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Pointers/!Draw-er/!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/!Draw-er/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 051A bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Current pointer:Pencil
/////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
>>>>>>>>>>>>!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 50 65 6e 63 69 6c 0a 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f |Pencil./////////| 00000020 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f 2f |////////////////| 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 5c 5c 0a 3e 3e 3e 3e |\\\\\\\\\\\.>>>>| 00000050 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 21 4e 65 77 50 6f 69 6e |>>>>>>>>!NewPoin| 00000060 74 3a 20 61 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 63 68 61 |t: a pointer cha| 00000070 6e 67 65 72 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c |nger<<<<<<<<<<<<| 00000080 0a 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e 3e |.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>| 00000090 28 63 29 20 44 61 76 65 20 54 68 6f 6d 61 73 20 |(c) Dave Thomas | 000000a0 31 39 39 31 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c |1991<<<<<<<<<<<<| 000000b0 3c 3c 3c 3c 3c 0a 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 5c 5c |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| 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 2f 2f 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 |//////////.. | 000000f0 20 20 54 68 69 73 20 6c 69 74 74 6c 65 20 61 70 | This little ap| 00000100 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 2f 75 74 69 6c 69 74 |plication/utilit| 00000110 79 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 61 6c 74 65 72 20 79 6f 75 |y will alter you| 00000120 72 0a 20 6d 6f 75 73 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 |r. mouse pointer| 00000130 20 64 65 73 69 67 6e 20 74 6f 20 61 6e 79 74 68 | design to anyth| 00000140 69 6e 67 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 2e 20 4f 6e |ing you want. On| 00000150 20 0a 20 72 75 6e 6e 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 6d | . running the m| 00000160 6f 75 73 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 77 69 6c |ouse pointer wil| 00000170 6c 20 64 69 73 61 70 70 65 61 72 20 61 6e 64 20 |l disappear and | 00000180 74 68 65 6e 20 0a 20 72 65 61 70 70 65 61 72 20 |then . reappear | 00000190 61 73 20 79 6f 75 72 20 63 68 6f 73 65 6e 20 64 |as your chosen d| 000001a0 65 73 69 67 6e 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 54 68 |esign.. Th| 000001b0 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 |e pointer sprite| 000001c0 20 69 73 20 68 65 6c 64 20 69 6e 20 74 68 69 73 | is held in this| 000001d0 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 74 61 69 6f 6e 0a 20 64 69 | applictaion. di| 000001e0 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 75 6e 64 65 72 20 74 68 |rectory under th| 000001f0 65 20 6e 61 6d 65 20 70 74 72 5f 64 66 61 75 6c |e name ptr_dfaul| 00000200 74 2e 20 49 74 27 73 20 61 73 73 6f 63 69 61 74 |t. It's associat| 00000210 65 64 0a 20 70 61 6c 65 74 74 65 20 66 69 6c 65 |ed. palette file| 00000220 20 69 73 20 75 6e 64 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6e 61 | is under the na| 00000230 6d 65 20 6d 6f 75 73 65 5f 70 61 6c 2e 0a 20 20 |me mouse_pal.. | 00000240 20 20 20 20 20 20 42 65 77 61 72 65 21 20 74 68 | Beware! th| 00000250 65 20 6d 6f 75 73 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 |e mouse pointer | 00000260 6d 75 73 74 20 62 65 20 61 20 6d 6f 64 65 20 38 |must be a mode 