On 01/03/2014 3:40 PM, Pekka Aho wrote:
> Alain <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:
>>
>> QB? That stand for Quick Basic? Did you look at some other programming
>> language that will allow you to have shorter, easier to code/maintain
>> source code, and a smaller and faster executable? Also, QB is imfamous
>> for exposing any vulnerability of the OS, and I don't think that you'll
>> be able to port your programm to a Mac or Linux, at least without the
>> need to use some emulator...
>
> QB64 is available for Win, Mac and Linux, so making different versions wouldn't
> become an issue. I've naturally tried to look at other programming languages as
> well, but as I'm not a coder in the 1st place, I'd have to start from the very
> basics and it'd take quite a long time to learn something completely new in a
> way that I could realistically produce anything I've already come up so far with
> my project. With QB64 I'm able to have use of my old Qbasic text adventure
> templates from the past and just add the still images in the code with very
> little changes in the end. Of course, probably any other programming language
> would be a lot better hands down, but I have to keep things on a realistic level
> as well, ie. what I can do with the very low level coding skills I have and the
> programs/language(s) I've got rather painless access to. But ofc, everything is
> still a work in progress and a lot of stuff can change along the road. Perhaps
> I'll check on something else at some point again to give it a try. =)
>

That describes me and my situation. So thank you, Pekka. I have 
downloaded it and if I ever get the time. I will resurrect my "rippling 
water" project. Similar to Tim Nikias's "Liquid-Surface-Simulation-Macros"

http://www.nolights.de/downloads.html#lssm

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

I solemnly promise to kick the next angle, I see.

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