Re: [ql-users] The future of SMSQ/E

2002-03-12 Thread Malcolm Lear
That's excellent news Marcel. Total compatibility and a much better looking PE. Malcolm Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Norman Dunbar wrote: > >> Putting aside any new GUIs for the moment, I would thing that your original >> proposals are a good idea. >> The caveat must be that the new colour schems

Re: [ql-users] Re: sprites

2002-02-20 Thread Malcolm Lear
I agree completely. The system I described does sometimes suffer from frame shear, but it's nowhere near as objectionable as the flicker from simple sprite redraws. Cheers Malcolm ZN wrote: > On 2/19/02 at 8:12 PM Marcel Kilgus wrote: > > [no way to prefent flicker] > >> Joachim Van der Auw

Re: [ql-users] Re: sprites

2002-02-20 Thread Malcolm Lear
This sounds the very similar to the system I described in an earlier post. I have used it several times and it eliminates flicker. Cheers Malcolm Joachim Van der Auwera wrote: >>> Well some preliminary tests I did through Basic using the Memory Copy >>> facility of Turbo seem to work fine...

Re: [ql-users] Re: PIC/SCR Compression & Sprites

2002-02-19 Thread Malcolm Lear
With large sprites you can reduce flicker significantly by combining the background redraw and sprite data in memory and write the lot to screen in one go. This eliminates the problem of writing to screen memory twice where the old and new sprite positions overlap. Cheers Malcolm Phoebus R.

Re: [ql-users] Sound sampler...

2002-01-18 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi Dave I know that William James worked on a sound sampler board, but I'm not sure if it plugged in the ROM socket. I'll contact him and find out. Dave wrote: > I recall that a couple of years ago someone was working on a sound > sampler. I think it could sample sound, and play it back. Basic

[ql-users] Interesting Site

2002-01-03 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi I thought this free Coldfire hardware design might be useful. It looks like a PC104 graphics card should plug in. http://www.freeio.org/library/toast.htm

Re: [ql-users] PE Mouse Status

2001-11-29 Thread Malcolm Lear
Thanks for all the info Per, this is exactly what I was after. Do you know why d1.l is labeled x,y pointer coordinates on both input and output? Cheers Malcolm P Witte wrote: > Wolfgang Lenerz writes: > >> On 22 Nov 2001, at 0:38, P Witte wrote: >> >> >>> Im not sure how much of the docum

Re: [ql-users] PE Mouse Status

2001-11-22 Thread Malcolm Lear
colm P Witte wrote: > Malcolm Lear writes: > >> Has anyone got any info on the low level mouse interface in the PE. > > I > >> assume it must be a >> documented Trap which returns both absolute pointer position and the >> relative position since >&

Re: [ql-users] PE Mouse Status

2001-11-21 Thread Malcolm Lear
Thanks Marcel. Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Malcolm Lear wrote: > >> Has anyone got any info on the low level mouse interface in the PE. >> I assume it must be a documented Trap which returns both absolute >> pointer position and the relative position since the last call. &

[ql-users] PE Mouse Status

2001-11-21 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi All Has anyone got any info on the low level mouse interface in the PE. I assume it must be a documented Trap which returns both absolute pointer position and the relative position since the last call. I also need to determine the mouse button status. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: [ql-users] Spectrum Emulators

2001-10-25 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi I'll try to talk to William about Speculator, I'm sure he will be quite happy to release the full version. I think he may well be surprised at the way the OS has evolved since he left the scene. Cheers Malcolm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All, > > Simon Goodwin is probably the best

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-26 Thread Malcolm Lear
with a bit of glue logic? Cheers Malcolm ZN wrote: > On 9/24/01 at 10:21 AM Malcolm Lear wrote: > >>> It's not only the peripherals that are re-used - in fact, >>> everything but a part of the PCB slightly larger than the >>> size of the PGA package is

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-24 Thread Malcolm Lear
> > It's not only the peripherals that are re-used - in fact, everything but a > part of the PCB slightly larger than the size of the PGA package is reused. > The PCB was designed that way, it has distinct areas that can be > re-designed as needed. By now it must be obvious why :-) > Any chance

Re: Q40/Q60 device drivers (was: Re: [ql-users] Derek Stewart BB)

2001-07-02 Thread Malcolm Lear
I have the documented sources for the CST SCSI hard drive if anyone requires them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sun, 24 Jun 2001, Thierry Godefroy wrote: > >> Derek, I am right now writing a device driver for CD-ROM drives on Q40/Q60 >> (I think I can announce it "officially" now as things

Re: [ql-users] NEXT in FOR-loop

2001-06-22 Thread Malcolm Lear
testing Malcolm Lear wrote: > Sorry about te HTML I think I've solved the problem now. > > Norman Dunbar wrote: > >> Malcolm, >> >> Good to know I'm not the only 'sad' person on this list :o) >> >&

Re: [ql-users] NEXT in FOR-loop

2001-06-22 Thread Malcolm Lear
URL:http://www.LynxFinancialSystems.com > -------- > > > -Original Message- > From: Malcolm Lear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 9:18 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ql-users] NEXT in FOR-loop > > > I'd also be very interested in such an article. > >

Re: [ql-users] NEXT in FOR-loop

2001-06-22 Thread Malcolm Lear
URL:http://www.LynxFinancialSystems.com > -------- > > > -Original Message- > From: Malcolm Lear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 9:18 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ql-users] NEXT in FOR-loop > > > I'd also be very interested in such an article. > >

