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- Anywhere Scroller
- v1.00
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- OverView:
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- Anywhere scroller is a program that is another part to the
- Intro Maker v3.0. This handy little utility, requires a .CRD coordinate
- file for an external 256 color FONT picture. By using this program, you will
- be allowed to draw with your keyboard or mouse, on the background picture
- where and how you want the Scrolling text to appear. There are four parts
- to this program.
- The First part to this program, is the request for the .CRD file
- which you have created, or one that has been provided with THG Intro Maker.
- This will tell the program how big your font that you wish to scroll
- actually is. The .CRD files can be created with the MEGAFONT.EXE program.
- The Second part to the Anywhere Scroller is a feature that comes in
- quite handy for tricky scrolling effects. After figuring how out big your
- external font will be, the ANYWhere scroller will switch to 80x50 mode, and
- display the number of pixels vertically. Here, the first pixel will be
- a fixed point or reference point for the scroller. The next course of
- action should be you using the keypad, or arrow keys to place each pixel
- how you want it to scroll repectively to the first pixel. To switch
- pixels, use the +/- keys. You can save these patterns in BWF files which
- mean Brush Warping File. Use L and S to Load the Brush Warp File or Save
- the Brush Warp File respectively. If you wish to move the 1st pixel so
- you can move the pixels above or along side the first pixel, use the
- I-J-K-M buttons to move the screen accordingly so you can have enough
- room to move each pixel. Don't forget to save the BWF file if you wish
- to re-use this pattern for another scroll. Press Q or ESC to exit
- this part. It does not save this automatically, you must use the
- Save command.
- The Third part of the program, is a request for the background
- picture support. Give the extension of your background picture according
- to which graphics compression is used. It will decompact the picture and
- display it throwing you into the next part of the program.
- The heart of the Anywhere scroller is the next part. This will
- show you a cursor that looks like you have entered according to the offsets
- you have entered in the last second part of the program. Here, you may
- either hit the Space Bar for PenUP/ PenDOWN toggle and the keypad for
- moving the cursor around. Remember, when the Pen is DOWN, it is recording
- where you are putting the pixels. That is the order they will show up in
- when it goes to scroll it. You can also use the Mouse and Mouse buttons to
- draw on the screen. Although, there is no mouse support when the keyboard
- PenUP/PenDOWN key has been toggled, all you have to do is to place the
- cursor where you want a slice of your scroll to go. Press the left mouse
- button. The Right mouse button exits to the next part of the program, as
- well does ESC, and Q. If you hold down the Left mouse button and move the
- cursor, it will skip pixels. So go SLOWLY. THis is because the Mouse button
- routine that was written is too fast for it. It would record several pixels
- by just a quick press of the button. Also, the + and - keys change the
- color of the cursor, and the backspace key undoes the previous slice.
- The Final part to the program, is entering the Name of the .PTH
- path file you wish to call it. This screen also tells you how many slices
- of a scroller you have entered.
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- Keys:
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- +/- : Change Color
- Q,ESC : Exit
- Keypad : Move cursor
- SpaceBar : PenUP/PenDOWN toggle
- Back Space : Undo last Slice
- Left Mouse Button : Place a slice at x,y
- Right Mouse Button : Exit
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- Note:
- I am not one for documentation. I don't think any of us are, but
- this program is pretty easy to use.