Re: Is the PM model closer to X or Windows?

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From: Chris Shabsin
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 18:20

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In article <JOHNB.92Sep28085634@tara.am.dsir.govt.nz> johnb@am.dsir.govt.nz (John Burnell) writes:

   I have a couple programs that I am going to port to a PM interface. I have
   examples of both X and Windows programs that perform similar tasks. Does
   anyone have a feeling as to which would be easier to use as a base for my
   port?

   Thanks in advance for any help
   John Burnell

I would suggest the Windows program, since PM was once really just
Windows for OS/2, anyway...  well, not exactly, but it has its origins
in Windows.  Basically, you just tack on a "Win" to the beginning of
everything (WinGetMessage instead of GetMessage) and voila!  PM
program.  Obviously, it's more complicated than this, like differences
in Window Messages parameters (MPARAM instead of WORD/DWORD) and the
existance of true multitasking.  But X has very little formal
structure, and you won't recognize much in X programs if you have done
PM or Windows... 

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