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Barrow/!Windy/!Help
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| Filename: | Barrow/!Windy/!Help |
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| File size: | 1607 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Windy by JDB.
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Simple spritefile animator.
Fully multitasking on desktop or optional singletask.
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Menu options:
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Info About program.
Forward Display from frame 1 to end
resets to "on".
Reverse Display from end to frame 1
resets to "on".
Frame Time -> Writeable centisecs per frame (0-999)
resets to "4".
Frame Hold -> Writeable "*name" frame delay (0-999)
resets to "4".
Mode Set desktop mode to that of 1st sprite.
Palette Set desktop palette to that of 1st sprite
applies to 16-colour mode sprites only.
No Trans Plot without scaling or pixel translation,
speeds display if in same mode & palette.
Single Task Operate in a non-desktop mode.
Clear Remove current Sprite file and reset
default settings.
Quit End program.
Menu notes:
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Forward & Reverse both on - Cycle forwards-backwards.
Forward & Reverse both off - Single step by mouse clicks,
also acts as a 'pause',
Single Task will not not
operate during this mode.
Frame rate - Default setting of "4" equates to a
respectable 25 frames/second, although this
may not be achieved, depending on processor
speed, desktop mode, other desktop tasks,
sprite mode and size, among other variables!
(Single tasking may achieve desired speed.)
Single Task - Because different mode groups have different
pixel aspects requiring monitor adjustment
(Mode) on some mode changes, Windy attempts to
Single Task into a mode in the same group as
the current desktop mode but in the number
of colours required by the first sprite.
The rationale for this is that much single
tasking is likely to be quite perfunctory
with proportion more important than being
in the correct mode.
Single tasking in the correct mode for the
first sprite may be achieved by clicking
on the 'Mode' option to set the desktop
mode prior to single tasking.
Display rates may be quicker when operating
in the correct mode for the sprite as pixel
translation and scaling is not used.
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Spritefile information:
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The sprite file should contain a number of sprites to be
used as animation frames, i.e. each successive frame is
slightly different from the last. These sprites must be
in correct sequence from the first to the last.
Names: Not used as such, only sprite sequence is used.
Any name beginning with "*" will be
repeated for 'Frame Hold' frames.
The first sprite's name may contain information
used by Windy (See 'Windy parameters' below).
Modes: Any valid desktop mode.
Mixed modes may be used
(i.e. hi-res to give clarity in static
end pictures and lo-res for lower
memory use in intermediates.)
Colours: 2, 4, 16 or 256-default
(Clear files and true-colour
not supported)
Palettes: Unnecessary for 256-colours
Optional for 2, 4, and 16 colours, although
only the first sprite palette may be used
unless a different mode coincides.
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Windy parameters:
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The set of parameters (Forward, Reverse, Frame Time and
Frame Hold) may be specified in the name of the first
sprite using characters 2-12 (leaving the first character
available for the Frame Hold tag "*").
This set should be written separated by four slash (divide)
characters as "c/n/ttt/hhh/" where
c = "*" or other character - if "*" then frame is tagged
for repeat hold.
n = "0" - single step
"1" - forward
"2" - reverse
"3" - alternating forwards/reverse
ttt = "000" to "999" - frame display time in centiseconds.
hhh = "000" to "999" - number of repeats of any "*" frame.
Note. The format of this parameter name is critical.
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Windy files:
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Resetting the file type of a sprite file to "Windy", or
type "&0d0", allows the file to be loaded by normal
double clicking as well as dragging.
Note that the file type &0d0 is in the range available for
users and that other applications might make use of this
file type.
Windy files (type &0d0) may be reset to Sprite files for
editing in Paint.
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Miscellaneous notes:
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"Windy by JDB.", as any animator must be, is a heavy user
of desktop time and may slow down other desktop tasks.
If found necessary, both "Forward" and "Reverse" menu
options may be switched off, effectively pausing the
program's operation and releasing the time.
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Contact:
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J. David Barrow
9 Dorset Close
Hemsworth
Pontefract
The West Riding of Yorkshire
WF9 5HU
Telephone: (0977) 612292
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