PSIONICS FILE - WSERVER
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Window server calls
Last modified 1997-04-10
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SPECIAL NOTICE:
This file wouldn't have appeared for much longer if it weren't for Dan Ramage,
who sent me enough material to convince me to restart after many months of
neglect.
This file is dedicated to the memory of Felicia Hatunen (see
). Most of it was written travelling
to and from a memorial service for her (in California).
There is a lot of missing and incomplete material in this file. While Psion
have provided me with an SDK and other data, there are a number of gaps in
what I have, particularly the mapping of registers to C function arguments.
Therefore this file contains more than the usual number of @ signs indicating
missing material. Assistance in filling these gaps would be greatly appreciated
(though I don't promise credit).
Processes on the Psion do not have direct access to the screen and
keyboard. Instead, they send messages to a special process called the
Window Server. This process then handles the screen and keyboard,
arbitrating between the various requests - for example, it ensures that
only the current foreground process gets keystrokes, and handles the
case of different application windows overlapping.
Many calls to the Window Server are buffered; the individual commands
are stored in a buffer, and then sent to the server in a batch. This is
done whenever the buffer is full, by any command requiring a response
from the server, whenever waiting for an event, and by the wFlush call.
The calls that return a value but do not flush the command buffer are:
gTextCount, gFontInfo, and wCheckBitmapid.
If an error occurs when a buffered command is executed, all further
commands are ignored until one that requires a response. This command is
also ignored, and the error is returned instead.
Clients of the window server can be in the foreground or background. On
machines with a small screen, only one client can be in the foreground, and
it occupies the whole screen. On machines with a large screen, more than one
client can be in the foreground or be visible at a time.
See the file SYSCALLS.1 for the notation used in this file. In the case of
function $8D, bit 7 of the sub-function number is set to indicate that the
function obtains a response from the server; this bit is ignored in ordering
the functions in the following list of descriptions. Furthermore, in the
case of Fn $8D Sub $7E and Sub $FF, there are several different functions
depending on the value of AL.
If a call is marked "fails" then:
- if it fails, the resulting behaviour depends on the error handling flag set
by wDisableLeaves;
- if no new value is shown for AX, it is set to 0 on success.
A common data structure is the "standard rectangle structure". This is defined
here:
Offset 0 (word): x coordinate of left edge of the rectangle
Offset 2 (word): y coordinate of top edge of the rectangle
Offset 4 (word): x coordinate of left edge plus width
Offset 6 (word): y coordinate of top edge plus height
Graphics Contexts
-----------------
Many window server calls are described as using a "graphics context". This is
a data structure associated with a specific window or bitmap and stored in the
window server itself. It determines various features about the call, such as
the font used in text operations. At any time there is a "current GC"; calls
labelled "cgc" use that to determine appropriate properties.
A graphics context is specified using a GC description block. This is a block
of memory in the client laid out as follows:
Offset 0 (byte): graphics mode (0=set, 1=clear, 2=invert)
Offset 1 (byte): text mode (0=set, 1=clear, 2=invert, 4=copy with background)
Offset 2 (byte): text style
Bit 0: bold
Bit 1: underline
Bit 2: inverse
Bit 3: double height
Bit 4: monospaced
Bit 5: italic
Bit 6: subscript (v4 only, and only with appropriate font groups)
Bit 7: superscript (v4 only, and only with appropriate font groups)
Offset 3 (byte): additional graphics options (v4 only)
Bits 0 and 1: 0 = black plane, 1 = grey plane, 2 = both planes
Bit 2: set = double pixel mode, clear = normal
Offset 4 (word): font or font group
Wherever a font is required, one of the ROM-based fonts beginning at $4000
can be used. The value $4099 always means the system font.
GC description blocks are normally provided in association with a GC selector
mask. This is a word which is used to determine which values are taken from
the description block, as follows:
Bit 1: graphics mode
Bit 2: text mode
Bit 3: text style
Bit 4: font
Bit 5: bits 0 and 1 of additional graphics options (v4 only)
Bit 6: bit 2 of additional graphics options (v4 only)
When creating a new GC, values not taken from the description block are set
to zero, except the font which is set to the system font.
Events
------
An event is a message sent from the window server to a client to inform it that
something has happened that is not directly related to a function call; for
example, that a key has been pressed when the client is the foreground client.
The event is between 2 and @@ bytes long depending on its type. Offset 0 is
always a word giving the event type.
In many types of event the words at offsets 2 and 4 have a standard meaning.
* "window handle" (offset 2) - this is the value passed to wCreateWindow. It
is not the same as the window identifier, and is commonly set to the address
of a structure including the latter.
* "connection handle" (offset 2) - @@@ the value specified to wConnect
* "tick count" (offset 4) - the window server maintains this value, which it
increments every tick (1/32 second).
Type 1 - WM_KEY
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 1
Offset 2 (word): connection handle
Offset 4 (word): tick count
Offset 6 (word): keycode
Offset 8 (byte): keyboard modifiers and mouse state
Offset 9 (byte): unused
Offset 10 (word): repeat count
Sent when a key is pressed and the client is the one connected to the keyboard
(usually because it owns the frontmost foreground window). The keycode is
defined by the key and modifiers. For example, the 'A' key will generate:
$0061 alone
$0041 if shift is pressed or caps lock is on
$0001 if control is pressed
$0261 if Psion or alt is pressed
The window server will handle control-plus-number combinations and generate a
single event. @@@@ special cases
The modifiers are:
Bit 1: shift key pressed
Bit 2: control key pressed
Bit 3: Psion or alt key pressed
Bit 4: caps lock is on
Bit 5: num lock is on
Bit 7: mouse button down
The repeat count is 1 for a single key press. If a key is held down and is
autorepeating faster than the client accepts new events, the repeat count will
be set to the number of repeats since the last key event.
Type 2 - WM_MOUSE
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 2
Offset 2 (word): window handle
Offset 4 (word): tick count
Offset 6 (byte): 1=release, 2=press, 3=motion
Offset 7 (byte): keyboard modifiers and mouse state
Offset 8 (word): mouse position x coordinate
Offset 10 (word): mouse position y coordinate
Sent when the mouse button is pressed or released, or the mouse moves and
the appropriate window has requested motion events. The modifiers are as for
WM_KEY, plus:
Bit 6: mouse position is outside the visible portion of the window
This can happen through grabs and mouse capture.
Type 3 - WM_REDRAW
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 3
Offset 2 (word): window handle
Offset 4 (word): tick count
Offset 6 (word): left edge
Offset 8 (word): top edge
Offset 10 (word): @@@ right edge or width or what ?
Offset 12 (word): @@@ bottom edge or height or what ?
Sent when no other events (except WM_USER_MSG) are pending and a window has
an area that needs redrawing (an "update region"). The rectangle describes
some portion (possibly all) of the update region.
Type 5 - WM_BACKGROUND
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 5
Sent to a client in the foreground when it moves to the background.
Type 6 - WM_FOREGROUND
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 6
Sent to a client in the background when it moves to the foreground.
Type 7 - WM_RUBBER
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 7
Offset 2 (word): window handle
Offset 4 (word): tick count
Offset 6 (word): final status
Offset 8 to 15: standard rectangle structure giving the final size
The final status can be:
0 = the final rectangle is the same as the initial one
1 = the rubber band moved but was not resized
2 = the rubber band was resized
3 = the rubber band was cancelled; the rectangle is undefined
4 = the rubber band was not displayed because the parameters were wrong
Type 8 - WM_USER_MSG
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 8
Sent to a client following a call to wUserMsg if no other events are pending
(and so can be used to check that condition).
Type 9 - WM_ACTIVE
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 9
@@@@
Type 11 - WM_CANCELLED
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 11
Sent to a client following a call to wCancelGetEvent.
