MoonDial V1.61 By SilverScope  (01/07/01)
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This version of MoonDial includes the following features:
* Attractive texture mapping in a range of sizes. Default textures look good
  in any screen mode (even on a 4 colour Workbench!).
* Textures are in IFF ILBM format, so why not make your own textures!
* Auto update mode. Watch the phase change in real time.

New since last upload (V1.5):
* Now any sized textures may be used.
* Auto update option now updates more sensibly, and includes a clock.
* You can now enter in your time zone for greater accuracy outside GMT.
* Texture palette will now remap to Workbench's, allowing textures with more
  colours to be used.


Usage
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Make sure that "TOOLPRI" tooltype is lower than 0. This is so MoonDial will
run in the background without slowing your amiga.

It is a good idea to place MoonDial and MoonDial.info in to the WBStartup
directory. Do not put the textures in WBStartup too, place them somewhere
else. Make sure to select the directory that the textures reside in using
the "Texture file" menuitem.

If you make your own textures, make sure the file names end with the ".iff"
suffix.

Lastly, set MoonDial to your time zone from the "settings/timezone" menu item.
Add an hour to your time zone for daylight saving time.


To Do
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> Improve accuracy.

> Calendar showing dates for next full, new, first quarter and last quarter.

> Borderless feature.

> More textures!


Contact
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I am planning on producing updates for MoonDial with more features.
Your ideas and bug reports are welcome. Please email me:
tim@silverscope.abelgratis.co.uk


Bugs/Troubleshooting
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As this is a small program, there should be no problems. But no program is
perfect:
* A corrupt mdial.conf can cause strange behaviour or the program may not
  run at all. So delete "S:mdial.conf" if this happens, and rerun the program
  again.

* If you are updating from an old version and experiencing problems, delete
  "S:mdial.conf" and re-run MoonDial.

* If no textures load even if "Textures" in the settings menu is enabled then
  make sure the "texture file" is set correctly (should be the directory
  containing the iff textures). All texture file names should end with ".iff"

* If MoonDial slows your machine, lower it's priority Tooltype "TOOLPRI", or
  if it is being run from a toolbar, alter MoonDial's priority from there.

* The textures should look correct on any normal Workbench, but feel free to
  edit them.

* If you are running MoonDial for the first time with a screen font other
  than size 8, and the lower half of the moon has been cut off, don't worry-
  Just select a moon size setting from the "settings" menu and save.

* Does not work after the year 2046!

If MoonDial doesn't run on your Amiga, then feel free to E-mail me.


History
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V1.0 -  Initial idea
	No menus, No textures, Infested with bugs, Inaccurate, It was just to
	find out how practical this idea was.
V1.1 -	Added menus.
	Made window sizable.
V1.11 -	Found that textures could be applied. Began to look great. BUT made
	resizing rather impractical. 8-( shame!
V1.2 -	Added another moon size (twice the size as the first!).
	Made a texture for that moon size.
V1.3 -	Improved accuracy - now looks more like its supposed to 8-).
	Fixed texture alignment.
V1.4 -	Fixed a bug where the program would crash if resized from small-large
	when window was against the right/bottom of the screen.
	Added texture directory selection. They can't go in WBStartup as well!
	Added texture on/off toggle menuitem.
	Fixed a bug where the program would not load if no textures were found.
V1.41 -	Altered the program so that textures are only loaded when needed.
V1.42 - Added auto update option.
V1.43 -	Auto update option improved - uses less CPU.
	Should now work with any font size.
V1.44 - Fixed a bug where program exits after it has lost the textures.
	Reacts slowly due to auto update. So I fixed that!
V1.5  -	Made the program smaller. Uploaded
V1.6  - Window now adjusts to accommodate any texture size.
	Time zone option added.
V1.61 -	Texture palette will now remap to Workbench's.
	Auto update includes a clock. Uploaded