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From: koshy@abekrd.UUCP (Koshy Abraham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Is SHORT long ?
Message-ID: <771@abekrd.UUCP>
Date: 19 Dec 89 15:55:39 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Abekas Video Systems Ltd, Reading, England
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I have noticed that some of the arguments passed to certain system routines
e.g ScrollRaster(), AddGadget(), although declared as SHORT in the RKM
manuals (even the new RKM includes & Autodocs) are in fact long's (32 bits).

I was told by CATS (U.K.), that these are errors and were probably caused by
the Autodocs being created from the original Greenhills compatiable 'C' source
code (was it on a DEC VAX ?). I.e. SHORT is declared as 32 bits.

Anyone in netland care to comment on this ?

The reason I ask is that I've had some interesting looking screens using
ScrollRaster();.

Koshy.

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