Synopsis

BOOL ActivateGadget(
         struct Gadget * gadget,
         struct Window * window,
         struct Requester * requester );

Function

Activates the specified gadget.

Inputs

gadget - The gadget to activate
window - The window which contains the gadget
requester - The requester which contains the gadget or
    NULL if it is not a requester gadget

Synopsis

void ActivateWindow(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Activates the specified window. The window gets the focus
and all further input is sent to that window. If the window
requested it, it will get a IDCMP_ACTIVEWINDOW message.

Inputs

window - The window to activate

Result

None.

Notes

If the user has an autopointer tool (sunmouse), the call will
succeed, but the tool will deactivate the window right after
this function has activated it. It is not a good idea to try to
prevent this by waiting for IDCMP_INACTIVEWINDOW and activating
the window again since that will produce an annoying flicker and
it will slow down the computer a lot.

See also

ModifyIDCMP() OpenWindow() CloseWindow()

Synopsis

void AddClass(
         struct IClass * classPtr );

Function

Makes a class publically usable. This function must not be called
before MakeClass().

Inputs

class - The result of MakeClass()

Result

None.

Notes

Do not use this function for private classes.

Bugs

There is no protection against creating multiple classes with
the same name yet. The operation of the system is undefined
in this case.

See also

MakeClass() FreeClass() RemoveClass() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "boopsi Class Reference"

Synopsis

UWORD AddGadget(
         struct Window * window,
         struct Gadget * gadget,
         ULONG position );

Function

Adds a single gadget to a window.

Inputs

window - Add gadget to this window
gadget - Add this gadget
position - The position to add the gadget in the list of
    gadgets already in the window. Use 0 to insert the
    gadget before all others or ~0 to append it to the
    list.

Result

The position where the gadget was really inserted.

Notes

This just adds the gadget to the list. It will not be visible
until you refresh the window.

Synopsis

UWORD AddGList(
         struct Window    * window,
         struct Gadget    * gadget,
         ULONG position,
         LONG numGad,
         struct Requester * requester );

Function

Add some gadgets to a window.

Inputs

window - Add gadgets to this window
gadget - This is the list of gadgets to add
position - Where to insert the gadgets in the list of gadgets
    already in the window. Use 0 to insert the gadgets
    before all others in the window or ~0 to append them.
numGad - How many gadgets of the list should be added.
    Use -1 to add all gadgets in the list.
requester - Pointer to the requester structure if the window is
    a requester.

Result

The actual position where the gadgets were inserted.

Notes

The gadgets will just be added. To make them visible, you must
refresh the window or the gadgets.

See also

RefreshGadgets() RefreshGList()

Synopsis

APTR AllocRemember(
         struct Remember ** rememberKey,
         ULONG size,
         ULONG flags );

Function

Allocate some memory and remember it in the Remember-List.

Inputs

rememberKey - Store information in this list. Must be NULL for
              initial call.
size - How many bytes to allocate
flags - Attributes (see AllocMem())

Result

Pointer to the allocated memory or NULL.

Example

struct Remember *remkey;
remkey = NULL;
AllocRemember(&remkey, BUFSIZE, MEMF_ANY);
FreeRemember(&remkey, TRUE);

Synopsis

struct ScreenBuffer * AllocScreenBuffer(
         struct Screen * screen,
         struct BitMap * bitmap,
         ULONG flags );

Function

Allocate a ScreenBuffer (and BitMap) for double or multiple
buffering in Intuition screens. Use this function to obtain a
ScreenBuffer for the screen's initial BitMap and for all other
BitMaps you want to swap in.

This function also allocates a DBufInfo from graphics.library
The returned ScreenBuffer contains a pointer to that DBufInfo.
See graphics.library/AllocDBufInfo() for more information on
how to use this struct to obtain info when it is safe to render
into an old buffer and when to switch.

Inputs

screen - Screen to double-buffer
bitmap - You may pre-allocate a BitMap for CUSTOMBITMAP screens,
    and pass the pointer to get a ScreenBuffer referring to it.
    If you specify NULL, intuition will allocate the BitMap for
    you. For non-CUSTOMBITMAP screens this parameter must be NULL.
flags - A combination of these flags:
    SB_SCREEN_BITMAP for non-CUSTOMBITMAP screens to get a
    ScreenBuffer referring to the screen's actual BitMap
    (For CUSTOMBITMAP screens just pass the BitMap you used for
    OpenScreen() as the bitmap parameter)
    SB_COPY_BITMAP to copy the screen's BitMap intto the
    ScreenBuffer's BitMap. Use this to get intuition rendered
    stuff into your bitmap (such as menu-bars or gadgets).
    May be omitted if the screen has no intuition rendered stuff,
    as well as for allocating a ScreenBuffer for the screen's
    initial BitMap.

Result

Pointer to the allocated ScreenBuffer or NULL if function failed.

Notes

You may render into the resulting BitMap.
Use the sb_DBufInfo field to access graphics.library's ViewPort
buffering features to e.g check if it is safe to reuse the previous
BitMap. Otherwise you risk to write into the on-screen BitMap and
damage menu or gadget rendering.

See also

FreeScreenBuffer() ChangeScreenBuffer()

Synopsis

void AlohaWorkbench(
         struct MsgPort * wbmsgport );

Function

The WorkBench program wants to call this function to signal
Intuition that it is active or shutting down.
Intuition then uses the MsgPort to tell the WorkBench to open or
close its windows if the user called OpenWorkbench() or
CloseWorkbench().

When the MsgPort is non-NULL Intuition will send IntuiMessages to
it with the Class field set to WBENCHMESSAGE and Code field set to
either WBENCHOPEN or WBENCHCLOSE. Intuition assumes that when the
WorkBench task replies this messages, it already has opened/closed
its windows.

Inputs

wbmsgport - The MsgPort of the (initialized) WorkBench task or
            NULL if the task is shutting down.

Result

None.

Notes

This function is obsolete and should not be used directly by the
Workbench Application. Use workbench.library/RegisterWorkbench()
instead!

See also

workbench.library/RegisterWorkbench()

Synopsis

BOOL AutoRequest(
         struct Window    * window,
         struct IntuiText * body,
         struct IntuiText * posText,
         struct IntuiText * negText,
         ULONG pFlag,
         ULONG nFlag,
         ULONG width,
         ULONG height );

Synopsis

void BeginRefresh(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Initializes optimized refreshing. It restricts redrawing to areas which
need refreshing after a window has been moved or has changed size.

Inputs

window - window which needs refreshing

Example

Somewhere in your window's event handling loop:

case IDCMP_REFRESHWINDOW:
    BeginRefresh(mywindow);
    EndRefresh(mywindow, TRUE);
    break;

Notes

Only simple graphics.library functions are allowed between
BeginRefresh() and EndRefresh().

BeginRefresh()/EndRefresh() should always be called when an
IDCMP_REFRESHWINDOW message happens.

See also

EndRefresh()

Synopsis

struct Window * BuildEasyRequestArgs(
         struct Window     * RefWindow,
         struct EasyStruct * easyStruct,
         ULONG IDCMP,
         RAWARG Args );

struct Window * BuildEasyRequest(
         struct Window     * RefWindow,
         struct EasyStruct * easyStruct,
         ULONG IDCMP,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Opens a requester, which provides one or more choices. The control is
returned to the application after the requester was opened. It is
handled by subsequent calls to SysReqHandler() and closed by calling
FreeSysRequest().

Inputs

RefWindow - A reference window. If NULL, the requester opens on
            the default public screen.
easyStruct - The EasyStruct structure (<intuition/intuition.h>),
             which describes the requester.
IDCMP - IDCMP flags, which should satisfy the requester, too. This is
        useful for requesters, which want to listen to disk changes,
        etc. Note that this is not a pointer to the flags as in
        EasyRequestArgs().
Args - The arguments for easyStruct->es_TextFormat.

Result

Returns a pointer to the requester. Use this pointer only for calls
to SysReqHandler() and FreeSysRequest().

See also

EasyRequestArgs() SysReqHandler() FreeSysRequest()

Synopsis

struct Window * BuildSysRequest(
         struct Window * window,
         struct IntuiText * bodytext,
         struct IntuiText * postext,
         struct IntuiText * negtext,
         ULONG IDCMPFlags,
         WORD width,
         WORD height );

Function

Build and display a system requester.

Inputs

window - The window in which the requester will appear
bodytext - The Text to be shown in the body of the requester
postext - The Text to be shown in the positive choice gadget
negtext - The Text to be shown in the negative choice gadget
IDCMPFlags - The IDCMP Flags for this requester
width, height - The dimensions of the requester

See also

FreeSysRequest() DisplayAlert() ModifyIDCMP() exec.library/Wait() Request() AutoRequest() EasyRequestArgs() BuildEasyRequestArgs()

Synopsis

void ChangeDecoration(
         ULONG ID,
         struct NewDecorator * nd );

Function

Setup a new decorator for intuition windows, screens or menus.

Inputs

ID - identifier for decorations, see screens.h
nd - an ID dependent NewDecorator structure

Result

None.

Notes

The function fails if screens are open; use ChangeIntuition() to
notify applications that the UI will be changed.

This function is private and AROS-specific. Do not use it in regular
applications.

See also

intuition/screens.h

Synopsis

ULONG ChangeScreenBuffer(
         struct Screen * screen,
         struct ScreenBuffer * screenbuffer );

Function

Do double or multiple buffering on an intuition screen in an
intuition-cooperative way. The ScreenBuffer's BitMap will be
installed on the specified screen, if possible. After a signal from
graphics.library, the previously installed BitMap will be available
for re-use. Consult graphics.library/AllocDBufInfo() and
graphics.library/ChangeVPBitMap() for further information.

Inputs

screen - The screen this screenbuffer belongs to
screenbuffer - The screenbuffer obtained by AllocScreenBuffer()

Result

Non-zero if fuction succeeded, or zero if operation could not be
performed, e.g. if user selects menus or gadgets.

Notes

You need not re-install the original ScreenBuffer before closing
a screen. Just FreeScreenBuffer() all buffers used for that screen.

See also

AllocScreenBuffer() FreeScreenBuffer() graphics.library/ChangeVPBitMap()

Synopsis

void ChangeWindowBox(
         struct Window * window,
         LONG left,
         LONG top,
         LONG width,
         LONG height );

Function

Set the new position and size of a window in one call.

Inputs

window - Change this window
left, top - New position
width, height - New size

Notes

This call is deferred. Wait() for IDCMP_CHANGEWINDOW if your
program depends on the new size.

Synopsis

struct Region * ChangeWindowShape(
         struct Window * window,
         struct Region * newshape,
         struct Hook * callback );

Inputs

window - The window to affect.

Notes

This function is also present in MorphOS v50, however
not implemented and reserved.

Synopsis

BOOL ClearDMRequest(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Detach the DMRequest from the window

Inputs

window - The window from which the DMRequest is to be cleared

Result

TRUE if requester could successfully be detached.

See also

SetDMRequest() Request()

Synopsis

void ClearMenuStrip(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Detach menu stript from a window. Call this function before you
change menu data.

Inputs

window - the window from which the menu bar should be detached

See also

SetMenuStrip()

Synopsis

void ClearPointer(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Reset the mouse pointer of this window to the default one. If the
window is active during this call the pointer will immediately change
its shape. Set custom mouse pointers with SetPointer().

