Re: Search oddity on r13075 (plus at least 1 version prior)
by chris.young@unsatisfactorysoftware.co.uk
> In article <498c4e2752.pnyoung(a)pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>,
> Dr Peter Young <pnyoung(a)ormail.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> However, 13077 says "Disable Sprite support -
>> DataTypes can't handle these", so could that be fouling something up
for RISC OS?
>
> It actually says:
>
> Disable Sprite support - DataTypes can handle these.
>
> which is rather different!
Yep, it's an Amiga-specific build change affecting the non-RISC OS Sprite
loader. There is no impact on RISC OS whatsoever.
> Sprites still load.
They do on the Amiga build too, I've just switched over to using the
fallback decoder (DataTypes). For those who are interested, DataTypes are
an OS plug-in system for various filetypes - the Sprite DataType uses the
same base code as NetSurf's non-RISC OS built-in support. Basically I'm
saving a few kilobytes by taking it out of the main executable, as it is
not something which is commonly used here.
Chris