8| 00000270 20 0a 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 20 61 6e 64 20 6e 6f | . sprite and no| 00000280 74 20 62 69 67 67 65 72 20 74 68 61 6e 20 33 32 |t bigger than 32| 00000290 78 33 32 20 70 69 78 65 6c 73 2c 20 61 6e 79 74 |x32 pixels, anyt| 000002a0 68 69 6e 67 20 0a 20 62 69 67 67 65 72 20 74 68 |hing . bigger th| 000002b0 61 6e 20 74 68 61 74 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 |an that and the | 000002c0 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 |pointer will be | 000002d0 76 69 63 69 6f 75 73 6c 79 0a 20 74 72 75 6e 63 |viciously. trunc| 000002e0 61 74 65 64 2e 20 54 68 65 20 70 61 6c 65 74 74 |ated. The palett| 000002f0 65 20 66 69 6c 65 20 68 6f 6c 64 73 20 74 68 65 |e file holds the| 00000300 20 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 73 20 66 6f 72 20 0a 20 74 | colours for . t| 00000310 68 65 20 6d 6f 75 73 65 20 74 6f 20 75 73 65 20 |he mouse to use | 00000320 28 4d 73 31 2c 4d 73 32 20 61 6e 64 20 4d 73 33 |(Ms1,Ms2 and Ms3| 00000330 29 2e 20 57 68 65 6e 20 64 65 73 69 67 6e 69 6e |). When designin| 00000340 67 0a 20 79 6f 75 72 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 |g. your pointer | 00000350 79 6f 75 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 70 72 6f 62 61 62 6c |you will probabl| 00000360 79 20 6e 6f 74 69 63 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 |y notice that th| 00000370 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 0a 20 66 6f 75 72 20 63 6f |ere are. four co| 00000380 6c 6f 75 72 73 20 61 76 61 6c 69 61 62 6c 65 2e |lours avaliable.| 00000390 20 44 6f 20 6e 6f 74 20 62 65 20 6c 65 64 20 69 | Do not be led i| 000003a0 6e 74 6f 20 74 68 69 6e 6b 69 6e 67 20 0a 20 74 |nto thinking . t| 000003b0 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 20 66 6f |hat there are fo| 000003c0 75 72 20 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 73 20 74 68 65 20 66 |ur colours the f| 000003d0 69 72 73 74 20 69 73 20 74 72 61 6e 73 70 61 72 |irst is transpar| 000003e0 65 6e 74 0a 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 6f 74 68 |ent. and the oth| 000003f0 65 72 20 74 68 72 65 65 20 63 6f 72 72 65 73 70 |er three corresp| 00000400 6f 6e 64 20 74 6f 20 4d 73 31 2c 4d 73 32 20 61 |ond to Ms1,Ms2 a| 00000410 6e 64 20 4d 73 33 2e 0a 20 0a 20 44 61 76 65 20 |nd Ms3.. . Dave | 00000420 54 68 6f 6d 61 73 20 2c 0a 20 32 30 20 52 6f 73 |Thomas ,. 20 Ros| 00000430 65 62 65 72 79 20 41 76 65 2e 2c 0a 20 57 61 74 |ebery Ave.,. Wat| 00000440 65 72 6c 6f 6f 2c 0a 20 4c 69 76 65 72 70 6f 6f |erloo,. Liverpoo| 00000450 6c 20 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 4c 32 32 |l . L22| 00000460 20 32 42 48 0a 0a 70 2e 73 2e 20 44 69 64 20 79 | 2BH..p.s. Did y| 00000470 6f 75 20 68 65 72 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 74 68 65 |ou her about the| 00000480 20 6d 61 6e 20 77 68 6f 20 6c 6f 63 6b 65 64 20 | man who locked | 00000490 68 69 73 20 6d 6f 75 74 68 0a 20 20 20 20 20 75 |his mouth. u| 000004a0 70 20 61 6e 64 20 73 77 61 6c 6c 6f 77 65 64 20 |p and swallowed | 000004b0 74 68 65 20 6b 65 79 21 21 21 21 21 21 0a 20 20 |the key!!!!!!. | 000004c0 20 20 20 41 72 72 72 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 21 | Arrrgggghhhh!| 000004d0 20 74 68 65 20 6d 65 6e 20 69 6e 20 77 68 69 74 | the men in whit| 000004e0 65 20 63 6f 61 74 73 20 61 72 65 20 63 6f 6d 69 |e coats are comi| 000004f0 6e 67 0a 20 20 20 20 20 74 6f 20 67 65 74 20 6d |ng. to get m| 00000500 65 20 62 6c 69 62 62 6c 65 20 66 6c 69 62 62 6c |e blibble flibbl| 00000510 65 20 65 74 63 20 65 74 63 2e |e etc etc.| 0000051a
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