Type 12 - WM_KEYBOARD_STATE_CHANGE
Sent to the system shell only.
Type 13 - WM_RUBBER_BAND_INIT
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 13
Offset 2 (word): window handle
Offset 4 (word): tick count
Offset 6 (byte): set to 2
Offset 7 (byte): keyboard modifiers and mouse state
Offset 8 (word): mouse position x coordinate
Offset 10 (word): mouse position y coordinate
Sent to a client on a button press when the window is configured so that
pressing a mouse button starts rubber banding. The window server will suspend
all mouse and keyboard processing for all clients until this client calls
wRubberBand. If rubber banding is not desired, the cancel flag can be used in
the call.
Type 14 - WM_DEICONISE
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 14
Sent to an iconised client when it moves to the foreground.
Type 15 - WM_ATTACHED
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 15
Offset 2 (word): @@@@
Offset 4 (word): tick count
Offset 6 (word): attached client
Sent to a client when another client has attached itself on top. Note that
the notifer process attaches itself to a client when that client uses the
p_notify@@@ system call.
Type 16 - WM_DETACHED
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 16
@@@@
Sent to a client when a previously attached client detaches itself.
Type 17 - WM_COMMAND v3.5
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 17
Sent to a client that is the target of a wSendCommand call, and indicates that
wGetCommand should be called.
Type 18 - WM_TASK_KEY Series 3 only
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 18
Offset 2 (word): connection handle
Offset 4 (word): tick count
Offset 6 (word): application key code @@@
Offset 8 (word): modifiers ? @@@
Offset 10 (word): repeat count ? @@@
@@@@
Type 19 - WM_TASK_UPDATE v3.5
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 19
Sent to the shell process if any process terminates, whether or not a client
of the window server.
Type 20 - WM_ON v3.5
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 20
Sent to a client when the machine is switched on and the client has either
called wInformOnAll, or has called wInformOn and is in the foreground.
Type 21 - WM_ESCAPE
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 21
@@@@
Sent on if key events are not selected using wGetEventSpecial. The event is
sent when the ESC key is pressed; all pending keystrokes are thrown away.
Type 22 - WM_DATE_CHANGED v4
Offset 0 (word): type, set to 22
Sent to any client which is not in Series 3t compatibility mode and is in the
foreground, whenever either the date changes, or the machine is switched on
on a different date to when it was switched off.
System calls
------------
Fn $8D Sub $00
wEndRedraw
Ends redrawing, as started by wBeginRedrawWin or related calls.
Fn $8D Sub $01
wEraseTextCursor
Makes the text cursor invisible.
Fn $8D Sub $02
wReleaseMouse
Cancels any call to wCaptureMouse.
Fn $8D Sub $03
gFreeTempGC
Destroys the temporary graphics context, and makes the remembered current
graphics context be current again.
Fn $8D Sub $04
wCancel
@@@
Fn $8D Sub $85
wDisconnect
@@@
Fn $8D Sub $06
wDetachClient
Detaches the client from any process it is attached to (see wAttachToClient)
and moves it to the back.
Fn $8D Sub $07
wCleanUp
Returns the window server to a standard state. This frees any temporary
graphics context, ends any redraws taking place, and invalidates any
window that has an attached graphics context.
Fn $8D Sub $08
wAttachToForegroundClient
Attaches the client to the current foreground client, if different. See
wAttachToClient for details.
Fn $8D Sub $09
wUserMsg
Instructs the window server to send the client a WM_USER_MSG event when there
are no other events to deliver. Only one such event can be pending for a
client.
Fn $8D Sub $8A
wStartCompute
Inform the window server that the client is about to start intensive
computation, and its priority should be set to 112 (background) even if
it is in the foreground. Ignored if the client has not selected server-
controlled priority handling (see wSetPriorityControl).
Fn $8D Sub $8B
wEndCompute
Cancel the effect of wStartCompute; if the client is in the foreground,
sets its priority back to 128 (foreground). Ignored if the client has
not selected server-controlled priority handling.
Fn $8D Sub $8C
wClientInfo fails
AX: -> information about the process
BX: process to be checked
Returns information about a process:
Bit 0: set if the process is connected the window server
Bit 1: returns the setting specified at connection time
Bit 2: the client is system modal
Bit 7: server-controlled priority handing is active
If the process is not a client of the window server, the call may return zero
or may fail.
Fn $8D Sub $0D
wCloseWindowTree
BX: window
Destroys the window and all its descendants.
Fn $8D Sub $8E
wInquireWindow
BX: window
SI: address of 14 byte information block (see wCreateWindow)
The first 10 bytes of the block are set to the flags, position, and size of
the specified window. The last 4 bytes of the block are set to unspecified
values.
Fn $8D Sub $0F
wCaptureMouse
BX: window
Captures the mouse within the window and its descendants. It will cancel any
active capture in another window.
Fn $8D Sub $10
wBeginRedrawWin
BX: window
Validate the window for redrawing. Validation causes all pixels to be set or
cleared if the background mode is 1 or 2 (this applies to black and grey
separately), and all future drawing is clipped to the update region (which
is set to the entire window in this case). Normal drawing resumes when
wEndRedraw is called.
Fn $8D Sub $11
wFree
BX: identifier
Destroy an object and free all the related resources. The identifier can be
any of:
* bitmap file handle
* bitmap identifier (will also destroy any associated graphics context)
* bitmap sequence identifier
* clock identifier
* font identifier
* graphics context
* mouse icon identifier
* sprite identifier
Fn $8D Sub $12
wMakeInvisible
BX: window
The window is marked as invisible; a window will not appear on the screen if
it or any of its ancestors is invisible.
Fn $8D Sub $93
wAttachtoClient fails
BX: process to attach to
Attaches the current process to the specified one. This will cause its
windows to stay just in front of those of the client it is attached to.
Applies only on large screen servers.
Fn $8D Sub $14
wInitialiseWindowTree
BX: window
The specified window and its descendants are initialized. This may only be
done once for any given window, and must be done before it is first drawn on.
Fn $8D Sub $15
wInvalidateWin
BX: window
Add the entire window to its own update region. This will cause a redraw
event, which can be used to trigger redrawing of the window.
Fn $8D Sub $16
wValidateWin
BX: window
Validate the window (causing all pixels to be set or cleared if the background
mode is 1 or 2 - this applies to black and grey separately), and the update
region is deleted.
Fn $8D Sub $17
wMakeVisible
BX: window
Cancels wMakeInvisible on the window.
Fn $8D Sub $18
wClientIconised
BX: action (0 = deiconise, 1 = iconise)
Iconises or deiconises the current process. Iconisation only works on large
screen systems.
Fn $8D Sub $19
wClientPosition
BX: position
CX: process ID
Move the specified process (zero means the current process) to the given
position in the window server task list. Position 0 is the front of the
list; any position greater than or equal to the number of processes attached
to the window server puts the process at the very back of the list.
Fn $8D Sub $9A
wInquireWindowOffset fails
BX: window A (0 = screen)
CX: window B
SI: address of a 4 byte buffer
The buffer is filled in with the position of window B relative to window A:
Offset 0 (word): x offset
Offset 2 (word): y offset
Fn $8D Sub $1B
wWindowPosition
BX: window
CX: position (0 = front)
Moves the window to the specified position within the sibling list (the list
of windows with the same parent).
Fn $8D Sub $1C
wScrollRect
BX: window
CX: address of a standard rectangle structure
DX: address of offset structure
The pixels defined by the rectangle are copied to a new rectangle offset by
the indicated distance. The offset structure is:
Offset 0 (word): x offset of new rectangle
Offset 2 (word): y offset of new rectangle
Copying does not go outside the window, and does not appear in areas obscured
by other windows or in "invalid" areas waiting for update.