Inputs

window - The window of which the mousepointer will be cleared

Result

None.

See also

SetPointer()

Synopsis

BOOL CloseScreen(
         struct Screen * screen );

Function

Release all resources held by a screen and close it down visually.

Inputs

screen - pointer to the screen to be closed

Result

TRUE if the screen is successfully closed, FALSE if there were still
windows left on the screen (which means the screen is not closed).

Synopsis

void CloseWindow(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Closes a window. Depending on the display, this might not happen
at the time when this function returns, but you must not use
the window pointer after this function has been called.

Inputs

window - The window to close

Result

None.

Notes

The window might not have disappeared when this function returns.

See also

OpenWindow() OpenWindowTagList()

Synopsis

LONG CloseWorkBench();

Function

Attempt to close the Workbench screen. This will fail if there are any
non-Drawer windows open on it.

Result

success - TRUE if Workbench screen could be closed.

Notes

If the Workbench screen is already closed when this function is called,
FALSE is returned.

See also

OpenWorkBench()

Synopsis

void CurrentTime(
         ULONG * seconds,
         ULONG * micros );

Function

Copies the current time into the argument pointers.

Inputs

seconds - ptr to ULONG varaible which will contain the current
    seconds after function call
micros - ptr to ULONG varaible which will contain the current
    microseconds after function call

Result

Copies the time values to the memory the arguments point to
Return value is not set.

Notes

Makes use of timer.library/timer.device

See also

timer.device/TR_GETSYSTIME

Synopsis

BOOL DisplayAlert(
         ULONG alertnumber,
         UBYTE* string,
         UWORD height );

Function

Bring up an alert with the given message.

Inputs

alertnumber - Value determining type of alert. For historical reasons,
         this is the same value as passed to Alert(). However,
         this functions takes into account only AT_DeadEnd bit.
string - A pointer to text data. Text data have the following layout:
         each string is preceded by 3 bytes. The first two of them are
         the X coordinates of the string in the alert display. This is
         given as a big-endian value. The third byte is the Y
         coordinate of the text's baseline. Then a NUL-terminated
         string follows by itself. After the NUL terminator there's
         one more byte. If it's not zero, another string starts from
         the next byte. Zero marks the end of the sequence. The text
         is always rendered using the topaz/8 font.
height - The height of alert display in pixels.

Result

Always FALSE if AT_DeadEnd bit is set in alertnumber. Otherwise the
function returns TRUE or FALSE depending on what user chooses. In
AROS, alerts are presented in a requester with two gadgets: Ok and
Cancel. Ok returns TRUE; Cancel returns FALSE.

If the alert could not be posted for whatever reason, FALSE is
returned.

Notes

This function is obsolete and exists only for backwards compatibility
with AmigaOS(tm). On various modern systems this function has
different effects. On classic Amiga(tm) this function may not work
with RTG displays, so it is generally deprecated. Please don't use it
in new software! Use legitimate intuition requesters if you want to
present some message to the user.

Synopsis

void DisplayBeep(
         struct Screen * screen );

Function

The Amiga has no internal speaker, so it flashes the background
color of the specified screen as a signal. If the argument is
NULL all screens will be flashed.

Inputs

screen - The Screen that will be flashed.
    If NULL all screens will flash.

Synopsis

void DisposeObject(
         APTR object );

Function

Deletes a BOOPSI object. All memory associated with the object
is freed. The object must have been created with NewObject().
Some objects contain other objects which might be freed as well
when this function is used on the "parent", while others might
also contain children but won't free them. Read the documentation
of the class carefully to find out how it behaves.

Inputs

object - The result of a call to NewObject() or a similar function,
     may be NULL.

Result

None.

Notes

This functions sends OM_DISPOSE to the object.

See also

NewObjectA() SetAttrsA() GetAttr() MakeClass() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "boopsi Class Reference" Document.

Synopsis

IPTR DoGadgetMethodA(
         struct Gadget    * gad,
         struct Window    * win,
         struct Requester * req,
         Msg msg );

IPTR DoGadgetMethod(
         struct Gadget    * gad,
         struct Window    * win,
         struct Requester * req,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Invokes a BOOPSI method on an object with a GadgetInfo derived from
the supplied window or requester parameter.

Inputs

gad - The gadget to work on
win - The window which contains the gadget or the requester with
    the gadgets.
req - If the gadget is in a requester, you must specify that one,
    too.
message - Send this message to the gadget.

Result

The result depends on the contents of the message sent to the
gadget.

Synopsis

BOOL DoubleClick(
         ULONG sSeconds,
         ULONG sMicros,
         ULONG cSeconds,
         ULONG cMicros );

Function

Check if two times are within the doubleclick interval.

Inputs

sSeconds, sMicros - Seconds and microseconds of the first event.
cSeconds, cMicros - Seconds and microseconds of the second event.

Result

TRUE if the times are within the doubleclick interval, FALSE
otherwise.

Synopsis

void DrawBorder(
         struct RastPort * rp,
         struct Border   * border,
         LONG leftOffset,
         LONG topOffset );

Function

Draws one or more borders in the specified RastPort. Rendering
will start at the position which you get when you add the offsets
leftOffset and topOffset to the LeftEdge and TopEdge specified
in the Border structure. All coordinates are relative to that point.

Inputs

rp - The RastPort to render into
border - Information what and how to render
leftOffset, topOffset - Initial starting position

Result

None.

Example

// Draw a house with one stroke
// The drawing starts at the lower left edge
WORD XY[] =
{
    10, -10,
    10,   0,
     0, -10,
    10, -10,
     5, -15,
     0, -10,
     0,   0,
    10,   0,
};
struct Border demo =
{
    100, 100,   // Position
    1, 2,   // Pens
    JAM1,   // Drawmode
    8,      // Number of pairs in XY
    XY,     // Vector offsets
    NULL    // No next border
};

// Render the house with the bottom left edge at 150, 50
DrawBorder (rp, &demo, 50, -50);

Synopsis

void DrawImage(
         struct RastPort * rp,
         struct Image    * image,
         LONG leftOffset,
         LONG topOffset );

Function

Draw an image.

Inputs

rp - The RastPort to render into
image - The image to render
leftOffset, topOffset - Where to place the image.

Result

None.

Synopsis

void DrawImageState(
         struct RastPort * rp,
         struct Image    * image,
         LONG leftOffset,
         LONG topOffset,
         ULONG state,
         struct DrawInfo * drawInfo );

Function

This function renders an image in a certain state.

Inputs

rp - Render in this RastPort
image - Render this image
leftOffset, topOffset - Add this offset to the position stored in the
    image.
state - Which state (see intuition/imageclass.h for possible
    values).
drawInfo - The DrawInfo from the screen.

Result

None.

Notes

DrawImageState(), handles both boopsi and conventional images.

Synopsis

void DumpIntuiState();

Function

Private: dump the internal state of intuition.

Result

None.

Synopsis

LONG EasyRequestArgs(
         struct Window     * window,
         struct EasyStruct * easyStruct,
         ULONG             * IDCMP_ptr,
         RAWARG argList );

LONG EasyRequest(
         struct Window     * window,
         struct EasyStruct * easyStruct,
         ULONG             * IDCMP_ptr,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Opens and handles a requester, which provides one or more choices.
It blocks the application until the user closes the requester.
Returned is an integer indicating which gadget had been selected.

Inputs

Window - A reference window. If NULL, the requester opens on
    the default public screen.
easyStruct - The EasyStruct structure (<intuition/intuition.h>)
    describing the requester.
IDCMP_Ptr - Pointer to IDCMP flags. The requester will be closed early
    if any of the specified message types is received. This is useful
    for requesters that want to listen to disk changes etc. The
    contents of this pointer is set to the IDCMP flag that caused the
    requester to close. This pointer may be NULL.
ArgList - The arguments for easyStruct->es_TextFormat.

Result

-1, if one of the IDCMP flags of IDCMP_ptr was set.
 0, if the rightmost button was clicked or an error occured.
 n, if the n-th button from the left was clicked.

See also

BuildEasyRequestArgs()

Synopsis

void EndRefresh(
         struct Window * window,
         BOOL complete );

Function

Finishes refreshing which was initialized with BeginRefresh().
The argument |complete| is usually TRUE. It can be useful to
set it to FALSE when refreshing is split into several tasks.

Inputs

window   - the window to be refreshed
complete - BOOL which states if all refreshing is done

See also

BeginRefresh()

Synopsis

void EndRequest(
         struct Requester * requester,
         struct Window * window );

Function

Remove a requester from the specified window. Other open requesters
of this window stay alive.

Inputs

requester - The requester to be deleted
window - The window to which the requester belongs

Result

None.

See also

InitRequester() Request()

Synopsis

BOOL EndScreenNotify(
         APTR notify );

Function

Remove a Screen Notification from Intuition.

Inputs

notify - notification returned from StartScreenNotifyTagList()

Result

BOOL - if FALSE, Notification is in use and cannot be removed; try
    later.

Notes

This function is compatible with AmigaOS v4.

See also

StartScreenNotifyTagList()

Synopsis

void EraseImage(
         struct RastPort * rp,
         struct Image    * image,
         LONG leftOffset,
         LONG topOffset );

Function

Erase an image on the screen.

Inputs

rp - Render in this RastPort
image - Erase this image
leftOffset, topOffset - Add this offset the the position in the
    image.

Result

None.

See also

DrawImage() DrawImageState()

Synopsis

BOOL FreeClass(
         struct IClass * iclass );

Function

Only for class implementatores.

Tries to free a class which has been created with MakeClass() in the
first place. This will not succeed in all cases: Classes which
still have living objects or which are still being used by subclasses
can't simply be freed. In this case this call will fail.

Public classes will always be removed with RemoveClass() no matter
if FreeClass() would succeed or not. This gurantees that after the
call to FreeClass() no new objects can be created.

If you have a pointer to allocated memory in cl_UserData, you must
make a copy of that pointer, call FreeClass() and if the call
succeeded, you may free the memory. If you don't follow these rules,
you might end up with a class which is partially freed.

Inputs

iclass - The pointer you got from MakeClass().

Result

FALSE if the class couldn't be freed at this time. This can happen
either if there are still objects from this class or if the class
is used a SuperClass of at least another class.

TRUE if the class could be freed. You must not use iclass after
that.

Example

// Free a public class with dynamic memory in cl_UserD

int freeMyClass (Class * cl)
{
    struct MyPerClassData * mpcd;

    mpcd = (struct MyPerClassData *)cl->cl_UserData;

    if (FreeClass (cl)
    {
        FreeMem (mpcd, sizeof (struct MyPerClassData));
        return (TRUE);
    }

    return (FALSE);
}

Notes

*Always* calls RemoveClass().

See also

MakeClass() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "Boopsi Class Reference" Document.

Synopsis

void FreeMonitorList(
         Object ** list );

Function

Frees an array of monitor class objects obtained using
GetMonitorList().

Inputs

list - a pointer to the list to free.

Result

None.

Notes

This function is compatible with MorphOS v2.

See also

GetMonitorList()

Synopsis

void FreeRemember(
         struct Remember ** rememberKey,
         LONG reallyForget );

Function

Free memory allocated by AllocRemember().

