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explode
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Documentation for version 1.2b, on September 12th, 1991
by Bruno Costa
WARNING
Although this program is freely distributable (see COPYRIGHT below), I
would appreciate if you take the time to write me a line or two (E-Mail
please) if you are using any of my programs or if you have any kind of
ideas or suggestions (This is not too much to ask, is it?). If you feel
particularly generous, I would like to receive a disk with any useful
programs you have written, preferrably with source. Thanks!
DESCRIPTION
Explode is a background utility that shows a small "animation" whenever a
window is opened on any Amiga screen. This "animation consists symply of
an outline moved along an arbitrary, user configurable path that originates
from the mouse pointer position (thus the name explode). This program
differs from existing ones mainly because of the user configurability and
the inovative default animation. This program was written and designed
under WB 1.3 - although it does work under WB 2.0, some of the new features
make it a little useless.
OPTIONS
usage: explode [-012] [-f] [-d] [-s] [-q] <filename>
The program is automatically installed just by typing its name, and most
of the options are used simply for fine tuning. Option 'd' selects
outlines drawn with a dotted line pattern, instead of the full lines
selected by 'f'. Options '0' through '2' serve to configure the speed of
the animation: '0' is the faster, '2' is the slower. Option 's' tells
explode to be silent, in which case it won't show a small window when it is
installed. Option 'q' is used to remove explode from memory.
Note that the use of a configuration filename is not supported (yet?),
but the configuration can be made using the external program config.
EXAMPLES
To install explode with the default settings use either:
> explode
or:
> explode -1 -f
To remove explode from memory:
> explode -q
BUGS
Although this program works perfectly under WB 2.0, programs designed for
2.0 use a different call to open windows, and explode won't show an
animation for them. If you run any program designed for WB 1.3 under 2.0
though, its windows will explode exactly as they did under 1.3.
AUTHOR
The accompanying program and this documentation were written by Bruno
Costa. He can be reached in the following ways:
E-Mail: bruno@brlncc.bitnet (InterNet)
bruno@BRLNCC (BitNet)
Mail: Bruno Costa
Rua Almirante Guilhem 454/102 bloco 1
Leblon - Rio de Janeiro
RJ 22440
BRAZIL
COPYRIGHT
This program is copyrighted by Bruno Costa. It may be freely distributed
if and only if the source code, the documentation and the executables are
provided in original form. It may be included in Public Domain/Shareware
compilations, like the one organized by Fred Fish, as long as just a
nominal fee is charged for each disk (no more than US$10 per disk), and may
also be uploaded to BBS's or network services like BIX and CompuServe.
DISCLAIMER
The author makes no warranty of any kind with respect to this product and
explicitly disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
for any particular purpose.