[slang-users] Major Milestone and some QUESTIONS ......

[Ben Duncan <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, my SLAG project's Menuing System is COMPLETE. It is a very easy to use
TUI'fied and mouseable system. It can call/run shell scripts, S-lang Programs, C
programs and any other thing you can think of.

Besides the menuing system, it has a "Quick Select" pop-up interface
designed to allow one, when writing the applications to do a
"Quick Pick" program selection (like a stock check program) when in the menu.
It is VERY easy to use and the command set is almost childish.

Now, I am on the re-write of the ORIGINAL work that started this. I will
be breaking the SLAGMODULE down to several different piece's and utilizing more
of the S-Lang C stuff (like pushing and pop'ing to the stack instead of
having hardcoded C variables). I will have my own "input" routines, since I
need to control "Formatted" input (dates, text, numbers, zip codes, "MAPPED"
style formats, etc..etc..) as well as a Sub_window utility - which brings
me to several questions:


S-lang has "SLsmg_set_screen_start" which would set a "virtual screen" inside
of the physical screen. What If I need to a display ( A selection box for example)
out side of that virtual area? And what If I need several "Virtual" display's
all at once? How would you go about keeping track of all this?

Also, I have been trying to follow along the SLWDG and the NEWT method of
running a screen, but am hopelessly lost. How does that mechanism work?
Are you building a link list of callbacks and then running thru the callbacks?

As always, Thanks ...

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Ben Duncan   - VersAccounting Software LLC 336 Elton Road  Jackson MS, 39212
"Never attribute to malice, that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"
       - Hanlon's Razor


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