From topcatdrc at yahoo.com Sat Apr 14 14:27:46 2007 From: topcatdrc at yahoo.com (Thomas Clayton) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:27:46 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [GEM Development] Cairo Graphics Message-ID: <704412.64975.qm@web33601.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Dear Group: >From the VOICE(*) website, to the Hobbes download link, to the source site, http://www.cairographics.org/ where one (well, me, I) learn something I didn't know existed before. " Cairo is a 2D graphics library with support for multiple output devices. Currently supported output targets include the X Window System, Win32, image buffers, and PostScript, PDF, and SVG file output. Experimental backends include OpenGL (through glitz), Quartz, and XCB. Cairo is designed to produce consistent output on all output media while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when available (eg. through the X Render Extension). " Read the rest, on-line, if you want. Then by a strange quirk while packaging up BYTEs from 1983 to send to someone in WA, USA, I look inside the Feb. issue and find an article about the GSX to CP/M and a portable graphics standard that DRI was trying to implement. All very PREcursor to GEM but ... remeniscent to someone looking back. Hmmm. GSX = Graphics System eXtension Anyway, Cairo is VERY 'post' GEM but 'neat' and I thought some of you might have an interest in knowing about its existance. Sincerely, Thomas Clayton * V.O.I.C.E.= Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education organized in 1997 as a non-profit virtual on-line user group which was formed by a small group of OS/2 users united with a common goal for the advancement of OS/2. Through education, promotion, and marketing we want to increase the public awareness/knowledge of OS/2 and see it become more widely recognized. http://www.os2voice.org/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From dennis at windows3.de Sat Apr 14 14:50:24 2007 From: dennis at windows3.de (Dennis Schulmeister) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:50:24 +0200 Subject: [GEM Development] Cairo Graphics In-Reply-To: <704412.64975.qm@web33601.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <704412.64975.qm@web33601.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1176587424.5473.2.camel@toshiba> Hi Thomas, thanks for pointing that out. In fact if you happen to be a Linux guy (like me) chances are that you already know cairo or one have used it with one of your favorite apps. Hadn't GSX been the basis for GEM? I should check the GEM programmers handbook since something's mentioned there. Yours sincerely, Dennis Schulmeister -- Dennis Schulmeister - Schliffkopfweg 12 - 76189 Karlsruhe - Germany Tel: 0721/5978883 - Fax: 0721/5705992 - dennis at windows3.de http://www.windows3.de - http://www.denchris.de http://www.audiominds.com - http://www.motagator.net/bands/65 On Sat, 2007-04-14 at 14:27 -0700, Thomas Clayton wrote: > Dear Group: > > >From the VOICE(*) website, to the Hobbes download link, to the source > site, > > http://www.cairographics.org/ > > where one (well, me, I) learn something I didn't know existed before. > > " > Cairo is a 2D graphics library with support for multiple output > devices. Currently supported output targets include the X Window > System, Win32, image buffers, and PostScript, PDF, and SVG file output. > Experimental backends include OpenGL (through glitz), Quartz, and XCB. > > Cairo is designed to produce consistent output on all output media > while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when available > (eg. through the X Render Extension). > " > Read the rest, on-line, if you want. > > > Then by a strange quirk while packaging up BYTEs from 1983 to send to > someone in WA, USA, I look inside the Feb. issue and find an article > about the GSX to CP/M and a portable graphics standard that DRI was > trying to implement. All very PREcursor to GEM but ... remeniscent to > someone looking back. Hmmm. > > GSX = Graphics System eXtension > > Anyway, Cairo is VERY 'post' GEM but 'neat' and I thought some of you > might have an interest in knowing about its existance. > > > Sincerely, > > Thomas Clayton > > * > V.O.I.C.E.= > Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education > organized in 1997 as a non-profit virtual on-line user group which was > formed by a small group of OS/2 users united with a common goal for the > advancement of OS/2. Through education, promotion, and marketing we > want to increase the public awareness/knowledge of OS/2 and see it > become more widely recognized. > > http://www.os2voice.org/ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > gem-dev mailing list > gem-dev at simpits.org > http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/gem-dev From lyricalnanoha at dosius.ath.cx Sat Apr 14 15:24:43 2007 From: lyricalnanoha at dosius.ath.cx (Lyrical Nanoha) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:24:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [GEM Development] Cairo Graphics In-Reply-To: <1176587424.5473.2.camel@toshiba> References: <704412.64975.qm@web33601.