Inputs

rememberKey  - address of a pointer to struct Remember
reallyForget - TRUE  release all memory
               FALSE release only link nodes

See also

AllocRemember()

Synopsis

void FreeScreenBuffer(
         struct Screen * screen,
         struct ScreenBuffer * screenbuffer );

Function

Frees a ScreenBuffer allocated by AllocScreenBuffer() and releases
associated resources. You have to call this before closing your
screen.

Inputs

screen - The screen this screenbuffer belongs to
screenbuffer - The screenbuffer obtained by AllocScreenBuffer().
    It is safe to pass NULL.

Result

None.

Notes

When used SB_SCREEN_BITMAP on allocating the ScreenBuffer
(ie. the ScreenBuffer only refers to the screen's BitMap) you must
FreeScreenBuffer() the ScreenBuffer before closing the screen.
Intuition will recognize when FreeScreenBuffer() is called for the
currently installed ScreenBuffer that it must not free the BitMap.
This is left to the CloseScreen() function.

See also

AllocScreenBuffer() ChangeScreenBuffer()

Synopsis

void FreeScreenDrawInfo(
         struct Screen   * screen,
         struct DrawInfo * drawInfo );

Function

Tell intuition that you have finished work with struct DrawInfo
returned by GetScreenDrawInfo().

Inputs

screen - The screen you passed to GetScreenDrawInfo()
drawInfo - The DrawInfo structure returned by GetScreenDrawInfo()

Result

None.

See also

GetScreenDrawInfo()

Synopsis

void FreeSysRequest(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Frees a requester made with BuildSysRequest() or
BuildEasyRequestArgs().

Inputs

window - The requester to be freed. May be NULL or 1.

Bugs

BuildSysRequest() requesters not supported, yet.

See also

BuildSysRequest() BuildEasyRequestArgs()

Synopsis

void GadgetMouse(
         struct Gadget     * gadget,
         struct GadgetInfo * ginfo,
         WORD              * mousepoint );

Function

Determines the current mouse position relative to the upper-left
corner of a custom gadget. It is recommended not to call this
function!

Inputs

gadget - The gadget to take as origin.
ginfo - The GadgetInfo structure as passed to the custom gadget hook
    routine.
mousepoint - Pointer to an array of two WORDs or a structure of type
    Point.

Result

None. Fills in the two WORDs pointed to by mousepoint.

Notes

This function is useless, because programs which need this
information can get it in a cleaner way. It is recommended not to
call this function!

Synopsis

ULONG GetAttr(
         ULONG attrID,
         Object * object,
         IPTR * storagePtr );

Function

Asks the specified object for the value of an attribute. This is not
possible for all attributes of an object. Read the documentation for
the class to find out which can be read and which can't.

Inputs

attrID - ID of the attribute you want
object - Ask the attribute from this object
storagePtr - This is a pointer to memory which is large enough
    to hold a copy of the attribute. Most classes will simply
    put a copy of the value stored in the object here but this
    behaviour is class specific. Therefore read the instructions
    in the class description carefully.

Result

Mostly TRUE if the method is supported for the specified attribute
and FALSE if it isn't or the attribute can't be read at this time.
See the classes documentation for details.

Notes

This function sends OM_GET to the object.

See also

NewObjectA() DisposeObject() SetAttrsA() MakeClass() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "Boopsi Class Reference" Document.

Synopsis

struct Screen * GetDefaultPubScreen(
         UBYTE * nameBuffer );

Function

Returns the name of the current default public screen. This will be
"Workbench" if there is no default public screen.

Inputs

nameBuffer - A buffer of length MAXPUBSCREENNAME

Result

Pointer to the default public screen or NULL, if there is none.

Notes

Only Public Screen Manager utilities want to use this function
since it is easy to open a window on the default public screen
without specifying a name.

The returned Screen pointer can become invalid any time, if the screen
gets closed after the return of GetDefaultPubScreen(). This function
does not lock the screen.

Better use LockPubScreen(NULL).

See also

SetDefaultPubScreen() OpenWindow() LockPubScreen()

Synopsis

struct Preferences * GetDefPrefs(
         struct Preferences * prefbuffer,
         WORD size );

Function

Gets a copy of the Intuition default Preferences structure.

Inputs

prefbuffer - The buffer which contains your settings for the
    preferences.
size - The number of bytes of the buffer you want to be copied.

Result

Returns your parameter buffer.

See also

GetPrefs() SetPrefs()

Synopsis

ULONG GetDrawInfoAttr(
         struct DrawInfo * drawInfo,
         ULONG attrID,
         IPTR * resultPtr );

Function

Gets value of the specified attribute from DrawInfo object, or
system default value (for some attributes).

Inputs

drawInfo - an object pointer to query. It is possible to set this
           argument to NULL when querying GDIA_Color or GDIA_Pen
           attributes. In this case values will be retrieved from
           system preferences.
attrID   - ID of the attribute you want. The following IDs are
           currently defined:

  GDIA_Color       - 0RGB value of the color corresponding to a given pen.
                     It is possible to retrieve these values only from
                     DrawInfos belonging to direct-color screens. Pen ID
                     should be ORed with attribute ID.
  GDIA_Pen         - LUT color number corresponding to a given pen.
  GDIA_Version     - Version number of the DrawInfo object.
  GDIA_DirectColor - TRUE if the DrawInfo belongs to direct-color screen. Note
                     that in case of failure it also sets success indicator to
                     FALSE.
  GDIA_NumPens     - Number of pens or colors defined in this DrawInfo object.
  GDIA_Font        - Font specified in this DrawInfo.
  GDIA_Depth       - Depth of this DrawInfo. Note that this attribute will
                     return real depth of DrawInfo's screen, however dri_Depth
                     member will contain 8 for AmigaOS(tm) compatibility.
  GDIA_ResolutionX - X resolution in ticks
  GDIA_ResolutionY - Y resolution in ticks
  GDIA_CheckMark   - A pointer to CheckMark image object for the menu.
  GDIA_MenuKey     - A pointer to Menu (Amiga) key image object for the menu.

resultPtr - an optional storage area for success indicator. You
            can set this parameter to NULL.

Result

A value of the specified attribute. resultPtr, if supplied, gets
TRUE for success and FALSE for failure.

Notes

This function is compatible with MorphOS

Synopsis

Object ** GetMonitorList(
         struct TagItem * tags );

Object ** GetMonitorListTags(
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Obtain an array of monitorclass objects installed in the
system

Inputs

tags - an optional pointer to a taglist with additional options.
       Currently only one tag is defined:

       GMLA_DisplayID - list only monitors matching the given
                        display ID

Result

A pointer to a NULL-terminated array of BOOPSI object pointers.
This is a copy of internal list, you need to free it using
FreeMonitorList()

Notes

This function is compatible with MorphOS v2.

See also

FreeMonitorList()

Synopsis

struct Preferences * GetPrefs(
         struct Preferences * prefbuffer,
         WORD size );

Function

Gets a copy of the current Preferences structure.

Inputs

prefbuffer - The buffer which contains your settings for the
    preferences.
size - The number of bytes of the buffer you want to be copied.

Result

Returns your parameter buffer.

See also

GetDefPrefs() SetPrefs()

Synopsis

LONG GetScreenData(
         APTR buffer,
         ULONG size,
         ULONG type,
         struct Screen * screen );

Function

Copy part or all infos about a screen into a private buffer.

To copy the Workbench, one would call

    GetScreenData (buffer, sizeof(struct Screen), WBENCHSCREEN, NULL)

If the screen is not open, this call will open it. You can use
this function for these purposes:

1) Get information about the workbench in order to open a window
   on it (eg. size).
2) Clone a screen.

Inputs

buffer - The data gets copied here
size - The size of the buffer in bytes
type - The type of the screen as in OpenWindow().
screen - Ignored unless type is CUSTOMSCREEN.

Result

TRUE if successful, FALSE if the screen could not be opened.

Synopsis

struct DrawInfo * GetScreenDrawInfo(
         struct Screen * screen );

Function

Returns a pointer to struct DrawInfo of the passed screen.
This data is READ ONLY. The version of the struct DrawInfo
is given in the dri_Version field.

Inputs

screen - The screen you want to get the DrawInfo from.
    Must be valid and open.

Result

Returns pointer to struct DrawInfo defined in intuition/screens.h

Notes

Call FreeScreenDrawInfo() after finishing using the pointer.
This function does not prevent the screen from being closed.

See also

FreeScreenDrawInfo() LockPubScreen() intuition/screens.h

Synopsis

void HelpControl(
         struct Window * window,
         ULONG flags );

Function

Turn on or off Gadget-Help for your window. Gadget-Help will also be
changed for all members of the same help-group to make
multiple-windows apps behave well.

Inputs

window - The window to affect. All windows of the same help-group
    will be affected as well.
flags - HC_GADGETHELP or zero for turning help on or off.

Result

None.

Notes

The WA_HelpGroup and WA_HelpGroupWindow tags are relevant to this
function.

See also

OpenWindowTagList()

Synopsis

BOOL HideWindow(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Make a window invisible.

Inputs

window - The window to affect.

Result

Success indicator. On AROS this is always TRUE.

Notes

This function is source-compatible with AmigaOS v4.
This function is also present in MorphOS v50, however
considered private.

See also

ShowWindow()

Synopsis

void InitRequester(
         struct Requester * requester );

Function

This function is OBSOLETE and should not be called. To preserve
compatibility with old programs, calling this function is a no-op.

Inputs

requester - The struct Requester to be initialized

Result

None.

Notes

This function is obsolete.

See also

Request() EndRequest()

Synopsis

LONG IntuiTextLength(
         struct IntuiText * iText );

Function

Measure the length of the IntuiText passed to the function. Further
IntuiTexts in iText->NextText are ignored. The length is measured in
pixels.

Inputs

iText - The size of this text. If iText->ITextFont contains NULL,
    the system's font is used (and *not* the font of the currently
    active screen!).

Result

The width of the text in pixels.

Synopsis

LONG IsWindowVisible(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Check whether a window is visible or not. This does not
check whether the window is within the visible area of
the screen but rather whether it is in visible state.

Inputs

window - The window to affect.

Result

TRUE if window is currently visible, FALSE otherwise.

Notes

This function is also present in MorphOS v50, however
considered private.

Synopsis

struct MenuItem * ItemAddress(
         struct Menu * menustrip,
         UWORD menunumber );

Function

Returns the address of the menuitem 'menunumber' of 'menustrip'.
The number is the one you get from intuition after the user has
selected a menu.
The menunumber must be well-defined.
Valid numbers are MENUNULL, which makes the routine return NULL,
or valid item number of your menustrip, which contains
- a valid menu number
- a valid item number
- if the menu-item has a sub-item, a valid sub-item number
Menu number and item number must be specified. Sub-item, if
available, is optional, therefore this function returns either
the item or sub-item.

Inputs

menustrip - Pointer to the first menu of the menustrip.
menunumber - Packed value describing the menu, item and if
    appropriate sub-item.

Result

Returns NULL for menunumber == MENUNULL or the address of the
menuitem described by menunumber.

Synopsis

void LendMenus(
         struct Window * fromwindow,
         struct Window * towindow );

Function

This function "lends" the menus of one window to another. This makes
the menu events (e.g. menu button presses) take place in another
window's menu (i.e. the other window's strip and screen).

This function is used to unify two windows on different attached
screens. (E.g. a painting program with an attached palette screen
can open the menu on the main screen if the menu button is
pressed on the palette screen.)

Inputs

fromwindow - This window's menu events will go to another window.
towindow - This is the window that will react on the menu actions
    of the other window. If NULL 'lending' will be turned off.

