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About Picture Puzzler 1.0a for Windows
March 1994
This program can turn most any bitmap into a puzzle. Amount of
randomness is selectable. One bitmap is included with this bundle
(TIGER.BMP). More are provided upon registration.
This program requires VBRUN300.DLL and COMMDLG.DLL files. If they
are not already on your computer, you should be able to download them
from a service like CompuServe. VBRUN300.DLL is provided with Visual
Basic for Windows, but is free for anyone to use. Please contact
me if you have difficulty finding these files.
All these files should be in the same directory, or you should at least
have the *.VBX and *.DLL files in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory.
To play Picture Puzzler execute the PICPUZ.EXE file. You can create an
icon for this program by selecting the NEW option from your desktop FILE
menu.
From within the program, you can save a puzzle in progress with the Save
and Save As options. Restore a previously saved puzzle with the Open
option. Saved games still use the original graphic file, so don't throw
them away. Control the amount of starting randomness through the Difficulty
option. (Default difficulty is stored in PICPUZ.INI - will be created.)
Please feel free to contact me through CompuServe at ID 72440,2354 or at
the address below if I can help in any way:
Frank Font's WorkShop
P.O. Box 1232
Germantown, MD 20875-1232
U.S.A
Registration is $8. The disk I provide by mail includes more pictures and
has an installation routine that creates the PICPUZ icon automatically.
Please include your name, address, and type of disk (3.5 or 5.25). An order
form is included in this bundle as REGISTER.TXT.
List of Program Files in this bundle:
Name Date Description
IMK.DLL 11-09-93 Runtime file
KNIFE.VBX 11-08-93 Runtime file
PICCLIP.VBX 04-28-93 Runtime file
CMDIALOG.VBX 12-20-93 Runtime file
PICPUZ.EXE 03-11-94 Main program
README.TXT 03-12-94 This information
TIGER.BMP 11-05-92 Bitmap of a tiger
Required files not in this bundle:
VBRUN300.DLL N/A Visual Basic runtime file (Free)
Note: If you have a 286, use the
DLL dated after April 1993 (286 bug).
THREED.VBX 04-28-93 Visual Basic runtime file (Free)
COMMDLG.DLL N/A Common dialogs runtime file (Free)
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Special Note To Programmers:
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The entire Picture Puzzler v1.0a Visual Basic 3.0 source code is available
for $50. Inquire through the above address or CompuServe ID 72440,2354.
The randomizing algorithm of this program operates on N space in order
N time. I can provide this algorithm in the form of a DLL to interested
parties.