__ __ )\\ /(( Version 37.1 __ / \\ / \\ 39.1 __ ________ / \\ ________ / \\ / \\ )\\ ) \\ ( )) ) \\ / /\ \V /\ \\ / \\ / ___ \\ \_// / ___ \\ / // \ // \ \\ / \\ / // \___// ___ / // \___// / // \ // \ \\ / /\ \\ / // _______ ) \\ / // / // \// \ \\ / /__\ \\ \ \\ \___ \\ / // \ \\ ____ / // \ \\ / ______ \\ \ \\ ) \\ / // \ \\ ) \\ / // @ 1995 by \ \\ / // \ \\ \ \\__/ // / // \ \\__/ // \_)) Christian Krapp \___)) \_)) \___)) \_______// \_// \_______// sMail: eMail: _______ ___ _____ Christian Krapp / __//\ \/ /// __// Hagenmähderstr.9 krabbe@informatik.fh-augsburg.de / _// \ /// _// D-86391 Stadtbergen / //__ / /// //__ (GERMANY) \___// /_// \___// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright: This program and all accompanying files (program-icon) are copyrighted 1995 by Christian 'cr8y' Krapp! You can copy these files to your friends as long as the files are unchanged. It is not allowed to demand a fee higher as media costs and a (little) copy-fee. In addition, no one is allowed to put these files onto a PD-disk or an CD-Rom. You can get a permittion by the author. Please contact! For the AmiNet, FreshFish and MeetingPearls CD-Rom's is no permittion requiered! This program isn't Public Domain or Shareware. It's is developt as Freeware Everyone, who use this program, should send me an postcard or an eMail. (I want to know, how many (or much? ;^) ) Amiga-Fans use this program). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is it? No: This is not again a program to render 3D pictures! Do you know the MagicWB-Stuff? (what a question ;^> ) And: I think you know these funny Eye- programs, which fellow the mouse-pointer! Ok. Than you know MagicEYE. It's an Eye-program for an MagicWB Workbench. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 reasons, why to use this program: 1.) colorized eyes ;^) 2.) automatic window close, when prefs are changed 3.) you can configurate a lot 4.) patch to have an screen-drag MagicEYE-window -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What do you need? You need of course an Amiga-Computer (or an compatible one ;^) ). Also you need at least AmigaOS 2.04 or higher. Sorry, but I can't guarantee, that the version for AmigaOS 2.04 work, because I have only an Amiga with AmigaOS 3.0. In addition to the OS you should run your Workbench with at least 8 colors and a quadratic resolution (e.g. 640×512). As color-palette you should use the MagicWB-color-palette for best results. Last but not least you should use an 13 point high font for screen title. This is necassery, because MagicEYE has an fixed high of 13 points. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Different program versions: It's very simple: The 'new' AmigaOS 3.0 has some better functions which are supported by MagicEYE. And so, I have produced two versions: One for AmigaOS 2.0 (MagicEYE_37) and one for AmigaOS 3.0 (MagicEYE_39) and higher. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to install? Nothing simpler than that: you copy only the right program-version of MagicEYE to your WBStartup-directory on you startvolume (disk, hd...). That's it :-] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to use? You can run this program only from the Workbench (or the WBStartup directory). If you run it from a Shell, nothing happens! Also, all configuration is done in the icon ToolType: DONOTWAIT : This has nothing to do with MagicEYE. It's only a flag for Workbench. WIN_X : Where do you want to place the MagicEYE-window? Here you WIN_Y configurate the x and y position. Default: WIN_X=545 and WIN_Y=1 DELAY : With this value you define how long the window disapear, when the preferences of the system are changed. The default value is 5 seconds. PRIORITY : Defines the task-priority. This value should be lower than 0, so, other programs (which need the system-time) gets more system-time. The default value is 0 (program) or -5 (Icon). DRAGPATCH : With this (non system-friendly) patch it is possible, to drag the screen with the MagicEYE-window. So there is no different on the screen-title, when you want to drag down the screen (funny). Default is off! SLEEPY : This value is needed, to define how often the Eyes are closed. Default is 40. If you take a lower value, the Eyes are often closed, an higher value means: close Eyes seldom. (Try different values!) SLEEP_PERIOD : This flag define the time that the program wait, till it close the Eyes, when the mouse isn't moved! Default: 50. (Try different values!) FRESHUP_PER_SEC : This value define, how often the Eyes are rendern in a second. So, you have here the posibility to define, how much system-time is used from MagicEYE (and of course with the PRIORITY). An example: If you give as FRESHUP_PER_SEC an 1, the Eyes is renderd once in a second. Default is 50 (=> so MagicEYE renders the Eyes 50 times a second). The max. value for this flag is 100 (Or have you an screen-mode with more then 100Hz?). So, that's it. You know now all the features of MagicEYE. Or...? You want to know, how to exit this mega mighty program? Is it true? Do you want to quit this program? Ok. I see... You want know this (very stupied :-|) feature: activate the MagicEYE-window (place the mouse-pointer over one eye and hit the left mouse button) and press the right mouse button. Now, the MagicEYE's should disappear. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What can be made better? * More funny things with the Eyes (roll the Eyes and so on). * In the MagicEYE-verion for AmigaOS 3.0 and higher there is a function missed which recolorize the Eyes on screens with an other color-palette. This feature isn't implemented and I only program it, when there are enough user who want this feature. * It is possible, that there exists errors (undocumented features ;^) or bugs) which we doesn't want! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For any reaseon (bug-report, ideas ...) try this: sMail: Christian Krapp Hagenmähderstr. 9 D-86391 Stadtbergen (GERMANY) eMail: krabbe@informatik.fh-augsburg.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- History: (xx means 37 (AmigaOS 2.04) or 39 (AmigaOS 3.0+)) Vxx.0 28.04.1995 - First try (produced MagicEYE-Animation) Vxx.1 16.06.1995 - After a long work it's done. The first public-version ok.