Result

None.

See also

SetMenuStrip() ClearMenuStrip()

Synopsis

ULONG LockIBase(
         ULONG What );

Function

Locks Intuition. While you hold this lock, no fields of Intuition
will change. Please release this as soon as possible.

Inputs

What - Which fields of Intuition should be locked. The only allowed
    value for this is currently 0 which means to lock everything.

Result

The result of this function must be passed to UnlockIBase().

Notes

You *must not* call this function if you have any locks on other
system resources like layers and LayerInfo locks.

See also

UnLockIBase()

Synopsis

void lockPubClass();

Function

Locks the public classes list.

Inputs

None.

Result

None.

See also

UnlockPubClass()

Synopsis

struct Screen * LockPubScreen(
         CONST_STRPTR name );

Function

Locks a public screen, thus preventing it from closing. This is
useful if you want to put up a visitor window on a public screen
and need to check some of the public screen's fields first -- not
locking the screen may lead to the public screen not existing when
your visitor window is ready.

If you try to lock the Workbench screen or the default public screen
and there isn't any, the Workbench screen will be automatically opened
and locked.

The local variable PUBSCREEN can be used to override the name of the
default public screen to use ("set PUBSCREEN mypubscreen").
If the screen does not exist, the PUBSCREEN content is ignored.

Inputs

name - Name of the public screen or NULL for the default public
       screen. The name "Workbench" refers to the Workbench screen.
       The name is case insensitive.

Result

A pointer to the screen or NULL if something went wrong. Failure can
happen for instance when the public screen is in private state or
doesn't exist.

Example

To open a visitor window which needs information from the screen
structure of the public screen to open on, do this:

if((pubscreen = LockPubScreen("PubScreentoOpenon")) != NULL)
{
    ...check pubscreen's internal data...
    OpenWindow(VisitorWindow, pubscreen);
    UnlockPubScreen(NULL, pubscreen);
    ...use your visitor window...
    CloseWindow(VisitorWindow);
}

Notes

You don't need to hold the lock when your visitor window is opened as
the pubscreen cannot be closed as long as there are visitor windows
on it.

See also

OpenWindow() UnlockPubScreen() GetScreenData()

Synopsis

struct List * LockPubScreenList();

Function

Arbitrates access to the system public screen list. This is for Public
Screen Manager programs only! The list should be locked for as short a
time as possible.

Notes

The list's nodes are PubScreenNodes as defined in
<intuition/screens.h>.

See also

UnlockPubScreenList()

Synopsis

struct IClass * MakeClass(
         ClassID classID,
         ClassID superClassID,
         struct IClass * superClassPtr,
         ULONG instanceSize,
         ULONG flags );

Function

Only for class implementators.

This function creates a new public BOOPSI class. The SuperClass
should be another BOOPSI class; all BOOPSI classes are subclasses
of the ROOTCLASS.

SuperClasses can by private or public. You can specify a name/ID
for the class if you want it to become a public class. For public
classes, you must call AddClass() afterwards to make it public
accessible.

The return value contains a pointer to the IClass structure of your
class. You must specify your dispatcher in cl_Dispatcher. You can
also store shared data in cl_UserData.

To get rid of the class, you must call FreeClass().

Inputs

classID - NULL for private classes otherwise the name/ID of the
    public class.
superClassID - Name/ID of a public SuperClass. NULL is you don't
    want to use a public SuperClass or if you have the pointer
    your SuperClass.
superClassPtr - Pointer to the SuperClass. If this is non-NULL,
    then superClassID is ignored.
instanceSize - The amount of memory which your objects need (in
    addition to the memory which is needed by the SuperClass(es))
flags - For future extensions. To maintain comaptibility, use 0
    for now.

Result

Pointer to the new class or NULL if
    - There wasn't enough memory
    - The superclass couldn't be found
    - There already is a class with the same name/ID.

Notes

No copy is made of classID. So make sure the lifetime of the contents
of classID is at least the same as the lifetime of the class itself.

Synopsis

LONG MakeScreen(
         struct Screen * screen );

Function

Create viewport of the screen.

Inputs

Pointer to your custom screen.

Result

Zero for success, non-zero for failure.

See also

RemakeDisplay() RethinkDisplay() graphics.library/MakeVPort().

Synopsis

BOOL ModifyIDCMP(
         struct Window * window,
         ULONG flags );

Function

This routine modifies the state of your window's IDCMP (Intuition
Direct Communication Message Port).

Depending on the current state in the IDCMPFlags of the window and
the specified flags these actions are possible:

IDCMP   flags   Action
0       0       Nothing happens.
0       !=0     The flags are copied in the IDCMPFlags of the window
                and a MessagePort is created and stored in the
                UserPort of the window.
!=0     0       The IDCMPFlags are cleared and the MessagePort in the
                UserPort is deleted.
!=0     !=0     The flags are copied to the IDCMPFlags of the
                window.

Inputs

window - The window to change the IDCMPFlags in.
flags - New flags for the IDCMPFlags of the window. See
    intuition/intuition.h for the available flags.

Result

TRUE if the change could be made and FALSE otherwise.

Notes

You can set up the Window->UserPort to any port of your own
before you call ModifyIDCMP().  If IDCMPFlags is non-null but
your UserPort is already initialized, Intuition will assume that
it's a valid port with task and signal data preset and Intuition
won't disturb your set-up at all, Intuition will just allocate
the Intuition message port half of it.  The converse is true
as well:  if UserPort is NULL when you call here with
IDCMPFlags == NULL, Intuition will deallocate only the Intuition
side of the port.

This allows you to use a port that you already have allocated:

- OpenWindow() with IDCMPFlags equal to NULL (open no ports)
- set the UserPort variable of your window to any valid port of your
  own choosing
- call ModifyIDCMP with IDCMPFlags set to what you want
- then, to clean up later, set UserPort equal to NULL before calling
  CloseWindow() (leave IDCMPFlags alone)  BUT FIRST: you must make
  sure that no messages sent your window are queued at the port,
  since they will be returned to the memory free pool.

For an example of how to close a window with a shared IDCMP,
see the description for CloseWindow().

Intuition v50 features a WA_UserPort tag, which allows to set
the UserPort at OpenWindow stage. Please note that using this tag
changes the behaviour of ModifyIDCMP() slightly. Creating/disposing
message ports is now up to the app. ModifyIDCMP(win,0) still clears
win->UserPort pointer, but the message port is NOT disposed - you
need to store it and dispose yourself! Also calling
ModifyIDCMP(win,someidcmp) on a window with NULL win->UserPort will
NOT create a new port!

See also

OpenWindow() CloseWindow() intuition/extensions.h

Synopsis

void ModifyProp(
         struct Gadget    * gadget,
         struct Window    * window,
         struct Requester * requester,
         ULONG flags,
         ULONG horizPot,
         ULONG vertPot,
         ULONG horizBody,
         ULONG vertBody );

Function

Changes the values in the PropInfo-structure of a proportional
gadget and refreshes the display.

Inputs

gadget - Must be a PROPGADGET
window - The window which contains the gadget
requester - If the gadget has GTYP_REQGADGET set, this must be
    non-NULL.
flags - New flags
horizPot - New value for the HorizPot field of the PropInfo
vertPot - New value for the VertPot field of the PropInfo
horizBody - New value for the HorizBody field of the PropInfo
vertBody - New value for the VertBody field of the PropInfo

Result

None.

Notes

This function causes all gadgets from this gadget to the end of
the gadget list to be refreshed. If you want a better behaviour,
use NewModifProp().

See also

NewModifyProp()

Synopsis

void MoveScreen(
         struct Screen * screen,
         LONG dx,
         LONG dy );

Function

Move a screen by the specified amount in X/Y direction. The
resolution is always the screen resolution.

Inputs

screen - Move this screen
dx - Move it by this amount along the X axis (> 0 to the right,
    < 0 to the left).
dy - Move it by this amount along the Y axis (> 0 down, < 0 up)

Result

None.

Notes

Depending on other restrictions, the screen may not move as far
as specified. It will move as far as possible and you can check
LeftEdge and TopEdge of the screen to see how far it got.

See also

RethinkDisplay()

Synopsis

void MoveWindow(
         struct Window * window,
         LONG dx,
         LONG dy );

Function

Change the position of a window on the screen.

Inputs

window - Move this window
dx, dy - Move it that many pixels along the axis (right, down)

Result

The window will move when the next input event will be received.

See also

SizeWindow()

Synopsis

void MoveWindowInFrontOf(
         struct Window * window,
         struct Window * behindwindow );

Function

Arrange the relative depth of a window.

Inputs

window - the window to reposition
behindwindow - the window the other one will be brought in front of

Result

None.

See also

WindowToFront() WindowToBack() hyperlayers.library/MoveLayerInFrontOf()

Synopsis

void NewModifyProp(
         struct Gadget    * gadget,
         struct Window    * window,
         struct Requester * requester,
         ULONG flags,
         ULONG horizPot,
         ULONG vertPot,
         ULONG horizBody,
         ULONG vertBody,
         LONG numGad );

Function

Changes the values in the PropInfo-structure of a proportional
gadget and refreshes the specified number of gadgets beginning
at the proportional gadget. If numGad is 0 (zero), then no
refreshing is done.

Inputs

gadget - Must be a PROPGADGET.
window - The window which contains the gadget
requester - If the gadget has GTYP_REQGADGET set, this must be
    non-NULL.
flags - New flags
horizPot - New value for the HorizPot field of the PropInfo
vertPot - New value for the VertPot field of the PropInfo
horizBody - New value for the HorizBody field of the PropInfo
vertBody - New value for the VertBody field of the PropInfo
numGad - How many gadgets to refresh. 0 means none (not even
    the current gadget) and -1 means all of them.

Result

None.

Notes

If NewModifyProp does not work for you, check if you
really have a gadget with GTYP_PROPGADGET set. If you
create a new gadget object from PROPGCLASS, you
might very well get a GTYP_CUSTOMGADGET gadget.
As a workaround, you might have to set the
gadget type to GTYP_PROPGADGET manually during the
call to NewModifyProp. Intuition does this, too.

See also

ModifyProp() RefreshGadgets() RefreshGList()

Synopsis

APTR NewObjectA(
         struct IClass  * classPtr,
         UBYTE          * classID,
         struct TagItem * tagList );

APTR NewObject(
         struct IClass  * classPtr,
         UBYTE          * classID,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Use this function to create BOOPSI objects (BOOPSI stands for
"Basic Object Oriented Programming System for Intuition").

You may specify a class either by its name (if it's a public class)
or by a pointer to its definition (if it's a private class). If
classPtr is NULL, classID is used.

Inputs

classPtr - Pointer to a private class (or a public class if you
    happen to have a pointer to it)
classID - Name of a public class
tagList - Initial attributes. Read the documentation of the class
    carefully to find out which attributes must or can be specified
    here.

Result

A BOOPSI object which can be manipulated with general functions and
which must be disposed of with DisposeObject() later.

Notes

This function sends OM_NEW to the dispatcher of the class.

See also

DisposeObject() SetAttrsA() GetAttr() MakeClass() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "Boopsi Class Reference" Document.

Synopsis

APTR NextObject(
         APTR objectPtrPtr );

Function

Use this function to iterate through a list of BOOPSI objects.
You may do whatever you want with the object returned, even
remove it from the list or dispose it, and then continue to
iterate through the list.

