In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>> Well ... erm ... I get Stiqqies to run, and when I press ENTER at >> the >> end of a message it gives another version of Stiqqies, which is of >> course blank ..... not the actual Stiqqy popping up with a message >> in >> it. >Eh? It must be misconfigured. ... Or misQued ..... :-) >STIQQIES_OBJ (the main program) should execute STIQQY_OBJ. What >STIQQIES_OBJ actually does is: > >EXEP prog_name$;message$ > >(EXEP being the hotkey version of EX, used because it can start a >thing as I tend to use STIQQY_OBJ as a thing installed via HOT_CHP) > >prog_name$ is the program name configured into STIQQIES_OBJ. > >The other thing that can happen is that when called int his way >STIQQY_OBJ appears in a random position - the message can in theory >hide behind the main program. > >Seems a long winded way of writing a simple program, but if you want >to write your own 'shell' for it all you have to do is something like: > >INPUT note$ >EX FLP1_STIQQY_OBJ;note$ Yes, I figured that was the way it was working. >Someone who uses my QDiary suggested I added a time facility to it. In >other words, the message doesn't appear until a given time if a time >is specified. To me, that's too like the Alarm program, but if enough >people ask... > >> The other program Stiqqy works as a blank coloured "sticky" though. >> >> I like the random colour, nice use of the extended colour palette, >> this >> could get addictive ... :-) >My fault for causing confusion with two programs with almost identical >names. > >As for the colour, don't use random if you put a lot of messages on >your screen, you need sunglasses! Yes, that is a part of the fun ! >> How about renaming it - "Stick-Q" or "Q-Stick" ... ? >Nah, I think STIQQIES is QooL ;-) > >And STIQQIES has more Q's... > >(2007 QL nerd-speak?) I think that Per and yourself are just after the weirdest program names ... :-) >> More to come in 2007, no doubt ? >Quite possibly...You have been warned ;-) More fun then ... ? >All the best, Malcolm. ... And all of our Qreaders. -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