Fn $8D Sub $1D
wRubberBand
BX: window to be sent the WM_RUBBER event
CX: window limiting the rubber band (0 = whole screen)
DX: address of an information block
Starts rubber banding, with the rubber band limited to the specified window
or allowed to roam over the screen. When the user completes the rubber banding,
a WM_RUBBER event is sent to the window given. The information block is:
Offset 0 to 7: standard rectangle structure giving the initial rectangle
Offset 8 to 15: standard rectangle structure giving the inner bounds
Offset 16 to 23: standard rectangle structure giving the outer bounds
Offset 24 (word): flags
Offset 26 (word): minimum width
Offset 28 (word): minimum height
Offset 30 (word): maximum width
Offset 32 (word): maximum height
Offset 34 (word): x grid snap value
Offset 36 (word): y grid snap value
@@@@@@@@
A window can be set so that pressing a mouse button starts rubber banding. In
this case, the press event is sent as a WM_RUBBER_BAND_INIT event instead. The
client must call wRubberBand (use the @@@@@@ flag to cancel rubber banding if
necessary).
Fn $8D Sub $1E
gCopyRect cgc
BX: standard rectangle structure
CX: address of point definition block
DX: mode (see gFillPattern)
Copies a rectangular block from one part of a bitmap to another (the current
graphics context should refer to a bitmap). The top left corner of the
rectangle is copied to the point given by the definition block:
Offset 0 (word): x
Offset 2 (word): y
Fn $8D Sub $9F
gPeekBit
BX: bitmap identifier, window identifier, or zero (see gSaveBit)
CX: address of point definition block
DX: number of pixels
SI: address of buffer
Copies a horizontal row of pixels into the buffer. The point definition block
gives the first pixel to be copied:
Offset 0 (word): x
Offset 2 (word): y
The pixels are packed 8 per byte of the buffer, in LSB-first order ?@@@@@@
In version 4, the grey plane can be used by setting bit 15 of BX.
Fn $8D Sub $20
gDrawPolyLine cgc
BX: x coordinate of start point
CX: y coordinate of start point
DX: address of poly-line control block
Draws a sequence of lines according to the control block, which has the
format:
Offset 0 (word): number of line segments (N)
Offsets 2 to 5: line segment 1 control block
Offsets 6 to 9: line segment 2 control block
...
where the block is 4N+2 bytes long. The control block for segment M has the
format:
Offset 4M-2 (word): 2 times x offset, plus 0 for draw or 1 for don't draw
Offset 4M (word): y offset
Each control block causes a line to be drawn, or not drawn, from the previous
end point (or the start point, for the first control block) to a new point
specified as a relative offset. In version 2 of the window server there is a
limit of 61 control blocks.
Fn $8D Sub $21
gFillPattern cgc
BX: standard rectangle structure
CX: bitmap ($4000 = chequered 1 and 0 pixels)
DX: mode
Fills the specified rectangle with copies of the bitmap. The mode can be:
0 = set each pixel where the bitmap has a 1 pixel
1 = clear each pixel where the bitmap has a 1 pixel
2 = invert each pixel where the bitmap has a 1 pixel
4 = copy the bitmap to the rectangle
In version 3 and above, CX can also be a window with black plane redraw
method 3, indicating that the backup bitmap of that window is to be used. In
version 4, if both planes have redraw method 3, the appropriate plane is used
for each selected plane in the target window or bitmap.
Fn $8D Sub $22
gCreateTempGC
BX: window or bitmap
CX: GC selector mask
DX: GC description block
Creates a new temporary graphics context associated with the window or bitmap,
and makes it the current GC. The previous current GC is remembered. While a
temporary graphics context exists, the following calls are forbidden:
gCreateGC
gCreateTempGC
gSetGC (unless modifying the temporary graphics context)
wBeginRedrawGC
wBeginRedrawWinGC
wFree for any graphics context
Fn $8D Sub $A3
gCreateGC fails
AX: -> graphics context identifier
BX: window or bitmap
CX: GC selector mask
DX: GC description block
Creates a new graphics context associated with the window or bitmap, and makes
it the current GC.
Fn $8D Sub $24
gSetGC
BX: graphics context (for v3 and above, 0=current GC)
CX: GC selector mask
DX: GC description block
Makes the specified graphics context current, and modifies those properties
specified in the selector mask.
Fn $8D Sub $25
wSetWindow
BX: window to change
CX: flags
DX: address of a block of information about the window
Changes various properties of a window. The flags are as follows:
Bits 2 to 6, 8, and 10: set the indicated property to the corresponding bit
of the flags within the information block
Bit 12: if set, move and resize the window
Bit 13: if set, change the pointer symbol
Bit 14: if set, change the background method
New values are taken from the information block, which is as for wCreateWindow.
Fn $8D Sub $26
wBeginRedrawWinGC
BX: window
CX: @@@@
DX: GC selector mask
DI: address of a GC description block
Validate the window for redrawing (see wBeginRedrawWin) but using a temporary
graphics context which will be destroyed by wEndRedraw.
Fn $8D Sub $27
gDrawLine cgc
BX: x coordinate of first end
CX: y coordinate of first end
DX: x coordinate of second end
DI: y coordinate of second end
Draws a line between the two locations. If horizontal or vertical, the line
includes the end with the lower coordinates. If diagonal, the line includes
all pixels intersected by the diagonal of a rectangle including the top and
left edges but not the bottom and right edges. Note that, in all cases, the
order of the two ends does not affect the line drawn.
Fn $8D Sub $28
gPrintText cgc
BX: x coordinate of starting point
CX: y coordinate of baseline
DX: (text) string
DI: length of string (maximum 246)
Prints the string at the indicated location. Characters not found in the font
will be treated as if they were the highest character code.
Fn $8D Sub $29
gCopyBit cgc
BX: address of point definition block
CX: bitmap identifier or window identifier
DX: standard rectangle structure
DI: mode (see gFillPattern)
Copies a rectangular block from a bitmap or a backed-up window (see gSaveBit).
The top left corner of the rectangle is copied to the point given by the
definition block:
Offset 0 (word): x
Offset 2 (word): y
The function cannot copy from a bitmap to itself. If the destination is in
grey plane mode, the grey plane of the source is used if there is one. If the
destination is in both planes mode, a single plane source is copied to both
planes, and a double plane source has each plane copied to the corresponding
plane.
Fn $8D Sub $AA
wCreateWindow fails
AX: -> new window identifier
BX: parent window (0 = parent is the entire screen)
CX: flags
DX: address of a block of information about the window
DI: handle for the new window (must not be zero)
Creates a new window which is a child of the specified window, and gives it
the indicated id and handle (note that the two are not the same, and the former
is used in other calls except where explicitly stated otherwise). The window
cannot be drawn to until wInitialiseWindowTree has initialised it. The flags
are:
Bits 0 to 11: if set, use the corresponding bit from the flags word of the
information block; if clear, bits 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9 are
cleared, the remainder are inherited from the parent window.
