Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news.swapon.de!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Finnigan Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2.programmer Subject: Re: Source Code for Multitasking Mouse Draw Demo v1.3 Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:57:55 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Mac GUI Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <3229e9f1-cd0b-4656-9db2-8ac97459a9d4@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:57:55 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="ac9e0e4d7dd3957fb97803ee6801bab8"; logging-data="6824"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+oZaXdjY4VttML89EPy1Ig" User-Agent: Mac GUI Usenet In-Reply-To: Cancel-Lock: sha1:5eLgprVl0kMocrERoXD1oqJixlw= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.apple2.programmer:1444 Hugh Hood wrote: > David: > > Your 'Spyglass' is pretty cool. I'll miss it, unless you've got another > card > up your sleeve that you have yet to play. > Spyglass: a lot of really great potential not being realized because the Format Converter code behind it is a mess. :-( It was supposed to be a mesh of object-oriented code so tightly arranged that you could click through, for example, a ShrinkIt .SDK file containing a disk image, to a BASIC file on that disk. Or a .PO disk image contaning a .SHK archvie to a hi-res graphics screen. As it stands, you can only go one level deep. This is also the reason why the Apple II search engine project has stalled: the backend Format Converter code is not ready to handle the demands. -- ]DF$ Apple II Book: http://macgui.com/newa2guide/ Usenet: http://macgui.com/usenet/ <-- get posts by email! Apple II Web & Blog hosting: http://a2hq.com/