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From: SLMYQ@USU.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Suggestions
Message-ID: <8804170428.AA23977@jade.berkeley.edu>
Date: 17 Apr 88 04:02:00 GMT
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I have yet another idea for 1.x.  Actually two.

First, provide a public message port that receives WBStartup messages.  Its
support code would just free the message, unload the SegList, etc. just like
Workbench does.  That way programs which start their own Workbench processes
could just point the ReplyPort to this and don't worry about when the program
exits.  It would have to be in Kickstart, not Workbench, because if Workbench
isn't loaded and someone starts a Workbench-type process...

Second, this one may be a not-so-easy one, but here it is.  Supply an extra
window type, called SUPERTEXT.  It would have a buffer like SuperBitMap
which holds text instead of graphics.  Internally it would be a simple
refresh layer which would automatically be refreshed by Intuition.  The
buffer's size would be big enough to hold an entire screen of the selected
font.  Oh, and make sure it's nice and fast.  It would be nice for text-only
windows like the CLI or editors.  The style might change (underline etc) -
the character's style might be stored in an extra "style byte" in the
buffer.  The font can't change though.

                                Bryan Ford (SLMYQ@USU.BITNET)