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SwitchNTSC is Freeware.
SwitchNTSC was written by Mario Kemper and is freely distributable
as long as the archive remains intact, and only a nominal fee (<= 8 DM)
is charged for its distribution.
Any commercial usage needs the permission of the author.
CXLIB is Public Domain.
If you enhance CXLib, cliargs parsing isn't yet implemented, or if you have
a better replacement for it, I would like to hear about it.
This software is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either
expressed or implied. By using it, you agree to accept the entire risk as
to the quality and performance of the program.
Before using this program, you should check if your monitor and your
flicker-fixer (if you have one of course, it's not necessary) can work with
60 Hertz (NTSC).
Overview:
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SwitchNTSC is a commoditie which patches OpenScreen() and OpenScreenTags()
to use NTSC where you want to.
Usage:
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Make sure that you are running at least under OS 2.04 (>=V 37). If you
are using Kickstart 1.3 you don't have to read on :-).
The monitors PAL and NTSC have to be in the Monitors directory.
Set the ToolTypes in the SwitchNTSC icon as you like, then put it in the
WBSTARTUP-directory. That's it.
You can start it from CLI but then only the default configuration is used
(Well, I was too lazy for reading CLIargs.)
As SwitchNTSC is a commodity, you can en-/disable and kill it with
Exchange. Running it twice will show the Popup-Window.
Tooltypes:
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DONOTWAIT:
The workbench doesn't wait for SwitchNTSC to end.
You must set it when you put it in the WBStartup.
CX_PRIORITY
Defines the priority in the commodities network.
Default: 0
CX_POPUP
IF CX_POPUP = YES then SwitchNTSC shows its configuration window at
startup.
Default: NO
CX_POPKEY
Defines the Hotkey to pop up the configuration window.
Default: lalt esc (left alt + ESC)
USEPAL
If USEPAL = ON then PAL-Screens (Screens with height > NTSC) will be in PAL.
If OFF then Autoscroll will be used.
Default: OFF
NEWLOOK
If NEWLOOK = ON then SwitchNTSC will set a PenArray to use the new 3D-Look
on older Screens which haven't set this.
Default: OFF
CENTER
If CENTER = ON then SwitchNTSC tries to center the Screen horizontaly if
Screen.width is less than the Overscan width.
Default: OFF
XPOS,YPOS
Defines the initial x/y-position of the configuration window.
BYPASS
IF BYPASS = ON THEN if you switch the patch off in the configuration
window then instead of removing the Patch, the screens will just be
bypassed without modifications.
This Option is for Virus-Scanner who watch the Openscreen address and
for people who run other programs which patch OpenScreen.
Configuration window:
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If you press the CX_POPKEY a window with several Gadgets, which represent
the actual state of SwitchNTSC, will appear.
If the CheckBoxGadgets are checked the Option is set ON else OFF.
Patch:
IF OFF the patch will be removed if BYPASS = OFF. IF BYPASS = ON the
patch will be bypassed. See description for BYPASS for further
information.
NewLook:
Sets the NEWLOOK flag.
UsePal:
Sets the USEPAL flag.
Center:
Sets the CENTER flag.
Hide:
Closes the window but leaves SwitchNTSC running. Same happens when you
click the CloseGadet. If you close the window and reopen it, it will
open at the last position.
Quit:
Removes the patch, closes the window and kills SwitchNTSC.
CLI-Start:
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If you want to start it from CLI, you have to run it with
"RUN >NIL: <NIL: SwitchNTSC"
As said above no args are read in. You can only configure it via the
popup-window.
History
1.0-1.9 Buggy internal Versions.
2.0-2.3 Rewritten as Commodity.
2.4 First release Version.
2.5 Removed a Bug which caused AutoScroll to be randomly set.
2.6 Now reads arguments from CLI.
2.7 USEPAL implemented.
2.8 Severe Bug in USEPAL removed.
Cli-Args removed.
2.9 Disables Filter while Requester is active.
2.10 Now patches OpenScreenTags,too.
2.11 NewLook Option implemented.
3.0ß Now has PopUp-Window.
Old Requester removed (obsolete).
3.0 Release Version.
3.1 Memory loss bug removed.
3.2 StackChk-Bug removed.
Please send bugreports, flames and suggestions to
EMAIL: magick@uni-paderborn.de
SNAIL: Mario Kemper
GeistStrasse 53
4780 Lippstadt
Special thanks to tron and corwin for beta-testing.