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- # !Columns V1.00 #
- # By Julyan Bristow July 1993 - October 1993 #
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-
- ReadMe file for !Columns
-
- 1.0 Introduction
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- The purpose of this program is to allow the user to create a text file of
- two columns from text file of a single column. The text file created may
- then be edited further (using !Edit or similar) or printed to a printer.
- Options to define the page layout for a printer are available.
-
- 2.0 The Program
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- The program installs on the icon bar in the normal way, by double clicking
- on the icon from the filer window. From the icon bar the following menu is
- obtained by clicing menu over the icon:
-
- Info The current version number and date
- Options Page layout options
- Quit Quit the program!
-
- Selecting Options will create a dialogue box giving control over the layout
- of the page to be created. Left & right, top & bottom margins, page size
- (ie width and height) can be set. The default options are for A4 paper.
- The sprites allow selection of the type of action to take for part pages.
- This allows the left column to be a full page length or for the two columns
- to be of equal length. Clicking MENU will bring up a menu showing other
- pages available. These may be selected as an alternative to the default.
- Clicking on the save icon allows any changes and/or new pages that have
- been added to be saved. The A4 page is always the default.
-
- Click on the OK icon to add any changes - Click on the CANCEL icon to
- return to the default settings.
-
- The file to be processed should be dragged onto the icon bar. This opens a
- window showing the modified file, as defined by the options dialogue box.
- The file may be viewed using the scroll bar, arrow keys and page up/page
- down keys. Clicking menu in this window will allow the new file to be saved.
- A default name and path is offered.
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- 3.0 Limitations
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- (i) Only one file may be opened/processed at at time.
- (ii) Need a CR and end of source file.
- (iii) Only two columns currently available.
-
- 4.0 Version History
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-
- 0.01 Working desktop version
- 1.00 Changed to use txt.h for text display, used msgs.h.
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- 5.0 Notes
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-
- This program is Public Domain. Please feel free to distribute it as you
- wish. Please make sure that all the files listed below are included:
-
- !Boot
- !Run
- !Runimage The executable code
- !Sprites The application sprites
- Sprites The resource sprites
- Templates The application template file
- Messages The message file
- Readme This file
-
- I will be very grateful if any mistakes are highlighted and any suggestions
- for improvements are sent to me at the address below, so that any future
- versions will contain fewer errors and perform better.
-
- If any one else out there is keen on C desktop (or otherwise) programming I
- will be pleased to hear from you for swapping of hints and tips etc.
-
- Please write to
-
- Julyan Bristow
- 40 Dunard Road
- SHIRLEY
- SOLIHULL
- WEST MIDLANDS
- B90 2HR