Re: [ql-users] NEXT in FOR-loop

2001-06-22 Thread Malcolm Lear
I'd also be very interested in such an article. Norman Dunbar wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Too late, deadline is... Dilwyn - that might be an 'interesting' article actually, well, maybe notCOBOL, but how about something on the internals of Turbo (or QLib). Irememeber an article by Simon Good

Re: [ql-users] NEXT in FOR-loop

2001-06-18 Thread Malcolm Lear
Yes rather annoying. I've come across this problem several times. I quite often add a small value to n solve it. i.e. INT(n+0.1). I assume its got something to do with internal rounding. Claude Mourier 00 wrote: > As I see a question about FOR/NEXT loops, I have mine: > the subsequent p

Re: [ql-users] bmp2pic

2001-05-14 Thread Malcolm Lear
The attached program converts 24  bit BMP's to QL mode 4/8 and QPC mode 32. The BMP file must be 512x256 for a standard QL. Malcolm P Witte wrote: 000201c0da5f$db1b4680$a62b40c3@gamma">Malcolm Lear writes: Sorry I think I misunderstood you. I assumed you wanted a program toco

Re: [ql-users] bmp2pic

2001-05-10 Thread Malcolm Lear
Sorry I think I misunderstood you. I assumed you wanted a program to convert bitmaps to QPC hicolour. It would be quite a feat to convert down from 24 bit to 3. P Witte wrote: > If theres anything out there that will convert bmp or png to QL pic > format I must have missed it! Can anyone help?

Re: [ql-users] bmp2pic

2001-05-10 Thread Malcolm Lear
Find a Sbasic program attached. It's very slow and only works on 24 bit bmp's. P Witte wrote: > If theres anything out there that will convert bmp or png to QL pic > format I must have missed it! Can anyone help? > > Per > > > > 100 INPUT 'filename ',file_name$ 110 l=LEN(file_name$) 12

Re: [ql-users] QL Graphical Browser

2001-03-14 Thread Malcolm Lear
I for one would certainly use it with QPC and I don't think it perverse to try and move more away from windows. For me it's development would be the deciding factor on buying a Q40/60. Cheers Malcolm Dave Westbury wrote: 004301c0abda$b3a61480$0acf7ad5@default"> Phoebus wrote: Whoever doe

Re: [ql-users] coulours on SMSQ

2001-03-05 Thread Malcolm Lear
Dave Westbury wrote: 005e01c0a3db$45515fa0$342b073e@default"> I sent a corrected piece of code using two 16 bit 64k lookup tablesas follows.a0 points to RG table and a1 to B.m33RGBmove.w(a4)+,d2 get B0 move.w(a4)+,d3 get RG move.w(a0,d3.w),d3 use lookup t

Re: [ql-users] coulours on SMSQ

2001-03-02 Thread Malcolm Lear
Dave Westbury wrote: 009b01c0a26d$8cfe87c0$964e073e@default">Malcolm Lear wrote: Just a thought on speeding things up.How about using a 16 bit lookup table to rearrange the red and green bits somelike this:m33RGBmove.w(a4)+,d2 get B0 move.w(a4)+,d3 get RG

Re: [ql-users] coulours on SMSQ

2001-02-27 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi Dave Just a thought on speeding things up. How about using a 16 bit lookup table to rearrange the red and green bits some like this: m33RGBmove.w(a4)+,d2 get B0 move.w(a4)+,d3 get RG move.w(a0,d3.w),d3 use lookup table to sort RG andi.w#$f8

Re: [ql-users] coulours on SMSQ

2001-02-27 Thread Malcolm Lear
I forgot the positioning of the Blue bits. That would mean another16 bit 64k table.a0 points to RG table and a1 to B.m33RGBmove.w(a4)+,d2 get B0 move.w(a4)+,d3 get RG move.w(a0,d3.w),d3 use lookup table to sort RG move.w(a1,d2.w),d2 also sort B

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-01-09 Thread Malcolm Lear
It would be a real shame to see all that hard work wasted. Is there any possibility that the complete design (Gerber files, PLD equations, schematics, etc.) could be put on a web site so anybody could get the PCB made up and buy in all the components. Obviously this would be an expensive route

[ql-users] Desktop pics

2001-01-08 Thread Malcolm Lear
It really is attached this time. 100 a=RESPR(1280*1024*3+54):b=RESPR(1280*3*1024):REMark max size 110 LBYTES image.bin,a 120 IF PEEK(a+28)<>24 THEN PRINT 'Not 24 Bit Image':STOP 130 w=PEEK(a+19)*256+PEEK(a+18):h=PEEK(a+23)*256+PEEK(a+22) 135 PRINT w&' '&h 140 n=0 150 FOR y=h-1 TO 0 STEP -1 160

[ql-users] Desktop pics

2001-01-08 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi there Find attached a small program to convert .BMP files to hicolour desktop format. I was a little surprised that we still haven't got logical shift operators >> and <<, as these would have speeded things up considerably. Cheers

Re: [ql-users] PCBCAD

2000-12-19 Thread Malcolm Lear
Try a system reset and running it again. Due to old protection stuff it will complain if the cadtk.ext is reloaded without a reset. Meanwhile if I have the time it will be fixed. Cheers Malcolm Cadman wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]">In article [EMAIL PROTECTED]"><[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [ql-users] PCBCAD

2000-12-18 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi there My mistake, sorry. Renaming the file cadtk.bin to cadtk.ext should solve the problem. QPCII works quite happily with dot extensions. Malcolm Cadman wrote: > Has anyone got the PCBCAD program working ? > > I have just downloaded it from Dilwyns 'other' page. > > The boot file has som