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Hi Zapman, i take a screenshot of the error


Hello le_magn,
After examining the files, I see that there are no problems with the current version of "TOM_Functions.pbi".
The version shown in your screenshot is not the current version. It seems that you didn't perform a full program update, or you ...

le_magn wrote: Sun Mar 23, 2025 3:00 pm Hi Zapman, i take a screenshot of the error:

Thank you very much. I'll fix that tomorrow.

Hi Zapman, if you try to compile the sources with PB6.20 or later, you'll get an error. It works fine with 6.12

Hello le_magn,
Thank you very much for your feedback. I can't reproduce the problem on my system, neither with PB6.2 x64 nor PB6.2 x86.
Could you point me to the line where the error ...

The code and executable have been updated to version 1.0.

Small bugs have been fixed.
PBBrowser now benefits from improvements to the SetGadgetColorEx, SetMenuItemEx, ZapmanColorRequester, and ZapmanFontRequester libraries. 'Dark mode' is fully operational in all interface elements including ...

The code has been updated (still available from the first post of this subject).

From a ShadowStorm's demand, the 'Copy' button now allows to copy only the selected text (the CTRL C is also usable).
From a ChrisR suggestion, the positioning of the window now offers many different options.

The code has been updated.
Following ChrisR suggestion, the dialog window positionning is improved to offer many positioning possibilities.

Part of the library has been exported to a separate library, shared with the Zapman TOM_Functions.pbi library.
You now need two files to run the demo. They are ...

The code in the first post of this subject had been optimized for better window positioning.

CAUTION: the parameters of the ZapmanColorRequester function have been modified. If you have allready included this function in one of your project while using the ParentWindow parameter, you will have to ...

The code has been updated. There was bugs in the window positionning management.

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The code has been updated.
The parent window is now disabled until the user click on Cancel or OK, has it is done for the original FontRequester.

ChrisR wrote: Sat Mar 15, 2025 12:23 pm I'll try it later, I'm running out of time this weekend.

Same for me, I'm visiting Rome

Hi, ChrisR,

I updated the code. Here is the comment figuring in the full commented version for both procedures FontRequesterEx() and ZapmanFontRequester():
(full commented is available at https://www.editions-humanis.com/downloads/PureBasic/ZapmanFontRequester.zip )

; * If ParentWindow is a valid ...

So, the right point off view is probably that specifying the parent window can respond to different needs.

I'm not able to share a new version of the code at this moment, but it seems to me, ChrisR, that the fonctions 'ZapmanFontRequester()', 'ZapmanFontName()', 'ZapmanFontSize()' and ...

Hi ChrisR,
With the actual version, Parent window can be set to #PB_Default, to not be taken in account. I can eventually add the possibility to set it to -2, to transform the xShift and yShift into absolue coordinates. By that way, all possibilities should be explored. Would it be good for you ?

Good point, Amundo, it works perfectly for me. The timer setting seems perfect.
Did you achieve exactly what you wanted?