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From: thompson@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Bruce Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: DIALOG and DM ?'s
Summary: Pads and DM commands
Keywords: dialog output dm nextwindow
Message-ID: <833@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>
Date: 3 Mar 89 01:22:25 GMT
References: <1086@cheops.eecs.unsw.oz>
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In article <1086@cheops.eecs.unsw.oz>, ashley@cheops.eecs.unsw.oz (Ashley M. Aitken) writes:
> 
> DIALOG:	Is there anyway to perform standard output to a dialog window
>	ie is there some way of changing or dressing a GRAPHICS_AREA into a
>	type of pad? I wish to write text to the dialog window and at present
>       am painfully using the dp_$msg_set_value routine ( setting up the
>	string array is quite painfu

Refer to the System Call Reference under Pad, and create a transcript pad
attached to stdout. Use the new pad for Dialog, and use stdout as normal. The
text which you send out stdout will still be present when the new pad is
closed.

> DM:	Is it possible to include the icons in the next-window cycle (perhaps
>	some key assignment to shift-next-window) ? I find it depressing to
>	have to search for a mouse under all my paper(less office), and using
>	the cursor keys takes forever.

Refer to the DM command TNI (to next icon). It performs a similar function to
Next-Window. You should be able to make the key-binding you suggested.

	Hope this helps,
	Bruce

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