Manual: reference to wimp_ICON_BUTTON_TYPE_SHIFT

[Erik Groenhuis]

As Tony van der Hoff <tony at vanderhoff.org> wrote:

> Tony van der Hoff <tony at vanderhoff.org> wrote in message
> <gemini.itqzaw047flps0flx.tony at vanderhoff.org>
> 
> > Erik Groenhuis <e.groenhuis at xs4all.nl> wrote in message
> > <578564ef4d.root at vertus.xs4all.nl>
> > 
> > > Suggestion for change in StrongHelp manual
> > > 
> > > Version: created 31 Dec 2005 by BindHelp Section: wimp.h, constants
> > > Parts: wimp_BUTTON_xxx, wimp_ICON_BUTTON_TYPE
> > > 
> > > In the description of these constants it says:
> > > 
> > > "Description: shift by Wimp_IconButtonTypeShift".
> > > 
> > > This should be wimp_ICON_BUTTON_TYPE_SHIFT. This symbol can also be
> > > linked to the relevant page.
> > > 
> > [snip]
> > 
> > Yes, this is due to the way DefMod translates the .swi definitions into
> > the C manual. You will see similar examples througout OSLib.
> > 
> > I have long thought something should be done about it, but have never had
> > the energy to tackle it, so it has remained untouched for ever. It's on
> > the todo list, together with generating an HTML manual.
> > 
> 
> I meant to add: the solution is exremely unlikely to be trivial.
> 

Crikey. And I thought it was just an oversight that could be fixed with
a small change in some .swi file.

Thank you for your reply, and I hope you will be touched by a spark of
inspiration that gives you the boost required to squash this vexing
problem :-)

-- 
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