0. Table of contents	Table of Contents	2. TMT Pascal Language Description

What's New in TMT Pascal?

The current release of TMT 5 shipped now includes the following additions and fixes:

RTL changes

• Changes in the system unit:
  • MemAvail() no longer returns the total size of the page file (win32). Now it returns the amount of memory available in the page file.
  • changed return type for MemAvail() and MaxAvail() to be a dword
  • All filesystem related functions now work in w95/w98/w2k/xp/pure DOS.
  • fixed bug in the dWord swap() function
  • fixed bug in erase() in Windows 2000
  • added short/long file name support to rename()
  • added short/long file name support to erase()
  • added short/long file name support to getCurDir()
  • added short/long file name support to removeDir()
  • added short/long file name support to changeDir()
  • added short/long file name support to makeDir()
• Changes in the Mouse unit:
• Fixed bug in doneMouse() that caused a crash when no mouse driver was installed under pure DOS
• Changes in the DOS unit:
• Added findClose() call to the win32 version of fsearch().
• All filesystem related functions now work in w95/w98/w2k/xp/pure DOS.
• modified search attribute passing to the TFinder object
• changed the way FExpand() works. Now allows for extensions up to 255 chars in length.
• fixed win32 bug in GetFTime()
• added long file name support to FExpand()
• rewrote FSearch() to work properly in Windows 2000
• added long file name support to FSearch()
• added long file name support to setFAttr()
• fixed win32 bug in getFAttr()
• added long file name support to getFAttr()
• added long file name support to findNext()
• added long file name support to findFirst()
• interfaced the DOS version of findFirst()/findNext() to the TFinder object
• added a pointer to a TFinder object in SearchRec type
• added TFinder.next()
• added TFinder.find()
• added TFinder.done()
• added TFinder.init()
• added TFinder object
• Changes in the ZenTimer unit:
• Changed the timing loop. This fixes the crashing on very fast computers.
• Changes in the ogFont unit:
• renamed ogBitFont.saveTo() to ogBitFont.saveToOffset()
• renamed ogBitFont.loadFrom() to ogBitFont.loadFromOffset()
• added alpha channel information to setBGColor()
• added alpha channel information to setFGColor()
• Changes in the ObjGfx40 unit:
• added call to ogClear in ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogCreate()
• added packed pixel conversion to 8bpp in ogCopy() and ogCopyBuf()
• added ogFillGouraudBSpline()
• added ogFillGouraudPolygon()
• forgot to copy the default alpha level from the surface in ogBlit.getBlitWithMask
• fixed bug in ogGetPal
• fixed bug in ogSetPal
• added check in ogSurface.ogSetPixelRGBA to ensure that the surface is available
• fixed bug in ogSpline (points wasn't declared as var)
• changed the alpha level of the first pixel in aaRawLine() to use the normal alpha. This fixes drawing diagonal lines properly.
• renamed ogSprite.loadFrom to ogSprite.loadFromOffset
• renamed ogSprite.saveTo to ogSPrite.saveToOffset
• renamed ogBlit.loadFrom to ogBlit.ogLoadFromOffset
• renamed ogBlit.saveTo to ogBlit.saveToOffset
• added ogSprite.loadFromFile
• added ogSprite.SaveToFile
• added ogBlit.loadFromFile
• added ogBlit.saveToFile
• made ogCopy() encode the alpha channel of a source 8bpp surface when copying to a higher bit-depth destination surface.
• renamed ogGetModeSettings to ogQueryModeSettings
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogGetActivePage
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogGetVisualPage
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogSetActivePage
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogSetVisualPage
• added ogDisplay_VESA.ogGetActivePage
• added ogDisplay_VESA.ogGetVisualPage
• added ogDisplay_VESA.ogSetActivePage
• added ogDisplay_VESA.ogSetVisualPage
• added ogErrorCode enum
• added OG_ERROR_CODE_STR constant
• added ogSurface.ogGetLastError
• added ogSurface.ogSetLastError
• removed ogAttributes.reset
• added ogBlit.copyBlitMask constructor
• fixed mode reset bug for win32
• changed ogCreate() to use temp pointers to ensure that if memory allocation fails the original surface isn't left in an unknown state.
• fixed resetting the mode in ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogCreate().. it now no longer fails when you try to change modes, but it doesn't always reset the mode properly on exit
• allowed ogBlit.getBlitMask() to be called alone
• modified ogSprite.save() to erase an existing file if it exists this affects ogBlit.save() as well.
• added ogBlit.copy constructor
• removed some extra win32 code
• removed win32 support for versions of directDraw prior to 5
• added ogDisplay_VESA.ogGetModeSettings
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogGetModeSettings
• added ogDisplay_VESA.ogVSync
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogVSync
• fixed parameter passing bug into buildGET
• fixed the fillpoly bug
• fixed bug in gouraud shader which overflowed interpolated values
• fixed overdraw issue in ogRect
• added ogSprite.copy
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogAlias
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogClone
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogCopyPal
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogLoadPal
• added ogDisplay_DirectDraw.ogSetPal
• renamed ogGetAlphaMask to ogGetAlphaMasker
• added ogAttributes.reset
• renamed ogGetBlending to ogIsBlending
• renamed ogGetAntiAlias to ogIsAntiAliasing
• added alpha blending to ogClear
• added ogSurface_DirectDraw support
• changed normal non-antialiased lines to use wu's symmetric line algorithm
• made normal lines able to be alpha-blended
• vastly improved the quality of anti-aliased lines
• made anti-aliased lines able to be alpha-blended
• added ogSurface.ogSetPixelRGBA
• added ogSurface.ogSetRGBAPalette
• added ogDisplay_VESA.ogSetRGBAPalette
• added ogSurface.rawSetPixelRGBA
• fixed overdraw issues in ogFillCircle
• added alpha blending to ogSprite.put
• added alpha blending to ogBlit.put
• added alpha blending to ogSetPixel
• added alpha blending to rawSetPixel
• added alpha blending to ogVLine
• added alpha blending to ogHLine
• added ogAttributes
• added ogGetBlending
• added ogSetBlending
• added ogGetAlpha
• added ogSetAlpha
• added ogGetAlphaMask
• made transparentColor a pointer to a uInt32
• added ogPixCon object. Modified how pixel conversions are done in ogCopy() and ogCopyBuf().
• added pixFmtID to ogSurface
• added bytesPerPix to ogSurface
• added ogRGB32 and ogRGBA32
• added gouraud shading
• added ogSurface.ogAvail()
• removed ogSurface.ogGetPal()

