FATQW@USU.BITNET (02/17/88)
OK, I'm sure CATS is really getting tired of this, but...
First, make it a shared library. If you move it to the Workbench disk, just
put it in the LIBS: directory. LoadWB() would call OpenLibrary() and then
CloseLibrary() on it, just to get it in memory. A new command, UnloadWB()
would try to Expunge it. It also might automatically get Expunged if there's
not enough memory for it.
The following builds on the shared library principle.
Have two functions, OpenWBWindow() and CloseWBWindow() which would create
windows which can only contain icons, and which the Workbench manages.
Two more functions, AddWBIcon() and RemoveWBIcon() would create icons either
in custom Workbench windows created with OpenWBWindow(), or on the background
window. When one of the icons gets selected or something, the application
gets told about it.
One more function - GetBusyPointer() - it would return a pointer to the
"sleeping" pointer Workbench uses. Or, you could put the sleeping pointer
in Preferences, so it's user definable, and add a new Intuition library
function, SetBusyPointer(Window), which would just use the busy pointer
in the window. This would be nice so the user doesn't have to see lots
of variations of the busy pointer.
Bryan
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