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From: bammi@cwruecmp.UUCP (Jwahar R. Bammi)
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Subject: Re: Bugs/Annoyances in TOS, Developers kit, ...
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Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 03:02:09 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 17 03:02:09 1986
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> 
> What would be very nice is a version of MicroEmacs that opens real windows
> instead of imitating them like it does. Then you could use the scroll bar
> instead of ^V, ^X-^N, etc.
> 
	We thought of that when we did the port of microEmacs here.
(that was posted to the net a while ago). The problem is that Vdi
text (v_gtext) is soooo slloooow. For the same reason a window (Vdi/Aes)based
browser would not be very useful.

> Another point altogether: some of the example programs use routines
> beginning rc_. An example is apskel.c which uses rc_intersect to see if two
> rectangles overlap. I can't find these documented anywhere (or even
> mentioned in any header file). Anyone got any documentation? Has anyone
> already dismembered the libraries to see if there are any other goodies
> hiding in there, and would like to share it with us?
> 
> Steven Pemberton, CWI, Amsterdam; steven@mcvax.uucp

	Almost all the rc_XX routine I have seen were written by Tim
Oren and are fully described in his Professional GEM seminar series
on Antic online. Another place to see the rc_XX routines are in the
Doodle source (which is where they originate from, also writen by Tim
Oren). I highly recommend the Professional Gem series and the
associated sources. If there is enough interest I can post them
(I have parts 1-10 and the associated sources), but i guess most
people have downloaded them by now.
-- 
					Jwahar R. Bammi
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