home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- read.this 12/20/87
-
- ColorFile.arc
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- This Archive contains 'C' source (Manx 16 bit) to modified versions of
- the "Color Palette" and "File Requester" used in my ShareWare term program
- "Access!". A sample "test" program is also included.
-
- Learning 'C' from books and example source myself, I've decided to release
- these files as FREEWARE for whatever benefit (if any) they provide you.
- They are not meant as a tutorial and come with NO warranty either expressed
- or implied. The ONLY claim I DO make is that "they work for me":-).
-
- If (for some reason) "they work for you" too and you decide to use them, I
- ask only for a small mention in your docs somewhere. (small print lower left
- hand corner will do)
-
- Both the "Color Palette" and the "File Requester" are set up to be used on
- an 8 color CUSTOMSCREEN (the gadgets are also 8 color) but can be modified
- to work with other set-ups.
-
- Gadget "imagery" was created using "DPaint xx", saved as brushes and then
- converted to 'C' source using "NGI" ( "NewGetImage" by: Kevin A. Bjorke
- CIS: 74756,464)
-
- File-Requester and Color-Palette routines origianaly written by C.Heath
- of MicroSmiths and have been extensivly modified by myself (Keith Young).
-
- Distribution:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Files in this Archive may be freely distributed only by one of the means
- listed below for NON-COMMERCIAL use.
-
- 1) ALL files (incuding this read.this file) may be re-distributed (any media)
- UNCHANGED and as a WHOLE in ARCHIVE format (any file compression utility
- that keeps them ALL together).
-
- 2) Seporatly (modified,whole,partial) AS PART OF your program source files.
-
- 3) Seporatly but in a directory TOGETHER as part of PD disks or other disks
- with a cost not more than reasonable media and overhead costs.(i.e. not
- more than $7.00 a disk...:-)
-
- Files in this Archive:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- test executable to the "Palette/File Requester Tester"
- test.c source to the....
- getfile.c source to the "File-Requester"
- palette.c source to the "Color-Palette"
- standard.h include file
- safeclose.c routine to 'safely' close a window
- safeclose.h include file for getfile.c
- makefile makefile (Manx 16 bit ints.) for "test"
- read.this this is what you're reading now...
-
-
- Known Bugs:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- Two things worth mentioning here...
-
- 1) When using the 'up/dn arrow gadgets' to scroll through a file listing in
- "File-Requester": If you get to the bottom of the listing, it'll start
- over at the top (and visa versa). I did not take the time to put 'brakes'
- on it but 1 line of code (somewhere:-) should fix it.
-
- 2) When I modified these files for 'stand-alone' distribution, a bug seems
- to have appeared: when you load a .color file in, the top line of the
- 'disk' gadgets in the file-requester gets trashed a bit...(if anyone finds
- the problem, please let me know. It's probably something to obvious for me
- to find :-)
-
- Any bug reports/suggestions/fixes/etc... would be appreciated.
-
- I can be reached at: (703) 297-7639
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- via E-MAIL-> GEnie: K.Young
- CA-AUG: Keith Young
- COMPUSERVE: 73170,307
- Deep Thought: Keith Young
-
- via Snail-Mail-> Keith Young
- Rt.2 Box 261
- Goodview, Va. (yes, really :-)
- 24095
-
- And Lastly The Plug:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Folks, this is a FREEBEE. If you feel inclined to send money, or you like
- the way these look/work/feel... download my ShareWare program:
- "Access!" an 8-16 color ANSI terminal program with macros, Phone-Books,
- fast-menus, interlace on/off togle, set-up files, etc....(to name just a
- FEW of its features) and send in your $20.00 registeration fee for IT.
-
- Thanks,
- Keith
-
- p.s. if you DON'T like the way these look/work/feel... look at the bright
- side, THEY DIDN'T COST YOU ANYTHING!
-
-