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- Short: Small shell-based pubscreen utility
- Type: os20/shell
- Author: Petter Nilsen (pettern@powertech.no)
- Uploader: Petter Nilsen (pettern@powertech.no)
-
- ------------------==================================------------------
- 950205
- Pubby release 1.0
-
- Requires AmigaDOS 2.04 (V37)
- (V38 for screenmode selection).
-
- Copyright © 1995 Ultima Thule Software, All Rights Reserved.
- Author: Petter Nilsen (pettern@powertech.no)
-
- ------------------==================================------------------
-
- Disclaimer
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- This software entitled "Pubby" is not public domain but freely
- distributable (FreeWare). This means that you can copy it and give it
- to all your friends, upload it to a BBS or include it in a PD-library.
- The only restrictions are: All the files included in this archive
- must be in their original form without additions, deletions or
- modifications of any kind. The software may not be distributed for
- profit. Only a nominal charge may be associated with its
- distribution. If you want to distribute this software with any
- commercial product, you will need written permission from the author.
- This software is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, and
- the author is not responsible for any damage this software may do.
- (Just in case :-)
-
-
- What is Pubby ?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Pubby is a very small pubscreen utility that can only be run from the
- command line interface (shell). Its real strenght lies in the way
- Pubby interacts with the user via the different options available on
- the command line. When I wrote this, it was intended to be used with
- ZedRexx, the excellent object oriented GUI-creation system for ARexx.
- ZedRexx can not open any screens by itself, so here's where Pubby
- comes to the rescue! Pubby offers several useful options like the
- possibility to define font, screenmode, public screen name, screen
- depth etc. on the command line, which makes it suitable for use in
- ARexx scripts, dos scripts, etc.
-
- Command line options
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- SCREENNAME
- This is the name of the public screen Pubby is to open.
-
- Default: PUBBY
-
- FONTNAME
- This is the name of the font Pubby will use as screen font on the
- newly created screen.
-
- Default: topaz.font
-
- FONTSIZE
- This is the size of the font previously defined with the FONTNAME
- argument.
-
- Default: 8
-
- GETSCREENMODE
- This option will make Pubby open a ASL screenmode requester where
- the user can select the screenmode to use on the screen Pubby
- opens. Note: This option requires asl.library V38+ installed on
- the system. AmigaOS 2.1 and higher includes the required version.
-
- Default: Not used.
-
- MODEID
- This is a number that corresponds to the screenmode ID to be used
- on the screen Pubby opens. Use the QUERYMODE option to get a
- suitable screenmode ID to be used with this option.
-
- Default: The screenmode ID of your Workbench screen
-
- DEPTH
- This is the number of bitplanes Pubby will use for the screen.
-
- Default: The number of bitplanes used on your Workbench screen.
-
- QUERYMODE
- This option will simply open a screenmode requester and output
- the screenmode ID to the shell where Pubby was started. Useful
- for finding a suitable screenmode ID for use with the MODEID
- option.
-
- QUIT
- This option will signal the current running Pubby to close its
- screen and shutdown. Use this option after you're finished using
- the screen Pubby has opened. If visitor windows are still present
- on this screen, Pubby will wait until these windows has been
- closed before closing down the screen.
- Ctrl-C in the shell that started Pubby will do the same thing.
-
- History
- ~~~~~~~
-
- 950205 - Initial release 1.0.
-
- FeedBack
- ~~~~~~~~
- Please send donations, bug reports or a list of features you would
- like to have included in future releases to:
-
- Petter Nilsen
- Strandveien 59B
- N-9007 Tromsø
- Norway
-
- Email: pettern@powertech.no
-
- Ultima Thule BBS: +47-776-81999 / +47-776-13205 / +47-776-39830
-
- BTW: Look out for THOR 2.0, the ultimate offline reader, coming
- out soon! :-)
-
-