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DesktopPD/PinPatch/!PinPatch/!Help

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|               (Version 0.80 1st October 1997) � Matthew Bullock              |
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Pinboard rom patch is a patch for the pinboard.

The following new features are implented:

Fixes bug when dragging a group of selected icons with adjust.
      Previously, if you dragged a group of selected icons with adjust, it
      would drag all but the icon dragged on.

Allows dragging of iconised window icons with adjust.
      Previously only select worked and adjust was just ignored.

Fixes always claiming window closed messages.
      Whenever a window closes, the window manager broadcasts a message to tell
      applications. It is only used by pinboard like applications, so the
      pinboard always claimed it. But some patches need to use it.

Adds auto saving of pinboard state on shutdown.
      If the system variable SavePinboard$State contains a valid path, the
      current state of the pinboard is saved to that file when the computer is
      shut down.

Adds support for JPEG backdrops.
      JPEG files can now be used as backdrops and are rendered in real time.

Fixes bug in detecting mode change.
      Previously the pinboard would sometimes fail to redraw the screen when
      the mode changed, that could cause a scaled backdrop to stop filling the
      screen.

Fixes bug in spriteextend.
      Previously spriteextend would fail with an address exception error if you
      tried to render a JPEG while the current wimpslot was less than 24k.


Installation:
-------------

***NOTE***: If you have an existing version of my pinboard Rom
Patch, you must remove it completely before continuing, as the
installation method has changed. To do this, delete the obey file
called !PinPatch that you installed in either your predesk or tasks
directory. Then delete the directory PinROMPatch in your
!Boot.Utils directory.

First, copy the whole !PinPatch application into your
!Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks directory. (Users with RiscOS 3.7 or later
can put it in their !Boot.Choices.Boot.Predesk directory instead if
they wish).

RISC OS 3.50 users only: If you have Acorn's ROM patch on your
system (it will be called !ROMPatch in your
!Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks directory). Then you must rename it to
!!ROMPatch (add a !). This is to ensure that it is run before
pinboard ROM Patch.

Finally reset the machine and it should all be installed.

In the unlikely event that something goes wrong, you may find that
your machine refuses to start, getting as far as the startup screen
then crashing. If this happens, reset the machine holding down
shift (press control + shift + break). This will start the machine
without running the boot sequence. You can then go into !Boot and
remove the files you have just added, restart the machine and try
again.

It is possible to test it first to see the effect. To do so just
double click on the !PinPatch application and it will be
temporarily installed.


Frequently Asked Questions
--------------------------

1) I have found a JPEG that doesn't appear to work as a backdrop, what should I    do?
      
   Firstly, you should try loading it into draw. If it doesn't work there, then
   it's format is incompatible with the JPEG rendering module. Load it into
   ChangeFSI and save it out again as a JPEG and it will be converted to the
   correct format.

2) I am trying to use a tiled JPEG backdrop, but the JPEG is rendered much
   smaller than it should be, why?
      
   This is caused by an incorrect header in the JPEG. I have found quite a
   large number of JPEG files that have incorrect DPI settings. For the moment,
   the only solution is to pass the JPEG through ChangeFSI, that will cure the
   problem. A future version of the patch will probably fix this.



Removing:
---------

The patch can be removed at any time by pressing F12 and typing
RMKill PinboardROMPatch

NOTE: before RMKilling the patch, you must remove the backdrop if it is a JPEG.
failure to do so will cause the machine to crash.

To permanently remove it you should delete the !PinPatch
application that you installed in your boot sequence.


Auto state saving
-----------------

To automatically same the pinboard state at shutdown, set the variable
<SavePinboard$File> to point to a valid file. The state will then be saved to
that file on shutdown.

For example:

Set SavePinboard$File Boot:Choices.Boot.Tasks.PinBoard

will make the state be saved on shutdown and reloaded automatically on startup.


NOTES:
------

1) If you are using one of Acorns rom patches then that must be run before my
   patch. If it is installed according to the standard instructions then
   there should be no problem.
   
2) This patch will only work on RiscOS 3.5 to 3.71. It is not
   possible to run it on prior bersions of the operating system due
   to limitations of the hardware.


Version History
---------------

Version 0.60 (28th June 1997)
      
      First public release.

Version 0.61 (28th June 1997)
      
      Added SpriteExtend fix.

Version 0.70 (29th July 1997)
      
      Changed to not use error diffused dithering, for faster redraw in low
      colour modes.
      
      Added RiscOS 3.6 compatability.
      
