Re: [ql-users] PE linkage block

2001-11-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, out of idle curiosity, does anybody have some info on what can be found in the PE kinkage block? (i.e. when you do TRAP²3, D0= on return A1 points to the linkage block. I have some info here: some info on the PE linkage block: offsets to A1: $34 .w = mouse acceleration (10 complement!

Re: [ql-users] QXL.WIN - format details

2001-11-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 18 Nov 2001, at 12:05, Christopher Cave wrote: > Help please. I have just had parts of my QXL.WIN file > overwritten rather mysteriously. Fortunately, I have been > backing up my current project ever hour or so but I would like > to recover what I can using Wined. I used to have a > descri

Re: [ql-users] Turbo 4.11

2001-11-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 15 Nov 2001, at 8:31, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Wolfgang, once you are happy with the LINE_A extension, is there any > chance you'd release it - it sounds like an extension lots of people > would like to use for graphics. > > Sure, it(ll just take some time until I find some v lues that don'

RE: [ql-users] Turbo 4.11

2001-11-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Nov 2001, at 9:20, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: >(Unfortunately the > LINE_A command Wolfgang made for me, has a huge problem when it comes to > outer edges of windows and crashes hopelesly :-( > Well, you COULD tell me, so that I can check that!! Try making the lines one less than the wi

Re: [ql-users] Adding TURBO_SMS_CODE to SMSQE.bin

2001-11-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Nov 2001, at 8:13, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: > >Is your middle name Hillary? > > What's that supposed to mean (I really didn't get the joke... of course > I'm not the brightest one in the pack you know :-) No, no, nothing to do with HR Clinton. When Sir E. Hillary was asked why he want

Re: [ql-users] Adding TURBO_SMS_CODE to SMSQE.bin

2001-11-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 Nov 2001, at 16:06, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: > At 08:07 ìì 11/11/2001 +0100, you wrote: > >Why ever would you want to do that? > > First of all because it's possible :-) Is your middle name Hillary? > Second of all because many of the commands are imperative to what I am > trying to

Re: [ql-users] Here I go again with my absolute coordinates :-) (And something for the Q40 too)

2001-11-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 Nov 2001, at 16:04, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: > 1. I remember Marcel saying something about the x87 code being added and > there might be an incompatibility with my AMD Hmm, I use it with 3 amds (2 athlons, 1 K6) and no problem. > 2. The other one is maybe the DirectX in conjunction with

Re: [ql-users] Here I go again with my absolute coordinates :-) (And something for the Q40 too)

2001-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2001, at 9:29, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: > Hello again and thanks for everyone that responded to my previous question. > The question now is: > Is it possible to place the text cursor ABSOLUTELY according to a given > window or the screen (that is without using @#!@$~~!@## SCALE) >

Re: [ql-users] Here I go again with my absolute coordinates :-) (And something for the Q40 too)

2001-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2001, at 12:06, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: > Yes but as I said again for the above (and the below) CURSOR is useless due > to the problems with SCALE on non 2:1 screens, In effect you print in East > and it ends up West :-) If you just want to positiojn the cursor at a given (pixel coord

Re: [ql-users] Here I go again with my absolute coordinates :-) (And something for the Q40 too)

2001-11-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Nov 2001, at 10:12, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: > Good :-) Then half the work I thought was needed is done :-) > I am still though continuing my quest to get a 100% definite answer on the > modes of the QPC/QXL/Aurora/Q40 and how colours are coded on the screen > memory. That is if they use t

RE: [ql-users] more noise

2001-10-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 25 Oct 2001, at 9:25, Norman Dunbar wrote: > No moose is good moose ! Not iof you're a monty python fan.. > PS. Wolfgang, check out your computer's time - it shows Saturday October > 25th 1997 ! Yeah, right, thanks Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Freddie Vachha

2001-10-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 25 Oct 2001, at 20:38, Bill Waugh wrote: > After selling hand over fist for the last year "The Hound of the > Vaskavilles"(sp?) we now bring you Super Hound of the Vaskavilles, more > clues, more pages, bigger and better fonts, 3,9765^7 different endings, > start from any address in Baker Str

