========================================================================== ScrollerWindow.iex ©1996 Simone Tellini All Rights Reserved This is an external module for Interface Editor which is Copyright ©1994-1996  Simone  Tellini Based on: scrollerwindow.c 0.3 by Christoph Feck ========================================================================== Installation ------------ Just copy the files "ScrollerWindow.iex" and "ScrollerWindow.desc" in the "Expanders" subdirectory of InterfaceEditor program's dir. You could need to change a couple of lines in "ScrollerWindow.desc" if you don't use the DICE compiler. Purpose ------- ScrollerWindow.iex lets you make a powerful and very adaptive scroller window: i.e. a window in which you should show and scroll a bitmap, like Multiview does when viewing a picture on the Workbench. How to use ---------- Open IEditor and create a new window. Then select "Gadgets/Add..." and choose "SCROLLER WINDOW": you'll see that the window will change its look, becoming a little ugly... Well, just close the window and reopen it, then it will look better... ;-) It's not my fault, but border gadgets need to be attached to the window before opening it... Anyway, it's just a matter of look. This IEX will automagically set some window flags and IDCMP that it need to work properly. Up to now, it supports only window with menus: you can't add gadgets, images, bevel box... etc... ...actually, you could modify a bit the expander to implement some missing parts... ;-) In your application, you can open a scroller window just like every other window, but *before* opening it, you MUST perform some actions: 1. You must put a valid bitmap pointer in the BitMap variable. This will be the bitmap to show in the window. 2. You must set the variables called HTotal, <>VTotal with the size of the bitmap. 3. You must set the variables called VVisible, <>HVisible with the right values. See the source "ScrollerWindow.c" for a real-life example. The scrolling of the bitmap it's completely done by the code of the expander. Disclaimer ---------- This is provided "AS IS", without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. You use it at your own risk. I won't be liable for any damage arising out of the use or misuse of this software. Credits ------- Christoph Feck - ScrollerWindow.iex derives from his ScrollerWindow.c Author ------ Comments, suggestions, etc... to: Snail Mail: Simone Tellini Piazza Resistenza 2 42016 Guastalla RE ITALY Fidonet: 2:332/502 (Simone Tellini) Internet: Simone.Tellini@f502.n332.z2.fidonet.org