Description
- The BASIC interpreter provides four window types: Window, Graphics, Dialog, and Text.
Basic features of Window Types:
| Window
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Most used and most useful window type.
Can contain all controls.
TAB key can be used to move focus from one control to the next.
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| Graphics
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Suitable for displaying graphics and graphical sprites.
Not intended to contain other controls.
Most controls will not work properly if placed in this window type.
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| Dialog
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Can contain all controls, but not menus.
Best suited for getting information from a user.
TAB key can be used to move focus from one control to the next.
Can contain a default button activated by user hitting ENTER key.
May display as "modal", meaning window must be closed before user can activate any other window.
Will be closed by pressing ESC key (unless you prevent it in trapclose).
Keyboard events in Graphicbox do not work in Dialog window.
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| Text
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Limited in functionality.
Can not contain other controls.
Useful for text display and editing.
Always has a menu bar with a File and Edit menu.
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Syntax
- open "window title" for type as #handle
- open "window title" for type_suffix as #handle
Hints
Table of window features and attributes
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Style Suffixes |
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Features
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| Type
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_fs |
_nf |
_nsb |
_ins |
_modal |
_popup |
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Sizing frame |
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Menus |
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Scroll bars |
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Can contain other controls
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| Window
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X |
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X |
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Def/Opt |
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Opt |
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No |
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Yes
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| Graphics
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X |
X |
X |
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Def/Opt |
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Opt |
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Def/Opt |
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Not intended to contain controls
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| Dialog
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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No |
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No |
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No |
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Yes
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| Text
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X |
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X |
X |
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Def/Opt |
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Def |
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Def/Opt |
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No
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Notes
Style Suffixes
| _fs |
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window is sized to fill screen
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| _nf |
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window has no sizing frame and cannot be resized by user
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| _nsb |
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window doesn't contain scroll bars
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| _ins |
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window contains inset text editor
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| _modal |
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window must be closed before another window can gain focus
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| _popup |
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window has no title-bar and sizing frame
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Features
| Def |
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Default appearance at window opening
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| Opt |
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Optional - can be disabled
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| No |
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feature NOT available for this window type
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| Yes |
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feature IS available for this window type
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Combined Style Suffix Cases
| Graphics |
Text |
Window |
Dialog
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| graphics |
text |
window |
dialog
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| graphics_fs |
text_fs |
window_nf |
dialog_modal
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| graphics_nsb |
text_nsb |
window_popup |
dialog_nf
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| graphics_fs_nsb |
text_nsb_ins |
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dialog_nf_modal
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| graphics_nf_nsb |
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dialog_fs
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dialog_nf_fs
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dialog_popup
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Example
' Run this program to see an example of the four window types.
nomainwin
UpperLeftX=DisplayWidth/2-300
UpperLeftY=DisplayHeight/2-200
WindowWidth=300
WindowHeight=200
menu #1, "Stuff"
open "Window" for window as #1
#1 "trapclose [quit]"
UpperLeftX=DisplayWidth/2
UpperLeftY=DisplayHeight/2-200
WindowWidth=300
WindowHeight=200
menu #2, "Stuff"
open "Graphic Window" for graphics as #2
#2 "trapclose [quit]"
UpperLeftX=DisplayWidth/2-300
UpperLeftY=DisplayHeight/2
WindowWidth=300
WindowHeight=200
menu #3, "Stuff"
open "Dialog Window" for dialog as #3
#3 "trapclose [quit]"
UpperLeftX=DisplayWidth/2
UpperLeftY=DisplayHeight/2
WindowWidth=300
WindowHeight=200
menu #4, "Stuff"
open "Text Window" for text as #4
#4 "!trapclose [quit]"
wait
[quit]
close #1
close #2
close #3
close #4
end
Useful Procedures
' Place a useful function using this keyword here
