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From: toebes@sas.UUCP (John Toebes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: PopCLI Fade
Message-ID: <193@sas.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 17-Oct-87 21:55:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: sas.193
Posted: Sat Oct 17 21:55:59 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 18-Oct-87 13:13:52 EDT
References: <1852@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.,Cary NC,25712
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Summary: Anything is possible...

In article <1852@gryphon.CTS.COM>, bilbo@pnet02.CTS.COM (Bill Daggett) writes:
> I've been using PopCLI for some time and am curious to know if it would be
> possible for the screen to fade rather then pop?  Also, I do not know how to
> reach the author - who's name escapes me now (that doen't help much does it?).
> I am not a hacker and I don't call long distance.  Perhaps someone saying "no,
> it is not possible" will suffice...
> *Bilbo*

Sure it is possible.  I have always avoided doing it because of the complexity
of getting it right with multiple screens and having to restore the palettes
correctly whenever an event comes in.  It is simple if you only have to deal
with a single screen, (gee, if we only had the limits of a MAC)
but when there are several screens visable at the same time it becomes fun.

One possibility I have toyed with is to have it blank the screen by
pulling down a 'night shade' complete with draw string.  When you unblanked, it
would roll back up and flap a while.  The big thing that has kept me from
doing that is the size.  Seems everyone wants me to put in more features
AND make it saller at the same time....
By the way, the name is 'John Toebes' (or The Software Distillery if you are 
interested in the company).

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