Re: Re[2]: Pilot: Smooth auto scroll

["Josh Mathis" <jmmathis@xxxxxxxx>]

>Once one line of text had
>been scrolled, the entire bitmap image of the text would
>be block-copied up the virtual screen, the origin of the
>display would be reset back to the top of the virtual
>screen, and the new line of text would be drawn at the
>bottom of the virtual screen, at which point we could
>start the scrolling timer again.
>
>Definately doable.  I wonder how much demand there is
>for this kind of reader, though.


I stand corrected.  I hadn't even thought of the virtual screen.  It is a
_very_ definitely doable option.  (Just don't ask me to program it) :-)

Josh Mathis
jmmathis@xxxxxxxx


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