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StarInfo/Ayre/!Blink/History
This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.
| Tape/disk: | Home » Recent acquisitions » Acorn ADFS disks » adfs_AcornUser_199609.adf » Regulars |
| Filename: | StarInfo/Ayre/!Blink/History |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0A2E bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Development history of Blink
1.00 (26-Feb-95)
First Beta version.
1.01 (28-Feb-95)
Second Beta version.
Added a !Sprites22 file.
Changes full switcher sprite between low and high res mode upon mode
changes if needed.
1.02 (01-Mar-95)
Third Beta version.
Included angry and worried expressions when pointer was moved over the
Task Manager icon.
2.00 (13-Nov-95)
Fourth Beta version.
Completely re-written to use the DrWimp programming system.
Now uses OS_ReadMonotonicTime instead of using TIME.
Goes to sleep if you don't move the pointer and press a key for a bit.
Sprites loaded into Resources filing system to remove disc access.
When quit, eyes are removed from switcher sprite.
Switcher in banner window blinks once; synchronised with iconbar switcher.
2.01 (15-Nov-95)
Stop more than one copy being loaded at once as it messes everything up
with the expressions and resources.
Reduced memory allocations (forgot to do this in 2.00!)
Checks how many "expressions" there are in the resources for low and high
res.
Can cope with new modules that contain more "expressions", and if more are
found then all of the switcher is redrawn instead of just the eyes.
Chopped out unneeded bits of the DrWimp library and reduced the wimpslot
to 32K.
2.02 (19-Jan-96)
New expression added - suprised. Now redraws all the switcher if more than
3 expressions found.
2.03 (23-Mar-96)
Fixed bug that stops working in boot sequence.
Compressed !RunImage by another 35%.
Reduced wimpslot to 16k for machines with small page size.
2.04b (05-Apr-96)
Beta version.
On mode change now redraws switcher on next wimp poll.
2.10 (09-Apr-96)
Completely rewritten redraw code so now any overlapping windows don't get
disturbed and if switcher scrolls off right side of the screen due to lots
of icons on the iconbar, then redraw only takes place on any relevent part
which is visible. If switcher is completely off the screen then no redraw.
Added Blink$SleepDelay.
2.11 (16-Apr-96)
Added AddSprites disabling lines to !Run and added small hack to kill
AddSprites module if it is being run seperate from NewerLook.
2.12 (07-May-96)
Added Blink$ShowBanner so banner can be removed when Blink is put in a
boot sequence.
Winks every now and again instead of blinking when it doesn't have an
expression.
Slowed down blinking slightly. Winks four times longer.
Sprites in ResourceFS now filetyped as Sprites.
Added Blink$Wink to set average ratio of blinks to winks.
Changed module name to "BlinkUtils" and sorted out tabbing problem.
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Cha| 00000090 6e 67 65 73 20 66 75 6c 6c 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 |nges full switch| 000000a0 65 72 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 20 62 65 74 77 65 65 |er sprite betwee| 000000b0 6e 20 6c 6f 77 20 61 6e 64 20 68 69 67 68 20 72 |n low and high r| 000000c0 65 73 20 6d 6f 64 65 20 75 70 6f 6e 20 6d 6f 64 |es mode upon mod| 000000d0 65 0a 63 68 61 6e 67 65 73 20 69 66 20 6e 65 65 |e.changes if nee| 000000e0 64 65 