FOUND THE BUG: ... I had WIPE EMPTY in MYAPP

>
> 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On Behalf
> > Of Azedia of DOLFINA
> > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:23 PM
> > To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> > Subject: [sftalk]
> >
> >
> > 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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