... We can not force people to update their sources. We might end with a system that is referenced in a lot of sources. These sources will not work in one go...
You asked what we think so here goes . . . I would have to ask - What are the goals of removing words? I can guess (helpfull smile) Neater code. Less words to...
Hello, Anyone tried building the IDE from the new console? From my end it compiles fine but comes up with an error message "invalid window handle" and quits....
... same ... use ... is ... get ... The ... in ... the ... complicated ... this ... Fair enough. How about a section in the classes file, or at the end (though...
... Handling the example and not the words in question: So we put NEEDS and other "obsolete" words in compatibility.f Then someone discovers he must fload...
... The files on my computer had the correct date, but when I looked up the file history from the CVS the date was wrong, but it seems to have been corrected,...
... I agree with all and my prefered is, maybe, feel better ;) ... Not much, maybe complying to the standard when available. ... minimal system and only loaded...
... inside ... defs) ... compiled ... is ... problem ... object ... then ... same ... window ... object ... an ... wouldn't ... methods ... the ... end ... it ...
... the ... that ... source ... and ... be ... separate ... would ... about if ... additional ... actions ... No, it is the opposite : we keep NEEDS in...
... What matters to me is how easy we make it for our self and future programmers. It is not yet important in this discussion what we put in the compatibility...
I have encountered depreciated words and was not sure what to do about them. e.g. defer. Is there a place one can look to see what words are depreciated and...
... Don't fix it if it's not broken. I still have not understod why we should remove some word's at all. If there is a word more or less in the system who...
... about ... are ... DEFER certainly isn't deprected (it's actually in the 200X standard). I presume you mean DEFER@, which was deprecated in V6.12 and...
... the ... that ... source ... with and ... be ... separate ... would ... about if ... additional ... of actions ... IMO ... In general I agree, in most...
... I don't really answer Frank's post here but use it to illustrate my point of view. I am pleased to see that I am not the only one who has wondered about...
... If really are unused then yes it's benign, but determining if they're used is the problem. The fact that none of the apps demos or W32F itself doesn't use...
... <camilleforth@> ... Not every W32F user is a member of this group ... of ... used Thanks for these words. I used W32F since Tom Zimmer put it on public ...
... but ... public ... Nice to know there are long time users of W32F. Jos' (and other pogrammers') extension are there to be used. If a lot of users find them...
Thanks for your kind words, Hubert! As I see it now, programming FORTH and programming MS-Windows are two different kinds of programming: Programming FORTH is...
On a number of occasions the help system needs to be updated. How should that be done? I could not find it in the help system. What must be executed to rebuild...
... Yes, every time your modify a source in src folder. If you want more precision, the file help\helpscope.f gives a list of all files scanned by help. ... ...
Hello, We can argue for long about what users are thinking and what words they are actually using or not. The fact is that we don't know. This is not a reason...
What about a folder containing all the removed words sources (and help files if availabel)? With FORTH we have a programming language which everybody may use...
... That was the original idea behind the compat folder. The removed words (or code to emulate the equivalent functionality in terms of the newer code) would...
... would ... features", ... Whatever the way we choose to remove words or functionalities, some file will be provided for a transient compatibility between...
... to ... would ... features", ... words ... newer ... by ... could ... definitions ... that ... That's a great idea! I would appreciate that very much. I...
... (and ... use ... done ... or ... for ... and ... rows). ... again. ... IIRC (and !**! yahoo doesn't lose this 2nd posting ; I'm copying an yway) Bob Smith...
Hello Just to let you know that I corrected a bug in w32msg.f an committed the new version. I added a check for any "ghost" instance when you exec a win32forth...
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