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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter DaSilva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Clipping within a window.
Message-ID: <385@sugar.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 11-Jul-87 18:11:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: sugar.385
Posted: Sat Jul 11 18:11:52 1987
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Summary: That's not quite what I want...

> In this case I believe that peter wants to do a SIMPLE_REFRESH console
> device replacement. (for CLI windows and such)

That's one of the things I want to do.

> *IF* this is what's going on, that would be a poor way to do things:
> 
> Since console devices are required to count the size of the window in
> characters, and don't work (well) with proportional characters, the 
> clipping rectangle would be mostly extra baggage.

But one of the features that I'm working on (to be implemented in a terminal
program first) is the ability to have the window pan over a larger display
area... like a Superbitmap window, but for text. This will allow you to have
a smaller than 80 by 24 window, but still use vi... currently not possible
on the workbench window unless you're using morerows. In this case I'll want
to keep partial characters.

> A "console device" would want to clip to the nearest whole character, and
> in most cases wrap it to the next line. (unless, of course, ?7l
> is in effect.  ?7h turns wrap on again.   can also be expressed
> with [ )

Only if it's an ANSI console device (ANSI:). I'll also want to have an ADM3A:,
and maybe a 4027:.

> Simply count characters (you'll need to anyway) and don't trash your
> borders.  Possibly use the "WarpText" routines that someone recently
> presented to comp.sources.amiga to crank your update rates up. (I
> have not tried WarpText, and know next-to-nothing about the operation
> of layers or damage lists, so don't take my word for it)

I haven't recieved WarpText, or any of a large number of recent posts.
-- 
-- Peter da Silva `-_-' ...!seismo!soma!uhnix1!sugar!peter (I said, NO PHOTOS!)