Inputs

objectPtrPtr - the pointer to a variable. This must be the same
    variable, as long as you iterate though the same list. This
    variable must initially be filled with the lh_Head of a list.

Result

A BOOPSI object, which can be manipulated.

See also

NewObjectA() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "Boopsi Class Reference" Document.

Synopsis

UBYTE * NextPubScreen(
         struct Screen * screen,
         UBYTE * namebuff );

Function

Gets the next public screen in the system; this allows visitor windows
to jump among public screens in a cycle.

Inputs

screen   - Pointer to the public screen your window is open in or
           NULL if you don't have a pointer to a public screen.
namebuff - Pointer to a buffer with (at least) MAXPUBSCREENNAME+1
           characters to put the name of the next public screen in.

Result

Returns 'namebuff' or NULL if there are no public screens.

Notes

We cannot guarantee that the public screen, the name of which you got
by using this function, is available when you call for instance
LockPubScreen(). Therefore you must be prepared to handle failure of
that kind of functions.

This function may return the name of a public screen which is in
private mode.

The cycle order is undefined, so draw no conclusions based on it!

See also

OpenScreen() PubScreenStatus()

Synopsis

struct RastPort * ObtainGIRPort(
         struct GadgetInfo * gInfo );

Function

This function sets up a RastPort for exclusive use by custom
gadget hook routines. Call this function each time a hook
routine needs to render into the gadget and ReleaseGIRPort()
immediately afterwards.

Inputs

gInfo - Pointer to GadgetInfo structure, as passed to each
    custom gadget hook function.

Result

Pointer to a RastPort you can render to. NULL if you aren't
allowed to render into this gadget.

Notes

If a routine passes a RastPort, eg. GM_RENDER, ObtainGIRPort()
needn't be called.

See also

ReleaseGIRPort()

Synopsis

void OffGadget(
         struct Gadget    * gadget,
         struct Window    * window,
         struct Requester * requester );

Function

Disable a gadget. It will appear ghosted.

Inputs

gadget - The gadget to deactivate
window - The window, the gadget is in
requester - The requester, the gadget is in or NULL if the
    gadget is in no requester

Result

None.

Notes

This function will update the gadget (unlike the original function
which would update all gadgets in the window).

See also

AddGadget() RefreshGadgets()

Synopsis

void OffMenu(
         struct Window    * window,
         UWORD menunumber );

Function

Disable a whole menu, an item or a sub-item depending on
the menunumber.

Inputs

window - The window, the menu belongs to
menunumber - The packed information on what piece of menu to disable

Result

None.

See also

OnMenu() ResetMenuStrip()

Synopsis

void OnGadget(
         struct Gadget    * gadget,
         struct Window    * window,
         struct Requester * requester );

Function

Enable a gadget. It will appear normal.

Inputs

gadget - The gadget to deactivate
window - The window, the gadget is in
requester - The requester, the gadget is in or NULL if the
    gadget is in no requester

Result

None.

Notes

This function will update the gadget (unlike the original function
which would update all gadgets in the window).

Synopsis

void OnMenu(
         struct Window    * window,
         UWORD menunumber );

Function

Enable a whole menu, an item or a sub-item depending on
the menunumber.

Inputs

window - The window, the menu belongs to
menunumber - The packed information on what piece of menu to enable

Result

None.

See also

OffMenu() ResetMenuStrip()

Synopsis

struct Screen * OpenScreen(
         struct NewScreen * newScreen );

Synopsis

struct Screen * OpenScreenTagList(
         struct NewScreen * newScreen,
         struct TagItem   * tagList );

struct Screen * OpenScreenTags(
         struct NewScreen * newScreen,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Open a screen

Inputs

newScreen - struct with screen specification. This is for compatibility
    with OpenScreen() and usually set to NULL.
tagList   - tags which specify the screen

Tags

SA_Left
    Default: 0

SA_Top
    Default: 0

SA_Width
    Default depends on display clip

SA_Height
    Default depends on display clip

SA_Depth
    Select depth of screen. This specifies how many
    colors the screen can display.
    Default: 1

SA_DetailPen
    Pen number for details.
    Default: 0

SA_BlockPen
    Pen number for block fills.
    Default: 1

SA_Title (STRPTR)
    Default: NULL

SA_Font (struct TextAttr *)
    Default: NULL, meaning user's preferred monospace font

SA_BitMap (struct BitMap *)
    Provide a custom bitmap.

SA_ShowTitle (BOOL)
    Default: TRUE

SA_Behind (BOOL)
    Screen will be created behind other open screens.
    Default: FALSE

SA_Quiet (BOOL)
    Intuition doesn't draw system gadgets and screen title.
    Defaults: FALSE

SA_Type
    PUBLICSCREEN or CUSTOMSCREEN.

SA_DisplayID
    32-bit display mode ID, as defined in the <graphics/modeid.h>.

SA_Overscan
    Set an overscan mode.

    Possible values:

    OSCAN_TEXT - A region which is fully visible.
    Recommended for text display.

    OSCAN_STANDARD - A region whose edges are "just out of view."
    Recommended for games and presentations.

    OSCAN_MAX - Largest region which Intuition can handle comfortably.

    OSCAN_VIDEO - Largest region the graphics.library can display.

    Default: OSCAN_TEXT

SA_DClip (struct Rectangle *)
    Define a DisplayClip region. See QueryOverscan().
    It's easier to use SA_Overscan.

SA_AutoScroll (BOOL)
    Screens can be larger than the DisplayClip region. Set this tag
    to TRUE if you want to enable automatic scrolling when you reach
    the edge of the screen with the mouse pointer.

SA_PubName (STRPTR)
    Make this screen a public screen with the given name.
    Screen is opened in "private" mode.

SA_Pens (UWORD *)
    Define the pen array for struct DrawInfo. This enables
    the 3D look.

    This array contains often just the terminator ~0.
    You define a list of pens which overwrite the DrawInfo pens.
    The pen arrayy must be terminated with ~0.

SA_PubTask (struct Task *)
    Task to be signalled, when last visitor window of a public
    screen is closed.

SA_PubSig (UBYTE)
    Signal number used to notify a task when the last visitor window
    of a public screen is closed.

SA_Colors (struct ColorSpec *)
    Screen's initial color palette. Array must be terminated
    with ColorIndex = -1.

SA_FullPalette (BOOL)
    Intuition maintains a set of 32 preference colors.
    Default: FALSE

SA_ErrorCode (ULONG *)
    Intuition puts additional error code in this field when
    opening the screen failed.
    OSERR_NOMONITOR     - monitor for display mode not available.
    OSERR_NOCHIPS       - you need newer custom chips for display mode.
    OSERR_NOMEM         - couldn't get normal memory
    OSERR_NOCHIPMEM     - couldn't get chip memory
    OSERR_PUBNOTUNIQUE  - public screen name already used
    OSERR_UNKNOWNMODE   - don't recognize display mode requested
    OSERR_TOODEEP       - screen too deep to be displayed on
                          this hardware (V39)
    OSERR_ATTACHFAIL    - An illegal attachment of screens was
                          requested (V39)

SA_SysFont
    Select screen font type. This overwrites SA_Font.

    Values:
        0 - Fixed-width font (old-style)
        1 - Font which is set by font preferences editor. Note:
            windows opened on this screen will still have the rastport
            initialized with the fixed-width font (sysfont 0).

    Default: 0

SA_Parent (struct Screen *)
    Attach the screen to the given parent screen.

SA_FrontChild (struct Screen *)
    Attach given child screen to this screen. Child screen
    must already be open. The child screen will go to the
    front of the screen group.

SA_BackChild (struct Screen *)
    Attach given child screen to this screen. Child screen
    must already be open. The child screen will go behind other
    child screens.

SA_BackFill (struct Hook *)
    Backfill hook (see layers.library/InstallLayerInfoHook() ).

SA_Draggable (BOOL)
    Make screen draggable.
    Default: TRUE

SA_Exclusive (BOOL)
    Set to TRUE if the screen must not share the display with
    other screens. The screen will not be draggable and doesn't
    appear behind other screens, but it still is depth arrangeable.
    Default: FALSE

SA_SharePens (BOOL)
    Per default, Intuition obtains the pens of a public screen with
    PENF_EXCLUSIVE. Set this to TRUE to instruct Intuition to leave
    the pens unallocated.
    Default: FALSE

SA_Colors32 (ULONG *)
    Data is forwarded to graphics.library/LoadRGB32().
    Overwrites values which were set by SA_Colors.

SA_Interleaved (BOOL)
    Request interleaved bimap. It this fails a non-interleaved
    bitmap will be allocated.
    Default: FALSE

SA_VideoControl (struct TagItem *)
    Taglist which will be  passed to VideoControl() after the
    screen is open.

SA_ColorMapEntries:
    Number of entries of the ColorMap.
    Default: 1<<depth, but not less than 32

SA_LikeWorkbench (BOOL)
    Inherit depth, colors, pen-array, screen mode, etc. from
    the Workbench screen. Individual attributes can be overridden
    with tags.
    Default: FALSE

SA_MinimizeISG (BOOL)
    Minimize the Inter-Screen-Gap. For compatibility,

Result

Pointer to screen or NULL if opening fails.

Notes

If you need a pointer to the screen's bitmap use
Screen->RastPort.BitMap instead of &Screen->BitMap.

If you want DOS requester to appear on your screen you have to do:
    process = FindTask(0);
    process->pr_WindowPtr = (APTR) window;
The old value of pr->WindowPtr must be reset before you quit your
program.

Synopsis

struct Window * OpenWindow(
         struct NewWindow * newWindow );

Function

Opens a new window with the characteristics specified in
newWindow.

Inputs

newWindow - How you would like your new window.

Result

A pointer to the new window or NULL if it couldn't be opened. Reasons
for this might be lack of memory or illegal attributes.

See also

CloseWindow() ModifyIDCMP()

Synopsis

struct Window * OpenWindowTagList(
         struct NewWindow * newWindow,
         struct TagItem   * tagList );

struct Window * OpenWindowTags(
         struct NewWindow * newWindow,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Open a new window.

Inputs

NewWindow - structure with window specification. This is for
            compatibility with OpenWindow() and usually set to NULL
tagList   - tags which specify appearance and behaviour of the window

Tags

WA_Left      - Left edge of the window
WA_Top       - Top edge of the window
WA_Width     - Width of the window
WA_Height    - Height of the window
WA_DetailPen - Pen number for window details (obsolete)
WA_BlockPen  - Pen number for filled blocks (obsolete)
WA_IDCMP     - Define what events should send messages to your task

WA_Flags
    Initial values for various boolean window properties. Can be
    overwritten by WA_... tags.

WA_Gadgets (struct Gadget *)
    Pointer to a linked list of gadgets

WA_Title (STRPTR) - Window title string

WA_CustomScreen (struct Screen *)
    Open window on the given screen

WA_SuperBitMap (struct BitMap *)
    Create window with superbitmap refreshing

WA_MinWidth           - Minimum width of the window
WA_MinHeight          - Minimum height of the window
WA_MaxWidth           - Maximum width of the window
WA_MaxHeight          - Maximum height of the window
    Use 0 to keep the current size as limit. The maximums can be
    set to -1 or ~0 to limit size only to screen dimension.

