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Well as for Lattice, they seem to be out of the Amiga biz! I also think that Aztec has been strangely absent from the networks. But I'll tell you, I got my latest Aztec update and it is _very_ good. They must have been doing something.
Aztec, along with the rest of the world, is moving to BIX. For computer related stuff I think it's a lot better. -BOB-
I got my 5.0d update on disk last week. No problem, just call the update department.
Why don't you give DME a try, It has an ARexx interface and there are programs on here that can interface to Aztec 5.0. DME is a PD editor, you can find it on CIS.
Be careful with those "^=" constructs. They can be dangerous if both sides are not the same. I always do a "&= ~". Thanks for the information.
Bob Rakowsky's answer was mostly correct, except that it may be possible to go underneath the window and goof around with the "layers" of the window. You can get a pointer to the layer for your window through the RastPort. window->RPort->Layer->Flags &= ~LAYERBACKDROP; I don't know what effect this would…
glad to help
#117994-
#Multi-screen How ?
Message #118106
Of course it is more visually appealing to keep the same window open and re-draw the gadgets and text. It is very easy to remove gadgets from windows by tinkering with the window gadget list. One thing you might consider is that it is usually quite annoying to the user…
I do use Turbo C at work, but I don't use the integrated environment. I use an editor called Epsilon. At home I use Aztec (which is good, but not in the same class as TC), and the DME editor. I have looked at the compiler output from a number…
#Sez You
Message #102004
You are a very abrasive and ignorant person. The statement "we only deal with professionally coded software here" is so funny that I actually broke out laughing. "TC" is Borland's Turbo C. It is probably one of the most professionally coded C compilers in the world. The fact is that…
Your attitude on this Aztec vs. Lattice thread is un-believable! Just what is the point anyways? I have used both Lattice and Aztec and they are fine compilers, and the Amiga is better for both of them. If it wasn't for Aztec you would still be using Amiga C 1.0…
There have been more Lattice examples, but very early the REAL programmers quickly found out that those crusty first versions of Lattice were TOTAL JUNK and that Aztec simply blew the doors of Lattice. Things have changed and Lattice is a good compiler now, but I believe that still the…
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#Lattice vs. Manx
Message #100255
I use Aztec 5.0 and DME (editor) tied together in an integrated environment with Arexx. I believe the Arexx programs are available here. I also use TC 2.0 at work and perfer Aztec/DME/Arexx combo. Lattice is also good, but I soured on it a long time ago when it was…
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#Help!- Learning Ami C
Message #93546
I don't know if the new RKM's are any better because I have the old ones also! I am going to get the new ones though. -BOB
Be sure to check your CCOPTS using the set command by itself. Also there is another set command flying around out there, could be conflicting. The data for the set command is stores in a "library" called environment. You can see it by using the adl command in the debugger.…
Not only would a scuzzie to ethernet adapeter be useful for Amiga, but just about any computer. Hmmm, this could be a plan. -BOB-
DECnet for Amiga
Message #89490
Yes, it would would be nice to have ethernet boards with more than two Amigas. However it is not necessary. For the price of a single ethernet board you can get a multi-port serial board, and in fact my Amiga 1000 has 2 serial ports. There are definitly other ways…
Is that function call "GetScreenData()" in 1.3 I don't find it in my documentation. I think I need to get the new manuals or something, my 5 year old RKM's just aren't cutting it any more. What I have been doing is looking at the GfxBase->NormalDisplayRows to find out how…
Well that doesn't sound so great, I use Novell at work (along with NFS and DECnet) and compared to those Novell isn't a "real" network. I much prefer the ENLAN network from Interworks, where any and every computer can be a server just by running FAL (in the background of…
I've heard rooomers about Novell support coming soon for the Amiga. Can't remember where I heard it though, and don't remember how they were going to do it. -BOB- 🙂
That sounds ugly, perhaps I won't do that (OVERSCAN) until the 1.4 is out.
Overscan
Message #87949
Help, does anyone know how to handle "overscan" mode such that you can still effectivly use intuition windows on the screen. I have gotten the screen to overscan by changing screen.ViewPort.DxOfset and DyOffset and then doing a RethinkDisplay(). This seems to work fine unless I want the user to be…
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DECnet for Amiga
Message #87948
I suppose you will do whatever suits your needs. Does "do it through the bridgeboard side" mean that the network will look like another drive on the Amiga, will you even have access through the Amiga side? I imagine that you could just run Novell or 3com, or whatever on…
I would rather see competition in the Amiga market, it is better for the users for a bunch of developers to be fighting for our dollars. I think if anyone is going to be the "King of The Amiga Networks" I would like to see it be Interworks. I know…
What do you mean by other network interfaces? Ethernet boards?
You go through utilities like Copy, Dir, etc. Since the standard Amiga commands know nothing of DECnet this is necesary. I understand that there is a possibility that the network access will be completly transparent. At this point there is no workbench support, but there will be in the final…
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A Standard C library
Message #68290
Steve I have uploaded the latest version of CCLib.library. It now has lattice support. Please update the file.
Sounds to me that you are passing the wrong sized integers to the graphics functions. You should always pass 32 bit ints to them. This either means compiling to 32 bit ints or casting everything to (long) when you pass it to a function.
IDCMP IAddress
Message #59650
The fact that the address of a menu ISN'T given in the IAddress field has bee quite an annoyance to me, also it wouldn't make sense to give an IAddress for RAWKEY, you can get the address of the menu item through a call to ItemAddress(window->MenuStrip,(long)intuimessage->Code), but only if the…
String gadget problem
Message #59640
You might try finding the message port for your window and sending youself a message. I think it is window->WindowPort, or window->UserPort.
Max Toy Q&A
Message #44972
Setve, We use X windows at work on 386 unix machines. It works best with >8Mb of memory and is still VERY slow. Our DECStation 3100 (15 mips) with 16Mb of memory does very nicely though. I would rather use Intuition.