On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 06:43:53PM -0500, Mike Caron wrote: > On 2/15/07, Bob the Hamster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 06:23:42PM -0500, Mike Caron wrote: > > > On 2/15/07, Bob the Hamster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 06:13:12PM -0500, Mike Caron wrote: > > > > > On 2/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > james > > > > > > 2007-02-15 07:58:06 -0800 (Thu, 15 Feb 2007) > > > > > > 268 > > > > > > backing out printstr color feature. Will check back in after > > > > > > ubersetzung > > > > > > branches. Sorry Mike. I do think this is nice, but lacking any > > > > > > interface, > > > > > > and in light of the already-difficult taks of stablizing > > > > > > ubersetzung, we > > > > > > ought to wait until a little later on this one. > > > > > > --- > > > > > > U wip/allmodex.bas > > > > > > > > > > Why? I'm about to use it with another much needed feature. > > > > > > > > You mean you are going to use it in another much-needed feature right > > > > *after* ubersetzung, right? ;) > > > > > > After Ubersetzung, I'm going to be rewriting large parts of the OHR. > > > I've been using extreme self-discipline in this regard, and I've > > > already killed two such patches mid-way through development, so we > > > could stabalize U. > > > > Thank you for your self-discipline :) > > > > Lets discuss these rewrites. What do you have in mind? > > First is the textbox thing. I was half-way through writing a > variable-length string table for textboxes, including an index and > defragmenting routines before I realized that this was pointless.
Agreed. Sometimes a very fun and interesting programming problem can turn out to be unneccesary. > The other one was a flexible shape drawing system, in the style of the > plotstring system (no, I wasn't going to call it plotshapes...). I > even wrote an oval drawing routine since allmodex lacked one. But, it > was overly complex, and too much trouble for this point in time. I'm > going to revive this later, in a different form. Ah, interesting. Have you read anything I put on the wiki about the plan for a rectangle system? Not the same of course-- but could share some concepts. > The rewriting I wish to do is in the graphics system, much like I've > discussed aeons ago, but never got around to doing. Refresh my memory (or give me an archive url) > Either way, I'm going to forget about all this stuff for the time > being, and finish the various features I started, so we can get U done > with, so I can get back to this stuff :) *shakes hands* Sounds like a plan! > > > Word wrapping plotstrings. If printstr can't interpret newlines, then > > > I can't do this. > > > > Ah, yes. That does sound far simpler than the wrapping textbox thing. > > Yes, it does. I'm enthusiastic, not insane. I only added the colour > codes because I could (plus, it was fun adding colour to custom's main > menu ;) You ought to take a screenshot and post an ohrdev article about "the feature that didn't quite make it" :) --- Bob the Hamster _______________________________________________ ohrrpgce mailing list [email protected] http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org
