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by TheMartian
Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: Mailing list archive
Topic: [20 Mar 2008] How to get info on the current font?
Replies: 4
Views: 2278

[21 Mar 2008] Re: How to get info on the current font?

<r><I><s>[i]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85]</s>Note: This is an archived post that was originally sent to the Hollywood mailing list on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:23:07 -0000</SIZE><e>[/i]</e></I><i>[/size]</i><br/> <br/> Ahh - having it implemented as a parameter for the GetAttribute() function would be ...
by TheMartian
Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: Mailing list archive
Topic: [23 Mar 2008] maybe a bug, or my misinprettion of the manual :D
Replies: 2
Views: 1399

[23 Mar 2008] Re: maybe a bug, or my misinprettion of the manual :D

<r><I><s>[i]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85]</s>Note: This is an archived post that was originally sent to the Hollywood mailing list on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:31:47 -0000</SIZE><e>[/i]</e></I><i>[/size]</i><br/> <br/> Hi<br/> <br/> More likely it is a space, which is ascii code 32. You can try this..<...
by TheMartian
Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: Mailing list archive
Topic: [07 Apr 2008] Speeding up access to items in lists
Replies: 1
Views: 1293

[07 Apr 2008] Speeding up access to items in lists

<r><I><s>[i]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85]</s>Note: This is an archived post that was originally sent to the Hollywood mailing list on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:42:29 -0000</SIZE><e>[/i]</e></I><i>[/size]</i><br/> <br/> Hi<br/> <br/> I guess this is in the 'tips and tricks' category.<br/> <br/> While wo...
by TheMartian
Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: Mailing list archive
Topic: [10 May 2008] Using the colon instead of the period as link in function call
Replies: 2
Views: 1386

[10 May 2008] Using the colon instead of the period as link in function call

<r><I><s>[i]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85]</s>Note: This is an archived post that was originally sent to the Hollywood mailing list on Sat, 10 May 2008 18:00:37 -0000</SIZE><e>[/i]</e></I><i>[/size]</i><br/> <br/> Hi<br/> <br/> While reading on page 22, column 2 in Amiga Future issue 72 about the ...
by TheMartian
Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: Mailing list archive
Topic: [10 May 2008] Using the colon instead of the period as link in function call
Replies: 2
Views: 1386

[11 May 2008] Re: Using the colon instead of the period as link in function call

<r><I><s>[i]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85]</s>Note: This is an archived post that was originally sent to the Hollywood mailing list on Sun, 11 May 2008 20:10:09 -0000</SIZE><e>[/i]</e></I><i>[/size]</i><br/> <br/> Ahh. Thanks. I get it...<br/> <br/> As an example this does the trick:<br/> <CODE><s...
by TheMartian
Wed May 31, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: Newbie questions
Topic: need a random value from table
Replies: 6
Views: 6717

Re: need a random value from table

Hi The procedure I suggest will work provided the value you are interested in is the content (which might be a number or a string) and not its index in an table. As I understand your task, you have a list of values and wish to grab a random item in the list for some purpose, then reduce the list by ...
by TheMartian
Tue May 30, 2017 2:54 pm
Forum: Newbie questions
Topic: need a random value from table
Replies: 6
Views: 6717

Re: need a random value from table

Hi I think you may be able to simplify the process even further without a help table by using RemoveItem() like this... mytbl = {10, 5, 20} Function GetRndValue() Local response rand=Rnd(TableItems(mytbl)) response=mytbl[rand] RemoveItem(mytbl,rand) Return(response) EndFunction Now each call to the ...
by TheMartian
Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:18 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Hollywood 7: Eternity out now!
Replies: 42
Views: 76400

Re: Hollywood 7: Eternity out now!

Hi Turns out there is this little thing called a Warp3D_SI driver required for my gfx card. Doh! I bought it for my previous SSD setup, installed it, and forgot to write a note about it in my installation notes then. Reinstalling it on the new setup solved the problem and GLGalore works for me now. ...
by TheMartian
Tue Apr 11, 2017 1:38 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Hollywood 7: Eternity out now!
Replies: 42
Views: 76400

Re: Hollywood 7: Eternity out now!

Hi I downloaded minigl.lha and unpacked it and ran the example icalled 'Picksquare' in the demo folder. As you anticipated, it failed with the message: Could not create an OpenGL window/context I looked at the minigl.library and mglut.library in the Libs directory. The versions in the regular instal...
by TheMartian
Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:37 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Hollywood 7: Eternity out now!
Replies: 42
Views: 76400

Re: Hollywood 7: Eternity out now!

Hi My problem seemed to be solved... and then again....DOH! I did a complete blank reinstall on a totally clean X1000 machine of Amiga OS 41.FE. All partitions newly created etc. 1) Install Amiga OS 4.1 FE 2) Update with RadeonHD 2.7 3) Install HW7 from CD. 4) Download GLGalore 1.0 and install. Holl...