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Pointers/!Biro/!Help
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.
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Micro User » MU 1992-03.adf » PD |
| Filename: | Pointers/!Biro/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0518 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Current pointer:Biro
/////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
>>>>>>>>>>>>!NewPoint: a pointer changer<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(c) Dave Thomas 1991<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////
This little application/utility will alter your
mouse pointer design to anything you want. On
running the mouse pointer will disappear and then
reappear as your chosen design.
The pointer sprite is held in this applictaion
directory under the name ptr_dfault. It's associated
palette file is under the name mouse_pal.
Beware! the mouse pointer must be a mode 8
sprite and not bigger than 32x32 pixels, anything
bigger than that and the pointer will be viciously
truncated. The palette file holds the colours for
the mouse to use (Ms1,Ms2 and Ms3). When designing
your pointer you will probably notice that there are
four colours avaliable. Do not be led into thinking
that there are four colours the first is transparent
and the other three correspond to Ms1,Ms2 and Ms3.
Dave Thomas ,
20 Rosebery Ave.,
Waterloo,
Liverpool
L22 2BH
p.s. Did you her about the man who locked his mouth
up and swallowed the key!!!!!!
Arrrgggghhhh! the men in white coats are coming
to get me blibble flibble etc etc. 00000000 43 75 72 72 65 6e 74 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 3a |Current pointer:| 00000010 42 69 72 6f 0a 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f |Biro.///////////| 00000020 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 5c 5c |//////////////\\| 00000030 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| 00000040 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 0a 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e |\\\\\\\\\.>>>>>>| 00000050 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 21 4e 65 77 50 6f 69 6e 74 3a |>>>>>>!NewPoint:| 00000060 20 61 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 63 68 61 6e 67 | a pointer chang| 00000070 65 72 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 0a 3e |er<<<<<<<<<<<<.>| 00000080 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 28 63 |>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(c| 00000090 29 20 44 61 76 65 20 54 68 6f 6d 61 73 20 31 39 |) Dave Thomas 19| 000000a0 39 31 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c |91<<<<<<<<<<<<<<| 000000b0 3c 3c 3c 0a 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c |<<<.\\\\\\\\\\\\| 000000c0 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 2f 2f |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//| 000000d0 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f |////////////////| 000000e0 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 |////////.. | 000000f0 54 68 69 73 20 6c 69 74 74 6c 65 20 61 70 70 6c |This little appl| 00000100 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 2f 75 74 69 6c 69 74 79 20 |ication/utility | 00000110 77 69 6c 6c 20 61 6c 74 65 72 20 79 6f 75 72 0a |will alter your.| 00000120 20 6d 6f 75 73 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 64 | mouse pointer d| 00000130 65 73 69 67 6e 20 74 6f 20 61 6e 79 74 68 69 6e |esign to anythin| 00000140 67 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 2e 20 4f 6e 20 0a |g you want. On .| 00000150 20 72 75 6e 6e 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 75 | running the mou| 00000160 73 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 |se pointer will | 00000170 64 69 73 61 70 70 65 61 72 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 |disappear and th| 00000180 65 6e 20 0a 20 72 65 61 70 70 65 61 72 20 61 73 |en . reappear as| 00000190 20 79 6f 75 72 20 63 68 6f 73 65 6e 20 64 65 73 | your chosen des| 000001a0 69 67 6e 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 54 68 65 20 |ign.. The | 000001b0 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 20 69 |pointer sprite i| 000001c0 73 20 68 65 6c 64 20 69 6e 20 74 68 69 73 20 61 |s held in this a| 000001d0 70 70 6c 69 63 74 61 69 6f 6e 0a 20 64 69 72 65 |pplictaion. dire| 000001e0 63 74 6f 72 79 20 75 6e 64 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 |ctory under the | 000001f0 6e 61 6d 65 20 70 74 72 5f 64 66 61 75 6c 74 2e |name ptr_dfault.