Dflat+ is a dos text mode library that is styled to mimick the Microsoft windows API.
Some info can be found here : https://pushbx.org/ecm/editsrc/DOC/DFLATP/DFP100.HTM On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 16:38, victoria crenshaw via Freedos-devel <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > i need help with a new freedos program! :D? > > it is https://github.com/sparky4/mh > i need to know about dflat+ and how to use it~ > > i cannot seem to find documentation > > we also need more 16 bit utilities <3 > > On Sat, 2024-12-14 at 18:02 +0800, Bruce Axtens via Freedos-devel > wrote: > > Assuming I'm an experienced programmer (have been since 1983), > > > > * Port FreeDOS utilities to OpenWatcom C (our preferred C compiler) > > and > > NASM (our preferred assembler). > > > > Specifically? > > > > * Apply some much-needed patches to the Freemacs editor > > > > Where's the list of fixes? > > > > * Write some cool edit modes for Freemacs. > > > > Hmm ... that's a TRAC dialect. I've been meaning to learn TRAC > > and > > even add it to the Exercism stable. Maybe I should add MINT instead. > > Can > > MINT be used stand-alone or only inside Freemacs? > > > > * Port GNU utilities to FreeDOS, such as using IA-16 GCC (IA-16 GCC > > requires a '386 or better to compile, but programs compiled with IA- > > 16 > > GCC run on all CPUs) or DJGPP (might be the only option for some > > larger > > programs). > > > > Hang on, a moment ago you were asking for FreeDOS utilities to > > be > > ported to OpenWatcom C. What's with the GCC/DJGPP? > > > > * Create a new alternative shell, similar to COMMAND.COM but with > > expanded BAT programming. > > > > So like Windows's CMD.EXE with FOR /L and FOR /D and FOR /F etc? > > > > * Volunteer to become the maintainer for a program that doesn't have > > an > > active developer. > > > > Hmm ... sound masochistic. That'd be quite a few programs, no? > > > > > > -Bruce. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedos-devel mailing list > > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > > -- > with love comrade Victoria, cell chair of Emma Tenayuca-Woody Guthrie- > Dave Robbins Cell > chair of tech committee of the organization department > chair of ACNHS > chair of CFS > founder of yellow rose group 💛️ > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