64 2e 0a 0a 31 2e 30 32 20 28 30 31 2d 4d |ded...1.02 (01-M| 000000f0 61 72 2d 39 35 29 0a 0a 20 20 54 68 69 72 64 20 |ar-95).. Third | 00000100 42 65 74 61 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 2e 0a 20 20 |Beta version.. | 00000110 49 6e 63 6c 75 64 65 64 20 61 6e 67 72 79 20 61 |Included angry a| 00000120 6e 64 20 77 6f 72 72 69 65 64 20 65 78 70 72 65 |nd worried expre| 00000130 73 73 69 6f 6e 73 20 77 68 65 6e 20 70 6f 69 6e |ssions when poin| 00000140 74 65 72 20 77 61 73 20 6d 6f 76 65 64 20 6f 76 |ter was moved ov| 00000150 65 72 20 74 68 65 0a 54 61 73 6b 20 4d 61 6e 61 |er the.Task Mana| 00000160 67 65 72 20 69 63 6f 6e 2e 0a 0a 32 2e 30 30 20 |ger icon...2.00 | 00000170 28 31 33 2d 4e 6f 76 2d 39 35 29 0a 0a 20 20 46 |(13-Nov-95).. F| 00000180 6f 75 72 74 68 20 42 65 74 61 20 76 65 72 73 69 |ourth Beta versi| 00000190 6f 6e 2e 0a 20 20 43 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 6c 79 |on.. Completely| 000001a0 20 72 65 2d 77 72 69 74 74 65 6e 20 74 6f 20 75 | re-written to u| 000001b0 73 65 20 74 68 65 20 44 72 57 69 6d 70 20 70 72 |se the DrWimp pr| 000001c0 6f 67 72 61 6d 6d 69 6e 67 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d |ogramming system| 000001d0 2e 0a 20 20 4e 6f 77 20 75 73 65 73 20 4f 53 5f |.. Now uses OS_| 000001e0 52 65 61 64 4d 6f 6e 6f 74 6f 6e 69 63 54 69 6d |ReadMonotonicTim| 000001f0 65 20 69 6e 73 74 65 61 64 20 6f 66 20 75 73 69 |e instead of usi| 00000200 6e 67 20 54 49 4d 45 2e 0a 20 20 47 6f 65 73 20 |ng TIME.. Goes | 00000210 74 6f 20 73 6c 65 65 70 20 69 66 20 79 6f 75 20 |to sleep if you | 00000220 64 6f 6e 27 74 20 6d 6f 76 65 20 74 68 65 20 70 |don't move the p| 00000230 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 61 6e 64 20 70 72 65 73 73 |ointer and press| 00000240 20 61 20 6b 65 79 20 66 6f 72 20 61 20 62 69 74 | a key for a bit| 00000250 2e 0a 20 20 53 70 72 69 74 65 73 20 6c 6f 61 64 |.. Sprites load| 00000260 65 64 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 52 65 73 6f 75 72 63 65 |ed into Resource| 00000270 73 20 66 69 6c 69 6e 67 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 |s filing system | 00000280 74 6f 20 72 65 6d 6f 76 65 20 64 69 73 63 20 61 |to remove disc a| 00000290 63 63 65 73 73 2e 0a 20 20 57 68 65 6e 20 71 75 |ccess.. When qu| 000002a0 69 74 2c 20 65 79 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 72 65 6d |it, eyes are rem| 000002b0 6f 76 65 64 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 |oved from switch| 000002c0 65 72 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 2e 0a 20 20 53 77 69 |er sprite.. Swi| 000002d0 74 63 68 65 72 20 69 6e 20 62 61 6e 6e 65 72 20 |tcher in banner | 000002e0 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 62 6c 69 6e 6b 73 20 6f 6e |window blinks on| 000002f0 63 65 3b 20 73 79 6e 63 68 72 6f 6e 69 73 65 64 |ce; synchronised| 00000300 20 77 69 74 68 20 69 63 6f 6e 62 61 72 20 73 77 | with iconbar sw| 00000310 69 74 63 68 65 72 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |itcher.. | 00000320 20 20 20 20 0a 32 2e 30 31 20 28 31 35 2d 4e 6f | .2.01 (15-No| 00000330 76 2d 39 35 29 0a 0a 20 20 53 74 6f 70 20 6d 6f |v-95).. 