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plebeau@cix.compulink.co.uk (Paul Lebeau) writes:
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>               case 0x400cc:   /* 'wimp_MWINDINFO'
>                                  (for iconizing windows) */

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>                  strncpy(&e->data.msg.data.chars[8],
>                          WIMP_ICONIZE_SPRITE, 8);
>...
>WIMP_ICONIZE_SPRITE is "ic_minehunt" but you should be able to

Don't you mean "minehunt"? Pinboard is supposed to place the "ic_"
on the front itself. Note also that "minehunt" is 8 characters, so
the "e" should be replaced by a '\0' terminator. (which you are
doing below). As you have called your application 'mineuhunt' (I
presume) when you gave the taskname to the WIMP (Wimp_Initialise)
it will fail when it tries to use "ic_ic_mine" and resort to
"ic_<taskname>", or "ic_minehunt". (Try a different spritename,
and I'm certain you'll end up with an "ic_?"...)
It just happens to work for you because it defaults to the sprite that
you really wanted anyway.

i.e. I think you're supposed to use strcpy(...,"minehun")
to use an icon called "ic_minehun"

>Hope that helps.
Thanks, but no.. it's essentially what I've already got... ;-(

The trouble comes when you want to use an icon with a *different* name
from the application's taskname (e.g. "ic_minehi" and "ic_minewin" for
example). The icon *does* appear, but is instantly *replaced* by the
default icon again (So I see my icon flash before my eyes...)

I can make my icon appear and stay by putting a Wimp_Poll in just before
I send the reply message, but although I thought this works, I know find
that it *doesn't* work if I start up my machine without booting!
In other words, it doesn't work on a bog-standard RO3.10 machine, but
for some reason it works after my !boot has been run! (?????!!!?!?!)

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>Unfortunately, there is no Arc software to drive fax modems, that
>I know of.  A colleague has written some simple code to drive our
>modem.  Is there any demand out there for us to develop this
>commercially?  How many of you have fax modems?

David Pilling has just released a program to drive Fax modems...
(Not an advert... just info for those who are interested!)
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