From fnaumann@mail.cs.uni-magdeburg.de Wed Jun 23 10:29:23 2004 Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:12:48 +0200 (CEST) From: Standa Opichal To: Olivier Landemarre cc: MiNT List Subject: Re: [MiNT] AES desktop extension In-Reply-To: <40D926B0.7010502@utbm.fr> Message-ID: References: <40D8A4B3.9090900@tele2.fr> <40D926B0.7010502@utbm.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p7 (Debian) at fishpool.fi Delivered-To: mint@fishpool.com Delivered-To: mint@lists.fishpool.fi X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi Errors-to: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi X-original-sender: opichals@seznam.cz Precedence: bulk List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-ID: X-List-ID: X-Milter: ClamAV 0.70/0.70kjel X-Milter: milter-regex 1.5jel X-Milter: ClamAV 0.70/0.70kjel X-Milter: milter-regex 1.5jel Hi! On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Olivier Landemarre wrote: > Remi Villatel wrote: > > > Standa Opichal wrote: > > > >> I've been thinking about an extension that would allow the desktop > >> application handle the root window actions by its own like any other > >> own window (not only having to have the OBJECT tree as a content). > > > > [---CUT---] > > > > Yes! Yes! At least, it will enable us to break that stupid barrier of > > the 256 colors in the desktop background. > > There is no barrier of 256 color for background at all, it not an AES > problem it's a desktop problem, it's easy to have true color for > desktop, use simply USERDEF for this, for example Direct desktop is able > to do this, my own software do this and other I suppose. The only > limitation in AES come with CICON limitation to 256 colors, and of > course the file format of RSC Yes, USERDEFs... amost no need to extend the AES than except for that it is redrawn in the supervisor mode. :( So, I would still vote for the extension. STan