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MakePatPrefs 1.0
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A WBPattern.prefs generator and loader
Copyright ⌐ 1995 by Daniel Balster
All Rights Reserved.
READY.
USAGE (only from CLI!)
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FILE
the filename of the preferences file to create.
recommended is ENV:sys/wbpattern.prefs; this
file is notificated - if you overwrite it while
IPrefs is running the new pattern set will be
loaded automatically.
DATABASE
the filename of the pattern database. this is a
textfile listing of all your pattern files with
path. each line should contain a valid entry.
see below for more information
SCREEN/S
if activated the screen pattern is
exchanged
ROOT/S
if activated the root pattern is
exchanged (normally hidden by the SCREEN window)
DRAWER/S
if activated the drawer pattern is
exchanged
REMAPSCREEN/S
REMAPROOT/S
REMAPDRAWER/S
enable these if you want the patterns to be in
correct colors (remapped).
IMMEDIATE/S
this calls "SYS:Prefs/WBPattern %s USE" with
the prefsfile just created. only useful if the
FILE is not env:sys/wbpattern.prefs and you
want to test the program.
DATABASE
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all your patterns have to be listed in a database.
to create it, just follow this steps:
lets say you have all your patterns in SYS:Prefs/Patterns/
then do this: (from CLI)
LIST SYS:Prefs/Patterns/áALL FILES LFORMAT="%s%s" >S:patterns.db
now you have created your database. repeat this each time you
add/remove patterns from this directory.
INSTALLATION
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assuming you have a normal startup-sequence and a database
for your patterns called S:patterns.db this is how to use it:
Edit the S:Startup-Sequence:
-------------------------------
...
ConClip
MakePatPrefs >NIL: ENV:sys/wbpattern.prefs S:pattern.db SCREEN DRAWER REMAPSCREEN REMAPDRAWER
IPrefs
...
-------------------------------
--> just insert the MakePatPrefs line before IPrefs or however
you want.
if you delete the wbpattern.prefs out of ENVARC:SYS/ then
you can place that line at the end of your user-startup.
TOOLMANAGER etc.
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I have created a hotkey that executes this command
each time I stroke it. this is recommended! its funny,
its cool and its the amiga way of computing...
(well, actually I tested this tool now for a couple of reboots.
Since the M****Selector has gone shareware (hey! its only the
prefsfile to create!!!) and the adding/removing of new patterns
was too much work i wrote this replacement. i hope you like it!)
DISCLAIMER
----------------------------------------------------
This is freeware. Do not expect any responsibility from
ME if something unwanted happen. source is included, erhm,
i mean that file *I* call a source ;-)
AUTHOR
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Daniel Balster,
dbalster@uni-paderborn.de