shatara@islnds.enet.dec.com (Chris Shatara) (09/24/90)
I'm trying to understand the DeskColor pascal example than came with TML Pascal-II. One problem I'm having is understanding the MessageCenter tool box command. The description of the command include a TYPE field with the note: The msage types are administered by DTS at Apple Coomputer. Are these documented some where? I lookes in the toolbox reference volume 3 and the tech notes and no luck. /chris ============================================================================= | Chris Shatara | Internet: shatara@islnds.enet.dec.com| | Opinions expressed are | DEC Easynet: islnds::shatara | | mine and mine only! | UUCP: ...!decwrl!islnds!shatara | =============================================================================
dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons) (10/10/90)
In article <1940@mountn.dec.com> shatara@islnds.enet.dec.com (Chris Shatara) writes: >I'm trying to understand the DeskColor pascal example than came with TML >Pascal-II. > >One problem I'm having is understanding the MessageCenter tool box >command. The description of the command include a TYPE field with the >note: > > The msage types are administered by DTS at Apple Coomputer. > >Are these documented some where? > >I lookes in the toolbox reference volume 3 and the tech notes and no luck. > >/chris Very few types are actually defined as hard-coded numbers: 1 is for the "files to open/print" message (defined in Tool Locator chapter of Toolbox Ref volume 1), and 2 is defined by the Window Manager for the desktop pattern or picture (see WM chapter of TB Ref volume 3). A few other types are used by system software (for private purposes). Other than that, you should use MessageByName (Tool Locator, volume 3); that way nobody has to assign numbers. -- David A. Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc. | DAL Systems Apple II Developer Technical Support | P.O. Box 875 America Online: Dave Lyons | Cupertino, CA 95015-0875 GEnie: D.LYONS2 or DAVE.LYONS CompuServe: 72177,3233 Internet/BITNET: dlyons@apple.com UUCP: ...!ames!apple!dlyons My opinions are my own, not Apple's.