FnSnap: Window Maintenance

List and Grid

FNLISTSPEC$*50 - Create a window for a list/grid box

FNLISTSPEC$*50(&LISTWIN,SR,SC,LROWS,LCOLS,AROWS,MAT H$,MAT W,MAT F$;HTEXT$*100,G$)

Description|
Creates a window that contains either a list box or a grid

Functions used |FNWINHEAD

Variables

LISTWIN
SR	Startin row posito of the upper left corner of the grid
SC	Starting column position of the upper left corner of the grid
LROWS	Number of rows that should be provided for the grid
LCOLS	Number of columns wide that shouldbe provided for the grid
AROWS	Number of extra rows above the size of the grid to include in the window to allow for buttons or other informatin at the bottom.
MAT H$	Header title array information for the grid
MAT W	Width array specificatin for the grid
MAT F$	Format specificatin array for the list
HTEXT$	Text to display in a header bar. If text is included than the listbox/grid aill contain a blue header. If HTEXT is blank no header will appear.
G$	Blank for a list box "GRID" to create a grid

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Child windows

FNWINHEAD - Print the top bar to a window

Prints a windows look alike bar at the top of a window using graphics that are stored in the ICONS directory directly below the BR root.

[PICT(PICS\SNAP0001.ptf)]

FNWINHEAD(HWIN,HTEXT$*100,HLEN)

Description|
Creates the top row of a window in windows look-a-like mode with a clickable X and a title

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Variables

HWIN	Window number that the top bar is to be placed over
HTEXT$	Message of title that shuld appear printed in white within the top bar
HLEN	Length of the bar, which should be the dsame as the width of the window referenced in HWIN

Comments

The bar will be another window which will be a child of the underlying parent window. When the parent is closed the child will automatically close also.

FNWINDEV - Query FNSNAP for last window opened

Function transfers from FNSAP to the calling program the window number of the last window opened using FNWIN. This practice is being replace in 4.17 becasue multiple windows can be opened an closed at will and does not require the strict opening of windows in a specific order.

FNWINDEV

Description|
Returns the value of the currently open window that has been opened by FNWIN

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