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Network Boards => AMOS Professional Re-Development => AMOS Factory => Feature requests and bug reports => Topic started by: MadAngus on November 28, 2012, 01:39:41 PM

Title: [Closed] AMOS Editor workbench window
Post by: MadAngus on November 28, 2012, 01:39:41 PM

Feature:
A resizable AMOS editor workbench window that does not lock the workbench. i.e. switching between AMOS and the workbench would not be required.

Questions.
Should we have a sizable workbench window or a fixed size one?

Discuss the pros and cons of this feature.

Speculate to your hearts content.

Title: Re: AMOS Editor workbench window
Post by: MadAngus on November 28, 2012, 03:08:12 PM

Rather than unnecessarily duplicate posts I'll refer you to to posts that are also AGA related.

Snippet by bruceuncle:
http://www.ultimateamiga.co.uk/index.php/topic,9580.msg44839.html#msg44839

Snippet by SamuraiCrow:
http://www.ultimateamiga.co.uk/index.php/topic,9580.msg44841.html#msg44841

Noe you can discuss this specific feature further.

Title: Re: AMOS Editor workbench window
Post by: bruceuncle on November 28, 2012, 09:52:26 PM

The more I think this through, the more I agree with SamuraiCrow.

Forget it! 

The implications for the way AMOS Pro currently works (16-bit boundaries for fast screen and window updating using the blitter is just one example) would make for horrendous workarounds.  Even assuming workarounds would be possible without severly impacting performance.

Note that this applies to the concept of a 'floating' window.  A fixed-size window adaptation to current Screen Mode size is possible.  I.e. resizing to an 800 x 600 AGA productivity resolution.  Still a lot of work though.  Having used AMOS a lot recently to cure my itch and get some experience I quite like its current Editor format and don't mind at all using [A]+[A] to flip back and forth.

Title: Re: AMOS Editor workbench window
Post by: Lonewolf10 on January 14, 2013, 09:48:29 PM

Firstly, using a resizable window (whether in workbench or in a AMOS Pro full screen window only) would be disastrous and a nightmare. There is absolutely no need for such things in any BASIC language in my opinion.

Secondly, it is possible to completely disable the Amiga+A flipping at any time by using the Lock AMOS instruction, or alternatively use a completely different letter - which you define somewhere in the AMOS Pro settings.

Title: Re: AMOS Editor workbench window
Post by: MadAngus on January 15, 2013, 02:04:27 AM

Feature not accepted for the 2.x development series.

[Closed]