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- PCX2TIS
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- Copyright 1990 Ron Balewski
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- Important note: This is --NOT-- a Windows program, although it *might*
- be able to run in a DOS -FULL SCREEN- partition under windows! The
- files generated by PCX2TIS, though, are compatible with MJ/Windows.
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- WHAT IS IT
- ==========
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- Basically, PCX2TIS takes a specially laid out PCX file drawn with
- Deluxe Paint II Enhanced (or, hopefully, any PCX paint program) and
- converts it into a TIS tile set file for use by Mah Jongg -V-G-A- or
- MJ/Windows.
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- HOW TO USE IT
- =============
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- First, start Deluxe Paint in 640x480 16-color mode and load the
- BLANKSET.PCX file. Then, draw the tile faces and save the file TO A
- DIFFERENT NAME as a PCX file. Finally, move the PCX file into the same
- subdirectory as PCX2TIS and type "PCX2TIS filename" where filename is
- the name of the PCX file WITHOUT the .PCX extension. When asked, type
- in the name of the tile set. That's it. The rest is automatic.
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- SPECIAL FEATURES
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- If you'd like, you can customize the edges of the tiles too.
- You're not limited to the faces as you are with The Draftsman (not
- included with MJ/Windows).
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- You mustn't move or re-size the tiles, though. They MUST remain
- exactly where they are in the template, otherwise they won't be cut out
- properly.
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- The tile in the upper right corner of the template is special.
- That's a "highlight" tile. Whenever a tile's selected, this tile is
- EXCLUSIVE-OR'd with the tile on the screen, thus changing its color.
- If you understand what I'm talking about, fine. If not, don't worry
- about it. The bottom line is, you can change the way tiles are
- highlighted by changing this tile.
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- COMPATIBILITY NOTES
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- PCX2TIS has been written to work properly with PCX files which were
- created by Deluxe Paint II Enhanced. It should work with other PCX
- paint programs, too, but I won't guarantee it. Sure, PCX is supposed to
- be some kind of standard, but I put little faith in standards. I won't
- say it'll work until I SEE it work.
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- For example, I've tried PCX2TIS with the template file modified by
- the Windows 2.1 version of PC Paintbrush. The images themselves were
- fine, but the colors were completely incorrect. Neither PCX2TIS nor
- Deluxe Paint were able to properly read the color information saved by
- PC Paintbrush for Windows.
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- That's the only other paint program I've tried. PC Paintbrush IV
- or other software might work. I have no way of knowing. If this
- doesn't work right with your paint program, well, I'm sorry but there's
- nothing I can do about it except recommend Deluxe Paint.
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- DISTRIBUTION
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- This program is released as SHAREWARE. There is no registration
- fee for it, though. When you register your copy of Mah Jongg -V-G-A-
- or MJ/Windows, you can consider yourself a registered user of this
- utility too. I originally planned to distribute this with the MJVGA
- package, but found out that there just wasn't enough room on the disk.
- So rather than turn MJVGA into a 3-disk set, I decided to distribute
- this separately to those who need it. MJ/Windows, however, does have
- this utility included.
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