Compiler changes

• Fixed the duplicate -STACK option in the command line help
• Fixed a bug in the internal memory allocation routine which was causing dirty pointers
• Added the __VER5__ identifier
• Modified the unit generation for the new version
• Added provisions for the fbsd port
• Added provisions for supporting elf32
• Internal changes related to source base conversion.

Changes in the Samples directory

• Recompiled and tested all samples
• Added Common\ObjGfx40
• Added Common\ObjGfx40\3dDemo
• Added Common\ObjGfx40\demos
• Fixed bug in Common\ZenTimer\UlzTest.pas
• Removed Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\EnhMesh
• Removed Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\PickTMT
• Added missing res file in Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\DDEnum
• Added missing res file in Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\DDEx1
• Added missing res file in Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\DDEx2
• Added missing res file in Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\DDEx3
• Added missing res file in Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\Donuts
• Added missing res file in Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\KeybdExC
• Added missing res file in Common\Win32\GUI\DirectX\Stretch
• Added Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\CellShading
• Added Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\PocketWatch
• Added Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\Specular
• Added Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\Stencil
• Removed Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\ChroFace
• Removed Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\Persist
• Removed Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\PlasmaTn
• Removed Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\Torus
• Removed Common\Win32\GUI\OpenGL\Tunnel

Changes in the Source\RTL directory

• Updated headers for all files.
• Sync'd time of files to match version number of the compiler