Bit 12: set = use coordinates and size, clear = covers entire parent
Bit 13: set = use pointer symbol in information block, clear = use parent's
Bit 14: set = new background method, clear = same method as parent
The information block contains the following:
Offset 0 (word): flags
Bit 0: this window is input-only (and therefore invisible)
Bit 1: pressing a mouse button starts rubber-banding (see wRubberBand)
Bit 2: ignore the mouse when it is within this window
Bit 3: send mouse events when the mouse button is up
Bit 4: send mouse events when the mouse button is down
Bit 5: grab the mouse when its button is pressed
Bit 6: draw in double pixel mode (v4 only)
Bit 7: visible only when client is in foreground (large screen only)
Bit 8: send redraw events to windows with this bit set bfore those with
it clear
Bit 9: do not send redraw events
Bit 10: activate the window if it receives a mouse click
Bit 11: rubber banding will terminate when the mouse button is released
Offset 2 (word): x coordinate within parent
Offset 4 (word): y coordinate within parent
Offset 6 (word): width
Offset 8 (word): height
Offset 10 (word): identifier of the pointer symbol, where relevant
Offset 12 (byte): background redraw method
Bits 0 and 1: black plane method (0 = do nothing, 1 = set pixels,
2 = clear pixels, 3 = keep an off-screen bitmap)
Bit 3: if set, attempts to draw on the black plane are ignored (v4 only)
Bits 4 and 5: grey plane method (0 = do nothing, 1 = set pixels,
2 = clear pixels, 3 = keep an off-screen bitmap)
Bit 7: if clear, attempts to draw on the grey plane are ignored
The choice of keeping an off-screen bitmap cannot be changed after the window
has been created, while the other options can be changed using wSetWindow.
Fn $8D Sub $2B
wBeginRedrawGC
BX: window
CX: address of a standard rectangle structure
DX: graphics context fields to be set
DI: address of a graphics context information block
Validate the window for redrawing (see wBeginRedrawWin) with the update region
set to the indicated rectangle and using a temporary graphics context which
will be destroyed by wEndRedraw (see wBeginRedrawWinGC).
Fn $8D Sub $AC
gPrintClipText cgc
AX: -> number of characters printed
BX: x coordinate of starting point
CX: y coordinate of baseline
DX: (text) string
DI: length of string (maximum 244)
SI: maximum number of pixels
Prints the string at the indicated location as gPrintText, but only enough
characters are printed to fit within the specified number of pixels.
Fn $8D Sub $2D
gPrintBoxText cgc
BX: address of a standard rectangle structure
SI: distance from top of rectangle to baseline
AX: alignment (1=right, 2=left, 4=centre)
CX: margin
DX: (text) string
DI: length of string (maximum 236)
Clears the specified rectangle, then prints the string within it using text
mode 0 (set pixels). The text is clipped to fit within the rectangle. The
string is printed in the part of the rectangle excluding a margin area, whose
position depends on the alignment:
left or right: CX must be >= 0, margin is on the same side, width is CX
centre and CX >= 0: margin is on the left, width is CX
centre and CX < 0: margin is on the right, width is -CX
Fn $8D Sub $AE
gOpenBit fails
AX: -> bitmap identifier
BX: (cstr) filename
CX: bitmap number (0 = first or only)
DX: flags
SI: address of an information block
Loads a specified bitmap from a file. The flags are:
Bit 0: set for a writeable bitmap, clear for a shared read-only bitmap
Bit 1: place the bitmap in a separate memory segment
Bit 2: write the segment name in the information block
Bit 3: must be clear
The information block is written to as follows:
Offset 0 (word): set to the width of the bitmap
Offset 2 (word): set to the height of the bitmap
Offset 4 to 17: set to the segment name (cstr), only if flag bit 2 is set
Fn $8D Sub $AF
gOpenMouseIcon fails
AX: -> mouse icon identifier
BX: (cstr) file name
CX: number of icon within file
Loads a specified mouse icon from a file.
Fn $8D Sub $B0
gOpenFont fails
AX: -> font identifier
BX: (cstr) filename
Opens the specified font file.
Fn $8D Sub $31
gDrawBox cgc
BX: address of a standard rectangle structure
Draws a box of the appropriate size. Note that a box with width and height of
3 will have exactly one empty pixel inside it.
Fn $8D Sub $B2
wLoadDYL fails
AX: -> dyl identifier
BX: (cstr) DYL segment name
Load a DYL into the window server. The DYL must already have been loaded into
memory with @@@@@@@
Fn $8D Sub $B3
gCreateBit fails
AX: -> bitmap identifier
@@: flags
@@: address of an information block
Creates an uninitialized writeable bitmap. The flags are:
Bit 0: must be clear
Bit 1: place the bitmap in a separate memory segment
Bit 2: write the segment name in the information block
Bit 3: make the bitmap zero-sized
If the bitmap is zero-sized, nothing can be written to it; the size can be
increased later. The information block is:
Offset 0 (word): width
Offset 2 (word): height
Offset 4 to 17: set to the segment name (cstr), only if flag bit 2 is set
Fn $8D Sub $34
wScrollWin
BX: window or bitmap
CX: address of offset structure
Identical to wScrollRect with the rectangle structure set to (0, 0, width,
height).
Fn $8D Sub $35
wDrawTextCursor
BX: window
CX: address of text cursor information
As wTextCursor, but the properties byte is ignored and treated as zero.
Fn $8D Sub $36
wInvalidateRect
BX: window
CX: address of a standard rectangle structure
Add the rectangle to the update region of the window. This will generate a
redraw event if necessary.
Fn $8D Sub $37
wBeginRedraw
BX: window
CX: address of a standard rectangle structure
Validate the window for redrawing (see wBeginRedrawWin) with the update region
set to the rectangle.
Fn $8D Sub $38
wValidateRect
BX: window
CX: address of a standard rectangle structure
Validate the indicated rectangle of the window (causing all pixels to be set
or cleared if the background mode is 1 or 2 - this applies to black and grey
separately), and remove that rectangle from the update region of the window.
Fn $8D Sub $B9
gSaveBit fails
BX: (cstr) filename
CX: bitmap identifier, window identifier, or zero
Writes a bitmap to the named file. A window identifier must be for a window
with a background redraw method of 3, in which case its off-screen bitmap is
used. Zero for the bitmap causes the entire screen to be saved. If the window
off-screen bitmap, or the screen, has a grey plane then a double-plane bitmap
is written.
Fn $8D Sub $3A
gClrRect cgc
BX: standard rectangle structure
CX: 0=set, 1=clear, 2=invert
Sets, clears, or inverts all pixels in the specified rectangle.
Fn $8D Sub $3B
wCallDYL
BX: dyl identifier
CX: function number
DX: number of bytes of data to be passed
DI: address of data to be passed
Call a function in a DYL loaded into the window server that has no result.
Fn $8D Sub $BC
wCallDYLreply fails
AX: -> result
BX: dyl identifier
CX: function number
DX: number of bytes of data to be passed
DI: address of data to be passed
SI: address of area to store a result in
Call a function in a DYL loaded into the window server that has a result. The
main result is returned in AX (a negative value is a failure), and other data
(depending on the function) may be written into the area pointed to by SI.
Fn $8D Sub $BD
wSetWinBitmap fails
AX: -> sequence identifier
BX: window
CX: number of bitmaps (1 to 12)
DX: address of a sequence of information blocks
Attaches an animated sequence of bitmaps to the background of a window. Each
time the background changes the client will be sent a redraw event unless an
appropriate background mode has been selected. There must be an information
block for each bitmap in the sequence; the blocks are immediately adjacent
in memory. Each block has the form:
Offset 0 (word): bitmap identifier
Offset 2 (word): x coordinate of location in the window to display bitmap
Offset 4 (word): y coordinate of location in the window to display bitmap
Offsets 6 to 13: standard rectangle structure giving the part of the bitmap
to be displayed
Offset 14 (byte): graphics mode used to copy bitmap
(0=set, 1=clear, 2=invert, 4=copy with background)
Offset 15 (byte): plane to write to (0=white, 128=grey) (v4 only)
Offset 16 (long): delay in 0.1 seconds before next bitmap is shown
Fn $8D Sub $3E
wChangeWinBitmap
BX: bitmap sequence identifier
CX: position of bitmap (0 to 11)
DX: address of an information block
Replace the appropriate bitmap in a sequence (see wSetWinBitmap) with the new
information in the block.
