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TITLE

	AlertPatch - replacement patch for exec.library/Alert()

VERSION

	Distribution version 2.19

AUTHORS

	David Swasbrook

	E-mail address: dswa1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (expires 01-Jan-94)


DESCRIPTION

	AlertPatch replaces the system exec.library/Alert() with
	two custom routines to give the user a choice of how the
	alert is to be displayed, either as an intuition window or
	a system alert with additional information.

FEATURES	

	1. Alerts now displayable as windows. With options to
	   Continue, Suspend or Reboot for all alert types.

	2. Displays description of alert and name of the offending
	   task.

	3. Dumps contents of CPU data and address registers and
	   displays a text representation.

	4. Can list or get information on alert numbers from cli or
	   listview.

	5. Sound support through a sound daemon such as MSD or UPD.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

	OS release 2.04 or newer is required.

	"matrix.library" version 23.557 required. (included in archive)

	Hypertext compatable document. (ie. MultiView/AmigaGuide)

	Distribution is archived with lha so program to
	un-archive them is needed. 

UPDATE
	This archive is an update of the AlertPatch217.lha archive.
	New features:

		* Sounds for Custom and Window Alerts

		* Timeout of Custom and Window Alerts

HOST NAME

	Software has been uploaded to the Aminet Site:

	wuarchive.wustl.edu      128.252.135.4   pub/aminet/

	and will be readily available on other Aminet sites.

DIRECTORY

	/pub/aminet/util/misc

FILE NAMES

	AlertPatch219.lha   -   AlertPatch binaries and documentation

PRICE
	Shareware. Contributions are gratefully accepted.

DISTRIBUTABILITY

	Freely distributable as long as the contents of the archive
	are kept in tact. AlertPatch is shareware, and may not be
	included in any other distribution or used for commercial
	use without my express permission.

OTHER
	E-mail address for bug reports and fixes:
	dswa1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (expires 01-Jan-94)