      Fixed error in OS version detection code, no longer gives an "oflaofla"
      error.

Version 0.80 (1st October 1997)

      Added RiscOS 3.71 compatability.
      
      Simplified installation system.

Copyright:
----------

Pinboard Rom Patch is copyright Matthew Bullock October 1997.

It has been released as freeware, therefore it may be freely distributed by
anyone, as long as no charge is made for it except to cover the cost of media
and copying and all files are included. It may not be included on a magazine
cover disc or a CDRom without prior written permission from me.
Anyone wishing to distribute it on a large scale e.g. a PD library should
contact me first so I can keep them updated with new versions.


Thanks To:
----------

David McCormack - for the application sprite.

James Porrit, Marc Warne, John Townsend,
Ian Walker, Iain Carr, Marc Warne,
David McCormack, Andrew Ingram, James Porrit,
Peter Smith, Andrew Marsh, Scott Brodie,
Nick Grose and Simon Melhuish - for beta testing.

And to everyone else who has reported bugs or given suggestions


Other Rom Patches:
------------------

I hope for this to be one of several rom patches I will produce. Now I have written
one it is relatively easy to adapt it to other purposes. So, if anyone has another
patch that would benefit from converting into a rom patch, I would like to hear
from you.


Contacting me:
--------------

email: matthew.bullock@dial.pipex.com
web site: http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/matthew.bullock/

snail mail: Matthew Bullock
	    46 Ibbett Close
	    Kempston
	    Bedford
	    MK43 9BU

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00001a80  61 6e 64 20 53 69 6d 6f  6e 20 4d 65 6c 68 75 69  |and Simon Melhui|
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00001b40  73 20 49 20 77 69 6c 6c  20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 65  |s I will produce|
00001b50  2e 20 4e 6f 77 20 49 20  68 61 76 65 20 77 72 69  |. Now I have wri|
00001b60  74 74 65 6e 0a 6f 6e 65  20 69 74 20 69 73 20 72  |tten.one it is r|
00001b70  65 6c 61 74 69 76 65 6c  79 20 65 61 73 79 20 74  |elatively easy t|
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00001b90  68 65 72 20 70 75 72 70  6f 73 65 73 2e 20 53 6f  |her purposes. So|
00001ba0  2c 20 69 66 20 61 6e 79  6f 6e 65 20 68 61 73 20  |, if anyone has |
00001bb0  61 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 0a  70 61 74 63 68 20 74 68  |another.patch th|
00001bc0  61 74 20 77 6f 75 6c 64  20 62 65 6e 65 66 69 74  |at would benefit|
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00001bf0  68 2c 20 49 20 77 6f 75  6c 64 20 6c 69 6b 65 20  |h, I would like |
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00001c10  2e 0a 0a 0a 43 6f 6e 74  61 63 74 69 6e 67 20 6d  |....Contacting m|
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00001c30  2d 0a 0a 65 6d 61 69 6c  3a 20 6d 61 74 74 68 65  |-..email: matthe|
00001c40  77 2e 62 75 6c 6c 6f 63  6b 40 64 69 61 6c 2e 70  |w.bullock@dial.p|
00001c50  69 70 65 78 2e 63 6f 6d  0a 77 65 62 20 73 69 74  |ipex.com.web sit|
00001c60  65 3a 20 68 74 74 70 3a  2f 2f 64 69 61 6c 73 70  |e: http://dialsp|
00001c70  61 63 65 2e 64 69 61 6c  2e 70 69 70 65 78 2e 63  |ace.dial.pipex.c|
00001c80  6f 6d 2f 6d 61 74 74 68  65 77 2e 62 75 6c 6c 6f  |om/matthew.bullo|
00001c90  63 6b 2f 0a 0a 73 6e 61  69 6c 20 6d 61 69 6c 3a  |ck/..snail mail:|
00001ca0  20 4d 61 74 74 68 65 77  20 42 75 6c 6c 6f 63 6b  | Matthew Bullock|
00001cb0  0a 09 20 20 20 20 34 36  20 49 62 62 65 74 74 20  |..    46 Ibbett |
00001cc0  43 6c 6f 73 65 0a 09 20  20 20 20 4b 65 6d 70 73  |Close..    Kemps|
00001cd0  74 6f 6e 0a 09 20 20 20  20 42 65 64 66 6f 72 64  |ton..    Bedford|
00001ce0  0a 09 20 20 20 20 4d 4b  34 33 20 39 42 55 0a     |..    MK43 9BU.|
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