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Article #35787Re: where is gem desktop resource?
From: Derek Mui
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 1989 02:42
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 1989 02:42
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in article <12448@hall.cray.com>, rosenkra@hall.cray.com (Bill Rosenkranz) says:
> wind_set( 0, WF_NEWDESK, 0, 0, 0, 0 ) will reset the desktop background ...
> ..... i found this undocumented trick out in the last atari
> developer's newsletter. if allan's listening, is there any chance of this
> becomming "official"? seems like a mighty useful tool...
>
> -bill
> ---
This 'trick' is there in all of the previously released TOS versions
including TOS 1.4. Personally, after examining the code, it seems like a
safe call to make. I hope we can document that 'trick' so that it becomes
an official feature. By the way, I don't make the final decision on these
things. Remember, as stated below, these opinions are only my own.
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The above opinions are my own and nobody elses Derek Mui {..ames!atari!mui}
You know that, don't you? Atari Corp
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!portal!atari!mui From: mui@atari.UUCP (Derek Mui) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: where is gem desktop resource? Message-ID: <1296@atari.UUCP> Date: 6 Jan 89 02:42:03 GMT References: <12448@hall.cray.com> Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA Lines: 23