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StarInfo/Marriott/!Bdrops/!Help
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| Filename: | StarInfo/Marriott/!Bdrops/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 05C8 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Bdrops � Nicholas Marriott 1995 ------------------------------- Bdrops is a simple program that waits for the number of seconds specified in the system variable Bdrops$Time and then changes the backdrop. One 256-colour backdrop module is provided. All the options can be changed by editing the !Run file. If you want to use your own backdrops on a disc, they must all be in one directory, named from 00-XX. You must comment out the 'RMLoad...' line in the !Run file and and change Bdrop$Path to point to your directory. You must also change Bdrop$Total to the number of the last backdrop in the directory. If you wish to store your on backdrops in ResourceFS, you will have to customise 'Register' which was on an Acorn User disc a while back. The module must be called 'Backdrops' and the filename should be something meaningful like 'Textures'. Backdrops should be stored in Resources:$.Backdrops.<<ModuleFilename>>. Look at the file structure of the module supplied as an example. Nicholas Marriott, 1 Parkmore, Magherafelt, Co. Derry, N. Ireland, BT45 6EZ. Really essential PD list: Name Author Version Company -------------------------------------------- Zap Dominic Symes 1.20 PDTracker Simon Hatliff 4.23 StrongHlp Guttorm Vik 1.30 TemplEd Dick Alstein 1.27 SJPD WimpExtension Jon Ribbens 2.17 DoggySoft Anything Anybody Any DoggySoft extASM Eiving Hagen 0.50 ArcEmpire
00000000 42 64 72 6f 70 73 20 a9 20 4e 69 63 68 6f 6c 61 |Bdrops . Nichola| 00000010 73 20 4d 61 72 72 69 6f 74 74 20 31 39 39 35 0a |s Marriott 1995.| 00000020 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |----------------| 00000030 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a |---------------.| 00000040 0a 42 64 72 6f 70 73 20 69 73 20 61 20 73 69 6d |.Bdrops is a sim| 00000050 70 6c 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 74 68 61 74 |ple program that| 00000060 20 77 61 69 74 73 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 6e | waits for the n| 00000070 75 6d 62 65 72 20 6f 66 20 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 73 |umber of seconds| 00000080 0a 73 70 65 63 69 66 69 65 64 20 69 6e 20 74 68 |.specified in th| 00000090 65 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 76 61 72 69 61 62 6c |e system variabl| 000000a0 65 20 42 64 72 6f 70 73 24 54 69 6d 65 20 61 6e |e Bdrops$Time an| 000000b0 64 20 74 68 65 6e 20 63 68 61 6e 67 65 73 0a 74 |d then changes.t| 000000c0 68 65 20 62 61 63 6b 64 72 6f 70 2e 20 4f 6e 65 |he backdrop. One| 000000d0 20 32 35 36 2d 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 20 62 61 63 6b | 256-colour back| 000000e0 64 72 6f 70 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 69 73 20 70 |drop module is p| 000000f0 72 6f 76 69 64 65 64 2e 20 41 6c 6c 0a 74 68 65 |rovided. All.the| 00000100 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 