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From: jonb@specialix.co.uk (Jon Brawn)
Newsgroups: rec.games.hack,comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: nethack and mswindows
Message-ID: <1990Aug23.172305.17536@specialix.co.uk>
Date: 23 Aug 90 17:23:05 GMT
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patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) writes:
>In article <1990Aug15.121256.9912@specialix.co.uk> I wrote:
>>Not if he's assuming all he's going to change is the GUI.
>>
>>HOWEVER having said which, it would be possible to flatten out MS Windows
>>programs so that the application once more thought it was in control by
>>adding in yet another layer of functions that interface the application
>>to the windows, but it wouldn't be quick & would probably be dastardly
>>to debug, and certainly wouldn't be in the MS Windows style of doing
>>things. But don't let me put you off.....

>On first glance things look good.  Well, sorta good.  I've got two choices for
>methods to handle I/O and Windows message processing, neither of which is
>pretty but both of which are functional.  As for memory management, luckily
>it appears that all strcpy, strcat, etc functions are redefined based on
>the environment that one is running in, so it's no problem for me to 
>substitute the lstrcpy, lstrcat, etc functions.

Firmly removes foot from oral orrifice, places it back on the ground and
mumbles a humble apology about shouting about things what I dont understand
proper.

When you get it up and running, what enhancements had you in mind?

Good luck, and keep us posted on how its going....
-- 
 "These opinions where made up on the spur of the moment, to a formula kept
 secret from prying eyes for hundreds of years, and bear no relationship to
       my actual beliefs, let alone those of Specialix International"
Jon Brawn, jonb@specialix.co.uk  (or for you bangers: ..!mcsun!ukc!slxsys!jonb)