Re: (No Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:35:28 -0700

Thanks Mike, I tried it by itself and it is great. Yet, when I

  REQUIRES FORK
  REQUIRES DOSBOX
/ REQUIRES WINAPP
  REQUIRES MYAPP

it cannot find forks. I am wondering if there is something in WINAPP
that allows it to use FORK.F? As long as I use REQUIRES WINAPP
it works.

>
> Jodell,
>
> You will need to launch the Console in another thread else all Windows
> messaging to the "parent" window will stop.
>
> ---------------------------------
> REQUIRES FORK
> REQUIRES DOSBOX
> REQUIRES WINAPP
>
> VARIABLE hCONSOLE
>
> : LAUNCH-CONSOLE ( -- threadHandle )
> hCONSOLE @ ( Already Launched? ) ?DUP ?EXIT
> FORKS>
> ( We are now in a new thread )
> DOS-CONSOLE OPEN-PERSONALITY
> BEGIN CR ." Hello world!"
> CR ." Press a Key " KEY EMIT
> AGAIN
> hCONSOLE OFF ;
>
> [+SWITCH AppMessages ( -- res )
> WM_LBUTTONDOWN RUN: LAUNCH-CONSOLE hCONSOLE ! 0 ;
> SWITCH]
>
> CR .( Type AppStart to Test )
>
> -----------------------------------
>
>
> Bob Dickow posted some code extending DOSBOX.F. See
>
> http://www.forth.com/sftalk/2001/Mar/0056.html
>
> It has a few bugs so follow the replies too.
>
>
> Mike
>
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> Of Azedia of DOLFINA
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:23 PM
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>
> I would like to make the Parent Window, that I have and am working on
> designing still, call the Console
> Window, that I now have fully working, so that when I
>
> PROGRAM MYAPP
>
> it will include the finished Window and the Console so I can push a
> button from the Window to start the
> Console Program like a Parent Child relationship.
>
> These are the IMPORT functions for the Win32 Console API in dosbos.f
>
> OPTIONAL DOSBOX A dos-box type console, where text can be displayed
> outside the GUI environment.
>
> /FORTH DECIMAL
> PACKAGE DOS-BOX
>
> 0 IMPORT: AllocConsole
> 0 IMPORT: FreeConsole
> 1 IMPORT: GetStdHandle
> 5 IMPORT: WriteConsole
> 4 IMPORT: PeekConsoleInput
> 5 IMPORT: ReadConsole
> 2 IMPORT: SetConsoleMode
> 2 IMPORT: GetConsoleMode
> 2 IMPORT: SetConsoleScreenBufferSize
>
> I am wondering if they can be extended by adding other IMPORT functions
> such as:
>
> SetConsoleTextAttribue - Sets text and background color attributes of
> characters written to screen buffer by WriteFile or WriteConsole
>
> SetConsoleTitle - sets title bar string for console window
>
> SetConsoleWindowInfo - Sets current size and and position of console
> screen buffer's window.
>
> Is it as simple as adding the IMPORT and code to call the functions?
> Does it make a Difference for the Personality?
> What does the Personality do that is different from a Class?
>
> Jodell
>
>
>
>
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