Fn $8D Sub $BF
wEscapeon
@@@
Fn $8D Sub $40
@@@ RConnect
Fn $8D Sub $C1
wEscapeoff
@@@
Fn $8D Sub $C2
wGetWindowPosition v3 @@@@ ???? [ was = GetPosition] fails
AX: -> position
BX: window
Returns the position of the window in its sibling list (the windows with the
same parent). Has the side effects of wCheckPoint.
Fn $8D Sub $C3
gSaveRect fails
BX: (cstr) filename
CX: bitmap identifier, window identifier, or zero
DX: standard rectangle structure
Saves a rectangle from a bitmap, backed-up window, or the screen (see
gSaveBit for details).
Fn $8D Sub $44
wReassignRootWindow v3
BX: window (0 = screen)
All future calls within this client will treat the specified window as it it
were the whole screen (e.g. this window will be the parent for those whose
parent is specified as 0).
Fn $8D Sub $C5
wCaptureKey v3 fails
BX: keycode
CX: modifier state
DX: modifier mask
Captures certain key combinations; from now on, these key presses will be sent
to this client whether or not it is in the foreground. The key combinations
captured are those that will generate the specified keycode, and for which
those modifiers given in DX have the value given in CX (all other bits in
CX must be clear). For example, to only depend on the settings of shift and
control:
shift control CX DX
up up 0 6
up down 4 6
up either 0 2
down up 2 6
down down 6 6
down either 2 2
either up 0 4
either down 4 4
either either 0 0 (if CX is not 0, nothing is captured)
However, it should be borne in mind that most modifier combinations affect
the keycode as well. The call fails if the same combination is already
captured; if two different combinations capture the same key, the client that
made the earlier request receives the event.
Fn $8D Sub $C6
wCancelCaptureKey v3 fails
BX: keycode
CX: modifier state
DX: modifier mask
Cancels a call to wCaptureKey with identical arguments. The call fails if the
client has not captured this combination.
Fn $8D Sub $47
wSystemModal v3
BX: position in task list (0 = front)
Makes the current client system modal and sets its position in the task list.
Task switching only applies to clients that are in front of the frontmost
system modal task.
Fn $8D Sub $48
wCancelSystemModal v3
BX: position in task list (0 = front)
Cancels a call to wSystemModal and re-positions the client.
Fn $8D Sub $49
gBorder v3 cgc
BX: border type
Draws a border just inside the window or bitmap of the current graphics
context. The border type is:
Bit 0: if set, draw the border 1 pixel from the edge
Bit 1: set for 4 pixel corner, clear for 1 or 2 pixel corner
Bits 2 to 4: allowance for shadow
0 = no shadow
1 = remove (but leave space for) single width shadow
2 = remove (but leave space for) double width shadow
5 = draw single width shadow
6 = draw double width shadow
Bit 5: set for special top-of-menu border
Bit 6: set for 1 pixel corner, clear for 2 or 4 pixel corner
Bit 7: remove any arrow at top right, and repair the border
Bit 8: remove any arrow at bottom right, and repair the border
Bit 9: include an arrow at top right
Bit 10: include an arrow at bottom right
Fn $8D Sub $4A
gBorderRect v3 cgc
BX: standard rectangle structure
CX: border type
Draws a border just inside the indicated rectangle. The border type is as for
gBorder.
Fn $8D Sub $4B
gXPrintText v3 cgc
BX: x coordinate of starting point
CX: y coordinate of baseline
DX: (text) string
DI: length of string (maximum 244)
SI: embellishments
Prints the text, as gPrintText in mode 4 (copy with background), but with
embellishments:
0 = none
1 = inverted
2 = inverted except the four corners
4 = underlined
8 = inverted and no descenders
9 = inverted except the four corners, and no descenders
12 = underlined and no descenders
Embellishments with "no descenders" stop on the row below the baseline, on the
assumption that no characters in the string descend below that point.
Fn $8D Sub $4C
gInvObloid v3 cgc
BX: address of information block
Inverts all the pixels, except the four corner pixels, of the rectangle
specified by the block:
Offset 0 (word): left edge
Offset 2 (word): top edge
Offset 4 (word): width
Offset 6 (word): height
Fn $8D Sub $4D
wEnablePauseKey v3
Allows the program to be paused by the user by pressing CTRL-S; this is
initially turned on. When paused, the window server will not process any
requests from the client (they will be held until the pause is released
by pressing any key).
Fn $8D Sub $CE
wDisablePauseKey v3
Disallow the program from being paused by the use of CTRL-S.
Fn $8D Sub $4F
wsEnable
Turns on the permanent status window. This lies behind any other windows of
this client and so, to be seen, all overlaying windows must be resized or
moved.
Fn $8D Sub $50
wsDisable
Turns off the permanent status window.
Fn $8D Sub $51
wInformOn v3.5
Instructs the window server to send WM_ON events when the client is in the
foreground.
Fn $8D Sub $52
wsUpdate
BX: reason (1 = name, 2 = time)
Updates the contents of the status window to reflect a change elsewhere.
A reason of "name" means that the process name has changed; a reason of
"time" indicates that the clock format has changed.
Fn $8D Sub $D3
wsCreateClock fails
AX: -> clock identifier
BX: window
CX: flags
DX: x coordinate
SI: difference in minutes between clock and system time @@@
DI: y coordinate
Creates a clock. See wsCreateClock2, which includes all the functionality of
this call together with additional features.
Fn $8D Sub $54
wsSetClock
BX: clock identifier
CX: difference in minutes between clock and system time
Changes the difference between clock and system time for a clock.
Fn $8D Sub $D5
wSetBusyMsg
eBX: (cstr) text to be displayed
CX: location and delay:
Bits 0-5: delay in half seconds before displaying
Bit 6: 0 = top, 1 = bottom
Bit 7: 0 = left, 1 = right
Waits for the required time (during which another call can cancel the
previous request) and then displays the text, flashing, in the indicated
corner; the text remains until replaced or cancelled (by an empty
string). Equivalent to the BUSY keyword. The text is limited to 20 characters.
Fn $8D Sub $56
wsDisableTemp
Disable the display of a temporary status window via the PSION-MENU keypress.
This is a system-wide setting and is initially on.
Fn $8D Sub $57
wsEnableTemp
Enable the display of a temporary status window via the PSION-MENU keypress.
This is a system-wide setting and is initially on.
Fn $8D Sub $D8
wSystem
BX: settings to be changed
CX: new values for settings
Changes settings within the window server (thus affecting all clients). For
each bit that is set in BX, the property is set to the corresponding bit in
CX. The meanings of the bits are:
Bit @: do not restart the shell (SYS$SHLL) when the window server terminates
Bit @: do not restart the notifier (SYS$NTFY) when the window server
terminates (v4 only)
Bit @: attempt to become the notifier process [H4]
Bit @: if the window server is also the notifier, do not report processes
which terminate abnormally
Bit @: send task update events to the shell when any process terminates [H4]
Bit @: test battery and display low battery warnings if necessary each time
the machine is switched on [H4]
Bit @: report clients that are failing to respond to events [H4]
Bit @: disable low battery indicator in the status window [v4]
Bit @: disable SSD indicators in the status window [v4]
Bit @: disable link indicator in the status window [v4]
Bit @: disable caps lock indicator in the status window [v4]
Those bits marked [H4] apply only to HC machines and version 4 of the server;
Series 3t machines will act as if the bit is always set. Those marked [v4]
apply only in version 4. The initial values of all settings are taken from
the $WS_FL environment variable.
Fn $8D Sub $D9
wGetProcessList v3.5
SI: address of a 44 byte buffer
The buffer is filled with a list of all the processes connected to the window
server; the list is in front-to-back order, and is terminated by a zero word.
