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Dancer Version 1.00 May 2nd 1991
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This is one of those silly Desktop Accessories that everybody has, in the
vein of DeskDuck, although it is far more flexible. It features a stick man dancing on top of the icon bar.
Load in the usual way, by double clicking on the !Dance icon. To start the
dance, you must double click on a dance file or drag it to the backdrop.
The man will then continue to dance, until you start a new dance or you
click on Quit from the main menu (accessed by clicking menu on the backdrop).
Dances are filetype 258; I chose this at random (well not quite, my birthday
is on the 25th of August), but it can easily be changed if it clashes with
any others. I can't be bothered to request my own file type from Acorn and
there probably aren't any left now anyway.
I would like to take this opportunity to appologise for Dancer. I can see
no point in using elegant programming techniques for such simple
applications, Dancer works so thats all that matters (although it is very
inefficient in storing dances and so takes up a lot of memory and it is quite
slow to redraw the man.)
I am open to suggestions for any improvements or bugs in Dancer. If you
lead a particularly sad life and you feel like editing some stick men to
create a dance I may even send you my crappy little Dance Editor and some
instructions. If your life is almost as sad as mine, you may want details
of the Dance file format so that you could write a RISC OS version. I
might even write a RISC OS version of the editor if I can find the
inclination after I have finished my A'levels, and who knows I might even
put it in the Public Domain. This is only likely to happen however if there
is enough demand.
I invisage a world where everyone with an Arc has a RISC OS version of
DanceEdit and they spend all there time creating new moves for the Dancer.
They also swap there best dances with others and there are annual
competitions with prizes even bigger than in snooker (speaking of which
are the 4th Dimension ever going to release Break 147?). But then that that
might be beacuse I am mad.
I hope you like using and are satisfied with Dancer. If so, tell your
friends. If not, don't go blaming me.
Standard boring Copyright Notice: All program code and the contents of
the supporting files are copyright © myself Lee McGinty 1991. The only
exception to this is this copyright message, which you can feel free to
place on any of your own software for distribution.
Dancer is "Shareware". You are free to give this application to
anyone you please via any medium, provided it is delivered with all the
supplied files, unaltered. If you wish to post it on your bulletin board
or include it in your shareware library then that is fine. You may not
sell this application, except that shareware libraries may make a nominal
charge to cover disc duplication and postage.
You have permission to use any part or the whole application in a project
you intend to place in the public domain (why?), as long as I am fully
credited, but not in a project that you intend to sell unless you tell me
and pay be some money.
The reason that this application (thing? I think that we need a name for
these Desktop things.) uses up a lot of memory is because of the
inefficient way dances are stored (using Basic arrays) which means that
memory cannot be grabbed from the pool because arrays cannot be
redimensioned and it is tedious to do as well. In theory, very large dances
could be used although I have not designed any yet. The dances supplied with
this application are very simple and do not take advantage of the software
in any way.
Disclaimer:
This software is supplied "as is"; no warranty, express or implied, of
the merchantability of this software or its fitness for any particular
purpose is given. (What?)
In no circumstances shall the author, or any provider or distributor of
this software, be liable for any damage, loss of profits, or any
indirect or consequential loss arising out of the use of this software
or inability to use this software.
Please contact me;
If you find any bugs in the program.
If you have any ideas for improving it.
If you want a copy of the Dance Editor. (This is a simple Basic program that
does not use the desktop, written for my own purposes.)
If you think I should write or RISC OS version of the editor to put in the
Public domain or if you want to.
IF you have an overwhelming desire to send me some money.
Either way, please include an SAE and a disc (if appropriate) with some P.D.
software on it, as I am a poor student and cannot afford such luxuries as
stamps.
Address:
Lee McGinty
41, Alpine Road,
Ventnor,
Isle of Wight.
PO38 1BX
Phone (0983) 853599 (Don't phone me unless it is very important though)
I would like to make it completely clear that just because I live on and was
born on the Isle of Wight that I am of no relation to David Icke or God (or
any of their relatives).
Version Updates.
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Version 1.00
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The first version.