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RXBlank v1.0
January 1992
by Brian C. Berg
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REQUIREMENTS:
Workbench 2.04
AREXX
Some screen blankers!
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OVERVIEW:
The Amiga has got some neat screen blankers...
and the WBStartup drawer under WB2.0 makes it easy to install them...
but I wished I could have a different screen blanker everytime I rebooted!
And thus, RXBlank was born!
RXBlank is an AREXX program I've written (my very first, in fact) that
will pick a random screenblanker from your collection and install it in
the WBStartup drawer each time you reboot.
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HOW TO USE IT:
RXBlank should be put somewhere in your s:user-startup script.
Since it is an AREXX program it should be run with the RX utility that
comes with AREXX and WB2.0.
RXBlank has one parameter that it needs: the pathname where you keep
your screen blankers. If you don't have all your blankers in a separate
drawer, you'll need to make one for them. I just made a drawer called
"Blankers" inside my commodities drawer.
So the line to run RXBlank should look something like this...
RX RXBlank SYS:Commodities/Blankers
You will see the title of the program followed by the name of the
screen blanker it has chosen to install.
Or to suppress the output...
RX >NIL: RXBlank SYS:Commodities/Blankers
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HOW IT WORKS:
The whole idea is pretty simple.
RXBlank will get a directory of the path you have given it and search
out anything that doesn't end in ".info". It then assumes that they
are all valid screenblanker programs.
It automatically keeps track of how many programs it finds, so you can
add new blankers and remove old ones at any time without worrying about
RXBlank. It keeps a list of blankers in a temporary file it opens in RAM:.
It's only temporary and is very small so shouldn't cause any problems.
Then based on the number of blankers it finds, RXBlank picks a random
one and copies it (with the .info file) to the WBStartup drawer and
names it Blanker. The reason for this is that if they weren't renamed,
you'd eventually end up with a copy of all the blankers in the WBStartup
drawer and they'd all be executed on startup each time.
Renaming them to the same name ensures that only one blanker is used.
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SUGGESTIONS and CLOSING COMMENTS:
I'm using RXBlank with 6 different screen blankers and it is great!
Now I'm suprised each time the blanker comes up because I never know
which one is active!
If you are looking for screen blankers, I'd suggest getting
Spliner, FracBlank, ASwarm, and FancyBlanker as a start. Most can be
found on Fred Fish disks.
RXBlank is freely distributable and public domain.
You may change this code, study this code, or delete this code!
Feel free to pass it on to anyone you want.
If you do like RXBlank and use it, I would appreciate you sending me
any neat new screen blankers! Or if you enhance RXBlank in any way,
I'd like to see what you've done!
Here are several ways to contact me:
US MAIL: 2307 E. Concorda Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85282
BITNET: AUBRI@ASUACAD.BITNET
BBS: Amazing Connection BBS 602-843-6574
(User name: Brian Berg)
HAVE FUN!