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Hi, many thanks for the replies. I've solved my problem (I've changed network )

thanks!

Sergio

Hi to all,
I'm not able to download the Linux version of PureBasic, because the download process fails after some second. I've tried with different browsers and\or operating systems with no results.
Any suggestions?

thanks!

Sergio

Fred, many thanks for your reply. I've slightly modified my test code and all works fine (the result is 0)

;------- test code -----------
x.d = 2
Debug StrD(Sqr(x)-Pow(x,0.5))
;-----------------------------

thanks

Sergio

Hi to all,
if possible I would like to know the precison of the math functions of PureBasic 4 beta 9.
For example for the square root of a number, the Pow function seems more precise than the Sqr() function (see the simple test below)

;------- test code -----------
x.d = 2
Debug Pow(x,0.5)
Debug ...

Hi globule,
fonts and 2d-drawing are already available in the version 3.81. (see the "history" and "todo" files located in the PureBasic folder).
Hovewer I found hard the fonts loading, because in Linux the font names are defined by very long strings that contain several characters informations and ...

Hi,
I need a little help with this simple piece of code that I'm not able to compile with the new Linux version of PB (3.81) and Linux Mandrake 9.0.
The compiling process fails with this message:
**********************************************************
purebasic.o: In function 'main':
purebasic.o ...

Hi, Gpi, this Japbe release hangs my laptop with Windows ME; the previous releases always worked fine.
Any suggestion?

thanks
Sergio

Hi Scurrier,
maybe this link can be useful for you:
viewtopic.php?t=2396&highlight=writedata

bye

sergio

Paul, is this rusty routines useful for you?

; masked password input
; not for extended chars
If OpenConsole()
PrintN("Password please: (return to exit)")
Passwd$ = ""
Repeat
xkey$ = Inkey()
If xkey$ <> ""
If Asc(xkey$)>=32 And Asc(xkey$) < 128
Passwd$ = Passwd$ + Left(xkey$, 1)
Print ...

2D Drawing functions (similar to the Windows version)

thanks
Sergio

Hi Tiuri, I completely agree with you and maybe you know my old post related to this argument
http://forums.purebasic.com/english/viewtopic.php?t=2582&highlight=talun .
If you allow me an off-topic suggestion, be careful with the results related to "complex" calculations in PureBASIC (eigenvalues ...

Hi Tiuri,
array scope is always global in PureBasic code.
------------------- From PureBasic help ---------------------------------------
Dim is used to 'size' the new arrays. An array in PureBasic can be of any types, including structured, and user defined types. Once an array is 'sized' it can be ...

Thorsten many thanks for your reply; now my window have the scrollbar!
The #EM_SHOWSCROLLBAR isn't reported in my (old) Win32Api help file; I need to be accustomed with the MSDN Microsoft site.. 8O

bye

Sergio

El_Choni,
thank you for the reply, but I'm sorry, I've formulated my question badly.
I would like to use the wordwrap capabilities of the EditorGadget in order to show some help pages and therefore I've modified the gadget style in read only mode by using:
SendMessage_(GadgetID(#MyGadget), #EM ...

Hi El_Choni,
can you say me if it's possible to display the vertical scrollbar in the EditorGadget? (I wasn't able to find this style in the Win Api guide)

many thanks

Sergio