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Programming => General Programming => Visual Basic Programming => Topic started by: NetNX on January 15, 2005, 09:22 AM

Title: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: NetNX on January 15, 2005, 09:22 AM
 ;D Is it possible to obtain the same graphical effects that RTB provides using a diffrent type of control for less lag?
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: Warrior on January 15, 2005, 10:22 AM
Less Lag? As far as I know there is no replacement for the richtextbox allowing colors although I am sure one could be made.
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: NetNX on January 15, 2005, 11:01 AM
i belive aim was created in vb no? and that shit dosent lag :-X
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: Warrior on January 15, 2005, 11:06 AM
If you havn't noticed the AIM client is browser based which is why all of its data is in HTML form. It doesn't use an RTB (The official AIM Client)
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: MyndFyre on January 15, 2005, 04:43 PM
Although using the MSHTML editor control will result in using lots and lots of memory.  I believe that AIM uses a proprietary user interface to display HTML.
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: Warrior on January 15, 2005, 07:10 PM
Wasn't thier talk about writing an equivilent to a RichTextBox Control? I remember seeing a topic a little while back.
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: MyndFyre on January 15, 2005, 08:03 PM
Quote from: Warrior on January 15, 2005, 07:10 PM
Wasn't thier talk about writing an equivilent to a RichTextBox Control? I remember seeing a topic a little while back.

Yeah, there was.  We haven't really gotten started on it.  It's a bit involved ;-)  But it would be specifically for chat.
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: Warrior on January 15, 2005, 08:05 PM
So would it have the current draw backs if you want to call them that of the RTB (resizing text with scroll mouse, justification of text, RTF Glitch, etc..)
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: MyndFyre on January 15, 2005, 08:22 PM
Quote from: Warrior on January 15, 2005, 08:05 PM
So would it have the current draw backs if you want to call them that of the RTB (resizing text with scroll mouse, justification of text, RTF Glitch, etc..)

We haven't really started designing specs even...
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: Warrior on January 15, 2005, 08:25 PM
I see.
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: NetNX on January 18, 2005, 09:51 AM
i was looking around and i found this dos console looking thing... i wrote some modules that let you use it like addchat ill post them when i get home... if your writing an ops bot this surely must be a better alternative to rtb...
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: Eric on January 19, 2005, 09:29 AM
You won't find many better alternatives to Microsoft's RichTextBox.  The console is quite icky when used in Visual Basic and if you're that serious about having less "lag", I'd suggest learning a language more focused on speed.
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: NetNX on January 20, 2005, 03:23 PM
i agree the console is icky but for what im trying todo visualbasic is the better language :)
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: MyndFyre on January 20, 2005, 05:23 PM
Quote from: NetNX on January 20, 2005, 03:23 PM
i agree the console is icky but for what im trying todo visualbasic is the better language :)

Than JavaScript?  :P
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: UserLoser. on January 20, 2005, 08:10 PM
Quote from: NetNX on January 15, 2005, 09:22 AM
;D Is it possible to obtain the same graphical effects that RTB provides using a diffrent type of control for less lag?

I don't have issues. Perhaps you should show code, or look into clearing the top old unwanted lines after X amount of outputted messages automatically
Title: Re: [vb6] RTB alternative
Post by: NetNX on January 21, 2005, 09:57 AM
Quote from: MyndFyre on January 20, 2005, 05:23 PM
Quote from: NetNX on January 20, 2005, 03:23 PM
i agree the console is icky but for what im trying todo visualbasic is the better language :)

Than JavaScript?  :P

yep