>At this point, I would like to provide a better interface using graphics or
>at least curses-like screen manipulation. The problem with this is that
>whichever way it goes, you lose portability (PC's don't generally have
>curses or xwindows). Since I'm leaning towards an xwindows display, I'd
>like to poll everyone out there to see how many could use it. How about
>it?
>
>Since the program is not really specific to Traveller, is it a good idea to
>post it to this mailing list? Where are the Traveller archives kept
>anyway?
>
>Matt Burdick | Hewlett-Packard
Acutally, I would like to see it run in an MS-DOS environment. I don't have X
close at hand (though I hope to have some day). What would be best is if you
could write it using "Generic Routines" such as Line(), Pixel(), and such, then
in those routines, you could put the specific routines for the target system in
there. Since most programs need a routine to start and end grapics (under X it
would be to create the window and close it), you could have a generic
StartGraph() and EndGraph() that we PC people could plug our own routines into.
That way, you could get a Mac, a PC, an Amiga, an X person to contribute their
own routines to do what you need.
I got burned in a similar fashion with my Traveller GM Aid. It is written in
Turbo Pascal which kills it portability on the spot. It is written to REQUIRE
VGA (Or at least 480 Lines of vertical resolution)... Talk about non-portable!
I would post it, even if it isn't traveller specific, it could be used by
somebody. If nothing else, mail it to the comp.source.misc moderator.
Rob
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