Fn $8D Sub $DA
wSendCommand v3.5 fails
BX: process
CX: address of the first byte of the data
DX: number of bytes of data (1 to 127)
Sends command data to the specified process. The process will receive a
WM_COMMAND event, and should then call wGetCommand.
Fn $8D Sub $DB
wGetCommand v3.5 fails
SI: address of a 127 byte buffer
Reads the last command data sent by wSendCommand into the buffer. Only one
pending command is held.
Fn $8D Sub $5C
wTextCursor
BX: window
CX: address of text cursor information
Make the text cursor visible if it is not, and move it to the window and
location given. The information is:
Offset 0 (word): x coordinate of baseline
Offset 2 (word): y coordinate of left edge
Offset 4 (byte): height of cursor
Offset 5 (byte): distance from baseline to top of cursor
Offset 6 (byte): width
Offset 7 (byte): properties (v4 only)
Bit 0: clear=rectangle, set=rounded
Bit 1: clear=flashing, set=steady
Bit 2: clear=black, set=grey
The distance from baseline to cursor top is 2's complement signed. That is,
0 means the top is the baseline, 1 means it is the pixel above, 255 means the
pixel below, and so on.
Fn $8D Sub $DD
wAppKeyHandler
@@@
Fn $8D Sub $DE
wInfoMsgCorner
eBX: (cstr) text to be displayed
CX: location:
Bit 6: 0 = top, 1 = bottom
Bit 7: 0 = left, 1 = right
Displays the text in the indicated corner for 2 to 2.5 seconds; an empty
string clears any existing text. Equivalent to the GIPRINT keyword. The text
is limited to 64 characters.
gSetOpenAddress
Fn $8D Sub $5F
BX: 0=cancel, 1=direct, 2=indirect long, 3=indirect word
CX: file offset low word ??? it's declared as ULONG
DX: file offset high word ??? it's declared as ULONG
Modifies the next call to any of:
gInitBit
gOpenBit
gOpenFont
gOpenFontIndex
gOpenMouseIcon
to change the place within the file that reading starts; this is used where
the font, bitmap, or icon file is embedded in another file. The meaning of BX
is:
0: equivalent to BX=1, CX=0, DX=0
1: DX/CX is the starting position within the file
2: DX/CX is the position within the file of a long giving the start point
3: DX/CX is the position within the file of a word giving the start point
Fn $8D Sub $60
wDrawButton cgc
BX: standard rectangle structure
CX: (cstr) string in button (maximum length 240)
DX: button state (0 = normal, 1 = pressed)
Draws a button containing a string.
Fn $8D Sub $E1
wSetTaskKey v3.5 fails
BX: keycode
CX: modifier state
DX: modifier mask
Causes the relevant keypresses (see wCaptureKey) to be treated as the "task
key". The task key causes the current foreground task to be moved to the back
of the list. There can be any number of task keys. On the HC and MC, the TASK
key is preassigned as a task key; on the Series 3 SHIFT-SYSTEM is assigned by
the shell process.
Fn $8D Sub $E2
wSetBackTaskKey v3.5 fails
BX: keycode
CX: modifiers
DX: modifier mask
Identical to wSetTaskKey, except that it sets a "reverse task key" which brings
the rearmost process to the foreground. On the Series 3 SHIFT-PSION-SYSTEM is
preassigned as the reverse task key.
Fn $8D Sub $E3
wCancelTaskKey v3.5 fails
BX: keycode
CX: modifiers
DX: modifier mask
Cancels a previous call to wSetTaskKey with the same arguments.
Fn $8D Sub $E4
wCancelBackTaskKey v3.5 fails
BX: keycode
CX: modifiers
DX: modifier mask
Cancels a previous call to wSetBackTaskKey with the same arguments.
Fn $8D Sub $E5
@@@ SwExt
Fn $8D Sub $E6
gOpenFontIndex v4 fails
AX: -> font identifier
@@: (cstr) filename
@@: font number within file (0 = first or only font)
Opens the specified font from a multiple-font file.
Fn $8D Sub $E7
gInitBit v4 fails
AX: -> bitmap file handle
@@: (cstr) filename
@@: address of a word
Opens a file containing one or more bitmaps, ready for gGetBit and gDrawBit.
The word pointed to by @@ is set to the number of bitmaps in the file. Using
this facility is more efficient than using gOpenBit several times.
Fn $8D Sub $E8
gGetBit v4 fails
@@: bitmap file handle
@@: bitmap number (0 = first or only)
@@: flags
@@: address of an information block
Loads a bitmap from the file given by the handle (which must have been
returned by gInitBit). The other parameters are as for gOpenBit.
@@@@ Manual says returns 0. gOpenBit returns a bitmap identifier !
Fn $8D Sub $E9
gDrawBit v4 fails cgc
@@: address of point definition block
@@: bitmap file handle
@@: standard rectangle structure
@@: mode (see gFillPattern)
@@: bitmap number (0 = first or only)
Copies a rectangle from a bitmap in a file to the window or bitmap given by
the current graphics context. Effectively does gGetBit, gCopyBit, and then
wFree on the bitmap, only much more efficiently.
Fn $8D Sub $EA
gQueryBit v4 fails
@@: bitmap file handle
@@: bitmap number (0 = first or only)
@@: address of 4 byte buffer
The buffer is filled with the size of the specified bitmap:
Offset 0: width
Offset 2: height
Fn $8D Sub $6B
wsStatusWindow v4
BX: window format (0 = off, 1 = small, 2 = large, 3 = Series 3t)
Sets the format of the status window.
Fn $8D Sub $6C
wInformOnAll v4
@@: new state (0 = don't send, 1 = send)
Instructs the window server to send or not send WM_ON events.
Fn $8D Sub $ED
wsCreateClock2 v4 fails
AX: -> clock identifier
BX: address of clock information
CX: (cstr) clock format for type 5 clocks, must be 0 for all others
Creates a clock, which will then tick automatically. The clock information
has the following form:
Offset 0 (word): window
Offset 2 (word): clock type
0 = Series 3t small digital
1 = Series 3t medium variable (36 x 32 pixels)
2 = Series 3t large analogue (66 x 60 pixels)
3 = Series 3a medium variable (58 x 51 pixels)
4 = Series 3a large analogue (99 x 99 pixels)
5 = Formatted digital (v4 only)
6 = Series 3c/Siena medium variable
7 = Series 3c large analogue
Offset 4 (word): x coordinate of position
Offset 6 (word): y coordinate of position
Offset 8 (word): difference in minutes between clock and system time
Offset 10 (word): flags [apply only to the types in brackets]
Bit 4: display the date [0, 1, 3]
Bit 5: display seconds [0, 2, 3 (analogue), 4]
Bit 6: force analogue [1, 3]
Bit 7: force digital [1, 3]
Bit 8: add AM/PM indicator if system is in 12 hour mode [0, 1]
Bit 9: centre text within space added when bit 8 set [0]
Bit 10: add AM/PM indicator if system is in 12 hour mode [0, 1 (digital)]
Bit 10: @@@ CLOCK_WITH_DATE_EXTRA
Bit 11: use grey plane [0, 1, 2, 5?]
Bit 12: @@@ DBL_PLANE
Bit 13: right align [@@@]
Bit 14: @@@ SUMMER_TIME
Bit 15: enclose in a box [5]
Offset 12 (word): font (type 5 only)
Offset 14 (word): style (type 5 only)
Bit 0: bold
Bit 1: underline
Bit 2: inverse
Bit 3: double height
Bit 4: monospaced
Clock types described as "variable" can be either digital or analogue according
to the system settings or additional bits. For type 5 clocks, the format string
@@@
Fn $8D Sub $EE
wSetPriorityControl v4
BX: new state (0 = off, 1 = on)
Sets server-controlled priority handling. When on, the server will change the
priority of a process to 112 when it is in the background or has called
wStartCompute, and 128 when in the foreground. The client must not set its
own priority when this is on.
