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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ S P R I T E G E N E R A T O R │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│Programmed by: Markus Herbord │
│Last Update: 19.6.1994 │
│Version: 1.0 │
│Finished this Version: 19.6.1994 │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Okay. I guess, it is expected to write a README
file, well, you want one, you get one. Although I
think, I wrote everything in my program.
Index:
-Aim of the Game
-Requirements
-Features
-How to setup the screenblanker
-Registration
-Bugs
-How to connect the author
-Features for next version
-Copyright
-How to start the program
-Features that are not in the online help
-Rights
I. Aim of the Game
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Why should you use the Sprite Generator? There are
many good programs like Corel Draw, Paintbrush, etc.
Well, I do not think, that my program can compete
with such an expensive and professional program like
Corel Draw and it shouldn't either. It is a small
tool, that could help you to draw sprites. Especially
if you have not the possibility to transform your
picture into the Borland format. It has many advan-
tages before a commercial program. For example:
* Its price, 25$ maximal (see tablet).
* Its size, only about 1 MByte on your harddisk.
* Its format, the Borland format for put/getimage
* Its tools (16to256, 256to16) (1)
* It is easy to use
* You have the chance to influence the program.
You only have to tell me what you need, and I
will try to manage it in one of the next versions.
* Your direct connection to the author.
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(1) only registered Version. It's a complete program,
that I have to work over again.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
II. Requirements
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The program doesn't really require much.
- At least a 286 processor, but the faster, the more
fun you will have.
- a standart register compatible VGA card.
- a mouse
III. Features
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Many, many functions. Here I would like to tell you
only about the best.
- Text: Select from 9 (nine!) different fonts.
- Grayscale
- Really Used Colors (RUC)
- Mirror
- RGB: edit a color of your palette
- three (!) different Undo-functions
- overview of all functions of EDIT with the TAB key
- help
- load and save PCX files
- integrated screenblanker
IV. How to setup the screenblanker
────────────────────────────────────
In your Sprite Generator directory you will find a
ile called SCRBLANK.TME; the first entry in this file
is a value for the time, until the screenblanker will
be started. If you set it higher, the screenblanker
will be loaded later, or you set it down, it is loaded
earlier. Use a smaller value for slow computers and a
high value for a fast computer.
V. Registration
─────────────────
Send your money to:
Markus Herbord
Angerstr. 41a
89275 Elchingen
Germany
┌───────────────┬─────┬─────┬──────┐
│ Registrations │ US$ │ DM │ ÖS │
├───────────────┼─────┼─────┼──────┤
│ 1 │ 25 │ 40 │ 290 │
│ 2 │ 45 │ 70 │ 560 │
│ 3 │ 65 │ 110 │ 800 │
│ 4 │ 85 │ 140 │ 1000 │
│ 5 │ 100 │ 170 │ 1190 │ 10
│ 10 │ 170 │ 280 │ 2000 │
├───────────────┼─────┼─────┼──────┤
│ Registered │ -3 │ -5 │ -35 │
│ letter │ │ │ │
└───────────────┴─────┴─────┴──────┘
you get updates of this program and information about
new programs, when they are ready, if you register
my program. And don't forget, you really sleep better
at night! If you have questions, connect the author.
Feel free to request!
If you make an upload to a server, on which the program
was not available yet, you can take of 3$/5.-DM/35ÖS
from the registration fee.
VI. Bugs
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- Problems with some mouse drivers.
I had problems with this driver:
┌───────────────────┐
│ R. Kosling V.3.12 │
│ Copyright 1990/91 │
└───────────────────┘
Press Alt+M to solve this problem
- Mouse cursor can disappear.
Press Alt+E and the important colors will be changed.
This will be undone automatically.
VII. How to connect the author
────────────────────────────────
I am reachable under the following address:
Markus Herbord
Angerstr. 41a
89275 Elchingen
Germany
If you have problems, questions or if you would like
to talk to me about your registration, please send
me a short letter. If it should be faster and you
have Internet access, you can send me a short PM to
markus.herbord@medizin.uni-ulm.de
This account will be reachable until about december,
maybe longer. After that I will have a student
account at the university of Ulm (I hope!).
VIII. Feature for the next version
────────────────────────────────────
Well, I don't know, what I can manage of these
things, but here is what I want to do:
-show mouse position (will sure be implemented)
-dithering (dito)
-MIRROR and DISORT in
other directions (dito)
-curves (dito)
-printing (external) (HP sure, NEC maybe)
-merge to palettes
together, when insert-
ing a picture (probably)
-Possibility to change
configuration (Colors) (probably)
-Show directory and
select a file (probably)
-Soft painting (probably not, I still have
no information how to do it)
IIX. Copyright
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Program: (c) by Markus Herbord 1994
CHR-font-files : Borland International 1990
Dunja Bückart 1988
VGA BGI Driver : Borland International 1990
SVGA BGI Driver: J.G. Hargrave
IIIX. How to start the program
────────────────────────────────
The Sprite Generator must be started from the directory,
the GENERATE.EXE file is saved in. The reason is, that
the program requires the path to be able to load the help
files. If you would like to start it from a menu use a
batch file SPRGEN.BAT, which will change to the correct
directory. To create such a batch file, you use an editor
and implement the following commands:
@echo off REM is nicer
c: REM This must be the drive on which
REM you have installed the program.
cd \utils\generate REM This is the directory, never make
REM a backslash (\) at the end.
generate.exe REM call the program
XIV. Features that are not in the online help
─────────────────────────────────────────────
1. There is an UNDO-function for the text function.
The computer will wait some time, until you will
be returned to the mainscreen. If you press F10,
the inserted text will be deleted.
XV. Rights
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This program is PUBLIC DOMAIN, NOT (!) FREEWARE.
If you use this program, it is on your own risc!
I do not guarantee for anything, especially for
damages at your hard- or software.