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1176587424.5473.2.camel@toshiba> Message-ID: On Sat, 14 Apr 2007, Dennis Schulmeister wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > thanks for pointing that out. In fact if you happen to be a Linux guy > (like me) chances are that you already know cairo or one have used it > with one of your favorite apps. > > Hadn't GSX been the basis for GEM? I should check the GEM programmers > handbook since something's mentioned there. I think GEM is the continuation of GSX? -uso. ----------------------------------------------------------- There are four boxes to use in the defense of liberty: Soap, Ballot, Jury, Ammo. Use in that order, starting now. -- Attr. to Ed Howdershelt From nmatavkova at rogers.com Sun Apr 15 13:08:06 2007 From: nmatavkova at rogers.com (Martha Beautiful) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:08:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [GEM Development] (no subject) Message-ID: <20070415200806.39798.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Gentlemen: Sorry for the bother, but I've written a couple of pages of documentation and I need someone with persuasive language & technical writing skills to make my documentation easier for the bald-headed man at the back of the Clapham omnibus to understand. This documentation can't be a one-man job. I've been working on it sporadically but I need someone else to take care of the 'pitch'. Oh, and Shane - please send to me the text of the .bat file installer so that I can set up the installer section. Regards, N. Edward Matavka. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/gem-dev/attachments/20070415/ea418816/attachment.html From topcatdrc at yahoo.com Sun Apr 15 14:51:36 2007 From: topcatdrc at yahoo.com (Thomas Clayton) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:51:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [GEM Development] Cairo Graphics In-Reply-To: <704412.64975.qm@web33601.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <240831.83796.qm@web33612.mail.mud.yahoo.com> BTW group; I've 'cheated' and made photcopy of the article in the Feb. 1983 BYTE for myself (- and others?). Tom C --- Thomas Clayton wrote: > Dear Group: > > >From the VOICE(*) website, to the Hobbes download link, to the > source > site, > > http://www.cairographics.org/ > > where one (well, me, I) learn something I didn't know existed before. > > " > Cairo is a 2D graphics library with support for multiple output > devices. Currently supported output targets include the X Window > System, Win32, image buffers, and PostScript, PDF, and SVG file > output. > Experimental backends include OpenGL (through glitz), Quartz, and > XCB. > > Cairo is designed to produce consistent output on all output media > while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when > available > (eg. through the X Render Extension). > " > Read the rest, on-line, if you want. > > > Then by a strange quirk while packaging up BYTEs from 1983 to send to > someone in WA, USA, I look inside the Feb. issue and find an article > about the GSX to CP/M and a portable graphics standard that DRI was > trying to implement. All very PREcursor to GEM but ... remeniscent to > someone looking back. Hmmm. > > GSX = Graphics System eXtension > > Anyway, Cairo is VERY 'post' GEM but 'neat' and I thought some of you > might have an interest in knowing about its existance. > > > Sincerely, > > Thomas Clayton > > * > V.O.I.C.E.= > Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education > organized in 1997 as a non-profit virtual on-line user group which > was > formed by a small group of OS/2 users united with a common goal for > the > advancement of OS/2. Through education, promotion, and marketing we > want to increase the public awareness/knowledge of OS/2 and see it > become more widely recognized. > > http://www.os2voice.org/ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > gem-dev mailing list > gem-dev at simpits.org > http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/gem-dev > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From topcatdrc at yahoo.com Sun Apr 15 14:48:38 2007 From: topcatdrc at yahoo.com (Thomas Clayton) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:48:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [GEM Development] Martha Beautiful? on THIS List? Message-ID: <493816.61689.qm@web33602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Dear Group: Did ALL of you receive a letter from a 'Martha Beautiful'? Anyone KNOW if it's legit? (There wasn't a subject line.) I haven't