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Chopped out u| 000004d0 6e 6e 65 65 64 65 64 20 62 69 74 73 20 6f 66 20 |nneeded bits of | 000004e0 74 68 65 20 44 72 57 69 6d 70 20 6c 69 62 72 61 |the DrWimp libra| 000004f0 72 79 20 61 6e 64 20 72 65 64 75 63 65 64 20 74 |ry and reduced t| 00000500 68 65 20 77 69 6d 70 73 6c 6f 74 0a 74 6f 20 33 |he wimpslot.to 3| 00000510 32 4b 2e 0a 0a 32 2e 30 32 20 28 31 39 2d 4a 61 |2K...2.02 (19-Ja| 00000520 6e 2d 39 36 29 0a 0a 20 20 4e 65 77 20 65 78 70 |n-96).. New exp| 00000530 72 65 73 73 69 6f 6e 20 61 64 64 65 64 20 2d 20 |ression added - | 00000540 73 75 70 72 69 73 65 64 2e 20 4e 6f 77 20 72 65 |suprised. Now re| 00000550 64 72 61 77 73 20 61 6c 6c 20 74 68 65 20 73 77 |draws all the sw| 00000560 69 74 63 68 65 72 20 69 66 20 6d 6f 72 65 20 74 |itcher if more t| 00000570 68 61 6e 0a 33 20 65 78 70 72 65 73 73 69 6f 6e |han.3 expression| 00000580 73 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 2e 0a 0a 32 2e 30 33 20 28 |s found...2.03 (| 00000590 32 33 2d 4d 61 72 2d 39 36 29 0a 0a 20 20 46 69 |23-Mar-96).. Fi| 000005a0 78 65 64 20 62 75 67 20 74 68 61 74 20 73 74 6f |xed bug that sto| 000005b0 70 73 20 77 6f 72 6b 69 6e 67 20 69 6e 20 62 6f |ps working in bo| 000005c0 6f 74 20 73 65 71 75 65 6e 63 65 2e 0a 20 20 43 |ot sequence.. C| 000005d0 6f 6d 70 72 65 73 73 65 64 20 21 52 75 6e 49 6d |ompressed !RunIm| 000005e0 61 67 65 20 62 79 20 61 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 33 |age by another 3| 000005f0 35 25 2e 0a 20 20 52 65 64 75 63 65 64 20 77 69 |5%.. Reduced wi| 00000600 6d 70 73 6c 6f 74 20 74 6f 20 31 36 6b 20 66 6f |mpslot to 16k fo| 00000610 72 20 6d 61 63 68 69 6e 65 73 20 77 69 74 68 20 |r machines with | 00000620 73 6d 61 6c 6c 20 70 61 67 65 20 73 69 7a 65 2e |small page size.| 00000630 0a 0a 32 2e 30 34 62 20 28 30 35 2d 41 70 72 2d |..2.04b (05-Apr-| 00000640 39 36 29 0a 0a 20 20 42 65 74 61 20 76 65 72 73 |96).. Beta vers| 00000650 69 6f 6e 2e 0a 20 20 4f 6e 20 6d 6f 64 65 20 63 |ion.. On mode c| 00000660 68 61 6e 67 65 20 6e 6f 77 20 72 65 64 72 61 77 |hange now redraw| 00000670 73 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 65 72 20 6f 6e 20 6e 65 |s switcher on ne| 00000680 78 74 20 77 69 6d 70 20 70 6f 6c 6c 2e 0a 0a 32 |xt wimp poll...2| 00000690 2e 31 30 20 28 30 39 2d 41 70 72 2d 39 36 29 0a |.10 (09-Apr-96).| 000006a0 0a 20 20 43 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 6c 79 20 72 65 |. Completely re| 000006b0 77 72 69 74 74 65 6e 20 72 65 64 72 61 77 20 63 |written redraw c| 000006c0 6f 64 65 20 73 6f 20 6e 6f 77 20 61 6e 79 20 6f |ode so now any o| 000006d0 76 65 72 6c 61 70 70 69 6e 67 20 77 69 6e 64 6f |verlapping windo| 000006e0 77 73 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 20 67 65 74 0a 64 69 73 |ws don't get.dis| 000006f0 74 75 72 62 65 64 20 61 6e 64 20 69 66 20 73 77 |turbed and if sw| 00000700 69 74 63 68 65 72 20 73 63 72 6f 6c 6c 73 20 6f |itcher scrolls o| 00000710 66 66 20 72 69 67 68 74 20 73 69 64 65 20 6f 66 |ff right side of| 00000720 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 64 75 65 20 | the screen due | 00000730 74 6f 20 6c 6f 74 73 0a 6f 66 20 69 63 6f 6e 73 |to lots.of icons| 00000740 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 62 61 72 2c | on the iconbar,| 00000750 20 74 68 65 6e 20 72 65 64 72 61 77 20 6f 6e 6c | then redraw onl| 00000760 79 20 74 61 6b 65 73 20 70 6c 61 63 65 20 6f 6e |y takes place on| 00000770 20 61 6e 79 20 72 65 6c 65 76 65 6e 74 20 70 61 | any relevent pa| 00000780 72 74 0a 77 68 69 63 68 20 69 73 20 76 69 73 69 |rt.which is visi| 00000790 62 6c 65 2e 20 49 66 