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Helpfile for PointView v0.11 22nd April 1995 Copyright Daniel Barron
Programmer: Daniel Barron
RISC OS 3.5 and RiscPC only.
A Traffik Software release. Programmers Daniel Barron & Andrew Wood
SHAREWARE £5 - if you use it for more than 2 weeks, then you MUST register!
This is only the public version and so the extra options are not implemented,
so if you want the full version - register. The registered version is
currently the only version that supports the extra options.
PointView Overview
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This application fades the mouse colour from one user-definable colour to
another user-definable colour in order to make the mouse pointer more
visible. No more 'where's-the-pointer' in those large RiscPC
screen modes. It replaces the crass 'PointFade' that came with my RiscPC.
Note: This application is for RiscPCs and future Acorn computers which have
an OS version more than or equal to 3.50. It will not work on earlier
operating systems.
The author cannot accept any liability for any loss or damage arising from
the use of this application. It is supplied in good faith.
No part of this application or it's associated files may be copied without
the permission of the author.
PointView Instructions
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The program fades the pointer from one colour to another. To select the two
colours click Select on the icon bar PointView icon to open a window with two
colour boxes. To change a colour click select on it and the standard colour
picker window will open. For information on how to use this (if you can't
work it out) see your user guide page 87 - 'Using colour in applications'.
When you have selected the two colours press 'Set' to set the configuration.
If you want to save this as the default, press 'Save'; this also has the same
effect as 'Set'. If you decide you want the default settings, then press
'Default'. If you want to cancel any changes, press 'Cancel'.
The duration between each colour change is approximately 5 centi seconds.
PointView Further Developments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the future the program will work more efficiently and will support more
options than you can shake a stick at.
Later developments will usually be incorporated mostly in the registered
versions. To make sure that you have the latest version register. Details
are below.
A German, French, Italian and Swedish versions are fourth coming. This will
help both foreigners and language students. Offers for other languages??
FULL usage of Messages file??
A RISC OS 3 version with my own colour picker. Yer right, and monkeys might
fly outa my butt. As if I could be bothered.
Interrupt driven colour changing??
Support Help??
PointView Registration
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To register and receive the latest version send a cheque or postal order for
5 pounds sterling to Daniel Barron. Address:
91 Newland Park
Hull
HU5 2DT
England
Please allow 2 weeks for delivery. I need to wait for cheque to clear. I
also need to wait for the post to be redirected to my current address which
changes as I am at university.
Cash IS accepted, but AT YOUR OWN RISK.
PointView Contacts
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To contact me for whatever reason, even to report bugs use the above address
or email me:
mcdi3dbb@fs1.ch.umist.ac.uk
or BBS Mail on a54.cc.umist.ac.uk or
shadow.scc.iit.edu
User: Banginbrug
or Realtime talking on those above plus also
192.135.84.249
If you email me with a useful suggestion, I may even send you the latest
bug-free version free of charge via email file transfer.
PointView Known Bugs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The only 'bug' that I can find is that when I click the mouse it temporarily
changes colour to the default colour. I don't know why this happens, but it
causes no problems so I do not need to find out why.
The Messages file does not include the icon button text - i.e. they are hard
coded into the templates file.
There are spelling and grammatical errors in this help file... I think!
The code is not a efficient as it could be, but you will not notice as it is
in pure ARM code.
Does anyone know exactly how much space the Colour Picker needs for returning
information? I have just left a largish space in my code for it. Free copy
of latest version in it for you if you send a disk.
The application waits 3 seconds before changing the colour for the first
time. This is not a bug, but a feature.
When the Wimp is busy doing something else, the colour does not change.
This is because the application relies on the Wimp Poll and is not interrupt
driven. Not really a bug??
History
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version info
0.10 The first fully working version that included all the
minimum reqirements I needed.
0.11 Corrected a bug with the MessageTrans coding which
prevented larger templates to be used and generally
caused errors that made no sence. Included larger
templates for extra options. Made the code a little
more compact. Altered Help file. Altered Default
code slightly. Added mouse menu icon thingy.
Started different languages.
0.12 Registered version.