Re: Real Icon Dragging.

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From: Nick Smith
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 23:22

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In article <1992Oct7.182116.15067@cs.nott.ac.uk> smb@cs.nott.ac.uk (Simon Burrows) writes:
>In article <1992Oct7.134701.24557@aisb.ed.ac.uk> ainsjc@aisb.ed.ac.uk (Steffan) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct7.161818.11278@waikato.ac.nz> bwc@waikato.ac.nz (Ug!) writes:
>>>Hi!  Could someone tell me what the FX call is to write the CMOS-RAM bit
>>>to turn the icon-dragging on?  (Assuming it still works in RiscOS 3.1)
>
>The easiest way (although it is cheating somewhat) is to type
>*FX 162,28,3. This enables solid icon drags with shadows.
>
>Nick Smith has written a module to force all application file drags to
>use DragAsprite - it's on the Risc User magazine disc this month.
>
>Simon B.

Wow! Fame 8-) I wish I didn't have to admit to writing stuff for RU, but I'm
just a poor student who needs the money ... ;-)

A friend at Churchill (Paul Fidler - praf1@uk.ac.cam.phx) has updated ForceA
Drag to solid sprite drag from almost everything - for instance the filer 
windows ! It isn't 100% reliable, and doesn't run under RO3 currently - perhaps
others would be interested in hacking up somethinmg like this ? It looks so
cool, almost makes me want to go back to RO2 .... 

Nick.
(Only kidding about the RO2 !)
Sorry about the delay in posting this - the news poster thingy was broken ...

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