| 00000200 20 49 74 27 73 20 61 73 73 6f 63 69 61 74 65 64 | It's associated| 00000210 0a 20 70 61 6c 65 74 74 65 20 66 69 6c 65 20 69 |. palette file i| 00000220 73 20 75 6e 64 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6e 61 6d 65 |s under the name| 00000230 20 6d 6f 75 73 65 5f 70 61 6c 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 | mouse_pal.. | 00000240 20 20 20 20 42 65 77 61 72 65 21 20 74 68 65 20 | Beware! the | 00000250 6d 6f 75 73 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 6d 75 |mouse pointer mu| 00000260 73 74 20 62 65 20 61 20 6d 6f 64 65 20 38 20 0a |st be a mode 8 .| 00000270 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 20 61 6e 64 20 6e 6f 74 20 | sprite and not | 00000280 62 69 67 67 65 72 20 74 68 61 6e 20 33 32 78 33 |bigger than 32x3| 00000290 32 20 70 69 78 65 6c 73 2c 20 61 6e 79 74 68 69 |2 pixels, anythi| 000002a0 6e 67 20 0a 20 62 69 67 67 65 72 20 74 68 61 6e |ng . bigger than| 000002b0 20 74 68 61 74 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 70 6f | that and the po| 000002c0 69 6e 74 65 72 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 76 69 |inter will be vi| 000002d0 63 69 6f 75 73 6c 79 0a 20 74 72 75 6e 63 61 74 |ciously. truncat| 000002e0 65 64 2e 20 54 68 65 20 70 61 6c 65 74 74 65 20 |ed. The palette | 000002f0 66 69 6c 65 20 68 6f 6c 64 73 20 74 68 65 20 63 |file holds the c| 00000300 6f 6c 6f 75 72 73 20 66 6f 72 20 0a 20 74 68 65 |olours for . the| 00000310 20 6d 6f 75 73 65 20 74 6f 20 75 73 65 20 28 4d | mouse to use (M| 00000320 73 31 2c 4d 73 32 20 61 6e 64 20 4d 73 33 29 2e |s1,Ms2 and Ms3).| 00000330 20 57 68 65 6e 20 64 65 73 69 67 6e 69 6e 67 0a | When designing.| 00000340 20 79 6f 75 72 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 79 6f | your pointer yo| 00000350 75 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 70 72 6f 62 61 62 6c 79 20 |u will probably | 00000360 6e 6f 74 69 63 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 72 |notice that ther| 00000370 65 20 61 72 65 0a 20 66 6f 75 72 20 63 6f 6c 6f |e are. four colo| 00000380 75 72 73 20 61 76 61 6c 69 61 62 6c 65 2e 20 44 |urs avaliable. D| 00000390 6f 20 6e 6f 74 20 62 65 20 6c 65 64 20 69 6e 74 |o not be led int| 000003a0 6f 20 74 68 69 6e 6b 69 6e 67 20 0a 20 74 68 61 |o thinking . tha| 000003b0 74 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 20 66 6f 75 72 |t there are four| 000003c0 20 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 73 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 72 | colours the fir| 000003d0 73 74 20 69 73 20 74 72 61 6e 73 70 61 72 65 6e |st is transparen| 000003e0 74 0a 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 6f 74 68 65 72 |t. and the other| 000003f0 20 74 68 72 65 65 20 63 6f 72 72 65 73 70 6f 6e | three correspon| 00000400 64 20 74 6f 20 4d 73 31 2c 4d 73 32 20 61 6e 64 |d to Ms1,Ms2 and| 00000410 20 4d 73 33 2e 0a 20 0a 20 44 61 76 65 20 54 68 | Ms3.. . Dave Th| 00000420 6f 6d 61 73 20 2c 0a 20 32 30 20 52 6f 73 65 62 |omas ,. 20 Roseb| 00000430 65 72 79 20 41 76 65 2e 2c 0a 20 57 61 74 65 72 |ery Ave.,. Water| 00000440 6c 6f 6f 2c 0a 20 4c 69 76 65 72 70 6f 6f 6c 20 |loo,. Liverpool | 00000450 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 4c 32 32 20 32 |. L22 2| 00000460 42 48 0a 0a 70 2e 73 2e 20 44 69 64 20 79 6f 75 |BH..p.s. Did you| 00000470 20 68 65 72 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 74 68 65 20 6d | her about the m| 00000480 61 6e 20 77 68 6f 20 6c 6f 63 6b 65 64 20 68 69 |an who locked hi| 00000490 73 20 6d 6f 75 74 68 0a 20 20 20 20 20 75 70 20 |s mouth. up | 000004a0 61 6e 64 20 73 77 61 6c 6c 6f 77 65 64 20 74 68 |and swallowed th| 000004b0 65 20 6b 65 79 21 21 21 21 21 21 0a 20 20 20 20 |e key!!!!!!. | 000004c0 20 41 72 72 72 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 21 20 74 | Arrrgggghhhh! t| 000004d0 68 65 20 6d 65 6e 20 69 6e 20 77 68 69 74 65 20 |he men in white | 000004e0 63 6f 61 74 73 20 61 72 65 20 63 6f 6d 69 6e 67 |coats are coming| 000004f0 0a 20 20 20 20 20 74 6f 20 67 65 74 20 6d 65 20 |. to get me | 00000500 62 6c 69 62 62 6c 65 20 66 6c 69 62 62 6c 65 20 |blibble flibble | 00000510 65 74 63 20 65 74 63 2e |etc etc.| 00000518
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