 4 windows on same screen at 
> once.
> And used them often.
>
> The window descriptors were a necessary part of this.
>
> I do not know if the NitrOS-9 window descriptors are set up properly, the
> stock Tandy ones I believe were not.
>
> I will look for the files, I was about to put the CD's away but they are
> still handy.
>
> I will make the files available to all, I have noted some incorrect
> understandings posted over the years.
>
>> 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.
>
> I now remember a little perhaps about that.
>
> If you examine the window creation lines with the proper window creation 
> page open in the manual, you might learn more.
>
> Understanding my script requires the same process as the lines look the 
> same. But I can supply the understanding glue to putting it all together.
>
> The text stream that you will generate and output will look the same.
>
> Don't forget your homework, learn what you can about the magic of "/W0".
>
> SHF
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wayne Campbell" <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] splitting the screen
>
>
>> If I can use them in Basic09, as object-code subroutines, I'll take them.
>> :)
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Stephen H. Fischer" <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] splitting the screen
>>
>>
>>> Script on the Original Tandy OS-9 L-II original distribution disk, I do
>>> not think so.
>>>
>>> The set that OS-9 L-II had was so bad that I researched all the fields 
>>> in
>>> the Stock Windows and found some errors.
>>>
>>> I then created a new set of windows in assembly language that are more
>>> useful.
>>>
>>> I think that I also created a Shell script that allowed the current
>>> window to be converted.
>>>
>>> I have offered these files before and got no takers.
>>>
>>
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