[GEM Development] GEM Dialog Problems

[Peter Green]

I can't help with the problem, but just thought I'd say 'g'day!' to a 
neighbour-- Scott McD. Three Australians on the list now: we should 
*really* be able to confuse  Thomas!

:-þ

I'm in Marrickville, Scott -- a lot closer than Chris Dostal.

Peter

Scott McDonald wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>
>I am currently developing a GEM database application, with similar capabilities
>to the DOS version MS Works.
>
>It is progressing well, but I am looking for two tips and/or advice.
>
>1. Has anyone ever constructed a dialogue in the RCS, and when it is called from
>the application with code like this (in Turbo Pascal using GEMBIND with some
>naming changes):
>
>	Form_Dialog(FMD_START);
>	Form_Dialog(FMD_GROW);
>	Hide_Mouse;
>	Obj_Draw(Dialog_Tree, root, max_depth, X, Y, W, H);
>	Show_Mouse;
>
>	Form_Do(Dialog_Tree, 0);
>
>	Form_Dialog(FMD_SHRINK);
>	Form_Dialog(FMD_FINISH);
>
>after the dialog is drawn and is on screen it freezes GEM at the point of
>Form_Do? (Note, the dialog just displays text and has two button and doesn't
>have any input lines.)
>
>I suspect I have messed up the stack at some previous point and just wondered if
>anyone has some tips in this area. (The Resources open fine in RCS but as this
>is all new to me I don't yet have much experience with AES programming to rule
>out all the possibilities.)
>
>2. In terms of application development, what debugging tools have been used? At
>this stage I not yet tried Turbo Debugger, but I suspect the .APP extension may
>cause problems. Any ideas or general suggestions in this area?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Scott McDonald
>
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