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StarInfo/Bradburne/!Spiral/!Help
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Acorn User » AU 1997-11 B.adf » Regulars |
| Filename: | StarInfo/Bradburne/!Spiral/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 037E bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Spiral Text Program
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� 1997 C. J. Bradburne
Purpose:
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Create a draw file with a spiral text pattern in it.
Method:
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Drag a text file to the window.
Select a font size.
Select a font (With menu over the window)
Drag the draw file to the appropriate place.
Notes:
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The draw file may take a while to produce especially if you use
the auto size option.
The resulting file will need a LOT of font cache to render it
at any reasonable speed. (>1MB quite easily!)
Features:
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* BASIC
* Bugs!
* Blindingly fast (unless you don't own 4 x 300MHz StrongARMs)
Version History:
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0.5 BASIC version for first draw file.
0.6 BASIC version with more options and auto size.
1.0 WIMP version (still in BASIC!)
Thanks to:
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Toria - For the way the spiral is calculated.
Have fun,
Chris 00000000 53 70 69 72 61 6c 20 54 65 78 74 20 50 72 6f 67 |Spiral Text Prog| 00000010 72 61 6d 0a 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |ram.============| 00000020 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a 0a a9 20 31 39 39 37 20 |=======... 1997 | 00000030 43 2e 20 4a 2e 20 42 72 61 64 62 75 72 6e 65 0a |C. J. Bradburne.| 00000040 0a 50 75 72 70 6f 73 65 3a 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |.Purpose:.------| 00000050 2d 2d 0a 0a 43 72 65 61 74 65 20 61 20 64 72 61 |--..Create a dra| 00000060 77 20 66 69 6c 65 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 73 70 |w file with a sp| 00000070 69 72 61 6c 20 74 65 78 74 20 70 61 74 74 65 72 |iral text patter| 00000080 6e 20 69 6e 20 69 74 2e 0a 0a 4d 65 74 68 6f 64 |n in it...Method| 00000090 3a 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 0a 44 72 61 67 20 |:.-------..Drag | 000000a0 61 20 74 65 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 74 6f 20 74 |a text file to t| 000000b0 68 65 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 2e 0a 53 65 6c 65 63 |he window..Selec| 000000c0 74 20 61 20 66 6f 6e 74 20 73 69 7a 65 2e 20 20 |t a font size. | 000000d0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 53 65 6c 65 63 | .Selec| 000000e0 74 20 61 20 66 6f 6e 74 20 28 57 69 74 68 20 6d |t a font (With m| 000000f0 65 6e 75 20 6f 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 77 69 6e |enu over the win| 00000100 64 6f 77 29 0a 44 72 61 67 20 74 68 65 20 64 72 |dow).Drag the dr| 00000110 61 77 20 66 69 6c 65 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 61 |aw file to the a| 00000120 70 70 72 6f 70 72 69 61 74 65 20 70 6c 61 63 65 |ppropriate place| 00000130 2e 0a 0a 4e 6f 74 65 73 3a 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |...Notes:.------| 00000140 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 64 72 61 77 20 66 69 6c 65 20 |..The draw file | 00000150 6d 61 79 20 74 61 6b 65 20 61 20 77 68 69 6c 65 |may take a while| 00000160 20 74 6f 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 65 20 65 73 70 65 | to produce espe| 00000170 63 69 61 6c 6c 79 20 69 66 20 79 6f 75 20 75 73 |cially if you us| 00000180 65 0a 74 68 65 20 61 75 74 6f 20 73 69 7a 65 20 |e.the auto size | 00000190 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 2e 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 72 65 73 |option...The res| 000001a0 75 6c 74 69 6e 67 20 66 69 6c 65 20 77 69 6c 6c |ulting file will| 000001b0 20 6e 65 65 64 20 61 20 4c 4f 54 20 6f 66 20 66 | need a LOT of f| 000001c0 6f 6e 74 20 63 61 63 68 65 20 74 6f 20 72 65 6e |ont cache to ren| 000001d0 64 65 72 20 69 74 0a 61 74 20 61 6e 79 20 72 65 |der it.at any re| 000001e0 61 73 6f 6e 61 62 6c 65 20 73 70 65 65 64 2e 20 |asonable speed. | 000001f0 28 3e 31 4d 42 20 71 75 69 74 65 20 65 61 73 69 |(>1MB quite easi| 00000200 6c 79 21 29 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |ly!). | 00000210 20 20 20 20 20 0a 46 65 61 74 75 72 65 73 3a 0a | .Features:.| 00000220 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 0a 2a 20 42 41 53 |---------..* BAS| 00000230 49 43 0a 2a 20 42 75 67 73 21 0a 2a 20 42 6c 69 |IC.* Bugs!.* Bli| 00000240 6e 64 69 6e 67 6c 79 20 66 61 73 74 20 28 75 6e |ndingly fast (un| 00000250 6c 65 73 73 20 79 6f 75 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 20 6f |less you don't o| 00000260 77 6e 20 34 20 78 20 33 30 30 4d 48 7a 20 53 74 |wn 4 x 300MHz St| 00000270 72 6f 6e 67 41 52 4d 73 29 0a 0a 56 65 72 73 69 |rongARMs)..Versi| 00000280 6f 6e 20 48 69 73 74 6f 72 79 3a 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d |on History:.----| 00000290 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 0a 30 2e |------------..0.| 000002a0 35 20 20 42 41 53 49 43 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e |5 BASIC version| 000002b0 20 66 6f 72 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 64 72 61 77 20 | for first draw | 000002c0 66 69 6c 65 2e 0a 30 2e 36 20 20 42 41 53 49 43 |file..0.6 BASIC| 000002d0 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 77 69 74 68 20 6d 6f | version with mo| 000002e0 72 65 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 61 6e 64 20 61 |re options and a| 000002f0 75 74 6f 20 73 69 7a 65 2e 0a 31 2e 30 20 20 57 |uto size..1.0 W| 00000300 49 4d 50 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 28 73 74 69 |IMP version (sti| 00000310 6c 6c 20 69 6e 20 42 41 53 49 43 21 29 0a 0a 54 |ll in BASIC!)..T| 00000320 68 61 6e 6b 73 20 74 6f 3a 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |hanks to:.------| 00000330 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 0a 54 6f 72 69 61 20 2d 20 46 6f |----..Toria - Fo| 00000340 72 20 74 68 65 20 77 61 79 20 74 68 65 20 73 70 |r the way the sp| 00000350 69 72 61 6c 20 69 73 20 63 61 6c 63 75 6c 61 74 |iral is calculat| 00000360 65 64 2e 0a 0a 48 61 76 65 20 66 75 6e 2c 0a 20 |ed...Have fun,. | 00000370 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 43 68 72 69 73 | Chris| 0000037e
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