Changes in the HTML documentation

• Updated the documentation
• Redid all of section 4
• ogDisplay.ogSetVisualPage.htm
• Added mention of the second parameter: waitForRetrace
• using_new_proc_oop.htm
• Fixed typo in documentation. Changed new(C.Init(P, R)); to new(C, Init(P, R));
• blockread_proc.htm
• Fixed incorrect documentation where count and result were of type Word
• blockwrite_proc.htm
• Fixed incorrect documentation where count and result were of type Word
• map_file_generation_switch.htm
• Fixed incorrect documentation. Added mention of the command line switch
• built-in_assembler.htm
• Fixed broken link
• maxavail_func.htm
  • Return type changed to dword
• memavail_func.htm
  • Return type changed to dword
  • Added remarks section about usage in DOS/Win32
• Migrated ObjGfx 3.0 help to include ObjGfx 4.0 extensions
• Added ObjGfx 3.0 help
• whats_new.htm
  • added this page
  • Fixed links to gifs
  • Fixed reference to ObjGfx unit
• implementation_issues.htm
  • Fixed links to gifs
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• memory_organization.htm
  • Fixed referenced path to flame.pas from TMTPL to TMT.5
• lang_struct.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• prog_comm.htm
  • Reference to missing images/attention.gif
  • Fixed grammatical errors
• constants.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• int_and_real.htm
  • Reference to missing images/attention.gif
• str_const.htm
  • Fixed minor typo
• const_decl.htm
  • Fixed minor typo
• types.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• int_type.htm
  • Reference to missing images/attention.gif
• real_type.htm
  • Reference to missing images/attention.gif
• variant_type.htm
  • Reference to missing images/attention.gif
• structured_types_alignment.htm
  • Reference to missing images/attention.gif
• decl.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• expressions.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• statements.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• programs_and_units.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• programs.htm
  • Reference to missing images/attention.gif
• dlls.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• procedures_and_functions.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• external_declaration.htm
  • Fixed typo in the source
• interrupt_procedure.htm
  • Reference to missing images/attention.gif
• procedural_value.htm
  • Reference to missing images/entry_point.gif
  • Reference to missing local_env.gif
• oop_extensions.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• built-in_assembler.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• switch_dirs.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• map_file_generation_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• mmx_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• objects_and_structures_align.htm
  • Fixed typo
• c_style_comments_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• assert_directives_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• amd_3dnow_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• ada_style_comments_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• data_align_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• opt_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• optfrm_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• optreg_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• warnings_generation_switch.htm
  • Fixed typo
• predefined_symbols.htm
  • Added __VER5__ entry
• std_units.htm
  • Restored from original
  • Removed ObjGfx unit from list
  • Removed extraneous data from the <TITLE> tag
• win32_term.htm
  • Fixed minor typo
• idew32.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• idew32_bookmarks.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_code_templ.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_comp_opt.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_dirs.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_dbg_search_dir.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_display.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_editor.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_shortcuts.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_dbg_shortcuts.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• idew32_dbg_cmd.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• win32_programming.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• writing_win32_gui_app.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
  • Fixed referenced path from TMTPL to TMT.5
• structure_of_window_proc.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• designing_a_window_proc.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• associating_a_window.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• win32_gui_example.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• writing_win32_control_panel_app.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• control_panel_app.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• app_entry-point_func.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
  • Fixed referenced path from TMTPL to TMT.5
• writing_win_dlls.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• using_win_dlls.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• mmedia_applications.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• pmodew.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• pmodew_about.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
• pmodew_func.htm
  • Fixed "Table of Content"
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• accctrl_unit.htm
  • Fixed small typo
• appendpathdelimiter_func.htm