Fn $8D Sub $EF
gConfigureFonts v4 fails
AX: -> font group identifier
@@: number of fonts
@@: address of a sequence of information blocks
Creates a font group, which is a set of fonts intended for use in various
styles (for example, roman, bold, italic, and bold-italic versions of a
basic font would be combined to form a font group). There must be an
information block for each font in the group; the blocks are immediately
adjacent in memory. Each block has the form:
Offset 0 (word): font
Offset 2 (word): style of this font
Offset 4 (word): style to be applied to this font
Offset 6 (word): vertical adjustment
When using a font group and a style for output, the following process is used.
The "best" block is set to the first block. The list of blocks is then scanned
in order; whenever a block is found where all the styles in offset 2 are part
of the required style *and* include all the styles in offset 2 of the best
block, that block becomes the best block. When all blocks have been scanned,
the font in offset 0 of the best block is selected, the styles in offset 2 are
removed from those to be used, and then the styles in offset 4 are added. The
resulting styles are applied to the font, and the text is moved vertically by
the distance given in offset 6.
Fn $8D Sub $F0
wInquireStatusWindow v4
AX: -> current format (0 = off, 1 = small, 2 = large, 3 = Series 3t)
BX: format of interest (as for AX, or -1 for current format)
SI: address of 8 byte buffer
The buffer is filled in with the coordinates the status window would
have if it had the indicated format; the current format is also returned.
The contents of the buffer are:
Offset 0 (word): x coordinate of left edge
Offset 2 (word): y coordinate of top edge
Offset 4 (word): width
Offset 6 (word): height
(When the window is off, it has zero width but full height, at the right
hand edge of the screen.)
Fn $8D Sub $F1
wInquireCompatibility
AX: -> compatibility flag
Returns the state of the Compatibility mode. See wCompatibilityMode for
details.
Fn $8D Sub $F2
gReadFontHeader v4 fails
AX: -> length of header actually read (up to 128)
@@: (cstr) filename
@@: font number within file (0 = first or only font)
@@: address of 128 byte buffer
The font header of the specified font is read into the buffer.
Fn $8D Sub $F3
gReadFontGroupHeader v4 fails
AX: -> length of header actually read (up to 126)
@@: (cstr) filename
@@: address of 128 byte buffer
The file must be a multiple font file. The number of fonts is placed in the
word at offset 0 of the buffer, and the font group header is read into the
rest of the buffer.
Fn $8D Sub $F4
wSetSystemFont v4 fails
@@: system font to be set
@@: font, font group, or internal font identifier
@@: text style (internal fonts only)
Changes the font in use for one of the four standard system fonts.
0 = Series 3a system font
1 = Series 3t compatibility system font
2 = Series 3a internal font
3 = Series 3t compatibility internal font
Fn $8D Sub $F5
wSetSprite v4 fails
@@: sprite identifier
@@: address of a position structure, or 0 to leave it in the same place
@@: number of bitmap set to change (0 = first set in the sequence)
@@: address of an information block, or 0 if all sets remain unchanged
Moves the sprite, or change a bitmap set, or both. The position structure and
information block, if provided, have the same format as for wCreateSprite.
Fn $8D Sub $F6
wCreateSprite v4 fails
AX: -> sprite identifier
@@: window
@@: address of a position structure
@@: child window behaviour (0=sprite over windows, 1=sprite under windows)
@@: number of bitmap sets in the sprite
@@: address of a sequence of information blocks
Attaches an animated sequence of bitmap sets to a window as a sprite; the
sprite will appear in front of everything else in the window. Only one window
of a client may have a sprite at any time. The position structure gives the
initial position of the sprite:
Offset 0 (word): x coordinate
Offset 2 (word): y coordinate
There must be an information block for each bitmap set in the sequence; the
blocks are immediately adjacent in memory. Each block has the form:
Offset 0 (word): bitmap for black pixels to be set
Offset 2 (word): bitmap for black pixels to be cleared
Offset 4 (word): bitmap for black pixels to be inverted
Offset 6 (word): bitmap for grey pixels to be set
Offset 8 (word): bitmap for grey pixels to be cleared
Offset 10 (word): bitmap for grey pixels to be inverted
Offset 12 (word): x coordinate of bitmap position relative to the sprite
Offset 14 (word): y coordinate of bitmap position relative to the sprite
Offset 16 (long): delay in 0.1 seconds before next bitmap set is shown
Any of the bitmaps can be 0 to indicate that there is no such bitmap. All
non-zero bitmaps must be the same size.
Fn $8D Sub $F7
wsSetList v4 fails
BX: number of strings in the new list (or -1 to show an icon)
eCX: an array of cstrs
DX: position in list to be selected (0 = first string, -1 = none)
Sets the "mode", or "diamond" list in the status window. CX should hold
the address of an array of words, each of which holds the address of the
start of a cstr. If BX is -1, the list is replaced by the application
icon; in this case CX and DX are ignored.
Fn $8D Sub $F8
wsSelectList v4
BX: position in list to be selected (0 = first string, -1 = none)
Sets the position of the diamond in the status window.
Fn $8D Sub $79
gShadowText v4 cgc
@@: x coordinate of starting point
@@: y coordinate of baseline
@@: address of information block
@@: (text) string
@@: length of string (maximum 234)
Prints the text, ignoring the text mode, but applying shadow and lighting
effects according to the information block:
Offset 0 (byte): body colour ) 0 = black, 1 = white
Offset 1 (byte): shadow colour ) 2 = grey, 3 = none
Offset 2 (byte): light colour ) 4 = dark grey, 5 = light grey
Offset 4 (word): link to shadow (0 = disconnected, 1 = connected)
Offset 6 (word): shadow effect width
Offset 8 (word): shadow effect height
Offset 10 (word): lighting effect width
Offset 12 (word): lighting effect height
Offset 14 (word): additional horizontal gap between characters
Fn $8D Sub $7A
gDrawObject v4 cgc
@@: object type
@@: standard rectangle structure
@@: flags
Draws a special object just inside the specified rectangle. Available object
types are:
0 = 3-dimensional box
and the available flags are:
Bit 1: set for 4 pixel corner, clear for 1 or 2 pixel corner
Bit 3: double thickness
Bit 6: set for 1 pixel corner, clear for 2 or 4 pixel corner
Fn $8D Sub $7B
gBorder2 v4 cgc
@@: 0 = as gBorder, 1 = black/white/grey 3-D effect
@@: border type
Draws a border as gBorder, except that it can also generate a 3-D effect on
screens with grey available. @@@ arrows are not documented as available
Fn $8D Sub $7C
gBorder2Rect v4 cgc
@@: 0 = as gBorderRect, 1 = black/white/grey 3-D effect
@@: standard rectangle structure
@@: border type
Draws a border as gBorderRect, except that it can also generate a 3-D effect
on screens with grey available. @@@ arrows are not documented as available
Fn $8D Sub $FD
wCompatibilityMode
BX: new state (0 = off, 1 = on)
SI: *the same* pointer to a WSERV_SPEC structure as for
wConnect @@@@
Changes the compatibility mode state. When the mode is off, drawing is done
in the usual way. When it is on, drawing is done in double pixel mode on
those machines that support it. The initial state is off.
Fn $8D Sub $7E AL $00
wDrawButton2 v4 cgc
@@: standard rectangle structure
@@: (cstr) string in button (maximum length 240)
@@: button type (0 = Series 3t, 1 = Series 3a)
@@: button state (0 = normal, 1 = pressed, 2 = deeply pressed)
Draws a button containing a string. Series 3a buttons require the window to
have a grey plane. Series 3t buttons must not be deeply pressed.