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 65 72 |ble. If switcher| 000007a0 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 6c 79 20 6f | is completely o| 000007b0 66 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 74 68 |ff the screen th| 000007c0 65 6e 20 6e 6f 20 72 65 64 72 61 77 2e 0a 20 20 |en no redraw.. | 000007d0 41 64 64 65 64 20 42 6c 69 6e 6b 24 53 6c 65 65 |Added Blink$Slee| 000007e0 70 44 65 6c 61 79 2e 0a 0a 32 2e 31 31 20 28 31 |pDelay...2.11 (1| 000007f0 36 2d 41 70 72 2d 39 36 29 0a 0a 20 20 41 64 64 |6-Apr-96).. Add| 00000800 65 64 20 41 64 64 53 70 72 69 74 65 73 20 64 69 |ed AddSprites di| 00000810 73 61 62 6c 69 6e 67 20 6c 69 6e 65 73 20 74 6f |sabling lines to| 00000820 20 21 52 75 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 61 64 64 65 64 20 | !Run and added | 00000830 73 6d 61 6c 6c 20 68 61 63 6b 20 74 6f 20 6b 69 |small hack to ki| 00000840 6c 6c 0a 41 64 64 53 70 72 69 74 65 73 20 6d 6f |ll.AddSprites mo| 00000850 64 75 6c 65 20 69 66 20 69 74 20 69 73 20 62 65 |dule if it is be| 00000860 69 6e 67 20 72 75 6e 20 73 65 70 65 72 61 74 65 |ing run seperate| 00000870 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 4e 65 77 65 72 4c 6f 6f 6b 2e | from NewerLook.| 00000880 0a 0a 32 2e 31 32 20 28 30 37 2d 4d 61 79 2d 39 |..2.12 (07-May-9| 00000890 36 29 0a 0a 20 20 41 64 64 65 64 20 42 6c 69 6e |6).. Added Blin| 000008a0 6b 24 53 68 6f 77 42 61 6e 6e 65 72 20 73 6f 20 |k$ShowBanner so | 000008b0 62 61 6e 6e 65 72 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 20 72 65 |banner can be re| 000008c0 6d 6f 76 65 64 20 77 68 65 6e 20 42 6c 69 6e 6b |moved when Blink| 000008d0 20 69 73 20 70 75 74 20 69 6e 20 61 0a 62 6f 6f | is put in a.boo| 000008e0 74 20 73 65 71 75 65 6e 63 65 2e 0a 20 20 57 69 |t sequence.. Wi| 000008f0 6e 6b 73 20 65 76 65 72 79 20 6e 6f 77 20 61 6e |nks every now an| 00000900 64 20 61 67 61 69 6e 20 69 6e 73 74 65 61 64 20 |d again instead | 00000910 6f 66 20 62 6c 69 6e 6b 69 6e 67 20 77 68 65 6e |of blinking when| 00000920 20 69 74 20 64 6f 65 73 6e 27 74 20 68 61 76 65 | it doesn't have| 00000930 20 61 6e 0a 65 78 70 72 65 73 73 69 6f 6e 2e 0a | an.expression..| 00000940 20 20 53 6c 6f 77 65 64 20 64 6f 77 6e 20 62 6c | Slowed down bl| 00000950 69 6e 6b 69 6e 67 20 73 6c 69 67 68 74 6c 79 2e |inking slightly.| 00000960 20 57 69 6e 6b 73 20 66 6f 75 72 20 74 69 6d 65 | Winks four time| 00000970 73 20 6c 6f 6e 67 65 72 2e 0a 20 20 53 70 72 69 |s longer.. Spri| 00000980 74 65 73 20 69 6e 20 52 65 73 6f 75 72 63 65 46 |tes in ResourceF| 00000990 53 20 6e 6f 77 20 66 69 6c 65 74 79 70 65 64 20 |S now filetyped | 000009a0 61 73 20 53 70 72 69 74 65 73 2e 0a 20 20 41 64 |as Sprites.. Ad| 000009b0 64 65 64 20 42 6c 69 6e 6b 24 57 69 6e 6b 20 74 |ded Blink$Wink t| 000009c0 6f 20 73 65 74 20 61 76 65 72 61 67 65 20 72 61 |o set average ra| 000009d0 74 69 6f 20 6f 66 20 62 6c 69 6e 6b 73 20 74 6f |tio of blinks to| 000009e0 20 77 69 6e 6b 73 2e 0a 20 20 43 68 61 6e 67 65 | winks.. Change| 000009f0 64 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 6e 61 6d 65 20 74 6f |d module name to| 00000a00 20 22 42 6c 69 6e 6b 55 74 69 6c 73 22 20 61 6e | "BlinkUtils" an| 00000a10 64 20 73 6f 72 74 65 64 20 6f 75 74 20 74 61 62 |d sorted out tab| 00000a20 62 69 6e 67 20 70 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 2e 0a |bing problem..| 00000a2e
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