Re: [ql-users] more noise

2001-10-25 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 25 Oct 2001, at 8:18, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Norwegian humour at work here I suspect! > But no moose? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Clive Sinclair

2001-10-19 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 Oct 2001, at 20:07, Malcolm Cadman wrote: > Also, do not forget that the first microdrives were intended to be only > the start of a whole range of innovative new ways for mass storage. > Clive subsequently 'lost' a lot of his 'millions' investing in plant and > research to produce new devi

Re: [ql-users] Absolute coordinates Graphics

2001-10-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16 Oct 2001, at 0:58, Phoebus Dokos wrote: > At 08:09 ìì 15/10/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > >Does anybody know of any toolkit having commands that support both > >absolute coordinates AND GD2? T(snip) Just wahjt are you trying to accomplish? I could, maybe, wxrite a small keyword to do it.

Re: [ql-users] Need some flaming :-) - What about re-writing QDOS for x86 processors

2001-10-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16 Oct 2001, at 22:23, Malcolm Cadman wrote: > In English 'objects' or artefacts are seen as being neutral, or > inanimate. However, most English people do attach a gender to objects > ... like cars = the 'old girl'. Yet, I guess the QL is a masculine > object to most users ? To most non-use

Re: [ql-users] Need some flaming :-) - What about re-writing QDOS for x86 processors

2001-10-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16 Oct 2001, at 17:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Glad its not feminine, "Die QL" sounds a bit rash in english! > >It's already happened, anyway. Wolfgang (runs to shelter) - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Clive Sinclair

2001-10-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16 Oct 2001, at 21:27, Tony Firshman wrote: > They changed to the crummy one that goes brittle probably to save 20p. >Yup, that's the typical QL story - do it el cheapo! wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

RE: Re: [ql-users] QPC2

2001-10-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16 Oct 2001, at 9:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It might. If you could get it featured in the next Bond film. Perhaps > with a machine gun in the front, a couple of missile launchers on the > sides and a rocket booster on the back :) > And a QL on the board! (phew, back on topic!) wolf

Re: [ql-users] Need some flaming :-) - What about re-writing QDOS for x86 processors

2001-10-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16 Oct 2001, at 8:50, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > "Das QL"? I'd say it's masculine. > Not in my ususal mode of address: Das Sch... *+=8% QL Dings, da wolfgang (hey, after thhat much dutch, we're entitled to some german...) - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Re: [QLNews] Paris Show

2001-10-16 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 16 Oct 2001, at 5:06, Arnould Nazarian wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > : I got SMSs from Jochen on the day, so am glad to report he was well > : enough to do that from his sick bed. > : > : The show was very good for both Roy and I

Re: [ql-users] ProWesS Fonts

2001-10-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 15 Oct 2001, at 9:02, Phoebus Dokos wrote: >Additionally, If someone is kind > enough (Wolfgang?) I would like the accented characters position so I can > make a couple versions of the fonts to accomodate your needs with the > characters in the right positions (IIRC) I don't think that TRA

Re: [ql-users] Need some flaming :-) - What about re-writing QDOS for x86 processors

2001-10-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 15 Oct 2001, at 17:46, Malcolm Cadman wrote: > Is the QL masculine or feminine in gender ? > > -- > Malcolm Cadman > For us Germans, of course, it's a neutrum... Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] QPC2

2001-10-15 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 15 Oct 2001, at 10:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I wonder does Clive Sinclair still know we exist, ie. QUANTA, and QL users > in general? I can't image he cares.0... BTW, why is this thread called QPC?... Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users]What about re-writing QDOS for x86 processors

2001-10-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 10 Oct 2001, at 12:24, Timothy Swenson wrote: > I do think the weakness in the QL world has always been the hardware. It's > easy to copy software and keep it around for many years. Hardware is > eventually going to break. Let's not forget the drivers for the hardware... The QL world isn

Re: [ql-users] Need some flaming :-) - What about re-writing QDOS for x86 processors

2001-10-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 10 Oct 2001, at 22:13, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Anyway x86 assembler is something nobody wants to program really, > especially when coming from the 68k corner, believe me. > > It sure isn't! Segments - B Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Hyper Browse Development

