Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!newsfeed.xs3.de!nntp-feed.chiark.greenend.org.uk!ewrotcd!.POSTED.chiark.greenend.org.uk!not-for-mail From: Theo Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.programmer Subject: Re: Text in a wimp window Date: 14 Aug 2025 16:12:56 +0100 (BST) Organization: University of Cambridge, England Message-ID: References: <5c4be2e7bbbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <107k73u$cbd1$1@dont-email.me> Injection-Info: chiark.greenend.org.uk; posting-host="chiark.greenend.org.uk:93.93.131.173"; logging-data="9440"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@chiark.greenend.org.uk" User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (Linux/5.10.0-35-amd64 (x86_64)) Originator: theom@chiark.greenend.org.uk ([93.93.131.173]) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.acorn.programmer:6543 Theo wrote: > Another option is to have an icon which is a sprite and occupies all of your > window. Then, using VDU commands, redirect your OS_Plot, Font_Paint, etc > drawing to the sprite instead of the screen. I misremembered, it's not VDU commands to redirect output to a sprite but OS_SpriteOp 60: https://www.riscosopen.org/wiki/documentation/show/OS_SpriteOp%2060 (I think it was VDU at one time - Graphics Extension Rom on the BBC Micro?)