Hello Everyone,
As of today I have speedy bitmap display working correctly, through the use of the Amiga system's native WriteChunkyPixels() function and built-in clipping functionality of the layers library. Mouse clicking works and windows can be moved around successfully, scroll-bars scroll, text can be selected.
http://metaphorse.com/amiga/squeak/
Alas, the colors are wrong, as I have not yet done any color mapping. I also seem to be stuck to 8-bit depths with this 2.3 VM, which is strange, but may make my life easier right now. (I believe that the Amiga's graphics system will automatically handle writing different bit-depths to any depth screen, which would be nice. I am crossing my fingers. I have been able to use this 8-bit display on 8-bit and 15-bit displays with no changed code).
A sticking point right now is noticeable on the current screenshot. After the image has loaded with its initial project setup, any newly-opened windows (browser, transcript, or zooming any of the Play With Me's) causes two window gadgets to appear, but no actual window. Nicely, PopUpMenus work great. I am at a loss.
Also I have not yet dug deeply into the file code. I have a feeling my directory delineators will not work, as the Amiga uses a combination of :'s and /'s; i.e. "DH0:Development/Squeak/SqueakVM". Why this would keep a browser from opening, I am not sure.
Thanks everyone for your help so far. This is turning out to be quite the adventure.
Cheers, Tim J.