2001-10-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 4 Oct 2001, at 18:56, Tarquin Mills wrote: > The options I can see are: > 1. Csize. > 2. use different colours (like lynx). > 3. do nothing and wait for Wman to change, or the Prowess licence to change. > 4. use Prowess (i.e. use a second hand commercial version). > 5. Write my own font so

Re: [ql-users] Re: Prowess and euro

2001-10-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 4 Oct 2001, at 18:22, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > >That is very kind of you. But now I know there are some in Dilwyn's > ProWesS > >font(s) Collection, I 'll buy his CDrom at the next QL-meeting in > Eindhoven > >in November(if it is available,of course). > >Thanks anyway for the help. > > Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Re: Prowess and euro

2001-10-04 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 3 Oct 2001, at 12:36, Phoebus Dokos wrote: > In some of the fonts I converted for Dilwyn for the Prowess Font Collection > DO have the Euro Symbol. Apart from that if you want a Specific font (say > Arial or similar from Windows) to maintain cross platform look, I could > prepare for you.

[ql-users] Re: Prowess and euro

2001-09-30 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, Does anybody know of any Prowess font that have th euro symbol? If not, is there a font editor around? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: TURBO and SMSQ/E (was: Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release)

2001-09-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 25 Sep 2001, at 17:01, Jerome Grimbert wrote: > Because, smart Tony perform on-the-fly compilation of SB program, or rather > the tokenisation of the program has already been done at load/edit time, > So, it's just like the SB is already compiled. (no need to check the syntax > all the time).

Re: [ql-users] Aurora and QPC2

2001-09-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 21 Sep 2001, at 7:28, Ian Pizer wrote: > QPC2: I hate to raise another problem but it is restricting when flp1_ > cannot be read > (no medium) which means I cannot transfer from AURORA to QPC2 with a > floppy. can you format a floppy under QPC? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Sep 2001, at 22:28, Thierry Godefroy wrote: > I wonder what this instruction is as none of the beta-testers had > reported any crash so far... I thought you were gone for a long time, so didn't send you this info already. The "offending" instruction is: INIT_SCHD MOVE.B#1,$FF10

Re: [ql-users] First QL Mailing

2001-09-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Sep 2001, at 21:56, Tony Firshman wrote: > ... and from someone very well known in the QL field. > Well who was it, then? I don't think I got your email. Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Sep 2001, at 20:50, Peter Graf wrote: > Just in case you refer to the MOVEP instruction: No, it's the instruction that disables external interrupts. > The 68060 has no MOVEP. Just read the docs on your support disks, and use > the MOVEP-emulation software. All the crashes you reported

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, I've recently had some time to play around with my all new Q60. I'm very happy with it, it is a nifty beast. This also gave me the opportunity to test the CD driver. Indeed, I (of course) waznted to get my usual setup also going on the Q60. Sp I copied my QPC QXL.WIN fimle to a CD (i'

Re: [ql-users] CDRom driver

2001-09-06 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 5 Sep 2001, at 8:04, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > I've recently tried out a few CD-R burning programs. Although many > Windows programs like Nero have the facility to burn raw images, some > use various filename extensions, so an image created for one may not > necessarily show up in the files lists

Re: [ql-users] CDRom driver

2001-09-03 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Thanks to Peter & Claus for their fast answer. So it has to be a raw image. I presume there is no way to burn that under Windows, unless anybody knows better? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] CDRom driver

2001-09-02 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, Despite my attempts, Echelon didn't get me (yet?). Has anybody tried to use Thierry's CDRom driver? More specifically, has anybody got it to work with a QXL.WIN file? I've got a Q60 now, and it would be SO nice to use a CDRom with a disk image to get everything to the Q60. So far, I ha

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 6 Aug 2001, at 21:41, Malcolm Cadman wrote: > Even these emails are being monitored ... > So why don(t we all adopt the follwoing byline: Death, terrorists, kill the president, bomb, hoist, FBI (Let's give echelon something to think about) Wolfgang PS I'll be away till september. ---

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-02 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 1 Aug 2001, at 15:58, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > All the more reason to email etc from QDOS or SMSQ/E I suppose, as > we're (almost) completely virus proof (ask Geoff Wicks about the > "almost" in relation to his QXL). ??? A tale worth telling? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Spam

