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- SHOW x2.1
-
- This program will show any standard IFF picture file: Lores-MedRes-HiRes-Hams.
-
- Features:
- Only 6600 bytes of code.
- Faster loading time: it takes about 50% less than the old ShowAll. For Lores
- uncompressed IFF picture from ram, it takes only a blink of the eye.
- From a disk drive, it loads about 10K of data per second.
- (Just wonder what would happen if this entirely written in assembly
- rather than pure C).
- Less memory used: is uses only one screen of memory when showing the picture,
- rather than buffering one screen prior to showing it.
- Accepts more than one picture as an argument.
-
- NEW on x2.0:
- Timer is NOW user controlable.
- Runable from CLI or Workbench.
- On x2.1:
- Problem on failing to show certain picture is FIXED.
-
-
- To close the picture window:
- 1. Happens automatically when the timer expires.
- 2. Click upper left corner of the picture (invisible close gadget).
- 3. Press SPACE bar or ESCAPE key.
- (ESCAPE will abort the showing of any additional pictures).
-
- Usage:
- ~~~~~
- From CLI:
-
- SHOW [timer] [filename] [timer] [filename] .... [timer] [filename]
-
- [timer] is optional, default timer is forever. Well it is not actually
- forever, you can wait to see how long it is :-).
- Timer is specified by a minus '-' sign followed by a number.
- Zero will also give you the default timer. If timer is not specified
- for the next picture, the previous timer will be used.
- example:
- SHOW a b c -> will show a, b, and c until you close it.
- SHOW a -5 b c -> will show a forever, b and c for 5 secs.
- SHOW -10 a b c -> will show a, b, and c for 10 secs each.
- SHOW -5 a -7 b -> will show a for 5 secs and b for 7 secs.
-
- NOTE: Regardless of the value set for the timer, if the close gadget, SPACE
- BAR, or the ESCAPE key is pressed, the picture will close immediately.
-
- From Workbench:
-
- There are 3 ways you can use SHOW from Workbench.
-
- 1. Give it a TOOL TYPE icon. Now you can click its icon and hold <SHIFT> key
- down while clicking the icon(s) (of pictures you want to see) once, but
- DOUBLE click the last one. <EXTENDED SELECTION>
- This will work fine even if the picture has a TOOL TYPE icon. If the picture
- has a PROJECT icon, be sure that its DEFAULT TOOL is empty or...
-
- 2. Give your picture a PROJECT TYPE icon, and set the DEFAULT TOOL to this
- SHOW program wherever you put it. Now just DOUBLE click the picture
- icon, and it will load the SHOW first then show will handle it.
-
- 3. COMBO of 1 and 2:
- You can put SHOW wherever you want, as long as the FIRST icon you
- selected is of part 2, you can hold <SHIFT> down and click more picture
- icons (doesn't matter what type, my SHOW won't care), and double click
- the last one.
-
- Timer from the Workbench is passed on the TOOL TYPE BOX.
- Format is "TIMER=#", where # is the number of secs you want.
-
- To set it up:
- 1. Click the icon and select the "INFO" from WB menu.
- 2. Click the ADD gadget at the right most of the TOOL TYPE BOX.
- 3. Click inside the TOOL TYPE BOX and start typing "TIMER=5" for
- example will set timer for 5 seconds.
- 4. Click the SAVE gadget at the bottom left. DONE.
-
- Enjoy, if you like it I am happy. If you don't like it, oh well, you can
- always write your own.
-
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- SHOW x2.0 Copyright 1987 by Andry Rachmat
-
- This PROGRAM is copyrighted and all RIGHTS reserved.
- It is NOT a PUBLIC DOMAIN , however PERMISSION is granted to freely
- copy, use and redistribute this program, for non-commercial uses, as long
- as this program is not altered in any way and is accompanied with this
- document.
-
- It is FORBIDDEN to use or include this program on ANY COMMERCIAL
- DISK or PRODUCT, without prior, written permission from the author.
- If you interested in using this program please contact me at addresses
- below.
-
- I make no warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
- program described herein, its quality, performance, merchantability,
- or fitness for any particular purpose. This program is provided "as is"
- and the entire risk as to its quality and performance is with the user.
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