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twdb
Description
Uses the contents of stream to create a dialog box: this is an alternative method to the use of the special macros defstr and addstr.
 
Example 43. Create a dialog box
Create a dialog box with flags, by including the value of the flags in sequence.
twdb "mydialogbox.rf" 1,4,8
 
Example 44. Create a dialog box with cumulative flags values
Create a dialog box with flags, by adding the values of the individual flags together:
twdb "mydialogbox.rf" 13
Syntax
twdb stream:t? flags:n? #:L?
stream
The stream that contains the text for the dialog box
flags
Options for display of dialog box:
1
Centre dialog box on mouse
2
Help dialog box format
4
No title for dialog box
8
No background or title bar for dialog box
16
X / Y centre position passed in stream, (top left if flag 8).
32
Parameters passed in an array
64
Called from twdb (so no args on stack)
#
Use conditional testing