2001-08-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 31 Jul 2001, at 12:33, Richard Zidlicky wrote: > Aehm.. can't help not to mention that all of this has been implemented > OpenSource more than 15 years ago and worked perfectly until Bill's > (not any on this list) blessings reached us. > Kit's software is relatively moderate yet, I have seen

RE: [ql-users] Spam

2001-07-26 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 25 Jul 2001, at 15:18, Norman Dunbar wrote: > I have to do this for all those 'Nigerian Scam' emails I'm getting these > days :o( > The astonishing thing is the number of people that seem to have fallen for that. Pure greed! Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Re: SMSQ/E HDD

2001-07-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 18 Jul 2001, at 17:42, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > >>> In fact I have heard it before, namely in the demo version of > >> QPC2: When you try to save a file (writing to media has been > >> disabled in the demo) you get a "buzz" in

Re: [ql-users] Re: SMSQ/E HDD

2001-07-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 18 Jul 2001, at 17:42, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > > That shouldn't be your problem here. > > No, that's exactly what it is. If a disc write fails for whatever > reason it can't give back any errors because the write call has > already returned to the application. Therefore the sound. But the pr

Re: [ql-users] Re: SMSQ/E HDD

2001-07-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 18 Jul 2001, at 14:37, P Witte wrote: > In fact I have > > heard it before, namely in the demo version of QPC2: When you try to > > save a file (writing to media has been disabled in the demo) you get > > a "buzz" instead. Ummm, if I remember correctly, yhis was due tothe QPC demo version n

Re: [ql-users] qxltool and multipartitions

2001-07-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Jul 2001, at 19:28, Malcolm Cadman wrote: > WIN_REMV 2 - declares 'WIN2_' to be removeable > > or WIN_REMV 2,1 > > WIN_REMV 2,0 - 'WIN_2' is no longer removeable ! > > > I haven't tried the latter information about Removeables, myself. > Perhaps someone has ? Actually, I someytimes use

Re: [ql-users] Test

2001-07-04 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 3 Jul 2001, at 13:44, Phoebus Dokos wrote: > I am not receiving ANY messages or are we all quiet? > No, wer're just blacklisting you ... :-))) Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] QPC v2.03

2001-07-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 30 Jun 2001, at 13:33, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > QPC v2.03 together with SMSQ/E v2.99 is now available from the usual > places. Ins't this great service? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] QPC2

2001-06-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Jun 2001, at 11:45, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > I've just done it and this version ofCol_obj is O.K. > Thanks > François Van Emelen Phew Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] QPC2

2001-06-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 Jun 2001, at 22:42, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > Hi, > > It crashes with the usual qlib message window: > Job xx Col line 510 Q_LIB error 18 > Array not DIMned > Data :512 1384 1 Stack:5000 852 > > 'xx' = Job number. > > Thanks for that fine utility. I think I corrected that mistake som

Re: [ql-users] QPC2

2001-06-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 Jun 2001, at 15:02, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > COL_obj works fine (even in mode 4) if you avoid pressing R,G,B (for red, > green, blue). Errm, why? What happens then? Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Q60 and Linux

2001-06-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 10 Jun 2001, at 21:23, Peter Graf wrote: > BTW if you want to run a QDOS application while using Linux on a Q60, you > can use a special version of UQLX. Unlike emulators on a PC it can run QDOS > programs native on the 68060, which is of course a lot faster. > Does that run QDOS classic or

Re: [ql-users] Advantage Wolfgang ;-)

2001-06-10 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Jun 2001, at 21:00, Peter Graf wrote: > Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > > >Well, to put some oil on the fire (...) what is the ENORMOUS > >advantage QPC has over the Q60? > > > > > >You can buy it. > > > >(Sorry Peter, I couldn't resits that

Re: [ql-users] HTML- Mail was QL Emulators CD

2001-06-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Jun 2001, at 17:04, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Once soql is complete, I daresay we can banish OE and other 2 letter > words from this list. Even... QL ? Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] List -> Forums

2001-06-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 Jun 2001, at 23:26, Bojan Kotur wrote: > This mailing list is all great and everything but wouldn't it be > better (and making less net traffic) if the list master just set > up a bulletin board like UBB or similar? That way we could > avoid having to recieve tons of mail every day and still

Re: [ql-users] HTML- Mail was QL Emulators CD

2001-06-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Jun 2001, at 18:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just imagine: booting 10 seconds, dialing in and getting your emails. > Easier than walking to your mail-box. I am tired of booting Linux. I had a dream... Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] request for NA QL Show.

