Re: [MiNT] wind_xget()

[Olivier Landemarre <olivier.landemarre@utbm.fr>]

Odd Skancke wrote:

> Hi Olivier,
>
> man, 13,.12.2004 kl. 20.06 +0100, skrev Olivier Landemarre:
>  
>
> > Odd Skancke wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Hello everybody and Arnaud,
> > >
> > >
> > > Just discovered that wind_xget as MyAES and up to now XaAES
> > >      
> implements
>  
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> > > it breaks applications NEWSwatch and POPwatch. Therefore XaAES will
> > >      
> have
>  
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> > > this implementation removed, and WF_FIRSTAREAXYWH mode is implemented
> > > instead. I do not know (nor do I think it possible) to avoid these
> > > compatibility issues, as it seems trash from previous AES calls
> > >      
> reside
>  
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> > > in intin[2-4] and control[N_INTIN] is set to 6.
> > >
> > > I hope MyAES will follow XaAES here, since I dont think too many
> > >      
> apps
>  
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> > > currently use this wind_xget as of yet. I have not yet decided which
> > > numeric value to give to WF_FIRSTAREAXYWH, or if that will be the
> > >      
> name
>  
>
> > > of the mode at all ... opinions? What I HAVE done is removed the
> > > MyAES'ish implementation ... breaks AES compatibility!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > Can you send me one of this software?
> >    
>
> I found POPwatch and NEWwatch here;
> http://www.flinny.demon.co.uk/download.html
>
> If you hope to fix this compatibility issue, I would strongly suggest
> that we agree on a new wind_get mode instead. I will for sure not follow
> the current implementation.
>  
I will look at this.

> I think that mode 13 is free for use, between WF_NEXTXYWH(12) and
> WF_NEWDESK(14). Anyone know if this mode is used for anything?
>
>  
For me I never see program using it.

In MyAeS I have add an appl_getinfo() extension for know wich AES and 
version is avaible (I think better than search in
a cookie list!)
#define AES_NAME_AND_VERSION 96

case 96: /* AES_NAME_AND_VERSION */
           pb->intout[1]='My'; /* 3 first value are a short name for 
the AES*/
           pb->intout[2]='Ae';
           pb->intout[3]='S\0';
           pb->intout[4]=0x0067;    /* last value is version with lower 
byte, the major version number and lower byte the minor number version 
all in hexadecimal */

I dislike add new fonction feature because most of time never use, this 
only  because a lot of people ask me to know wich AES is use, and I 
didn't wan't add cookie.

> Regards,
>  
>
> Odd Skancke
>  
Regards
Olivier