Re: [MiNT] XaAES: testdriver wanted

[Paul Wratt <paul.wratt@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Helmut Karlowski
<helmut.karlowski@ish.de> wrote:
> Am 11.12.2009, 12:37 Uhr, schrieb Paul Wratt <paul.wratt@gmail.com>:
>
>
> Thanks for testing!
>>
>> Observations:
>> no need for full screen "yellow" pixel test (speed of bootup)
>
> Really? ;-)
>
>> cant move Launcher File Selector
>> cant move Taskmanager
>
> set the nomove to false:
>
> app_options = xasys, thinwork = true, winframe_size = 3, xa_nomove = false,
> clwtna = 1, nolive = true
> app_options = aessys, thinwork = true, winframe_size = 3, xa_nomove = false,
> clwtna = 1, nolive = tue
>
Thanks I will try this

>> Taskmanager has jerky down movement on slider (up is fine)
>
> screenshot?
>
>> System locks up (crashes, I set AT???? as the last console output, but
>> it is too fast to get details)
>
> ? details? What is AT?
>
When I used the mint040.prg it fails with only basic text on the
console at bootup, there is a line at the bottom beginning AT and the
some hex digits, I presume "attention" or some other failure notice at
a fundamental level. The failure is expected, it is not mintara.prg
(which I grabed from another part of Alans site).

When opening System, nothing happens, it freezes, and the only thing I
notice is when I reboot, there is a line beginning AT at the bottom of
the screen, as the last thing printed, but I can't read it because or
the reboot process, its too fast

Is the System linked to some change in the supplied mint kernels? this
might explain it...

>> About dialog has jerky down movement on slider (up is fine)
>
> screenshot!
>
>> Various dialog aesthetics (see below)
>> cant move File Selector in other apps
>
> xa_nomove (on the app?)
>
Technically anything that opens the FileSelector, I will try some
adjustments to the conf, and consult the EasyMiNT one, as it does not
do this..

>> FileSelector has wierd redraw when resizing
>
> cannot reproduce
>
When resizing from the top, is first un-draws the whole FileSelector
Window/Dialog (draws complete background first). Thenit  draws the
FileSelector Window/Dialog again, but depending on which way the mouse
movement was, this first draw of the FileSelector Window/Dialog is
MOVED relative to how much the mouse moves, only after that does it do
another FileSelector Window/Dialog draw, this time it is drawn as
expected (the bottom of the form does not "jump up" or down)

>> FileSelector can not be resized from bottom
>
> cannot reproduce
>
This may be linked to (default) xa_nomove settings on the on the
FileSelector Window/Dialog

>> What happened to the Environment and Log (is this in System)
>
> Yes!
>
I thought so...

>> Can you move the load meter (bottom right maybe)
>
> No!
>
it currently overhangs the ScrollList box (title bar)

>> Can there be "tabs" for "Load", "Memory" and "Processes"
>
> ?
as in "form tabs", a page each place in the same area

>> If Memory is kept on the process list, can it be [+]'ed like
>> sub-processes then provided in a list (not across the screen)
>
> Maybe later
>
it would be cleaner

>> Is it possible for load and CPU% to be updated at intervals
>
> Would be, matter of taste.
>
it would be useful as an option at least, since that is one of the
reasons for bringing up the Taskmanager

>> Can there be a "refresh" button for process/load update
>
> Ctrl-Alt-F
>
This helps in the interim. I opened the xa_help.txt, but did not take
it in. I will try the mentioned "recover" with the System lockup.

>> Is there an internal icon for programs
>
> ?
>
The main processes (XaAES, TeraDesk, TosWin2) have an icon which come
from the Widget resource. I am unsure as to the location of the icion
for ACC's (it may be the same icon resource, in selected mode), but
there is not icons (in the process list) for regular apps

>> About dialog, reverse Date and Target
>
> Ok .. the beta would not display this anyway.
>
>> About dialog, Target should include 040/deb
>> About dialog, Date should not include GCC version (move to target?
>
> Probably doable
>
>> what about non native GCC compiles)
>
> You mean: cross-compiled? I just took what was there ...
>
Maybe another line with compiler, presuming a cross-compile with 4.43
(should) result in gcc-4.43-m68k-mint, which is considerably larger
that "2.95", otherwise just add a "with" clause to the Target (eg.
Target: m68k 040 with 4.43 Ubuntu 9.10)

>> Better process scroll list placement (space; in line with buttons; etc)
>
> ?
>
placement of the ScrollList.

>> Can Change Resolution still be used on Falcon, TT, and others.
>
> No - as in original.
>
>> Has the 16/256 color reference in the resource been fixed (as per
>> Mantis Bugtrack bug log #157)
>
> I think not.
>
>> release, but I would prefer that included the couple of extras I have
>> already done (which only affect system resources if the extra textures
>> are used).
>
> First get it into the cvs.
>
They are simple, they took me only a few minutes (the texture
additions) in 2 files, and they are not open to problems, I do not
mind creating diffs from your sources. There is a small amount of work
involving 4 files to get the XWIDGET's added, that can wait. The
gradients I already have for including, and there inclusion is just
"delete structs", add #IF in the same two pages as the textures, 2
minutes work if you have the gradient files. Plus I have a "recolor"
script to allow you to recompile 2 objects with custom gradients and
relink the KM, which you could use to identify the version used
(without having to ask). This is all in the zip on AFROS-update if you
would rather do it yourself..

I cannot supply screen shots of "a jerky movement when dragging
ScrollList vertical scrollbars".

when the mouse is used to drag the vertical scroll slider down, the
slider first moves and is drawn correctly, then it "jumps" back up a
distance (being redrawn), before finally being redrawn in the correct
position again. I sounds similar to the "resize using top of
FileSelector" described above..

I am testing these in an AFROS setup (not EasyMiNT)

I will test the scroll and resize issues described here in EasyMiNT
with 1.16, and see what is happening there..

But it seems like there is a redraw bug in FileSelector and ScrollList
(which is contained in the FileSelector, widh is just a windowed
version of ScrollList)

Cheers

Paul