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ABOUT EBOX.EXE
EBOX.EXE is a program from the kit, PIECES, by Another
Company. With PIECES, you can create just about anything for
IBM-compatible computing. No programming skill is necessary.
See end of this file for more information about PIECES.
What It Does
EBOX is a screen effect. After displaying an image, call
EBOX to create an expanding box of solid color anywhere on
the screen and of any size. The rate of expansion can also
be adjusted.
How To Use It
EBOX requires 6 integers, separated by spaces on the command
line:
1) The left boundary in pixels.
2) The top boundary in pixels.
3) The right boundary in pixels.
4) The bottom boundary in pixels.
5) The color for the expanding box (see chart below).
6) An integer to represent the time required to create the
box. The time will run nearly the same on various computers,
but will differ depending on the video mode and the size of
the expanding box. A good number would usually be in the
range of 0 to 50.
For an example, if you typed the following lines in a batch
or script file, or from within a program:
PGIF.EXE OSTRICH.GIF
EBOX.EXE 10 20 629 459 4 20
First a picture of an ostrich would be shown by PGIF.EXE,
then a red (color #4) expanding box would develop, eventually
filling the area 10 pixels from the left edge of the screen,
20 pixels from top, extending to 629 pixels from the left
edge and 459 pixels from the bottom. The speed is 20, which
is typical.
Colors
The first 16 colors of 16 and 256 color modes usually
correspond to the chart below, but may be changed by .PCX or
.GIF that take control of the color palette:
0 : black
1 : royal blue
2 : forest green
3 : cyan
4 : red
5 : purple
6 : brown
7 : light gray
8 : dark gray
9 : electric blue
10 : light green
11 : sky blue
12 : light red
13 : magenta
14 : yellow
15 : white
About Pieces
PIECES is a shareware disk containing several small programs
that can be combined to do a variety of tasks with
a super-professional look and feel. No programming experience
is needed. PIECES can be expanded to incorporate your
favorite programs as well, so it's possibilities for making
and enhancing pictures shows, text presentations, multimedia,
electronic catalogs, teaching materials, executable software,
games, shareware and more are limitless!
You can register as many or as few PIECES as you wish.
Registered users are licensed to copy and distribute the
PIECES along with their finished products. Unregistered
users may copy and distribute the complete unmodified PIECES
package, but may not use only portions of it until purchase
of registration. Use of PIECES beyond 30 days requires
registration.
Most shareware PIECES programs have a "unregistered"
notice which pops up randomly, approximately every 200 times.
This is removed from the registered versions, and also saves
as much as 3,000 bytes disk space per program.
This software is copyrighted by Jeff Napier of Another
Company, and distributed by Gary Smith of OEC Systems.
The shareware or registered versions of PIECES may be
purchased from Gary Smith at OEC Systems:
Gary Smith
c/o OEC Systems
4646 North Shallowford Road
Atlanta, GA 30338-6304
phone: 404-394-1000
orders only: 800-444-2424
fax: 404-394-1006
BBS: 404-804-7889
MasterCard and VISA accepted
Neither Another Company nor Gary Smith/OEC Systems assume
any responsibility for your use of this product or any
Another Company product.
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end of file.