opened it - and won't till I get some confirmation from the rest of you. Tom Clayton __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From owen at owenrudge.net Sun Apr 15 15:00:36 2007 From: owen at owenrudge.net (Owen Rudge) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:00:36 +0100 Subject: [GEM Development] Martha Beautiful? on THIS List? References: <493816.61689.qm@web33602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <05a201c77fa9$83f79570$6501a8c0@rudgexp> Hi Thomas, Seems a perfectly legitimate e-mail, yep. -- Owen Rudge http://www.owenrudge.net/ From dmontvydas at cavtel.net Sun Apr 15 17:40:22 2007 From: dmontvydas at cavtel.net (David T. Montvydas) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:40:22 -0400 Subject: [GEM Development] Martha Beautiful? on THIS List? In-Reply-To: <493816.61689.qm@web33602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <493816.61689.qm@web33602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4622C5F6.1030605@cavtel.net> It read: "Gentlemen: Sorry for the bother, but I've written a couple of pages of documentation and I need someone with persuasive language & technical writing skills to make my documentation easier for the bald-headed man at the back of the Clapham omnibus to understand. This documentation can't be a one-man job. I've been working on it sporadically but I need someone else to take care of the 'pitch'. Oh, and Shane - please send to me the text of the .bat file installer so that I can set up the installer section. Regards, N. Edward Matavka." Seems legit. Dave M. Thomas Clayton wrote: > Dear Group: > > Did ALL of you receive a letter from a 'Martha Beautiful'? > > Anyone KNOW if it's legit? (There wasn't a subject line.) > > I haven't opened it - and won't till I get some confirmation from the > rest of you. > > > Tom Clayton > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > gem-dev mailing list > gem-dev at simpits.org > http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/gem-dev > > From shane at shaneland.co.uk Mon Apr 16 01:46:23 2007 From: shane at shaneland.co.uk (Shane M. Coughlan) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:46:23 +0200 Subject: [GEM Development] (no subject) In-Reply-To: <20070415200806.39798.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <20070415200806.39798.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <462337DF.3010300@shaneland.co.uk> Martha Beautiful wrote: > Oh, and Shane - please send to me the text of the .bat file installer so > that I can set up the installer section. Here is the full text of the GEM.BAT file: ============ @ECHO OFF CLS REM OpenGEM Release 7 - startup batch file REM Copyright (c) 2001, 2006 Opendawn REM REM This is the OpenGEM main startup file. It's not as difficult to use REM as it may appear, so take some time to read through it. REM REM Comments or suggestions about this file to info at opendawn.com please. REM Help us make OpenGEM (and FreeGEM) better! CLS REM STARTING THE MOUSE DRIVER REM To start the mouse driver remove the REM command on all the lines in this block apart from this one REM :SET-MOUSE REM CD \GEMAPPS\GEMSYS REM CTMOUSE REM CHECKING FOR NEW APPLICATIONS TO INSTALL IF EXIST INSTALL.ZIP CALL C:\GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\INSTALL.BAT REM CHECKING FOR NEW UPDATES TO INSTALL IF EXIST UPDATE.ZIP CALL C:\GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\UPDATE.BAT REM LOADING OPENGEM :LOADGEM CD \GEMAPPS\GEMSYS ECHO OFF REM Load GEM GEMVDI %1 %2 %3 CLS REM THE OPENGEM SHUTDOWN MENU :SHUTDOWN C: CLS ECHO OFF ECHO ************************************************** ECHO * * ECHO * What would you like to do now? * ECHO * * ECHO * 1 - Restart OpenGEM * ECHO * * ECHO * 2 - Return to DOS * ECHO * * ECHO * 3 - Reboot the computer * ECHO * * ECHO * 4 - Shutdown the computer * ECHO * (This only works on ATX computers) * ECHO * * ECHO * * ECHO * * ECHO * 5 - Help * ECHO * * ECHO ************************************************** ECHO. ECHO Please select an option... CD \GEMAPPS\GEMSYS\ choice /c:12345 if errorlevel 5 goto HELP if errorlevel 4 goto 4 if errorlevel 3 goto 3 if errorlevel 2 goto 2 if errorlevel 1 goto 1 :1 CLS ECHO OFF GOTO LOADGEM :2 CLS ECHO OFF GOTO END :3 CLS ECHO OFF CD \GEMAPPS\GEMSYS SHUTDOWN R GOTO END :4 CLS ECHO OFF CD \GEMAPPS\GEMSYS SHUTDOWN S GOTO END REM OPENGEM STARTUP HELP :HELP CLS ECHO OFF ECHO ************************************************** ECHO * * ECHO * OpenGEM has several options when you exit the * ECHO * graphical user interface. * ECHO * * ECHO * You can restart OpenGEM. This is something * ECHO * that you may want to do if the computer is * ECHO * slow or you have changed the configuration. * ECHO * * ECHO * You can return to the DOS command prompt, and * ECHO * leave OpenGEM altogether. * ECHO * * ECHO * You can reboot the computer. This can resolve * ECHO * many