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From: kinner@wsucshp.UUCP (Bill Kinnersley )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Clipping within a window.
Message-ID: <160008@wsucshp.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 27-Jun-87 10:46:57 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 27 10:46:57 1987
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  peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter DaSilva) writes:

> I want to clip some text (or graphic) output to within the borders of a
> simplerefresh window. What's the best way to do this? I know I can use
> superbitmap with GZZ, but that's rather overkill for text only output.
> That is, I guess, how do I set up a clipping rectangle of my own within a
> window?

Do as follows:

struct Rectangle rect = {10, 10, 100, 100} /* or whatever */
struct Window *win;
struct Region *reg;

reg = NewRegion();
OrRectRegion(reg, &rect);
InstallClipRegion(win->WLayer, reg);

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