mcdonald@fornax.UUCP (Ken Mcdonald) (03/08/90)
Just the most recent in a long line of stupid questions . . .
I'm trying to use TextBox() to draw "grayed out" text, by first
making a call to PenPat(gray). Since the text is still black, I
surmise TE doesn't bother looking at the GrafPort's pen to determine
is drawing characteristics. Question--is there and easy way to
draw gray text within a box? (I imagine DrawString would do the
graying, but IM says it doesn't bound to a rect.)
Thanks,
Ken McDonald
{mcdonald@cs.sfu.ca}
PS. Thanks to all the people out there in netland who have given me
answers, often very valuable indeed, to various previous questions. I
don't have time to reply personally, but you know who you are.ml10+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael A. Libes) (03/09/90)
>I'm trying to use TextBox() to draw "grayed out" text, by first >making a call to PenPat(gray). Since the text is still black, I >surmise TE doesn't bother looking at the GrafPort's pen to determine >is drawing characteristics. Question--is there and easy way to >draw gray text within a box? (I imagine DrawString would do the >graying, but IM says it doesn't bound to a rect.) 1) Draw the Text normally 2) set PenPat(gray) 3) set PenMode(patBic) /* maybe its notPatBic */ 4) do a PaintRect() Using different modes will produce slightly different results. - Luni
awd@dbase.A-T.COM (Alastair Dallas) (03/09/90)
The round corners of buttons are circles with a diameter 1/2 the height of the button, I believe. (Disassembly long long ago.) To draw gray text, draw the text and then overlay-fill a gray pattern. (This has been asked and answered _a lot_.) Hope it helps. /alastair/
Steve.Ihde@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Ihde) (03/10/90)
> I'm trying to use TextBox() to draw "grayed out" text, by first > making a call to PenPat(gray). Since the text is still black, I > surmise TE doesn't bother looking at the GrafPort's pen to determine > is drawing characteristics. Question--is there and easy way to > draw gray text within a box? (I imagine DrawString would do the > graying, but IM says it doesn't bound to a rect.) Let the text be drawn normally, then PenPat(gray), PenMode(patBic) --that's BIt Clear--then PaintRect(itemRect), itemRect being the itemRect of the item you want grayed if it's in a dialog box, or just a Rect enclosing the text. -- Steve Ihde at The Black Cat's Shack (Fidonet 1:109/401) Internet: Steve.Ihde@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org UUCP: ...!uunet!blkcat!421!Steve.Ihde
gabler@oakhill.UUCP (Christopher Gabler) (03/20/90)
I am in the process of writing a device driver for a General Purpose Interface Bus card in a Mac II. The operating system used is A/UX 1.0. I have purchased the APDA A/UX Device Drivers Kit and several supportive documents on Apple hardware and Unix programming. I have had many difficulties using the present resources and I am interested in getting help in programming the driver and correctly installing it in the A/UX kernel. I would like to hire someone on a contract basis to do some programming on this project. This person should have considerable experience in writing and testing device drivers in the A/UX environment (UNIX experience is NOT enough). ctg +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Christopher Gabler + Motorola Inc. + MS OE28 + 6501 Wm. Cannon Drive West + Austin, Texas 78735-8598 + (512) 891-3313 + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++