[Coco] multiple windows on a screen in Basic09

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi,

It might be necessary to switch to the first window before creating the 
second one on the same screen.

I remember doing that with my predefined windows.

I don't have the time to look now for my documentation. I sent the source to 
someone who can give it to anyone upon request. It may be necessary to build 
a new boot to use then.

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The "W" numbers I do not remember, so take this as just an example.

Shell i=/W11 &
;REM Toggle to the new screen.
Shell i=/W12 &

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I found the "Select" in the "OS-9 Windowing System" part of the OS-9 Manual. 
I do not know if there is a Basic09 subroutine.

I do suggest that you set up two Window Device Descriptors using WMODE and 
get them working with the method I gave first.

The use of "w1" bothers me, but I do not know why.

If problems continue, I am willing to zip up what I believe is a working 
copy of Jeff's emulator (Without HD, it is too big) and send it to someone.

That should boot into OS-9 and you can try the method.

SHF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 1:53 PM
Subject: [Coco] multiple windows on a screen in Basic09


> Hi all,
>
> I have been trying to emulate what Wayne Campbell is trying to do, that 
> is, to have two active windows on a single screen using Basic09.
>
> Now I know that this is possible, since there was an example shell script 
> on the original OS9 System disk called "window.glr4". This script produced 
> three active windows on a graphics screen, and opened a shell in two of 
> them.
>
> I'm trying to emulate this in Basic09, but so far, no luck.