issues with program slowness and crashes. * ECHO * * ECHO * You can shutdown your computer entirely. This * ECHO * option only works with ATX computers, as it * ECHO * requires their power management tools. * ECHO * * ECHO ************************************************** ECHO. PAUSE GOTO SHUTDOWN REM OPENGEM FINAL EXIT MESSAGE :END CLS CD\ ECHO ************************************************** ECHO * Thank you for using OpenGEM * ECHO * * ECHO * Copyright (c) Opendawn * ECHO * http://gem.opendawn.com * ECHO ************************************************** ECHO. From pspete1 at pnc.com.au Mon Apr 23 13:28:20 2007 From: pspete1 at pnc.com.au (Peter R Green) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:28:20 +1000 Subject: [GEM Development] USA Members and GEM Materials In-Reply-To: <45FA631A.7070507@shaneland.co.uk> References: <45F8D165.8070402@aztecfreenet.org> <45F94F85.3020709@pnc.com.au> <45F950E7.1070801@shaneland.co.uk> <45F9A2D1.8020008@pnc.com.au> <45FA631A.7070507@shaneland.co.uk> Message-ID: <462D16E4.7030703@pnc.com.au> G'day, Shane! Unfortunately we were travelling around 60kph as we trundled through Z?rich, so I didn't have a chance to catch up, and this has been my first extended internet access since leaving (I did get about an hour in Luzern, but had family lined up to write to of course.) It would have been nice to have met you, and I am disappointed I didn't. Cheers, Peter (from a hotel in Lyons...) Shane M. Coughlan wrote: > Peter R Green wrote: > >> Good suggestion -- I'll try it. Thanks. >> > > Don't forget to back everything up before playing around! > > >> We'll be passing through Z?rich on 17 April, but as part of a tour, so >> unfortunately I doubt that we will get an opportunity to seek you out on >> Sumatrastrasse, but if I see any signs about open software, I'll wave in >> their general direction, just in case. >> > > +41792633406 is the mobile number if you want to give me a call. :) > > Regards > > Shane > _______________________________________________ > gem-dev mailing list > gem-dev at simpits.org > http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/gem-dev > > > From shane at shaneland.co.uk Tue Apr 24 01:43:04 2007 From: shane at shaneland.co.uk (Shane M. Coughlan) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:43:04 +0200 Subject: [GEM Development] USA Members and GEM Materials In-Reply-To: <462D16E4.7030703@pnc.com.au> References: <45F8D165.8070402@aztecfreenet.org> <45F94F85.3020709@pnc.com.au> <45F950E7.1070801@shaneland.co.uk> <45F9A2D1.8020008@pnc.com.au> <45FA631A.7070507@shaneland.co.uk> <462D16E4.7030703@pnc.com.au> Message-ID: <462DC318.5080806@shaneland.co.uk> Peter R Green wrote: > Unfortunately we were travelling around 60kph as we trundled through > Z?rich, so I didn't have a chance to catch up, and this has been my > first extended internet access since leaving (I did get about an hour in > Luzern, but had family lined up to write to of course.) > It would have been nice to have met you, and I am disappointed I didn't. No worries. Perhaps next time :) I'm glad your trip is going well. It's a great spring here in mainland Europe, so it's a good time to wander. Shane From pspete1 at pnc.com.au Tue Apr 24 14:42:17 2007 From: pspete1 at pnc.com.au (Peter R Green) Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:42:17 +1000 Subject: [GEM Development] USA Members and GEM Materials In-Reply-To: <462DC318.5080806@shaneland.co.uk> References: <45F8D165.8070402@aztecfreenet.org> <45F94F85.3020709@pnc.com.au> <45F950E7.1070801@shaneland.co.uk> <45F9A2D1.8020008@pnc.com.au> <45FA631A.7070507@shaneland.co.uk> <462D16E4.7030703@pnc.com.au> <462DC318.5080806@shaneland.co.uk> Message-ID: <462E79B9.2080604@pnc.com.au> Unbelievably good. 25-27deg C every day: like late Spring/early Summer in Sydney. I have only used my wooly coat twice -- once in Sydney and once (briefly) on Stanserhorn when I saw snow, but before I realised that it was still going to be warm up there. I'll be back if I can but may need to persuade the relatives that I have again turned 60 and all monetary gifts would be appreciated in honour of the miracle. :-) Peter Shane M. Coughlan wrote: > Peter R Green wrote: > >> Unfortunately we were travelling around 60kph as we trundled through >> Z?rich, so I didn't have a chance to catch up, and this has been my >> first extended internet access since leaving (I did get about an hour in >> Luzern, but had family lined up to write to of course.) >> It would have been nice to have met you, and I am disappointed I didn't. >> > > No worries. Perhaps next time :) > > I'm glad your trip is going well. It's a great spring here in mainland > Europe, so it's a good time to wander. > > Shane > _______________________________________________ > gem-dev mailing list > gem-dev at simpits.org > http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/gem-dev > > > >