I had a copy once upon a time, several computers ago. I still may have it in archive. I will check for it thi week. Ron Barnett -----Original Message----- From: fractdev-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:fractdev-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tim Wegner Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:53 AM To: Fractint developer's list Subject: Re: [Fractdev] Winfract source

I've never seen the Winfract source code. Was it going to be on your archive CD?

I'm, sure I have it. Will check on the weekend. Tim _______________________________________________ Fractdev mailing list Fractdev@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractdev

hi again. why not java as a future for fractint? it would be portable. there would be no gui problem. (speed? native executables.) did you talk about this already? something i missed? maybe there's a reason i can't see which makes the code not rewritable in java.. is there any? charlie /* tim, i still owe you that relaxed zoombox scrolling.. i didn't forget nor i gave up: got a little wolfdog puppy so i've been distracted for a few months growing it up.. now i'm quite back and will post that soon.. */ ____________________________________________________________ Řekněte sýr! MMS telefon SonyEricsson T610 s foťákem můžete mít už za 5577 Kč. A k tomu až 120 MMS zdarma! http://ad2.seznam.cz/redir.cgi?instance=62754%26url=http://www.oskarmobil.cz...

Tim,

Spanky has it, at:

http://spanky.triumf.ca/pub/fractals/programs/ibmpc/windows/wins1821.z ip

However your question was a reminder to look at what I have, so I'll still do that this weekend.

That's a good indication of why I haven't done any programming lately. Can I assume that rc is a revision control program, and I can fix up the winfract make file to not use it? Jonathan

Jonathan Osuch wrote:

Can I assume that rc is a revision control program, and I can fix up the winfract make file to not use it?

Under Visual C++, a file type with the extension of RC usually means it is a resource script file. A text file containing descriptions of resources from which the resource compiler creates a binary resource file. For Microsoft Windows applications, resource-definition files usually have a .RC filename extension. For Apple Macintosh applications, such files are typically named with a .R extension and written with the Apple Rez script language. Sincerely, P.N.L. ------------------------------------------------- http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/PNL_Fractals.html http://www.Nahee.com/Fractals/

Jonathan asked:

Okay, so what is the following (in the make file) doing for me?

I can't answer, but I can say that the very same Microsoft compiler that we both use can compile winfract if the Windows SDK is installed. I have the Win sdk, though I have never used it. Tim

In article <200310241814.47542.osuchj@avalon.net>, Jonathan Osuch <osuchj@avalon.net> writes:

Okay, so what is the following (in the make file) doing for me?

rc.res: rc -r $*.rc

winfract.res: winfract.rc mathtool.rc mathtool.h coord.dlg winfract.h \ dialog.h zoom.dlg rc -r winfract.rc

rc is the resource compiler. A .rc file is a text file containing a resource script that defines Win32 resources. Visual Studio 6/7 contains a resource editor that lets you edit resources through a GUI. In Win32, 'resources' are stored in the executable file when your exe is linked. The idea of a resource file is to be able to edit the UI elements of your application, or localized elements of your application, without having to modify the code. (There are resource editors that work directly on the resources embedded in a binary, for instance.) Suppose you have an application that is localized into English, French and German. You can put a string table in the resource file that will hold the localized strings used in UI elements -- dialog box titles, button text, combo box labels, and so-on. You can refer to elements in the string table with a string name or integer ID in your code to obtain the necessary strings. If you put them in resources, then a translation company can translate your resources and your code will then be localized into the translated language. Other things commonly in resources are dialog box layouts (including child controls), version resources (what's shown for the EXE version tab in Windows Explorer), hotkey resources, cursors, bitmaps, and custom resource data. See <http://tinyurl.com/s9zo> for the MSDN documentation on resources.

winfract.hlp: winfract.rtf mathtool.rtf hc winfract

hc is the help compiler. It takes source files and a project file and builds a winhelp .hlp file. This is the 'old' style of help file that's been in windows forever. Nowadays, MS prefers people to make HTML help files (.chm) instead. The resource compiler is in the 'Platform SDK' -- I think this is what Tim referred to as the Windows SDK, but they call it the Platform SDK now. The Platform SDK is a free download and contains headers, libraries and ancilliary tools for Windows development. Generally, even if you have Visual Studio, you occasionally install the Platform SDK if you want to access features in Windows that are newer than your release of Visual Studio. This is similar to how you should install the DirectX SDK to get the right libraries and headers instead of relying on what shipped with your copy of Visual Studio. The help compiler is in the Help Workshop also freely available from MS. See <http://tinyurl.com/sa13>. The resource compiler is included in Visual Studio. I believe the help compiler is also included somewhere on the Visual Studio distribution media, but its a separate install and not installed with studio by default. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/> Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty <http://pilgrimage.scene.org>

Jonathan Osuch wrote:

Okay, so what is the following (in the make file) doing for me?

.rc.res: rc -r $*.rc

Compiling resource files using the Win32 SDK requires three separate tools: the first tool you use is the RC compiler, which turns your .RC file into a .RES file; you then use the CVTRES tool to convert the .RES file into an object file; and finally, you link the object file to the program executable using LINK32. The normal syntax is as follows: RC [options] _script-file_ The _script-file_ parameter specifies the name of the resource-definition file that contains the names, types, filenames, and descriptions of the resources to be compiled. The 'options' parameter can be one or more of the command-line options, such as: /? -- Displays a list of RC command-line options. /d -- Defines a symbol for the preprocessor that you can test with the #ifdef directive. /r -- Ignored. Provided for compatibility with existing makefiles. Options are not case sensitive, and a hyphen (-) can be used in place of a slash mark (/). You can combine single-letter options if they do not require any additional parameters.

winfract.hlp: winfract.rtf mathtool.rtf hc winfract

Help Compiler using the input Rich Text Files. I personally prefer the older Windows Help (.HLP) files over the newer Compiled Help (.CHM) files. They seem to be faster when accessed and use less resources. And they do not require Internet Explorer. Sincerely, P.N.L. ------------------------------------------------- http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/PNL_Fractals.html http://www.Nahee.com/Fractals/