WA_SizeGadget (BOOL)  - Make window resizeable
WA_DragBar (BOOL)     - Make window dragable
WA_DepthGadget (BOOL) - Add a depth gadget
WA_CloseGadget (BOOL) - Add a close gadget

WA_Backdrop (BOOL)
    Create a window which is placed behind other windows

WA_ReportMouse (BOOL) - Store mouse position in struct Window

WA_NoCareRefresh (BOOL)
    Use this if you don't want to be responsible for calling
    BeginRefresh()/EndRefresh().

WA_Borderless (BOOL) - Create borderless window

WA_Activate (BOOL)
    Make this window the active one, i.e. it
    receives the input from mouse and keyboard.

WA_RMBTrap (BOOL)
    Set to TRUE if you want to get button events
    events for the right mouse button.

WA_SimpleRefresh (BOOL)
    Enable simplerefresh mode. Only specify if TRUE.

WA_SmartRefresh (BOOL)
    Enable smartrefresh mode. Only specify if TRUE.

WA_SizeBRight (BOOL)    - Place size gadget in right window border
WA_SizeBBottom (BOOL)   - Place size gadget in bottom window border

WA_GimmeZeroZero (BOOL)
    Create a GimmeZeroZero window. The window borders have their own
    layer, so you can't overdraw it. The coordinate 0,0 is related to
    the inner area of the window. This makes handling of windows
    easier, but it slows down the system.

WA_NewLookMenus (BOOL)
    Use DrawInfo colors for rendering the menu bar.

WA_ScreenTitle (STRPTR)
    Screen title which is shown when window is active.

WA_AutoAdjust (BOOL)
    TRUE means that Intuition can move or shrink the window
    to fit on the screen, within the limits given with
    WA_MinWidth and WA_MinHeight. This attribute defaults
    to TRUE when you call OpenWindowTags() with a NULL pointer
    for NewWindow.

WA_InnerWidth
WA_InnerHeight
    Dimensions of the interior region of the window.

    Note that this restricts border gadgets:
    - GACT_LEFTBORDER gadgets can't be GFLG_RELWIDTH if
      WA_InnerWidth is used.
    - GACT_RIGHTBORDER gadgets must be GFLG_RELRIGHT if
      WA_InnerWidth is used.
    - GACT_TOPBORDER gadgets can't be GFLG_RELHEIGHT if
      WA_InnerHeight is used.
    - GACT_BOTTOMBORDER gadgets must be GFLG_RELBOTTOM if
      WA_InnerHeight is used.

WA_PubScreen (struct Screen *)
    Open the window on the public screen with the given address.
    An address of NULL means default public screen. You're
    responsible that the screen stays open until OpenWindowTags()
    has finished, i.e.
    you're the owner of the screen,
    you have already a window open on the screen
    or you use LockPubScreen()

WA_PubScreenName (STRPTR)
    Open the window on the public screen with the given name.

WA_PubScreenFallBack (BOOL)
    TRUE means that the default public screen can be used if
    the specified named public screen is not available.

WA_Zoom (WORD *)
    4 WORD's define the initial Left/Top/Width/Height of the
    alternative zoom position/dimension. This adds a zoom
    gadget to the window. If both left and top are set to ~0
    the window will only be resized.

WA_MouseQueue
    Limits the number of possible mousemove messages. Can
    be changed with SetMouseQueue().

WA_RptQueue
    Limits the number of possible repeated IDCMP_RAWKEY,
    IDCMP_VANILLAKEY and IDCMP_IDCMPUPDATE messages.

WA_BackFill (struct Hook *)
    Function to be called for backfilling

WA_MenuHelp (BOOL)
    Enables menuhelp. Pressing the help key during menu handling
    sends IDCMP_MENUHELP messages.

WA_NotifyDepth (BOOL)
    If TRUE send IDCMP_CHANGEWINDOW events when window is
    depth arranged. Code field will be CWCODE_DEPTH.

WA_Checkmark (struct Image *)
    Image to use as a checkmark in menus.

WA_AmigaKey (struct Image *)
    Image to use as the Amiga-key symbol in menus.

WA_Pointer (APTR)
    The pointer to associate with the window. Use NULL
    for the Preferences default pointer. You can create
    custom pointers with NewObject() on "pointerclass".
    Default: NULL.

WA_BusyPointer (BOOL)
    Enable the Preferences busy-pointer.
    Default: FALSE.

WA_PointerDelay (BOOL)
    Set this to TRUE to delay change of the pointer image.
    This avoids flickering of the mouse pointer when it's
    changed for short times.

WA_HelpGroup (ULONG)
    Get IDCMP_GADGETHELP messages not only from the active
    window, but from all its windows.
    You have to get a help ID with utility.library/GetUniqueID()
    and use it as data for WA_HelpGroup for all windows.

WA_HelpGroupWindow (struct Window *)
    Alternative for WA_HelpGroup. Use the helpgroup of
    another window.

WA_TabletMessages (BOOL)
    Request extended tablet data.
    Default: FALSE

WA_ToolBox (BOOL)
    Make this window a toolbox window

WA_Parent (struct Window *)
    Make the window a child of the given window.

WA_Visible (BOOL)
    Make window visible.
    Default: TRUE

WA_ShapeRegion (struct Region *)

WA_ShapeHook (struct Hook *)

Result

A pointer to the new window or NULL if it couldn't be
opened. Reasons for this might be lack of memory or illegal
attributes.

Synopsis

IPTR OpenWorkBench();

Function

Attempt to open the Workbench screen.

Inputs

None.

Result

Tries to (re)open WorkBench screen. If successful return value
is a pointer to the screen structure, which shouldn't be used,
because other programs may close the WorkBench and make the
pointer invalid. If this function fails the return value is NULL.

See also

CloseWorkBench()

Synopsis

BOOL PointInImage(
         ULONG point,
         struct Image * image );

Function

Check whether a point is inside an image.

Inputs

point - This are the packed point coordinates. The X coordinate
    in in the upper 16 bits and the Y coordinate is in the
    lower 16 bits. The coordinates are signed.
image - Check against this image.

Result

TRUE if the point is inside the image, FALSE otherwise.

Synopsis

void PrintIText(
         struct RastPort  * rp,
         struct IntuiText * iText,
         LONG leftOffset,
         LONG topOffset );

Function

Render an IntuiText in the specified RastPort with the
specified offset.

Inputs

rp - Draw into this RastPort
iText - Render this text
leftOffset, topOffset - Starting-Point. All coordinates in the
    IntuiText structures are relative to this point.

Result

None.

Synopsis

UWORD PubScreenStatus(
         struct Screen * Scr,
         UWORD StatusFlags );

Function

Change the status flags for a given public screen.

Inputs

Scr         - The screen the flags of which to change.
StatusFlags - The new values for the flags, see <intuition/screens.h>
              for further information on the flag bits.

Result

Clears bit 0 if the screen wasn't public or if it was impossible
to make private (PSNF_PRIVATE) as visitor windows are open on it.
The other bits in the return value are reserved for future use.

See also

OpenScreen()

Synopsis

LONG QueryOverscan(
         ULONG displayid,
         struct Rectangle * rect,
         WORD oscantype );

Function

Query overscan dimensions. The resulting rectangle can be used
with SA_DisplayID.

Overscan types:
OSCAN_TEXT: completely visible. Left/Top is always 0,0.
OSCAN_STANDARD: visible bounds of monitor. Left/Top may be negative.
OSCAN_MAX: The largest displayable region.
OSCAN_VIDEO: The absolute largest region that the graphics.library
    can display.  This region must be used as-is.

Inputs

displayid - ID to be queried
rect      - Pointer to struct Rectangle to store result
oscantype - OSCAN_TEXT, OSCAN_STANDARD, OSCAN_MAX, OSCAN_VIDEO

Result

TRUE  - Monitorspec exists
FALSE - Monitorspec doesn't exist

Synopsis

void RefreshGadgets(
         struct Gadget    * gadgets,
         struct Window    * window,
         struct Requester * requester );

Function

Refreshes all gadgets starting at the specified gadget.

Inputs

gadgets - The first gadget to be refreshed
window - The gadget must be in this window
requester - If any gadget has GTYP_REQGADGET set, this must
    point to a valid Requester. Otherwise the value is ignored.

Result

None.

Example

// Refresh all gadgets of a window
RefreshGadgets (win->FirstGadget, win, NULL);

See also

RefreshGList()

Synopsis

void RefreshGList(
         struct Gadget    * gadgets,
         struct Window    * window,
         struct Requester * requester,
         LONG numGad );

Function

Refresh (draw anew) the specified number of gadgets starting
at the specified gadget.

Inputs

gadgets - This is the first gadget which will be refreshed.
window - The window which contains the gadget
requester - If the gadget has GTYP_REQGADGET set, this must be
    a pointer to a Requester; otherwise the value is
    ignored.
numGad - How many gadgets should be refreshed. The value
    may range from 0 to MAXLONG. If there are less gadgets
    in the list than numGad, only the gadgets in the
    list will be refreshed.

Result

None.

Example

// Refresh one gadget
RefreshGList (&gadget, win, NULL, 1);

// Refresh all gadgets in the window
RefreshGList (win->FirstGadget, win, NULL, -1L);

Notes

This function *must not* be called inside a
BeginRefresh()/EndRefresh() pair.

Synopsis

void RefreshWindowFrame(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Redraw window borders.

Inputs

window - pointer to a window whose borders should be redrawn

Synopsis

void ReleaseGIRPort(
         struct RastPort * rp );

Function

Release a RastPort previously obtained by ObtainGIRPort().

Inputs

rp - The result of ObtainGIRPort()

Result

None.

Synopsis

LONG RemakeDisplay();

Function

Remake the entire Intuition display.

Inputs

None.

Result

Zero for success, non-zero for failure.

See also

RethinkDisplay() MakeScreen() graphics.library/MakeVPort() graphics.library/MrgCop() graphics.library/LoadView()

Synopsis

void RemoveClass(
         struct IClass * classPtr );

Function

Makes a public class inaccessible. This function may be called
several times on the same class and even if the class never was
in the public list.

Inputs

classPtr - Pointer to the result of MakeClass(). May be NULL.

Result

None.

See also

MakeClass() FreeClass() AddClass() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "Boopsi Class Reference" Document.

Synopsis

UWORD RemoveGadget(
         struct Window * window,
         struct Gadget * gadget );

Function

Remove a gadget from the list of gadgets in a window.

Inputs

window - Remove the gadget from this list.
gadget - Remove this gadget.

Result

The position of the gadget or 0xFFFF if the gadget doesn't
exist or the gadget is the 65535th of the list.

Synopsis

UWORD RemoveGList(
         struct Window * remPtr,
         struct Gadget * gadget,
         LONG numGad );

Function

Remove sublist of gadgets from a window.

Inputs

remPtr - window from which gadgets should be removed
gadget - pointer gadget to be removed
numGad - number of gadgets to remove. Use -1 to remove
         all gadgets to the end of the list.

Result

Ordinal number of the removed gadget or -1 on failure

See also

RemoveGadget() AddGadget() AddGList()

Synopsis

void ReportMouse(
         LONG flag,
         struct Window * window );

Function

Enable or disable the window flag REPORTMOUSE. If the flag is
set, you will receive an IDCMP event every time the user moves
the mouse.

Inputs

flag - Enable (TRUE) or disable (FALSE) the reports.
window - Do it in this window.

Result

None.