2001-05-30 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 29 May 2001, at 21:42, Darren Branagh wrote: >You said it !! Tony Firshman always says I get bigger >each time he sees me. Perhaps Tony is shrinking Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] request for NA QL Show.

2001-05-29 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 29 May 2001, at 14:55, DARREN BRANAGH 6798433 wrote: > Having never been to a NA Show before, I am unsure of quantities of items to > bring along - and with severe weight restrictions on my flight, my usual > enormous flight suitcase is definitely out this time :-) Umm, time to go on a die

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-25 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 24 May 2001, at 18:23, Geoff Wicks wrote: ( explanation about a Mr Evans.) Alright, thanks, must have been quite a sight. Don't politicians expect that sort of thing? Didn't Billy Boy Gates also get creamed once in Belgium? Did it ever happen to clive sinclair ?( ha, back OT).

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 23 May 2001, at 8:37, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > The ironic thing is that this incident seems to have ENHANCED John > Prescott's reputation as a straight-talking no-nonsense down to earth > politician. The sad part of it all was that everyone concentrated on > Prescott and Evans, and little mention

Re: [ql-users] float

2001-05-18 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 May 2001, at 13:31, Richard Zidlicky wrote: > the problem is a bit more than simply QPC x86 code against m68k. > SMSQ is written in 68000 assembly and even rewriting it to make > use of 68020-60 arithmetic would be a major task, not to mention > the lack of suitable assembler for it. > So

RE: [ql-users] bmp2pic

2001-05-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 14 May 2001, at 8:35, Norman Dunbar wrote: > Isn't that frogs ? Toads, frogs, snails - however slow it is, it gets eaten. Wolfgang (ok, perhaps not toads)...

Re: [ql-users] Q40/Q60 in ATX case

2001-05-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 May 2001, at 21:41, Thierry Godefroy wrote: > I can confirm this as I just acquired a Q60 from Peter Hey, this is favoritism - can I buy one, too? Wolfgang

RE: [ql-users] bmp2pic

2001-05-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 May 2001, at 8:17, Norman Dunbar wrote: > PS. I've heard of Chicken Supreme but never Toad Supreme :o) :o) >That's because your not french - here, we eat them... Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Transparent background

2001-05-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 May 2001, at 23:06, Phoebus Dokos wrote: > Anyone know of a way to print characters on the screen without the > character's paper affecting the channel / background? Use OVER#channel,0 Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco C and Sandy CP/M

2001-05-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 May 2001, at 7:52, Timothy Swenson wrote: > I did a quick Yahoo search on Metacomco and it looks like they are no longer > in business. So, if the copyright holder is not around to enforce the > copyright, making the ROM's available for free is probably a low risk venture. > Unless the cop

Re: [ql-users] QL serial ports

2001-05-07 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 May 2001, at 21:24, Tony Firshman wrote: > You could try copy ser2 (or ser1) but at a slow baud rate to > avoid problems. When we first developed QL Terminal (in 1988) we found > 2400 was the maximum safe rate, and even then sometimes chrs were lost. > The main problem was input to QL. D

Re: [ql-users] Hello ??

2001-04-30 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 30 Apr 2001, at 8:45, Norman Dunbar wrote: > I can't believe I've been away all weekend, and when I come back to work, no > messages on this list ? > Never fear, Wolfgang's here (ahem) Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Q40 patch And QLiberator Bugs

2001-04-25 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 25 Apr 2001, at 21:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It's a patch (Basic program) for SMSQ/E 2.98, you can get it from > q40.de/os.html . > Thanks a lot, I'm getting this now! Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Q40 patch And QLiberator Bugs

2001-04-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 23 Apr 2001, at 20:52, Duncan Neithercut wrote: > > Hi > Richard Zidlicky made a patch for MMU and Qlib problems for SMSQ/E 2.98 on > Q40. Oh goody, where can one get the patched QLIB then Or is it the Q40 OS that was patched? Wolfgang

