ROOL Forum: Recent posts

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:29:41 +0000

It’s a shame neither RISC OS git or sgit support transparently running additional tools. On Linux if you have a program on your path called git-diffnice you can run it as if were a git command using:-
git diffnice ...

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:23 +0000

I must be doing this wrong. I added the new lines and the result is a set of output jpegs that are almost enmtirely black canvas with a small part of the wanted page showing in the bottom-left corner of the screen!

JMB can you either email me or put up here the DetoxScript file you’re using that saves out the entire detoxed page OK?

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:11:24 +0000

The online pdf manual is as up-to-date as we can get I think.

JMB- Excellent! Where in the DetoxScript file should I add the new section you list above?

FWIW I may do a modified version of the processing program so it can read settings adjustable by the user. e.g. to alter the chosen range from the histogram stats and optimise results. Question of having the time and a calm mind… :-/

My initial version of the convertor did export the object on the canvas, but I never worked out how to then get it to run through a series of input jpegs and output DeToxed versions as jpegs. Result was being surprised when your script exported the canvas. I hadn’t expected that! I’d taken object export.

Tangent: I’m wondering if I should pay a local printer to print a new version of the Compo manual, eiher in full or just the scripting. I still find it easier to learn from a ‘real book’ regardless of the topic we’re focussed on here! 8-} Question is: how many people other than crazy ones like me would want a copy?…

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:53:35 +0000

Hi,

[ My earlier thread was in General. It should probably be here. Not sure if it can be moved? https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/5/topics/20495 ]

I’ve made a couple of updates to this. My main intention was to try out the RISC OS Git client, and see how it works with a remote-end (such as ROOL’s GitLab) and with help, there’s even a touch of CI.

https://gitlab.riscosopen.org/rwalker/git-diff-nice

It might be useful to anyone trying the RISC OS Git client out. Feedback welcome. In case it’s not obvious, you can download it by clicking ‘CI/CD’, then the three dots on the right, then ‘downloa softload:archive’. Or use Git to grab the repo and build it with the DDE.

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:23:58 +0000

Hi Charles
As I am curious I tested ‘ifeq’ with the DDE and it works!
This is something I’ve been looking to do for a long time, thank you.

I am thinking of creating a new repository for these executables, but perhaps this is not the right solution to be linked to yours?

For release, I will watch your videos and find the documentation!

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:07:33 +0000

Hi Fred,
It is not in the list of modes present in version 4.70a20?
If you have a link to download it….
On the other hand, I don’t know if the manuals available for download are complete and up to date.

Thanks.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:03:24 +0000

The makefile formats are nearly identical in the DDE and my build environment, you can easily see how to select different content using ifeq in the files. But, since it’s just as easy to create two separate files with the content in, that’s why I suggested that.

As for making a release, again my tooling has documentation, examples and videos on how to use it. It’s not all the different for DDE, I expect, though you won’t be able to use it on RISC OS – if that’s your intent.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:11:59 +0000

Thanks Fred :) I meant a personal update, but it is good to know where we stand with Direct etc too, as no doubt that’ll be due in the not too distant future.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:59:54 +0000

We will have to consider a StrongED Compo mode…

No, we don’t. Already have one. :-)

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:58:43 +0000

Thanks for the support, guys. Much appreciated!

@Andrew

If by upgrade you mean updating RISC OS Direct then you might want to wait a bit. I’m doing another round of updating the SnR system, this time to have better support for searching Dump files. Hopefully this will just take a couple of days.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:13:16 +0000

Thanks Charles,
Don’t forget that I’m new to GitHub and I don’t know the English language.

I was able to add the topic by searching a little!

but also remember that this is already in my repo :-)

yes, but the problem is that I use DDE, which I like…
But I can add the modified versions to your repository, so that they can be compiled with your tools.

Multiple makefiles in the same project or two projects?
I would also like to put a release version, still to find the instructions.