From:	"D. Huizenga" <skis AT concentric DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Allegro WishList
Date:	Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:16:08 -0500
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Hi all,

 I just went to  Shawn's home page, and I notice a new
 WIP of Allegro 3.0 is out. Good work, guys! I began thinking,
 why not start a "wish list", so that we have ideas of things
 to add. If there is already something like this, please let
 me know!

 Sorry if there are two copies of this, but Netscape stalled
 on my first try.

 [Please do not "snip" any of this out, and add on w/ numbers in
  the proper order. Try to maintain a relatively consistent format.]

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The Allegro Wish List
---------------------

[Added on 3/22/98 by Dan Huizenga]
1. A windowing system in which each window contains a
   "standard" allegro dialog (using pointers). (I am already
   working on this, but it isn't going well).

2. Serial support.

3. Integrated CD-Audio routines (Maybe merge it with BCD?). This 
   would be _really_ cool if it was set up so that the new audio
   input routines could be used to record from the cd.. Or maybe
   just mix CD and audio at the same time (Actually, since the 
   cd usually goes straight to the sound card, this would be 
   automatic..) in at the same time.. Karaoke anybody? :-)

4. This is probably a bit unreasonable, and not really necessary
   in a "game library", but why not include printer drivers that
   could print bitmaps? Perhaps they could be used to print score 
   cards.. (This is actually a pretty stupid idea, IMHO).

5. Maybe i'll do this.. I think it would be nice to have an 
   "installer creator". It could put all of the files in a data 
   file, and have the first element be something similar to a windows
   .inf installation file. Then there could be a "standard" Allegro 
   Installer that read the file and installed the program.

6. Anyone care to write a short tutorial for newbies? (Hmmm.. Funny.. 
   I find myself thinking that maybe I would read it through a couple
   of times.. Help myself to quit making these hard to track down 
   bugs in my  programs... ;-)


Things to Change in New Versions
--------------------------------

[Added on 3/22/98 by Dan Huizenga]
1. Fix the scroll bars on list boxes so that they look like the ones 
   on an Atari STe. Right now they are inverted from a normal ST.


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Dan Huizenga
Email: Skis AT Concentric DOT net
Home: http://www.concentric.net/~skis
(Not much there right now, except BGui [now there's actually an 
 example program ;-)])

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