RE: [ql-users] Are we alive

2001-04-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 18 Apr 2001, at 9:11, Norman Dunbar wrote: > Granite is good for RADON gas - many homes and buildings have radon > detectors in the basements to stop the inhabitants being radio-actively > cooked ! I'll take the dog poo any time! Wolfgang

RE: [ql-users] Are we alive

2001-04-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 Apr 2001, at 8:41, Norman Dunbar wrote: > Well, I was in Paris for 5 days. > What can I say - it was grey, dull, wet, rainy and the streets are paved > with dog sh*t ! Well I was in London for 5 days. What can I say? it was dull, grey etc... but NO Dogshit. Phew! Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Geoff Wicks letter+QL translation programs

2001-04-04 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 1 Apr 2001, at 20:22, Geoff Wicks wrote: > Most of the (PD) PC translation programs I have seen are not much more > sophisticated than this, and I remain pretty cynical of all translation > software. I can't really say that that kind of software gives a bad translation... because that woul

Re: [ql-users] Screen Snatcher 3 - maybe !

2001-04-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 30 Mar 2001, at 20:41, Malcolm Cadman wrote: > To view the screen captured you need to get the screen base number with > SCR_BASE function in SMSQ, so PRINT SCR_BASE. On a P1 PC with a 640 x > 480 display with 256 colours this gives me 557360. > > So lbytes win1_images_screen1_scr,557360 : P

Re: [ql-users] Phantom black con channel in QLiberated programs - SOLVED !

2001-03-30 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 29 Mar 2001, at 13:27, Norman Dunbar wrote: > What to do to avoid a phantom : > > 1. Compile with windows copied. > 2. Open #0 or #1 before calling scr_xlim/scr_ylim > > I suspect therefore that scr_xlim/scr_ylim look for channel #0 first and if > found use it. > If #0 not found, then try #

Re: [ql-users] Screen Snatcher 3 - maybe !

2001-03-29 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 28 Mar 2001, at 23:11, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > Well, I really can't tell. I'm not a programmer; my skills are unfortunately > limited to some Sbasic. > What I know about SCR_LIM and SCR_YLIM is this: > If launch the procedure below in QD with F10 (Sbas/QD thing), you will see a > black wi

Re: [ql-users] New Hyper Browse release

2001-03-28 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 24 Mar 2001, at 11:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You may be right that you cannot trust Windoze or some of its programs. > But what is a "trusted" SMSQ/E browser worth, if the data flows on the > basis of QPC and the underlying "untrusted" M$ Windoze? 1 - I trust QOC 2 - I trust Windows, at

Re: [ql-users] Qliberator & SMSQ - problems problems

2001-03-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 23 Mar 2001, at 17:00, ZN wrote: > > Well, I was told that code and data accesses should actually ignore the top > three bits (29, 30, 31). In other words, any combination of bits 29, 30, > 31, should effectively act as if those bits are 000. > Please someone tell me that's how it's supposed t

Re: [ql-users] New Hyper Browse release

2001-03-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 23 Mar 2001, at 19:57, Mills wrote: > Please could you tell me why you want the source code? Sure, it'll be a bit longwinded, though. Most people on this list have access to a PC, are another machine (UnixBox) which already has Intrernet progs, else they wouldn't be on this list. I, for m

Re: [ql-users]QLiberator

2001-03-23 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 22 Mar 2001, at 16:46, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > I though you're speaking of data accesses. > The problem, as I'e encountered it, is as follows: You start a QLiberated job. It hangs. Then you look at it with Jmon. You notice that it hangs in an infinite loop, at some instrcution which says:

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-03-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 20 Mar 2001, at 22:20, Peter Graf wrote: > 128 MB RAM / 60 GB for example. But it wouldn't make sense. And let us pray that it never will Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users]QLiberator

2001-03-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 20 Mar 2001, at 19:48, Geoff Wicks wrote: > I have not come across this problem in practice, but is it something which > only affects older (or badly written) QL-Liberated programs? Could it be > something to do with the original basic? For example assuming that system > variables begin at 16

