Hi All:
Bitching and frustrations aside. The basic answer here is this...
Screen4 is a support utility. It is an advanced utility for those that can figure it out. It is a low priority development
as it is not used by 99% of users, my time is better spent elsewhere on the raft of code Im working on. I will not entertain
added features or "Nice to have's" until I get functionallity on dozens of other issues done.
Things such as "Display of WYSIWYG type of screens is very low priority. Some explanations will be done, and some
support as well, but only on a basis of when it can be done.
Things are happening in the background on an even newer Screen designer with more functionallity, but its being
done by third parties, so well see how it works out. As a simple programmers utility, its not well documented, or at all for
the most part, but some have made some very nice screens for themselves. Primarily , it is an OEM tool , and one that serves well
on the dozens of OEM screen sets out there that most never see. We'll see if it can be made better over time.
Some answers though:
If you close a workspace view, you canot repoen it. Answer: Dont close it.
DRO's incrementing in unison: This is just a display function to show its a "skinned" DRO.. Used by me primarily..
>> to the left to see the whole thing is possible using the win resize slider<->, but is not remembered the next time it's used in that run, or in the next run of the M3
Do it twice in a row, it will then stick and be remembered..
>> here--how to use the "invisible "color" in graphics to have "holes" in the screen graphics for DRO's. And any
Use colour 254,254,254 and that colour is invisiable and see through in bmps.. Not in other image types..
Screen design is somethign that simply gets figured out by analysing others screens or designs and playing with whats available. Im
not free to discuss future plans, but there is much more power for screens coming in several phases. ITs one reason there are no Docs,
they would be wasted effort unitl such functionallity is available. I have committed (or should be) to more functions and screen controls,
but these are all low priority and will sit on the shelf till I catch up on more important user functionallity isssues. Many things will become available
this year for not only screen design, but user functions, but they will tend to appear all at once, as the complexity factor is increasing drastically
on the "to come" functions. I dont discuss them openly as the design specs are changing dynamically as they are being done..
We will however, strive to answer functionallity questions, feature requests on screens though, will be noted, and shelved until they can be worked on..
Thanks
Art
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