c160-bv@zooey.Berkeley.EDU (Warner Young) (12/07/86)
[ L i n e - e a t e r ? ] How does one go about generating a menu bar / dialog using the .RSH file from the RCS? That is, I want to write a program that contains all its own resource information, without referencing a .RSC file, and I'm sure that the .RSH file contains all the necessary information, except that I don't know how to use it. Can someone help? Also, on the RCS, what is the exact difference between a "panel" and a "dialog"? The only difference I can see is that the objects in a "panel" are all pixel-aligned, as opposed to character-aligned. Is that all? Also, what version of RCS do we all have? I called Atari for an update, and received v2.1 in the mail. Is that the newest one? And BTW, for those of you who don't have v2.1 yet, it fixes the "monochrome" bug of the previous release, so that you can view resources correctly even on a color screen. However, v2.1 cannot load its own .RSC file; it simply locks up when you try to do it. Another question: why do you need to use Vsync() before switching screen display locations? I've heard that occasionally there are jitters or problems with the display, but I wrote a program to switch between two screens a lot of times, and there's never any problem. Neil, if you're reading, when are developers supposed to get GDOS? A friend and I have been waiting quite a while for it. Finally, using a desk accessory that checks the amount of free RAM (essentially the one Tom Hudson released), I noticed that when I run a SMALL program (15K or less, I think), I have more free memory while running it than I do in the Desktop. There's about 33K more, in fact. Where is this stuff when the Desktop is up? What's using it? And will GDOS take up more RAM? How much more? Whew! Sorry for all these questions, but I can't access the net often, so I've gotta ask them now. In fact, after December 9th, if you e-mail me directly, please write to radics@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP Thanks, everyone, and have a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year! Warner Young "If I had something funny to say, I would. Unfortunately, I am not affiliated with any rich, money-making people or companies."