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After learning that OS/2 does not have any 32-bit calls to support
character-mode interfaces (VIO calls), I want to know if this was
the only exception.

Are the Kbd and Mou functions have 32-bit counterparts?
(e.g. can you call them from 32-bit segments, and pass 32-bit
pointers instead of segment then offset...)

Are the Gpi and Win functions 32-bits?
Is the SOM 32-bit?

I know that all the Dos functions are 32-bit, but I only have
documentation on OS/2 1.x so I'm not sure about the rest.

Are there any plans to include 32-bit support for windowed and
full-screen character mode I/O?  From Ray Duncan's recent article
in PC Week I learned that NT has such support.  He suggested
that not including this feature was meant to force people to
program in PM.

Although I have seen example PM programs which are not too
difficult to set up, it's still a heck of a lot more work than
just calling a functions which print, or change the screen size,
etc.  It would be nice if they were 32-bit and could also have some
limited control over the window characteristics, like font size,
window size and position, etc.



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Brian Mathewson   bbm@r2d2.eeap.cwru.edu
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