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OZPATCOL - A color patching utility for Ozarks West Software programs
(c)1989 Steve Sneed CIS 71520,77
All rights reserved
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OZPATCOL is a utility program used to change the default colors used by the
Ozarks West Software programs OZBEXT and OZRLE (and other programs.) It
modifies the colors tables stored internally in the program so that no
external data/configuration files are required. Both programs maintain
two colors tables (one used for color video systems, one for monochrome);
this program allows either to be modified independently of the other.
OZPATCOL works only on OZBEXT version 13.1b and later, and OZRLE version 8.8d
and later. A special "key" has been added to these revision levels of the
programs; the patcher will report an error and abort if the key is not found.
A special request: if you redistribute either OZBEXT or OZRLE, please do so
in "unpatched" condition - that way the new user will be able to work from
the original default colors. Thanks!
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Syntax: OZPATCOL [filename{.EXE}]
[Filename] is the name of the program executable to be patched. You may pro-
vide path information with the filename. The extension is forced to .EXE.
OZPATCOL will verify the file exists and that the "key" is in the program.
If either condition fails the program aborts with an appropriate error message.
The program then reads in the color tables and displays its main screen. The
possible commands are:
F1 - Edit the color tables
This command allows you to modify any or all of the colors in the cur-
rent table. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to move to the color to
edit; pressing [Enter] on a color skips to the next; pressing [Enter]
on the last color exits editing. You can also press [ESC] at any time
to abort the edit, however doing so abandons all changes made.
Colors are entered as a two-digit hexidecimal number. You must enter
two digits. The first digit is the background color and the second is
the foreground color. A chart of example colors is displayed, and a
small example of the foreground and background color mix for each type
of color setting is shown next to the edit line. Note that, while only
the "normal" background colors (0 - 7) are displayed in the chart, all
255 possible color combinations are available; adding 8 to the back-
ground value (1 becomes 9, 4 becomes B, etc.) keeps the same background
color but makes the foreground color "blink". (For most things blinking
text is anoying, but many people like it for the error messages.) The
chart has the background colors down the side and the foregrouund colors
along the top; to find your color number, move down the side of the
chart to the background you want, and then across that row to the column
of the foreground you want. Put the row and column numbers together
(row first) and you have your color.
F2 - Swap between Color and Monochrome sets
This allows you to choose which color set you want to edit. The patcher
looks to see what type of video hardware is installed at startup, and
then makes that video type color set the first or "default" set to
edit. Normally you will just want to edit the one color set and exit,
but you might want to edit both (for example, if you use one copy of
the program on more than one system with different video types.)
F10 - Save changes to program file
Patches any changes you have made into the program file you selected on
the command line. This does not exit the program.
ESC - Exit the patch program
Exit OZPATCOL. Changes are not saved; you must save first with the F10
command.
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Steve Sneed
CIS ID 71520,77
409 San Juanico
Santa Maria, CA. 93455
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