[futurebasic] Re: [FB] Windows and PG:PRO

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From: Barrie <barrie@...>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 13:00:15 -0400
> <snip>
>> I am creating a bunch
>> of spare windows in PG:PRO and limiting the number of pages to a known
>> quantity.
> 
> Barrie,
> 
> It is possible to create "class" windows in PG (i.e. FN
> pGbuild(-_MyWindow)---notice the hyphen before the window constant).
> This allows you to create a cookie cutter to create as many window
> instances as you need from one window definition in PG.
> 
> Note: this "class" concept is available in appearance runtime, but it
> operates differently from PG and the "class" terminology means
> something different. Don't get the two environments confused when
> reading the reference manual.
> 
Brian
Thank you very much for the tip. I was unaware of this and it seems to be
the ideal solution.
Barrie