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INTRODUCTION
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Many 'trashcans' using 'APPWINDOWS' or 'APPICONS' usually have only
one picture associated with them: a trashcan!. 'Nebula' is the
first ANIMATED TRASHCAN! You can provide your own picture, animation
& sounds! Try the 'Nebula' example for some space action! 'Nebula'
will sit on your WORKBENCH screen, just doing it's thing, until
you drop an icon on it! 'Nebula' is easy to use! For best results,
use your own animation. How about a true spiralling black hole
instead of a 'static' picture of one! 'Nebula' will play the sound
associated with the animation when the file is deleted!
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FEATURES
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Standard features include:
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o - Multitasks.
o - Uses standard INTUITION interfaces.
o - Adjusts to different WORKBENCH environments.
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Special features include:
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o - Uses the 'SOFTCONFIG' environment.
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Program features include:
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o - Allows three different styles of 'trashcans': static, alternating
& animated.
o - Use your own picture or animation (animbrush). Nebula will
adjust the size of the 'trashcan' to match those of the
picture or animation specified. For INTERLACED screens, you
should double the height of the supplied animations.
o - 'Nebula' will playback the sound file associated with the
picture on animation when a file or directory is deleted.
o - Uses an 'APPWINDOW' interface: drag the icon for any file or
directory you want to delete onto the 'trashcan'.
o - Optional deletion of icons along with the file or directory.
o - Forced deletion of files and directories (ignores the protection
flags).
o - Optional confirmation for file or directory deletion.
o - Dynamically move the 'trashcan' anywhere on the WORKBENCH
screen.
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USING NEBULA
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Getting Started:
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You can start 'Nebula' from one of the supplied icons, or from the
CLI/ Shell using:
>Run Nebula
... you will be prompted from the 'trashcan' to load.
(Please refer to the online help file for more information.)
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Options:
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The following options are available from the CLI/ Shell.
-d ............... Don't delete the file(s)/ directory(s) icon(s).
-n ............... Don't confirm file(s)/ directory(s) deletion.
-f ............... Force file(s)/ directory(s) deletion.
-x<value> ........ Window (trashcan's) X screen position.
-y<value> ........ Window (trashcan's) Y screen position.
(For information on 'TOOLTYPES' please refer to the online help file.)
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Pull-Down Menus:
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Project Menu:
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About ............ Program credits & info.
Quit ............. Exit 'Nebula'.
Delete Menu:
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Delete Icons ..... Delete icons with file(s)/ directory(s).
No Confirmation .. Don't confirm file/ directory deletion.
Force Deletion ... Force deletion of 'protected' files.
Special Menu:
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Move Trashcan .... Move 'trashcan' anywhere on the screen.
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The Trashcan:
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The 'trashcan' consists of two components:
1) The picture/ anim brush.
2) The optional sound file.
The picture can either be an IFF brush or an ANIMBRUSH. The sound
should be in the standard 8SVX format (raw sound files should not
be used!).
To delete a file or directory, drag -n- drop the icon for the file/
directory onto the 'trashcan'.
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The Picture/ AnimBrush:
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If you use a picture (an IFF brush), you will only have a static
'trashcan'.
To create an animated 'trashcan', first create an animation using
DpaintIII ©ECA (ie.,), then use 'Anim/AnimBrush/Pick up..' to
'pick up' the animation. Now, use the 'Anim/AnimBrush/Save..'
option to save the animation (in the AnimBrush format) to disk.
One special note: The first frame of the animation will only be
displayed when a file or directory is in the process of being
deleted; all other frames, frames 2-END will be repeated continuously
thereby creating the animation.
If your animation only has two frames, then the 'trashcan' will
alternate between two static images. The first frame will only be
displayed when a file or directory is in the process of being
deleted: the second frame will otherwise be displayed.
If the graphic image is too large, you could notice a degredation
in system speed/ performance.
The picture/ animation is not optional.
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Adding Sounds:
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'Nebula' will play, if available, the sound associated with the
picture/ animation whenever a file or directory is in the process
of being deleted. The sound file should have the same name as the
picture/ animation with the '.snd' suffix attached. For example:
DH0:Nebula/Trashcans/Nebula.anbr (The animated 'trashcan'.)
DH0:Nebula/Trashcans/Nebula.anbr.snd (The deletion sound.)
The sound file is optional.
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Requires:
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'Nebula' needs the AmigaDOS 'DELETE' command to be present in your
current c: path or directory to work properly.
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Software Configuration:
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The following variables (flags) are used:
SCREEN TO FRONT
USE PUBLIC SCREEN
(Please refer to the help file(s) for 'SoftConfig' for more information.)
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FOR ADVANCED USERS
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Graphics:
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Create your own graphics or animbrush to use as the 'trashcan'.
The animation should be saved in an ANIMBRUSH format. Other
ANIM formats are not supported. Deluxe PaintIII and above can
create, modify and save ANIMBRUSHES. Deluxe Paint is ©ECA.
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Final Note:
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'FKEY' can be used to 'launch' this program via pre-determined
keystroke(s).
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CREDITS
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This program was designed and coded by Michael Thomas Hurt of
MIKE HURT SOFTWARE!, coded in & compiled using Blitz Basic 2.0
available from Acid Software.
Software testing was done using:
o - Amiga 500 : AmigaDOS 2.1, GVP HD 500+ w/ 2MEGS.
o - Amiga 2000: AmigaDOS 2.1, Microbotics VXL030 w/MMU,
Microbotics VXLRAM 2MEGS, Microbotics 8-UP! 4MEGS,
GVP Series II hard card w/ 100MEG HD.
o - Amiga 3000: AmigaDOS 2.1, 6MEGS.
o - Amiga 4000: AmigaDOS 3.0
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PROGRAM HISTORY
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v1.0 07/26/1995 Original program.