  • Fixed referenced path from TMTPL to TMT.5
• bar32_const.htm
  • Inserted missing <
• cmtoinch_func.htm
  • Fixed typo
• compmath_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• cpu_getcpuidfeatures_func.htm
  • Fixed malformed sublevel title
• cpu_getprocessorspeed_func.htm
  • Fixed malformed sublevel title
• cpu_getprocessortype_func.htm
  • Fixed malformed sublevel title
• cpu_have3dnow_func.htm
  • Fixed malformed sublevel title
• cpu_havemmx_func.htm
  • Fixed malformed sublevel title
• createcodealias_func.htm
  • Fixed typo
• createdataalias_func.htm
  • Fixed typo
• crt_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• crt-unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• crt_variables.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• destructors.htm
  • Fixed typo
• directxapi.htm
  • Fixed referenced path from TMTPL to TMT.5
• dispose_proc.htm
  • Fixed off-by-one error in the source
• dos_const_and_var.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• dos_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• dos_protected_units.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• dos_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• dosexitcode_func.htm
  • Fixed HTML error
• dpmi_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• dpmi_types.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• dpmi_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• envstr_func.htm
  • Added missing <pre> tag
• findfirst_proc.htm
  • Fixed missing </b> tag
• findfirst_proc_windos.htm
  • Fixed missing </b> tag
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• findnext_proc.htm
  • Fixed typo in the example code
• findnext_proc_windos.htm
  • Fixed typo in the example code
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• getdpmiintvec_func.htm
  • Changed declaration formatting slightly
• getfattr_proc_windos.htm
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• getftime_proc_windos.htm
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• gettime_proc.htm
  • Added missing uses clause in example code
• gettime_proc_windos.htm
  • Added missing uses clause in example code
• graph_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• graph_types_const_var.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• htmlhlp_unit.htm
  • Fixed extra <
• idew32_dbg_shortcuts.htm
  • Fixed typo
• intr_proc_windos.htm
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• isconsole_var.htm
  • Fixed missing <
• keep_proc.htm
  • Fixed grammatical error
• keyboard_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• keyboard_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• lastdelimiter_func.htm
  • Fixed referenced path from TMTPL to TMT.5
• lztimerlap_func.htm
  • Replaced refences of LZTiemer to LZTimer
• lztimeron_proc.htm
  • Replaced refences of LZTiemer to LZTimer
• lztimerresolution_func.htm
  • Replaced refences of LZTiemer to LZTimer
• math_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• math_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• mmedia_errorcode.htm
  • Removed duplicate "MMedia Unit" link
• mmedia_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
  • Fixed extra >
• mouse_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• mouse_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• msdos_os2_win32_console_units.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• msdos_proc_windos.htm
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• msdos_win32_console_units.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• searchrec_type.htm
  • Modified help to reflect changes made to the SearchRec struct in DOS
• setfattr_proc_windos.htm
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• setftime_proc_windos.htm
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• setintvec_proc_windos.htm
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
• showmouse_proc.htm
  • Fixed grammatical errors
• strings_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• strings_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• strpas_func.htm
  • Fixed missing <
• system_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• system_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• system_variables.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• tmmedia_fields.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• tsearchrec_type.htm
  • Modified help to reflect changes made to the SearchRec struct in DOS
• unpacktime_proc_windos.htm
  • Changed uses clause in the example code
  • Fixed nav bar title
• uns_func.htm
  • Fixed spelling and grammatical error
• use16_unit.htm
  • Fixed TITLE tag
  • Fixed nav bar titles
  • Fixed Section title name
• use32_unit.htm
  • Fixed TITLE tag
  • Fixed nav bar titles
  • Fixed Section title name
• writeln_proc.htm
  • Fixed nav bar titles
• whl_func.htm
  • Fixed documentation omission
• wincrt_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• wincrt_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• wincrt_variables.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• windos_const_and_var.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• windos_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• windos_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• zentimer_proc_and_func.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
  • Replaced refences of LZTiemer to LZTimer
• zentimer_unit.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript
• declarations_const.htm
  • Fixed reference to obsolete file
• wincrt_proc_and_func.htm
  • Fixed reference to obsolete file
• tmmedia_methods.htm
  • Removed netscape specific indexing javascript

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