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- config
- ------
- Documentation for version 1.2b, on September 12th, 1991
-
- by Bruno Costa
-
-
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- Config is a program used to configure an explode executable to
- automatically use your custom defaults, including a new path for exploding
- the windows.
-
-
- OPTIONS
-
- usage: config <executable>
-
- The required parameter is the full pathname of a explode v1.2b executable
- that will be modified to reflect the new configuration. The configuration
- itself is read from stdin in the form of ASCII numbers, with the following
- meaning:
-
- <delay> <pattern>
- <TL1x> <TL1y> <BR1x> <BR1y>
- <TL2x> <TL2y> <BR2x> <BR2y>
-
- ...
-
- <TL30x> <TL30y> <BR30x> <BR30y>
- [EOF]
-
- <delay> is an integer number ranging from 0 to 2, that has the same
- meaning of the corresponding options in explode.
-
- <pattern> is an *hex* number that gives the arbitrary line pattern used
- to draw the moving outlines. It is a line pattern as used by the graphics
- library function SetDrPt().
-
- The numbers in the form <TL??> are used to describe the path followed by
- the Top-Left corner of the outline; <BR??> points form the path for the
- Bottom-Right corner. These numbers are given in decimal form, and may be
- even negative. Note that the path must have at least one pair of points,
- and at most 30 pairs. The numbers for the top-left and bottom-right paths
- may be equal (as is the case with the default path), but this is not
- necessarily so, since each path is treated separately. The origin for
- these paths (point (0,0)) is always the point where the mouse pointer is.
- The ending point for each path (either the top-left or the bottom right
- corner of the window after it is open) is always point (1024,1024). The
- points for the path may be anywhere between these limits, and even outside
- them. Note that usually the first point of each path is (0,0) - to start
- at the mouse pointer - and the ending point is (1024,1024) - to end just
- where the window will open -, but you may try starting or ending the path
- somewhere else.
-
- Note that if you omit the numbers describing the path, it will remain the
- same and just the other parameters will be changed.
-
-
- EXAMPLES
-
- To set the explode executable at c: to use a delay of 1, a dotted line
- pattern and the default path:
-
- > config <figfile c:executable
-
- where figfile contains:
-
- 1 0x5555
- 0 0 0 0
- 135 -22 135 -22
- 265 -30 265 -30
- 389 -25 389 -25
- 506 -6 506 -6
- 615 23 615 23
- 717 62 717 62
- 811 111 811 111
- 895 168 895 168
- 971 231 971 231
- 1036 300 1036 300
- 1090 373 1090 373
- 1134 449 1134 449
- 1166 527 1166 527
- 1186 605 1186 605
- 1194 683 1194 683
- 1188 759 1188 759
- 1169 833 1169 833
- 1135 902 1135 902
- 1087 966 1087 966
- 1024 1024 1024 1024
- [EOF] <- simply the end of the file
-
-
- BUGS
-
- Config should have been more user-friendly.
-
-
- AUTHOR
-
- The accompanying program and this documentation were written by Bruno
- Costa. He can be reached in the following ways:
-
- E-Mail: bruno@brlncc.bitnet (InterNet)
- bruno@BRLNCC (BitNet)
-
- Mail: Bruno Costa
- Rua Almirante Guilhem 454/102 bloco 1
- Leblon - Rio de Janeiro
- RJ 22440
- BRAZIL
-
-
- COPYRIGHT
-
- This program is copyrighted by Bruno Costa. It may be freely distributed
- if and only if the the documentation and the executables are provided in
- original form. It may be included in Public Domain/Shareware compilations,
- like the one organized by Fred Fish, as long as just a nominal fee is
- charged for each disk (no more than US$10 per disk), and may also be
- uploaded to BBS's or network services like BIX and CompuServe.
-