Re: [ql-users]QLiberator

2001-03-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 20 Mar 2001, at 19:00, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > That's right but shouldn't pose a problem to QPC. > > Marcel Oh, but it does: a jmp then give a wrong address error. Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] New Hyper Browse release

2001-03-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 20 Mar 2001, at 18:31, Mills wrote: > Dear QLers > Would people be prepared to pay for HB and if so how much, or would > you only use it if was freeware? Would it need certain features before > you would be prepared to buy it? As CSS1/CSS2/XSL are unlikely to be > implemented, does this

Re: [ql-users]QLiberator

2001-03-19 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 19 Mar 2001, at 0:30, Q Branch wrote: > On another tack it seems I was wasting my time looking for faults with Q > 40 with regards to some of the problems with QLiberated programs. The > same problems can occur on QPC 2 so the fault must lie somewhere in the > colour drivers themselves. Now a

RE: [ql-users] QPC

2001-03-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 17 Mar 2001, at 5:35, Ian Pizer wrote: > re Text87 problem: You asked a good question. I had set High Colour but if > I set QL Colour > the problem is solved! What does that mean? > IIRC, text 87 writes directly to the screen. Since the screen layout, when using high colour mode, is totally

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 19:09, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > I'm using Smsqe 2.98 with Qpc2 high colours (always on top and window > mode) on windows 98. > I tried it in JOB 0 and Sbasic job with and without New after Qsave > ram1_p. > I added a line (line 15) to verify : > 10 DEFine a(b,c%) > 15 beep 1

RE: [ql-users] DJ Mirror

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 16:21, Norman Dunbar wrote: > The (in)famous cloaking device then ? Yup! Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Klingons

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 18:33, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > I suppose if Phoebus is the Klingon, suppose I'm the Romulan (from the > problems I've caused him). > Oh good, can I be a Vulcan? Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 17:13, Dave Westbury wrote: > > > Sorry Marcel, just tried the QPC2 demo and it does, viz: > Ah, it also happens on the QXL with SMSQe v. 2.98 Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] QL Graphical Browser

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 16:20, Dave Westbury wrote: > On the topic of a QL web browser, with so many going over to QPC2 ;-( , isn't it > only going to be Q40/60, GF and maybe SGC+SuperHermes users that would have any > real interest? I could understand the interest in a mail program using Jon's > TCP/

Re: [ql-users] DJ Mirror

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 16:52, Malcolm Cadman wrote: > I guess even QLingons :-) > > The QLingons just uncloaked Captain ! > > That's a nice one! :-)) Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 15:58, Dave Westbury wrote: > Wolfgang wrote: > It only appears to happen for me to daughter SBASIC's, the main SBASIC accepts > it. I haven't tried that, I generally only work with daughterjobs. > I had a problem similar to this a few years ago when writing a very large SBAS

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 19:11, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > No problems here with Windows 98. Here I use QPC2 under win 98 SE. (or QXL). Both have this problem. Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 10:46, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > No, can't repeat that. Ok, good. Thanks for answering. Could you tell me what version of smsqe you're using? Wolfgang

RE: [ql-users] DJ Mirror

2001-03-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 16:03, Norman Dunbar wrote: > Cloaking ??? > Please explain to a thick Jock !! Surely it means his website is run by Klingons (using a QL of, course, to stay on topic). Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic crash

2001-03-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 8:44, Christopher Cave wrote: > In-Reply-To: <3AADD745.29568.3C11E@localhost> > Wolfgang > > Yes but, as your message implied, it was just the SBASIC job that crashed. > The rest of the system appeared to carry on O.K. Oh yes, the rest of the system carries on OK. Thanks f

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hello all I seemto have a curious problem is SMSQE Sbasic: Writing out the following lines: 10 def proc a(b,c%) 20 end def a and then: Qsave ram1_p followed by QLrun ram1_p crashes the copy of the basic interpreter. Can anyone repeat this? Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] UK General Election

2001-03-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 11 Mar 2001, at 20:23, Geoff Wicks wrote: (snip) > In the 1992 election this program predicted the final result more accurately > than the BBC and ITV computers. Almost certainly a fluke, but nice to boast > about. Some of us, of course, have always thought that a QL beats a BBC every day...

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