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- Documentation for Advent v1.00 - ©1997 Electrus Software (8/11/97)
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-
- Sorry theres no fancy guide file with this release, I only had
- time to write this brief text file!.
-
- [Disclaimer! - Read me First!]
- ==============================
- This version of Advent is FreeWare. This means you may
- freely copy it, give it away, etc (without making a profit) but
- if you do decide to use it on your system you have to e-mail us
- via our address which is shown at the bottom of this file. You
- are not allowed to modify the executable and the archive must
- not be changed. Advent has been tested for a while on my own
- computer and has been found to be stable in everyday use.
- However the author is not responsible for any loss of data or any
- damage to software or hardware that may result directly or
- indirectly from the use of this program.
-
- [Introduction - What does it do?]
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- Advent is a simple little program which sits in your
- WBStartup drawer and is ran each time your computer boots. It
- displays an advent calendar on your Workbench screen which
- automatically `opens' the door for that day, and then shuts the
- window after a specified delay. Each day starting from the 1st
- December until the 24th December has a picture shown to represent
- that day.
-
- [Requirements - What do I need?]
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- An Amiga :), Workbench 2.0 or greater and the reqtools
- library installed!
-
- [Installation]
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- Double click on the Install-Advent script, the executable
- will be copied to your WBStartup and graphics file to your S:
- directory.
-
- [Can I change any program settings?]
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- Not really, except you can change the programs DELAY tooltype.
- This sets how long the window should stay open on each boot before
- closing automatically. The value for DELAY is not in seconds.
- The default DELAY setting is 400, which means the window will stay
- open for approximately 9-10 seconds. Therefore a DELAY setting of
- 800 would make the window stay opeen for about 18-20 seconds, and
- so on.
-
- [What happens if its not December and I run the program?]
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- Nothing!, it won't crash, etc. You'll just get a nice little
- message informing you that you should wait until December until
- you run the program!.
-
- [Are there any Bugs?]
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- I hope not!, but if there is then please report them to me
- via one of the methods shown at the end of this file.
-
- [Will you improve the program?]
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- Hopefully!, the second release will have sound and will allow
- you to use your own graphics, etc.
-
- [Do you need any help with the program?]
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- Yes!, not with the actual program but with new graphics, etc.
- If anyone out there is an Icon Artist (in MagicWB or NewIcons)
- then please contact me :), I need someone to create some icons for
- this program and a forthcoming bigger project (contact me for more
- details!).
-
- [How can I contact the Author?]
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- You can e-mail me at : electrus_sw@geocities.com
- OR : tornado@dcandy.demon.co.uk
-
- [Have you written any other software?]
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- Yes, we have written a few doors for the MAXs BBS System as
- well as quite a few Workbench Utilitys, you can find more details
- (and download copies) from our WebPage. You can also download
- copies directly from the Aminet.
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