Fn $8D Sub $7E AL $01
@@@ InformInactivity
Fn $8D Sub $7E AL $02
wDisableKeyClick v4
BX: 0 = enable, 1 = disable
Enables or disables key clicks for the current process.
Fn $8D Sub $FF AL $00
gInitMultiSave v4 fails
AX: -> multisave file handle
@@: (cstr) filename
@@: number of bitmaps
Creates a file capable of holding the specified number of bitmaps, for use with
gSaveMultiBit and gSaveMultiRect.
Fn $8D Sub $FF AL $01
gSaveMultiBit v4 fails
@@: multisave file handle
@@: bitmap identifier, or zero for the whole screen
Saves the specified bitmap as the next bitmap in the multisave file created by
gInitMultiSave. If the save fails, all further saves to the file will also
fail (but the file must still be closed with gEndMultiSave).
Fn $8D Sub $FF AL $02
gSaveMultiRect v4 fails
@@: multisave file handle
@@: bitmap identifier, or zero for the whole screen
@@: address of a standard rectangle structure
Saves a rectangle from the specified bitmap as the next bitmap in the multisave
file, as for gSaveMultiBit.
Fn $8D Sub $FF AL $03
gEndMultiSave v4 fails
@@: multisave file handle
Closes the multisave file, making it unavailable for further saves.
Fn $8D Sub $FF AL $04
gInquireChecksum v4
@@: bitmap identifier, window identifier, or zero
@@: address of a word
Checksums the specified bitmap and writes the checksum to the word pointed to
by @@. A window identifier must be for a window with a background redraw
method of 3, in which case its off-screen bitmap is used. Zero for the bitmap
causes the entire screen to be checksumed.
Fn $8D Sub $FF AL $05
gCreateFontHeader
@@@@
Fn $8D Sub $FF AL $06
wSupportInfo v4
@@: address of a 32 byte buffer
The buffer is filled in with information about supported features:
Offset 0 (word): flags
Bit 0: set if grey is available
Bit 1: set if Series 3t compatibility mode is available
The remaining flag bits, and the rest of the buffer, is currently set to 0.
@@@@@@@@@
Fn $8D Sub $@@
wsScreenExt
@@: address of 8 byte buffer
The buffer is filled in with the size of the screen *excluding* the current
status window. The format of the buffer is as for wInquireStatusWindow,
which should be used for preference.
Fn $D6 Sub $00 (wConnect) is used to connect to the window server. All
OPL programs, and all programs using the console device CON: are
connected automatically, and must not use this call.
Fn $D6 Sub $01
gPlayback
@@: @@@@
@@@
Fn $D6 Sub $02
gCloseMetafile
@@: @@@@
@@@
Fn $D6 Sub $03
gRecordToMetafile
@@: @@@@
@@: @@@@
@@: @@@@
@@@
Fn $D6 Sub $04
wFlush
Sends any buffered commands to the server.
Fn $D6 Sub $05
wCloseDown
@@@
Fn $D6 Sub $06
wSelect
@@: @@@@
@@@
Fn $D6 Sub $07
wPanic
@@: @@@@
@@@
Fn $D6 Sub $08
wGetEvent
@@: address of a 16 byte buffer
@@@@ This is async. How does the sync version work ? Is it vsync ?
This call may be made synchronously or asynchronously. If made synchronously,
it waits until the window server sends an event to the process, and then copies
the event into the buffer. If called asynchronously, it writes the value -46
into the word at offset 0 of the buffer and returns; when an event is sent from
the window server, it is written to the buffer and the I/O semaphore is
signalled. Further information about events is given below.
Fn $D6 Sub $09
wDisconnect
Disconnects from the window server and frees all associated resources.
All programs are automatically disconnected upon exit, so this call is
generally not used by the programmer.
Fn $D6 Sub $0A
wCheckPoint fails
Sends any buffered commands to the server (as wFlush) and reports any
errors immediately (see wDisableLeaves).
Fn $D6 Sub $0B
gTextWidth fails
AX: -> width in pixels
DX: font or font group
SI: style adjustments
DI: (text) string
CX: length of string
Returns the width in pixels of the specified string when displayed in the
specified font and style adjustments. The latter are:
Bit 0: bold
Bit 1: underline
Bit 2: inverse
Bit 3: double height
Bit 4: monospaced
Bit 5: italic
Bit 8: subscript
Bit 9: superscript
Fn $D6 Sub $0C
gFontInfo fails
DX: font or font group
CX: style adjustments (see gTextWidth)
DI: address of 32 byte buffer
Fills the buffer with information about the font modified by the style:
Offset 0 (word): minimum character code
Offset 2 (word): maximum character code
Offset 4 (word): height (affected by style)
Offset 6 (word): ascent (affected by style)
Offset 8 (word): descent (affected by style)
Offset 10 (word): width of a digit (affected by style)
Offset 12 (word): width of widest common character (affected by style)
Offset 14 (word): flags:
Bit 0: contains standard ASCII
Bit 1: contains IBM code page 850
Bit 2: looks bold
Bit 3: looks italic
Bit 4: has serifs
Bit 5: monospaced
Bit 6: has a "hang table" @@@@
Offset 16 to 31: name
The widest common character is usually an M or W, and is not necessarily the
widest character in the font.
Fn $D6 Sub $0D
wDisableLeaves
AX: -> previous value of the flag
@@: error handling flag
Sets the error handling mechanism used by the window server calls. If the
flag is zero, then an error in a command calls the "leave" operation. If it
is non-zero, calls that can fail return an error number in AX. The initial
setting is zero; OPL programs should always make it non-zero.
Fn $D6 Sub $0E
gCheckBitmapID v3 fails
@@: bitmap identifier
Succeeds (returning 0) if the bitmap identifier is valid. Fails otherwise.
Fn $D6 Sub $0F
@@@ Alert
Fn $D6 Sub $10
@@@ AlertCancel
Fn $D6 Sub $11
gTextCount fails
AX: -> number of characters
DX: font or font group
SI: style adjustments (see gTextWidth)
DI: (text) string
CX: length of string
@@: address of a word holding the available width
AX is set to the length of the longest initial substring that will fit in the
number of pixels stored in the word pointed to by @@ when displayed in the
specified font and style adjustments (see gTextWidth). The word is altered to
hold the number of pixels that would be left over.
Fn $D6 Sub $12
gGetWidthTable fails
DX: font or font group
SI: style adjustments (see gTextWidth)
DI: address of a buffer
Fills the buffer with the widths of each character in the font as adjusted.
The first byte of the buffer corresponds to the minimum character code, and
the last byte to the maximum character code (see gFontInfo).
Fn $D6 Sub $13
wGetEventSpecial v4
@@: address of a 16 byte buffer
@@: event type mask
Starts looking asynchronously for an event as wGetEvent, but only accepts
events of specific types. @@@ what happens to the rest ? @@@ based on the
event type mask:
Bit 0: key and task key events
Bit 1: redraw events
Bit 2: foreground, background, and power on events
Bit 3: mouse and rubber band events
Bit 4: all other events
Bit 15: escape events
Calling wGetEvent is equivalent to calling this function with a mask of $1F.
Escape events are sent only if key events are not selected; in this case, if
the ESC key is pressed, all pending keystrokes are thrown away and the client
is sent an escape event.
Fn $D6 Sub $14
wGetEventUpdate v4
@@: event type mask
If there is an asynchronous call to wGetEvent or wGetEventSpecial outstanding,
it changes the mask specifying the events being looked for. If no call is
outstanding, it has no effect.
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