Dialog(ue) editor
lazarus / 65-FV-Textmode IDE

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MarkMLl · 2020-12-08 12:30

With reference to the extended discussion at
https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,18998.0.html I've
just uploaded the final version of Jim Clark's dialogue editor to
GitHub since I suspected that I had the last extant copy of
dialedit3b.zip

https://github.com/MarkMLl/Dialedit3b

I am not undertaking to maintain this, but would note that with minor
changes it's usable with FPC.

MarkMLl

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FlierMate · 2021-01-23 20:26

This is an interesting project.

I can run its DialEdit.exe, but cannot build the project....especially
this part:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]window.onload = function(){var x1 =
document.getElementById("main_content_section"); if (x1) { var x =
document.getElementsByClassName("geshi");for (var i = 0; i { The
methodology here is not supported by Virtual Pascal. }procedure
TTrialDialog.SnapPicture(AShow, APattern: word);type    TScreen =
array [0..49, 0..79, 0..1] of char;var{$IFNDEF VPASCAL}    Screen:
TScreen absolute $B800:0;{$ENDIF} 
As I remember FPC does not allow absolute memory address (0xB800:0 for
screen buffer direct access), as it complains "Syntax error: ";"
expected but ":" found....

I have many old TP sources use the same direct video memory access but
all could not be compiled by FPC. I'd be glad if this can be solved.

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MarkMLl · 2021-01-23 21:04

The stuff I put on Github was very much "as received" since I think I
might have the last surviving copy, I'd rather not mnagle it in situ
for precisely that reason.

I have successfully used it on Linux in the past and found that only a
handful of changes were needed. I'll take a look and post more in the
morning.

I've long felt that something that both Linux and FPC lacked was the
sort of dialogue/form editor that Visual Basic for DOS had in the
early 1990s.

MarkMLl

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marcov · 2021-01-23 21:17

Quote from: FlierMate on January 23, 2021, 09:26:46 pmAs I remember
FPC does not allow absolute memory address (0xB800:0 for screen buffer
direct access), as it complains "Syntax error: ";" expected but ":"
found....

Afaik it does work fine on targets that are dos in strict TP mode
(-Mtp)

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MarkMLl · 2021-01-23 21:57

You guys really are slave drivers :-)

I'm seeing what I can turn up, but my notes indicate that I ran the
editor on Windows (even though the generated file was used on Linux)
and for the moment I can't say what compiler I used... judging by the
dates I think I simply ran the .exe that came with it on a sacrificial
system without trying to recompile it.

Slightly later: the .exe file embeds "Virtual Pascal - Copyright (C)
1996-2000 vpascal.com".

MarkMLl

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FlierMate · 2021-01-27 11:24

Quote from: MarkMLl on January 23, 2021, 10:04:14 pmI've long felt
that something that both Linux and FPC lacked was the sort of
dialogue/form editor that Visual Basic for DOS had in the early 1990s.

MarkMLl

Indeed. Thank you for the kind effort for uploading this. I will try
to make it usable in modern Pascal.
Sorry for this late reply as I thought would only reply if I have
solid progress.

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MarkMLl · 2021-01-27 11:40

Quote from: FlierMate on January 27, 2021, 12:24:14 pmQuote from:
MarkMLl on January 23, 2021, 10:04:14 pmI've long felt that something
that both Linux and FPC lacked was the sort of dialogue/form editor
that Visual Basic for DOS had in the early 1990s.

Indeed. Thank you for the kind effort for uploading this. I will try
to make it usable in modern Pascal.
Sorry for this late reply as I thought would only reply if I have
solid progress.

I'm sorry I can't be more help but my TV/FV experience is extremely
limited.

MarkMLl

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FlierMate · 2021-01-27 11:42

Quote from: MarkMLl on January 23, 2021, 10:57:26 pmI'm seeing what I
can turn up, but my notes indicate that I ran the editor on Windows
(even though the generated file was used on Linux)..........
Slightly later: the .exe file embeds "Virtual Pascal - Copyright (C)
1996-2000 vpascal.com".

MarkMLl

Yes, the EXEs that comes with DialEdit3b.zip is 16-bit programs which
can still be run on 32-bit Windows with additional NTVDM (Virtual DOS
machine) feature enabled.

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FlierMate · 2021-01-27 11:43

No worries.... I will try my best.