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'DEFAULT' or 'DF' Mnemonic
Define Default
Format
Long or short form: 'DEFAULT' or 'DF'
Description
Use either 'DEFAULT' or 'DF' to define the current attributes/font as the default for an
OPEN channel. For instance, you can set a default for fixed font, reverse video,
blinking, underscore, foreground / background, etc. To set the default font for all
graphical objects, refer to the 'GF' Mnemonic, p.610.
Example
To set a font in *WINPRT* printing as the standard default font for an OPEN channel:
0010 OPEN (30)"*WINPRT*;ASIS"
0020 PRINT (30)'FONT'("Courier New",-7),'DF'
'DIALOGUE' Mnemonic
Define/Draw Dialogue Region
Format
'DIALOGUE' (col,ln,wth,ht[,wdw_id],[title$][,attrib$][,OPT=string$])
Where:
col,ln,
Position / coordinates. Numeric expressions. Column and line
wth,ht
coordinates for top left corner, width in number of columns and height in
number of lines.
attrib$
Optional attribute string. If you include attributes, use one or more
mnemonics to define the defaults for the window. String expression.
title$
Optional title. String expression.
string$
Optional attributes. Supported options include:
& Ampersand - creates window that logically attaches to the current
window (i.e., leaves the current window active and shares controls)
* Asterisk - creates resizable window with automatic scrollbars for text
plane; e.g., PRINT 'DIALOGUE'(1,1,60,20,"Title",OPT="*")
-
Dash - window has a minimize button.
? Window supports Win95 Help button.
^ Caret - window is always on top (not applicable to the 'WINDOW'
mnemonic); e.g., PRINT 'DIALOGUE'(1,2,30,3,"My Top
Dog",OPT="^").
c New window is a child of the window that launched it.
C Disables X close button on title bar of window and eliminates the
system control menu from the title bar.
F Window can be maximized, occupying full screen (regardless of
number of columns/rows). Area outside the defined text region will
be cleared to the default background colour for the window.