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In article <981@apple.UUCP> lsr@apple.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein) writes:
>
>I don't think the problem is with the CopyBits itself.  I have done large
>CopyBits with no problems (although this was using srcCopy mode, which
>might be a special case).  The only reference to a 3K limit I can recall is
>in the Tech Note about MacDraw's picture format.

Someone here pointed out that the 3K reference is in Inside Macintosh (p.
I-188).  

However, the rule cannot be a strict one.  For example, the Toolbox itself
does not follow it to the letter.  When you move a window, the Window
Manager does one CopyBits, regardless of the screen size.  Again, this is
using srcCopy mode, so perhaps the stack is not used in that particular
case.

This is a case where Inside Macintosh (or a Tech Note) needs to be more
explicit about what the stack is used for, so programmers can decide if the
warning applies to their applications.

I agree that QuickDraw should handle the boundary conditions better (ie,
without bombing), but I still would like to know what's going on inside (in
order to do optimizations, for example).

-- 
Larry Rosenstein

Object Specialist
Apple Computer

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