20 | options can be | 00000110 63 68 61 6e 67 65 64 20 62 79 20 65 64 69 74 69 |changed by editi| 00000120 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 21 52 75 6e 20 66 69 6c 65 |ng the !Run file| 00000130 2e 0a 0a 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 20 74 |...If you want t| 00000140 6f 20 75 73 65 20 79 6f 75 72 20 6f 77 6e 20 62 |o use your own b| 00000150 61 63 6b 64 72 6f 70 73 20 6f 6e 20 61 20 64 69 |ackdrops on a di| 00000160 73 63 2c 20 74 68 65 79 20 6d 75 73 74 20 61 6c |sc, they must al| 00000170 6c 0a 62 65 20 69 6e 20 6f 6e 65 20 64 69 72 65 |l.be in one dire| 00000180 63 74 6f 72 79 2c 20 6e 61 6d 65 64 20 66 72 6f |ctory, named fro| 00000190 6d 20 30 30 2d 58 58 2e 20 59 6f 75 20 6d 75 73 |m 00-XX. You mus| 000001a0 74 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 20 6f 75 74 20 74 68 |t comment out th| 000001b0 65 0a 27 52 4d 4c 6f 61 64 2e 2e 2e 27 20 6c 69 |e.'RMLoad...' li| 000001c0 6e 65 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 21 52 75 6e 20 66 |ne in the !Run f| 000001d0 69 6c 65 20 61 6e 64 20 61 6e 64 20 63 68 61 6e |ile and and chan| 000001e0 67 65 20 42 64 72 6f 70 24 50 61 74 68 20 74 6f |ge Bdrop$Path to| 000001f0 0a 70 6f 69 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 79 6f 75 72 20 64 |.point to your d| 00000200 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 2e 20 59 6f 75 20 6d 75 |irectory. You mu| 00000210 73 74 20 61 6c 73 6f 20 63 68 61 6e 67 65 20 42 |st also change B| 00000220 64 72 6f 70 24 54 6f 74 61 6c 20 74 6f 0a 74 68 |drop$Total to.th| 00000230 65 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 |e number of the | 00000240 6c 61 73 74 20 62 61 63 6b 64 72 6f 70 20 69 6e |last backdrop in| 00000250 20 74 68 65 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 2e 0a | the directory..| 00000260 0a 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 77 69 73 68 20 74 6f 20 |.If you wish to | 00000270 73 74 6f 72 65 20 79 6f 75 72 20 6f 6e 20 62 61 |store your on ba| 00000280 63 6b 64 72 6f 70 73 20 69 6e 20 52 65 73 6f 75 |ckdrops in Resou| 00000290 72 63 65 46 53 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 77 69 6c 6c 0a |rceFS, you will.| 000002a0 68 61 76 65 20 74 6f 20 63 75 73 74 6f 6d 69 73 |have to customis| 000002b0 65 20 27 52 65 67 69 73 74 65 72 27 20 77 68 69 |e 'Register' whi| 000002c0 63 68 20 77 61 73 20 6f 6e 20 61 6e 20 41 63 6f |ch was on an Aco| 000002d0 72 6e 20 55 73 65 72 20 64 69 73 63 20 61 0a 77 |rn User disc a.w| 000002e0 68 69 6c 65 20 62 61 63 6b 2e 20 54 68 65 20 6d |hile back. The m| 000002f0 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 6d 75 73 74 20 62 65 20 63 61 |odule must be ca| 00000300 6c 6c 65 64 20 27 42 61 63 6b 64 72 6f 70 73 27 |lled 'Backdrops'| 00000310 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 6e 61 6d | and the filenam| 00000320 65 0a 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 62 65 20 73 6f 6d 65 |e.should be some| 00000330 74 68 69 6e 67 20 6d 65 61 6e 69 6e 67 66 75 6c |thing meaningful| 00000340 20 6c 69 6b 65 20 27 54 65 78 74 75 72 65 73 27 | like 'Textures'| 00000350 2e 20 42 61 63 6b 64 72 6f 70 73 20 73 68 6f 75 |. Backdrops shou| 00000360 6c 64 20 62 65 0a 73 74 6f 72 65 64 20 69 6e 20 |ld be.stored in | 00000370 52 65 73 6f 75 72 63 65 73 3a 24 2e 42 61 63 6b |Resources:$.Back| 00000380 64 72 6f 70 73 2e 3c 3c 4d 6f 64 75 6c 65 46 69 |drops.