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From: itch@cbnews.cb.att.com (richard.m.brack)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer,adsp.sw
Subject: Re: "Busy" pointer
Keywords: Busy pointer, new function suggestion
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.142910.12188@cbnews.cb.att.com>
Date: 28 Jun 91 14:29:10 GMT
References: <1991Jun26.030833.9974@crash.cts.com> <22702@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1991Jun27.235837.16962@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
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In article <1991Jun27.235837.16962@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>, rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
> In article <1991Jun27.164849.3171@ifi.unizh.ch> matija@amiga.ifi.unizh.ch (Matija Milostnik) writes:
> >In article <22702@cbmvax.commodore.com> peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna) writes:
> >>In article <1991Jun26.030833.9974@crash.cts.com> bruceg@crash.cts.com (Bruce Geerdes) writes:
> >>>What's the easiest way to get the "busy" pointer to come up?  The RKM's 
> >[..]
> >>
> >>The ROM busy pointer is in Workbench, the application.  There is no
> >>system-integrated way to bring up the same pointer from ROM.  For now,
> >>it's best just to clone the pointer imagery.
> >
> >This is my suggestion 
> >Add in intuition two new functions. 
> >- SetBusyPointer(Window,Mask)
> >  Mask would be a mask of desired IDCMP mesagges the user want to hear.
> >  Intuition would AND the incoming messagaes with Mask and if the result
> >  is NOT zero forword it to the window, else it would ReplyMsg.
> >- ClearBusyPointer(Window) 
> >  Bussinse as usual.
> 
>  Add one more suggestion to that.
> 
>   BlankSystemPointer(TRUE|FALSE)
>   Turn the system pointer off. Why have this function? Because
>   stuff like OFF_SPRITE will break in the future when the pointer
>   isn't a sprite (DIG graphics). Also, OFF_SPRITE turns off all sprites, not
>   just the pointer. 

While we're at it, let's make the busy pointer editable in prefrences!

And why did they change the ZZZ cloud in 2.0?????

> 
> >>Peter Cherna, Operating Systems Development Group, Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
> >
> >Bye
> > Matija
> >
> >
> >+-------------------------------------------------------+
> >| Q: What's the best way to catch a rabbit?             |
> >| A: Hide into a bush and mimic the voice of a carrot.  |
> >+-------------------------------------------------------+
> 
> 
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RichBrack
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