Notes

As you might have noticed, the arguments are twisted.

Synopsis

BOOL Request(
         struct Requester * requester,
         struct Window * window );

Function

Add a requester to specified window and display it.

Inputs

requester - The requester to be displayed
window - The window to which the requester belongs

Result

TRUE if requester was opened successfully, FALSE else.

See also

EndRequest() InitRequester()

Synopsis

BOOL ResetMenuStrip(
         struct Window * window,
         struct Menu * menu );

Function

Works like a "fast" SetMenuStrip() as it doesn't check Menu or
calculate internal values before attaching the Menu to the Window.
Use this function only if the Menu has been added before by
SetMenuStrip() and you changed nothing in the struct except
CHECKED and ITEMENABLED flags.

Inputs

window - The window to add the MenuStrip to
menu   - The menu to be added to the window above.

Result

Always TRUE.

Notes

Yes, I do repeat it again:
Use this function only if the Menu has been added before by
SetMenuStrip() and you changed nothing in the struct except
CHECKED and ITEMENABLED flags.

See also

SetMenuStrip() ClearMenuStrip()

Synopsis

LONG RethinkDisplay();

Function

Check and update, i.e. redisplay the whole Intuition display.

Inputs

None.

Result

Zero for success, non-zero for failure.

See also

RemakeDisplay() MakeScreen() graphics.library/MakeVPort() graphics.library/MrgCop() graphics.library/LoadView()

Synopsis

void ScreenDepth(
         struct Screen * screen,
         ULONG flags,
         APTR reserved );

Function

Move the specified screen to the front or back, based on passed flag.
If the screen is in a group, the screen will change its position in
the group only. If the screen is the parent of a group, the whole
group will be moved.

Inputs

screen - Move this screen.
flags - SDEPTH_TOFRONT or SDEPTH_TOBACK for bringing the screen to
    front or back.
    If the screen is a child of another screen you may specify
    SDEPTH_INFAMILY to move the screen within the family. If
    not specified the whole family will move.
reserved - For future use. MUST be NULL by now.

Result

None.

Notes

Only the owner of the screen should use SDEPTH_INFAMILY.
Intentionally commodities should not change the internal arrangement
of screen families.

Bugs

I am not sure, if it is enough to just send a SNOTIFY message to one
screen. I would suggest, the former FirstScreen gets a SDEPTH_TOBACK
message and the new FirstScreen gets a SDEPTH_TOFRONT message.
Currently only the screen supplied with ScreenDepth gets a message.

But those messages need to be sent in front of the actual
screen depth change because of the SNOTIFY_WAIT_REPLY-flag must be
able to block the action. But we only know after int_screendepth(),
if there was a change and which change took place.

So I leave it, as it is. This way SNOTIFY_WAIT_REPLY should work
at least. Is there something written in the AutoDocs, how this has
to be done (each screen gets a message)?

(o1i)

See also

ScreenToBack() ScreenToFront()

Synopsis

void ScreenPosition(
         struct Screen * screen,
         ULONG flags,
         LONG x1,
         LONG y1,
         LONG x2,
         LONG y2 );

Function

Move a screen to the specified position or by the specified
increment. Resolution is always the screen resolution.
If this move would be out of bounds, the move is clipped at
these boundaries. The real new position can be obtained from
LeftEdge and TopEdge of the screen's structure.

Inputs

screen - Move this screen
flags - One of SPOS_RELATIVE, SPOS_ABSOLUTE or SPOS_MAKEVISIBLE
    Use SPOS_FORCEDRAG to override non-movable screens ie. screens
    opened with {SA_Draggable,FLASE} attribute.

    SPOS_RELATIVE (or NULL) moves the screen by a delta of x1,y1.

    SPOS_ABSOLUTE moves the screen to the specified position x1,y1.

    SPOS_MAKEVISIBLE moves an oversized scrolling screen to make
    the rectangle (x1,y1),(x2,y2) visible
x1,y1 - Absolute (SPOS_ABSOLUTE) or relative (SPOS_RELATIVE) coordinate
    to move screen, or upper-left corner of rectangle
    (SPOS_MAKEVISIBLE)
x2,y2 - Ignored with SPOS_ABSOLUTE and SPOS_RELATIVE.
    Lower-right corner of rectangle with SPOS_MAKEVISIBLE.

Result

None.

Notes

SPOS_FORCEDRAG should only be used by the owner of the screen.

See also

MoveScreen() RethinkDisplay()

Synopsis

void ScreenToBack(
         struct Screen * screen );

Function

Move a screen behind all other screens. If the screen is in a
group, the screen will be moved behind all other screens in the
group only. If the screen is the parent of a group, the whole
group will be moved in the back.

Inputs

screen - Move this screen.

Result

You will see the screen move behind all other screens. If some
screen before this screen occupies the whole display, then it
will disappear completely. If all other screens occupy only part
of the display, the screen will appear behind the screens.

See also

ScreenToFront() ScreenDepth()

Synopsis

void ScreenToFront(
         struct Screen * screen );

Function

Move a screen in front of all other screens. If the screen is in a
group, the screen will be moved in front of all other screens in the
group only. If the screen is the parent of a group, the whole
group will be moved in the front.

Inputs

screen - Move this screen.

Result

You will see the screen move in front of all other screens.

See also

ScreenToBack() ScreenDepth()

Synopsis

void ScrollWindowRaster(
         struct Window * win,
         WORD dx,
         WORD dy,
         WORD xmin,
         WORD ymin,
         WORD xmax,
         WORD ymax );

Function

Scrolls the content of the rectangle defined by (xmin,ymin)-
(xmax,ymax) by (dx,dy) towards (0,0). This function calls
ScrollRasterBF().
The advantage of this function over calling ScrollRasterBF() is
that the window will be informed about damages. A damage happens
if in a simple window parts from concelealed areas are scrolled
to visible areas. The visible areas will be blank as simple
windows store no data for concealed areas.
The blank parts that appear due to the scroll will be filled
with EraseRect() and are not considered damaged areas.

Inputs

win       - pointer to window in which to scroll
dx,dy     - scroll by (dx,dy) towards (0,0)
xmin,ymin - upper left corner of the rectangle that will be
            affected by the scroll
xmax,ymax - lower rigfht corner of the rectangle that will be
            affected by the scroll

Synopsis

void ScrollWindowRasterNoFill(
         struct Window * win,
         WORD dx,
         WORD dy,
         WORD xmin,
         WORD ymin,
         WORD xmax,
         WORD ymax );

Function

Scrolls the content of the rectangle defined by (xmin,ymin)-
(xmax,ymax) by (dx,dy) towards (0,0). This function calls
ScrollRasterBF().
The advantage of this function over calling ScrollRasterBF() is
that the window will be informed about damages. A damage happens
if in a simple window parts from concelealed areas are scrolled
to visible areas. The visible areas will be blank as simple
windows store no data for concealed areas.
The blank parts that appear due to the scroll will be filled
with EraseRect() and are not considered damaged areas.

Inputs

win       - pointer to window in which to scroll
dx,dy     - scroll by (dx,dy) towards (0,0)
xmin,ymin - upper left corner of the rectangle that will be
            affected by the scroll
xmax,ymax - lower rigfht corner of the rectangle that will be
            affected by the scroll

Result

None.

Notes

This function is compatible with MorphOS.

Synopsis

ULONG SetAttrsA(
         APTR object,
         struct TagItem * tagList );

ULONG SetAttrs(
         APTR object,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Changes several attributes of an object at the same time. How the
object interprets the new attributes depends on the class.

Inputs

object - Change the attributes of this object
tagList - This is a list of attribute/value-pairs

Result

Depends on the class. For gadgets, this value is non-zero if
they need redrawing after the values have changed. Other classes
will define other return values.

Notes

This function sends OM_SET to the object.

See also

NewObjectA() DisposeObject() GetAttr() MakeClass() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "Boopsi Class Reference" Document.

Synopsis

void SetDefaultPubScreen(
         UBYTE * name );

Function

Specifies the default public screen for visitor windows to open up on.
The screen is used when a requested public screen is not available
and the FALLBACK option is enabled or when the visitor window asks for
the default public screen.

Inputs

name - The name of the public screen that should be used as default,
       or NULL to specify the Workbench screen.

Result

None.

See also

OpenWindow() OpenScreen()

Synopsis

BOOL SetDMRequest(
         struct Window * window,
         struct Requester * dmrequest );

Function

Try to set the DMRequest of a window. A DMRequest is a requester that
appears if the user double-clicks with the menu button.

The new DMRequest will only be set if the old DMRequest is not in use.
The official way to change the DMRequest is to call ClearDMRequest()
until it returns TRUE and then call SetDMRequest().

Inputs

window - The window from which the DMRequest is to be set
dmrequest - Pointer to the requester

Result

TRUE if old DMRequest was not in use and therefore changed to
the new one, or FALSE if the old DMRequest was in use and could
not be set to the new one.

Notes

If the DMRequest has the POINTREL flag set, the DMR will show up
as close to the pointer as possible. The RelLeft/Top fields are
used to fine-tune the positioning.

See also

ClearDMRequest() Request()

Synopsis

struct Hook * SetEditHook(
         struct Hook * hook );

Function

Sets the global (default) string editing hook of Intuition
string gadgets.

Inputs

The string gadget editing hook to replace the old one.

Result

The old edit hook.

Synopsis

IPTR SetGadgetAttrsA(
         struct Gadget * gadget,
         struct Window * window,
         struct Requester * requester,
         struct TagItem * tagList );

IPTR SetGadgetAttrs(
         struct Gadget * gadget,
         struct Window * window,
         struct Requester * requester,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Sets some tags and provides gadget specific data. Prefer this to
SetAttrsA(), if you are manipulating gadgets.

Inputs

gadget - Change the attributes of this gadget
window - The window of the gadget
requester - The requester of the gadget (or NULL)
tagList - This is a list of attribute/value-pairs

Result

Depends in the class. For gadgets, this value is non-zero if
they need redrawing after the values have changed. Other classes
will define other return values.

Notes

This function sends OM_SET to the gadget object.

See also

NewObjectA() SetAttrsA() GetAttr() DoGadgetMethodA() "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition" and "Boopsi Class Reference" Document.

Synopsis

ULONG SetIPrefs(
         APTR data,
         ULONG length,
         ULONG type );

Result

Depending on the operation.

Notes

This function is currently considered private.

Synopsis

BOOL SetMenuStrip(
         struct Window * window,
         struct Menu   * menu );

Function

This function adds a MenuStrip to the Window, which can be invoked
by the user after this call by pressing the right mouse button.
Menus with no MenuItems will not be attached.

Inputs

window - The window to add the MenuStrip to
menu   - The menu to be added to the window above.

Result

TRUE if all menus have at least one menuitem.

Notes

This function calculates internal values and is therfore the
official way to add a new MenuStrip to Window.
Always do a ClearMenuStrip() before closing the Window or adding
another MenuStrip to the Window.

See also

ResetMenuStrip() ClearMenuStrip()

Synopsis

LONG SetMouseQueue(
         struct Window * window,
         UWORD queuelength );

Function

Change the number of mouse messages for your window to be allowed
to be outstanding.

Inputs

window - the window
queuelength - the number of mouse messages to be allowed to be
    outstanding

Result

Returns -1 if the window is unknown otherwise the old value of the
queuelength is returned.