<<ModuleFi| 00000390 6c 65 6e 61 6d 65 3e 3e 2e 20 4c 6f 6f 6b 20 61 |lename>>. Look a| 000003a0 74 20 74 68 65 0a 66 69 6c 65 20 73 74 72 75 63 |t the.file struc| 000003b0 74 75 72 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 64 75 |ture of the modu| 000003c0 6c 65 20 73 75 70 70 6c 69 65 64 20 61 73 20 61 |le supplied as a| 000003d0 6e 20 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65 2e 0a 0a 4e 69 63 68 |n example...Nich| 000003e0 6f 6c 61 73 20 4d 61 72 72 69 6f 74 74 2c 0a 31 |olas Marriott,.1| 000003f0 20 50 61 72 6b 6d 6f 72 65 2c 0a 4d 61 67 68 65 | Parkmore,.Maghe| 00000400 72 61 66 65 6c 74 2c 0a 43 6f 2e 20 44 65 72 72 |rafelt,.Co. Derr| 00000410 79 2c 0a 4e 2e 20 49 72 65 6c 61 6e 64 2c 0a 42 |y,.N. Ireland,.B| 00000420 54 34 35 20 36 45 5a 2e 0a 0a 0a 0a 52 65 61 6c |T45 6EZ.....Real| 00000430 6c 79 20 65 73 73 65 6e 74 69 61 6c 20 50 44 20 |ly essential PD | 00000440 6c 69 73 74 3a 0a 0a 20 4e 61 6d 65 20 20 20 20 |list:.. Name | 00000450 20 20 20 20 20 20 41 75 74 68 6f 72 20 20 20 20 | Author | 00000460 20 20 20 20 20 56 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 43 6f 6d | Version Com| 00000470 70 61 6e 79 0a 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |pany. ----------| 00000480 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |----------------| * 000004a0 2d 2d 0a 20 5a 61 70 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |--. Zap | 000004b0 20 20 44 6f 6d 69 6e 69 63 20 53 79 6d 65 73 20 | Dominic Symes | 000004c0 20 31 2e 32 30 0a 20 50 44 54 72 61 63 6b 65 72 | 1.20. PDTracker| 000004d0 20 20 20 20 20 53 69 6d 6f 6e 20 48 61 74 6c 69 | Simon Hatli| 000004e0 66 66 20 20 34 2e 32 33 0a 20 53 74 72 6f 6e 67 |ff 4.23. Strong| 000004f0 48 6c 70 20 20 20 20 20 47 75 74 74 6f 72 6d 20 |Hlp Guttorm | 00000500 56 69 6b 20 20 20 20 31 2e 33 30 0a 20 54 65 6d |Vik 1.30. Tem| 00000510 70 6c 45 64 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 44 69 63 6b 20 |plEd Dick | 00000520 41 6c 73 74 65 69 6e 20 20 20 31 2e 32 37 20 20 |Alstein 1.27 | 00000530 20 20 53 4a 50 44 0a 20 57 69 6d 70 45 78 74 65 | SJPD. WimpExte| 00000540 6e 73 69 6f 6e 20 4a 6f 6e 20 52 69 62 62 65 6e |nsion Jon Ribben| 00000550 73 20 20 20 20 32 2e 31 37 20 20 20 20 44 6f 67 |s 2.17 Dog| 00000560 67 79 53 6f 66 74 0a 20 41 6e 79 74 68 69 6e 67 |gySoft. Anything| 00000570 20 20 20 20 20 20 41 6e 79 62 6f 64 79 20 20 20 | Anybody | 00000580 20 20 20 20 20 41 6e 79 20 20 20 20 20 44 6f 67 | Any Dog| 00000590 67 79 53 6f 66 74 0a 20 65 78 74 41 53 4d 20 20 |gySoft. extASM | 000005a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 45 69 76 69 6e 67 20 48 61 67 | Eiving Hag| 000005b0 65 6e 20 20 20 30 2e 35 30 20 20 20 20 41 72 63 |en 0.50 Arc| 000005c0 45 6d 70 69 72 65 0a 20 |Empire. | 000005c8
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