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1996-04-07
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@database "SwazBlanker/Quotes"
@master "Quotes.guide"
@author David Swasbrook
@(c) Copyright (C)1994 David Swasbrook. All Rights Reserved.
@$VER: Quotes.guide 1.1 (3.8.95)
@INDEX Index
@NODE MAIN "Quotes (3.8.95)"
SWAZBLANKER : Quotes
====================
(C) 1992-95 David Swasbrook,
All Rights Reserved.
@{" Introduction " LINK Introduction } What it actually does
@{" Interface " LINK Interface } Configuration preferences
@{" History " LINK History } Bug fixes and updates
@ENDNODE
@NODE Introduction "What it actually does..."
Quotes/Introduction
===================
This blanker writes Quotes on the display.
@ENDNODE
@NODE Interface "Configuration preferences..."
Quotes/Interface
================
@{b} Save @{ub}- save and use the current settings.
@{b} Use @{ub}- use the current settings.
@{b} Test @{ub}- test the blanker under the current settings
@{b} Cancel @{ub}- cancel all changes.
@{b} Quotes Files @{ub}- this is a list showing the selected quotes files. You
may use the @{i}arrow keys @{ui}to move up/down the list, the
@{i}space key @{ui}may be used to toggle the checkbox. A tick
in the checkbox indicates that the quote file can be
chosen as a data file displaying quotes.
Also you may double click or press @{i}return @{ui}to @{" edit " LINK Editor } the
currently hilighted data file.
@{i}Default: All available quotes files selected.@{ui}
@{b} Quotes Path @{ub}- path to where the quotes files are located.
@{i}Default: Data/Quotes.@{ui}
@{b} Font @{ub}- the font used to render the text.
@{i}Default: Helvetica 18 point.@{ui}
@{b} Small Font @{ub}- font used to render smaller texts. Small texts are used
to display notes about the quote, like who said it and/or
where it is from.
@{i}Default: Helvetica 18 point.@{ui}
@{b} Copper List @{ub}- if checked then a copper list will be used to change the
color of the text. This may not be available for some screen
modes and the gadget will be ghosted to indicate this. In the case
that the screen mode does not support copper lists or you do not
want to use a copper then the text will have the color cycled.
@{i}Default: Yes.@{ui}
@{b} Display Mode @{ub}- the screen mode to use. If the preferred screen cannot
be opened then the default screen mode will be tried, if
this fails then the minimum screen mode required for this
blanker will be tried, if that fails then the blanker will
quit and let SwazBlanker choose an alternative blank
method.
@{i}Default: Hi-Resoloution Laced.@{ui}
If you wish to design your own quote data files for Quotes please
read @{" Data File Format " LINK DataFileFormat} for details.
@ENDNODE
@NODE Editor "Editor..."
Quotes/Editor
=============
The textfield.gadget is Copyright
1994 Mark Thomas (mthomas@cs.utexas.edu).
@ENDNODE
@NODE History "Bug fixes and updates..."
Quotes/History
==============
`1.1' o Fixed enforcer hit when there are no data files to use while blanking.
o Interface layout of the screen mode gadget fixed.
`1.0' o Interface upgraded with listview and multiple quote file
selection.
o When all the quotes for the current data file have been used up a
new data file will be chosen.
@ENDNODE
@NODE DataFileFormat "Data file format..."
Quotes/DataFileFormat
=====================
The data file for quotes is a text file of the following format:
---- start of file ----
\\* QUOTES FILE
\\* Breif description
\\*
Quote 1
Quote 2 line1
Quote 2 line2
^Quote 2 line3
Quote n
%BY person
%FROM somewhere
---- end of file ----
"% comment" - may be used to place a comment in the data file
"%%" - quote separator, this sets where a quote starts and ends.
"%BY" - this is for who said the quote (Optional)
"%FROM" - sets where the quote is from (Optional)
"Quote n" - the actual quote itself. This may be several lines. It
must be terminated by a "%%" series of characters at the
start of a line.
"^text" - placing a "^" character before a line of text will place
the text on the same line as the previous text and insert
a space.
@ENDNODE
@NODE Index
Quotes/Index
============
@{" Data File Format " LINK DataFileFormat } Format of the headlines data files
@{" Editor " LINK Editor } Edit the quotes files
@{" History " LINK History } Bug fixes and updates
@{" Interface " LINK Interface } Configuration preferences
@{" Introduction " LINK Introduction } What it actually does
@ENDNODE