Notes

There should be a function for changing the repeat key queue limit
too.

See also

OpenWindow()

Synopsis

void SetPointer(
         struct Window * window,
         const UWORD   * pointer,
         LONG height,
         LONG width,
         LONG xOffset,
         LONG yOffset );

Function

Changes the shape of the mouse pointer for a given window.

Inputs

window - Change it for this window
pointer - The shape of the new pointer as a bitmap with depth 2.
height - Height of the pointer
width - Width of the pointer (must be <= 16)
xOffset, yOffset - The offset of the "hot spot" relative to the
    left, top edge of the bitmap.

See also

ClearPointer()

Synopsis

struct Preferences * SetPrefs(
         struct Preferences * prefbuffer,
         LONG size,
         BOOL inform );

Function

Sets the current Preferences structure.

Inputs

prefbuffer - The buffer which contains your settings for the
    preferences.
size - The number of bytes of the buffer you want to be copied.
inform - If TRUE, all windows with IDCMP_NEWPREFS IDCMPFlags set
    get an IDCMP_NEWPREFS message.

Result

Returns your parameter buffer.

See also

GetDefPrefs() GetPrefs()

Synopsis

UWORD SetPubScreenModes(
         UWORD modes );

Function

Specify global intuition public screen handling.

Inputs

modes - The new set of flags to consider. Currently defined flags are:
   SHANGHAI: Workbench windows are opened on the default public
       screen.
   POPPUBSCREEN: When a visitor window opens on a public screen, the
       screen is brought to front.

Result

The flags set before the change was made.

See also

OpenScreen()

Synopsis

void SetWindowPointerA(
         struct Window * window,
         struct TagItem * taglist );

void SetWindowPointer(
         struct Window * window,
         TAG tag, ... );

Synopsis

void SetWindowTitles(
         struct Window * window,
         CONST_STRPTR windowTitle,
         CONST_STRPTR screenTitle );

Function

Changes the current window and/or the screen title.

Inputs

window - Change the title for this window or the screen which the
    window contains.
windowTitle - New title for the window or ((UBYTE *)~0L) to keep the
    old title or NULL for no title. If you specify a string,
    this string is *NOT* copied.
screenTitle - New title for the screen of the window or ((UBYTE *)~0L)
    to keep the old title or NULL for no title. If you specify
    a title for the screen, this title will be shown when the
    window becomes active. If you specify a string, this string
    is *NOT* copied.

Result

None.

Notes

You should be careful with specifying a screen title because that
may irritate the user.

Synopsis

void ShowTitle(
         struct Screen * screen,
         BOOL ShowIt );

Function

Modify SHOWTITLE flag of the screen and refresh the screen and
its windows.

If ShowIt is TRUE the screen's title bar will be shown in front of
WFLG_BACKDROP windows. A value of FALSE will bring the title bar
behind all windows.

Result

None.

Notes

The default of the SHOWTITLE flag for new screens is TRUE.

Synopsis

BOOL ShowWindow(
         struct Window * window,
         struct Window * other );

Function

Make a window visible. This function does not bring the
window back into the visible area of the screen but rather
switches it into visible state.

Inputs

window - The window to affect.

Result

Success indicator. On AROS it's always TRUE.

Notes

This function is soure-compatible with AmigaOS v4.
This function is also present in MorphOS v50, however
considered private.

See also

HideWindow()

Synopsis

void SizeWindow(
         struct Window * window,
         LONG dx,
         LONG dy );

Function

Modify the size of a window by the specified offsets.

Inputs

window - The window to resize.
dx - Add this to the width.
dy - Add this to the height.

Result

None.

Notes

The resize of the window may be delayed. If you depend on the
information that is has changed size, wait for IDCMP_NEWSIZE.

Synopsis

APTR StartScreenNotifyTagList(
         struct TagItem * tags );

APTR StartScreenNotifyTags(
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Add Notifications to Intuition. You will be notified when
the screen changes.

Inputs

tags - see below

Tags

SNA_PubName (STRPTR)          - Name of the public screen. NULL means
                                you'll get notifications for all
                                screens.
SNA_MsgPort (struct MsgPort*) - Notifications will be sent to this
                                port.
SNA_SigBit (BYTE)             - The signal bit to use
SNA_SigTask (struct Task*)    - The task to signal
SNA_UserData (IPTR)           - For your personal use. Will be copied
                                into snm_UserData of the messages you
                                receive.
SNA_Hook (struct Hook*)
SNA_Priority (Byte)           - Priority in the notification queue.
SNA_Notify (ULONG)            - SNOTIFY_ flags, see
                                intuition/intuition.h

Result

The value is private; only a test against ZERO is allowed and means
Failure.

Notes

This function is compatible with AmigaOS v4.

See also

EndScreenNotify()

Synopsis

LONG SysReqHandler(
         struct Window  * window,
         ULONG   * IDCMPFlagsPtr,
         BOOL WaitInput );

Function

Handles a requester, which was opened with BuildSysRequest() or
BuildEasyRequestArgs(). When this function is called all outstanding
IDCMP requests are processed. If an IDCMP request that would close
a normal EasyRequestArgs() is encountered, SysReqHandler() returns
with a return code equally to the return code EasyRequestArgs()
would have returned. You may call this function in synchronous or
asynchronous mode, by setting the WaitInput parameter.

Inputs

window - The window pointer returned by either BuildSysRequest() or
         BuildEasyRequestArgs().
IDCMPFlagsPtr - Pointer to a ULONG to store the IDCMP flag that was
                received by the window. This will be set if you
                provided additional IDCMP flags to BuildSysRequest() or
                BuildEasyRequest(). You may set this to NULL. You must
                initialize the pointed to ULONG every time you call
                SysReqHandler().
WaitInput - Set this to TRUE, if you want this function to wait for
            the next IDCMP request, if there is none at the moment
            the function is called.

Result

-2, if the requester was not satisfied. Normally you want to call
    this function at least until this function returns something
    different than -2.
-1, if one of the IDCMP flags of idcmpPTR was set.
 0, if the rightmost button was clicked or an error occured.
 n, if the n-th button from the left was clicked.

Bugs

Gadget placing is still untidy.
Does not support BuildSysRequest() requesters, yet.

See also

BuildSysRequest() BuildEasyRequestArgs()

Synopsis

BOOL TimedDisplayAlert(
         ULONG alertnumber,
         UBYTE * string,
         UWORD height,
         ULONG time );

Function

Display an alert with automatic time-out. See DisplayAlert()
documentation.

Inputs

alertnumber - Alert code
string - Text data to display
height - Total height of alert display in pixels
time   - Timeout measured in display frame refresh periods.

Result

TRUE or FALSE depending on user's reaction. FALSE in case of timeout.

Notes

See DisplayAlert() documentation for detailed description of
parameters.

Bugs

In AROS timeout is currently not implemented. Note that this
function is obsolete and strongly deprecated for use in software.
It is present only for backwards compatibility with AmigaOS(tm).

See also

DisplayAlert()

Synopsis

void UnlockIBase(
         ULONG ibLock );

Function

Release parts of Intuition which have been blocked with a prior
call to LockIBase().

Inputs

ibLock - The result of LockIBase().

Result

None.

See also

LockIBase()

Synopsis

void unlockPubClass();

Function

Unlocks the public classes list.

Inputs

None.

Result

None.

See also

lockPubClass()

Synopsis

void UnlockPubScreen(
         UBYTE         * name,
         struct Screen * screen );

Function

Release a lock to a screen locked by LockPubScreen().
Identify screen by the pointer returned from LockPubScreen()
and pass NULL name in normal cases.

Sometimes it might be useful to specify the name string. In
this case the screen pointer will be ignored.

Inputs

name - Name of the public screen to unlock. The name is case
    insensitive.
screen - Pointer to the screen to unlock.

Result

None.

Notes

The screen parameter will be ignored if name is non-NULL.

See also

LockPubScreen()

Synopsis

VOID UnlockPubScreenList();

Function

Release lock made by LockPubScreenList().

Inputs

None.

Result

None.

See also

LockPubScreenList()

Synopsis

struct View * ViewAddress();

Function

Returns the address of the Intuition View structure. This view
is needed if you want to use any of the graphics, text or animation
functions in your window that need the pointer to the view structure.

Inputs

None.

Result

Address of the Intuition View structure

See also

graphics.library

Synopsis

struct ViewPort * ViewPortAddress(
         struct Window * Window );

Function

Returns the address of the viewport of a given window. Use this
call, if you want to use any graphics, text or animation functions
that require the address of a viewport for your window.

Inputs

Window - pointer to a Window structure

Result

Address of the Intuition ViewPort structure for the screen that your
window is displayed on.

See also

graphics.library

Synopsis

BOOL WBenchToBack();

Function

Bring the WorkBench behind all other screens.

Result

TRUE if the Workbench screen is open, FALSE otherwise.

Notes

This function does not influence the position of the screen,
it just changes the depth-arrangement of the screens.

See also

ScreenToBack() ScreenToFront() WBenchToFront()

Synopsis

BOOL WBenchToFront();

Function

Make the WorkBench screen the frontmost.

Inputs

None.

Result

TRUE if the Workbench screen is open, FALSE else.

Notes

This function does not influence the position of the screen,
it just changes the depth-arrangement of the screens.

See also

ScreenToBack() ScreenToFront() WBenchToBack()

Synopsis

void WindowAction(
         struct Window * window,
         ULONG action,
         struct TagItem * tags );

void WindowActionTags(
         struct Window * window,
         ULONG action,
         TAG tag, ... );

Function

Perform an asynchronous action on a window that is not controlled
by the caller task.

This function is safe even when the window is destroyed by the owner
during the call.

Inputs

window - a window to act upon
action - a requested action code
tags   - additional parameters, depending on the action

Currently defined actions are:

  WAC_SENDIDCMPCLOSE - send an IDCMP_CLOSEWINDOW message.

Result

None.

Notes

This function is compatible with MorphOS.

The requested action is executed asynchronously; the function actually
returns before it is complete.

Bugs

At the moment only WAC_SENDIDCMPCLOSE action is implemented.

Synopsis

BOOL WindowLimits(
         struct Window * window,
         WORD MinWidth,
         WORD MinHeight,
         UWORD MaxWidth,
         UWORD MaxHeight );

Function

This function sets the minimum and maximum sizes of a window.

Inputs

window - window to change
MinWidth, MinHeight - the minimum size, may be 0 for no change
MaxWidth, MaxHeight - the maximum size, may be 0 for no change,
    may be -1 for no maximum size

Result

A boolean. FALSE is returned if any of the provided sizes is out
of range. Note that the other sizes take effect, though. TRUE if
all sizes could be set.

See also

OpenWindow()

Synopsis

void WindowToBack(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Bring a window to the back (i.e. behind any other window).

Inputs

window - Which window

Result

None.

Synopsis

void WindowToFront(
         struct Window * window );

Function

Bring a window to the front (i.e. before any other window).

Inputs

window - Which window

Result

None.

Synopsis

void ZipWindow(
         struct Window * window );

Function

"Zip" (move and resize) a window to the coordinates and dimensions
the window had at the last call of ZipWindow(), or invoked via the
zoom-gadget.

Inputs

window - Which window

Result

None.

Notes

This call is deferred. Wait() for IDCMP_CHANGEWINDOW if your
program depends on the new size.

See also

ChangeWindowBox() MoveWindow() SizeWindow()