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- ClipIt 1.1 Copyright (c) 1987 by Mike Scalora
-
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- This program is shareware. Freely distributable as long as this
- notice stays in.
-
- This program was originally uploaded to PeopleLink's Amiga Zone. The
- Amiga Zone has well over 3000 members, and a library of thousands of
- public domain files. If you're interested in joining us, call
- 800-524-0100 (voice)
- or 800-826-8855 (modem).
-
- This program is shareware. If you use it, please send me $10 so I can
- continue to not work at McDonald's so that I will have the free time
- to write program for you, the Amiga community. Please give ClipIt
- to all the Amgia users you know.
-
- Non-distributable source code is available (on disk) for $20 (Includes
- shareware fee!). The source code for this is Benchmark Modula-2 and
- assembler. To compile the source you must have Benchmark Modula-2.
- If you want to re-assemble the InputHandler, you must also have an
- assembler. (Asm68K, the PD assembler, will NOT work, sorry. It does
- not work with the Benchmark Modula-2 include files.) A make file will
- also be included. Free updates with SASMw/3.5"disk.
- Source shows how to:
- - write an InputHandler (in ASM) and interface it with Modula-2
- - write simple ILBM files (1.4K routine vs. 5K for library routine)
- - do window iconification.
-
- Send your contribution to:
-
- Mike SCARY Scalora
- 342 Hurley Ave
- Kingston, NY 12401
-
- NOTE to PLink users: Shareware fees can be paid using a PLink gift! Save
- time and stamps!
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- ClipIt is a utility for the Amiga that lets you take 'clips' of graphics
- from any screen. The 'clips' are 'clipped' into a window and can then
- be saved in IFF format. You can have up to 5 'clips' at any one time.
- You can have 'clips' on any screen**.
-
- ** 1) Some screens don't like windows on them (i.e. DPaintII) and 'clip'
- windows will erase what is under them.
-
- ** 2) If you close a screen while there is a 'clip' window on it, you
- stand a good chance of meeting the guru or locking up ClipIt. I
- tried this a few times to see what would happen. I never got the
- guru, but I locked up ClipIt every time.
-
- How to use ClipIt:
-
- To take a clip, just hold down the LEFT-Alt key and drag out an
- imaginary box with the mouse and the LEFT-Button. That was
- LEFT-Alt - LEFT-Button-drag. Got it? Good!
-
- NOTES: You can only clip from the front screen, and to get good results,
- you should have this screen pulled all the way up.
-
- The ClipIt window. When you run ClipIt, it opens a control window on
- the Workbench screen. This window is used to select options and
- save 'clips'. There are 5 number gadgets that select the 'clip' to
- be saved. The SAVE AS gadgets is used to save the 'clips'. Next to it
- is a string gadgets that is used to specify the file name to save the
- 'clip' under. The default file name is 'RAM:Clip.iff'. There is
- also a gadget labeled 'Clip to Workbench'. When this gadget is on,
- all 'clip' windows will be opened on the Workbench screen. When the
- 'Color' gadget is on, 'clip' windows will be opened with the border
- in color 3 instead of color 1. 'Kill HOT-KEYS' turns off ClipIt.
- While this gadget is selected, any LEFT-Alt - LEFT-Button events will
- be passed on to intuition. The last gadget is 'Iconify', this gadget
- closes the control window and opens a small 'icon' window. To open the
- control window back up, just click in the non-border area of the 'icon'
- window.
-
- ClipIt will run from both CLI and Workbench. If you run ClipIt from
- Workbench, a small, I'm talking small here, window will be opened in
- the very top left corner. How small you ask? 1 by 1!
-
- ClipIt will refuse to make clips that are too large or too small.
-
- NOTE: If you need to use Alt and the LEFT-Button on the mouse and you
- don't want to use 'Kill HOT-KEYS', use the RIGHT-Alt. RIGHT-Alt is NOT
- used by ClipIt.
-
- I was thinking of making the clip windows sizable. It would take a bit
- of code. Is it needed? Wadda ya thin? I was also thinking about
- putting in a 'save-screen' feature. Is this needed with all the PD
- screen savers around? If I did that, I think I would have to go to a
- packed ILBM file. That could turn out to be a lot of code also.
-
- If you find a bug, OR you thing you have a good idea of something else
- that could be put into ClipIt, please let me know.
-
- I can be reached at:
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- People Link: SCARY
- Internet : SCALOR01@SNYNEWBA.bitnet
- CI$ : 73717,2334 (every other cold day in hell)
-
- OR
-
- - ] Mike SCARY Scalora [ -
- 342 Hurley Ave 7-12
- Kingston, NY 12401
-