Short: Multi Function Commodity Author: m_berndt@wanderer.gun.de (Martin Berndt) Uploader: scholly@wanderer.gun.de (Ulrich Scholz) Type: util/cdity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MultiCX 2.0ß (30.7.95) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MultiCX is the smallest Multi-Function-Commodity for the Amiga, thought as a replacement for many larger and sometimes badly programmed programs. It is a 100% pure commodity, which means that it does not use interrupts and no special input handlers. Some Patches (SetFunction) are installed in a very clean way, so that they do not interfere with other programs which use the same vectors. As a result MultiCX can safely be disabled or removed at any time. If you need a clean Commodity without bad hacks there's no alternative ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ History ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.00 - 1.69 Ancient History 1.70 - fixed small bug in new MMB handling code - implemented HOTFLUSH - implemented EXTPREFS ToolType to support external Preferences programs for MultiCX 1.71 - fixed possible deadlock situation in ScreenBlanker - implemented BACKCYCLE - included nice new icons made by Mario Cattaneo 1.72 - implemented LOCKPUBFLAGS - improved multitasking behaviour 1.73 - implemented AUTOCENTER - improved some routines 1.74 - implemented CDUNBLANK 1.75 - solved all problems with WBStarter and WBStart-Handler 1.76 - fixed BIG bug in ScreenBlanker which was introduced with version 1.71 (Sorry for that!) 2.0ß (25.6.95) INTERNAL BETA! - renamed public semaphore to "MultiCX Path" - overall code improvements - implemented SetFunction interfacing code - implemented EDITHOOK 2.0ß (27.6.95) INTERNAL BETA! - completed SetFunction interfacing code - implemented PATCH_DISABLE ToolType - improved AUTOCENTER - BLACKBORDER uses a Patch now with OS 2.x - EDITHOOK's Clipboard Paste now inserts new text instead of replacing the old text - implemented TagScreens function with some ToolTypes: HARDPATCH, SA_PENS, SA_AUTOSCROLL and SA_FONT 2.0ß (28.6.95) INTERNAL BETA! - fixed some bugs - LOCKPUBFLAGS is a Patch now and only locks the Flags which are changed by MultiCX - implemented FORCENEWLOOK 2.0ß (30.6.95) INTERNAL BETA! - improved FORCENEWLOOK - fixed some bugs (only Mario Cattaneo found them...) 2.0ß (2.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - fixed some more small bugs - re-improved FORCENEWLOOK because of side effects - improved Intuition access protocoll handling - implemented ASSIGNWEDGE 2.0ß (3.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - fixed bug in ASSIGNWEDGE - implemented warning message to show up if some resident data structures are incompatible 2.0ß (4.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - improved ASSIGNWEDGE - improved FORCENEWLOOK 2.0ß (5.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - implemented WBABOUT and WBTITLE as a replacement for WBExtender 2.0ß (6.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - WBABOUT now works correctly with 68040 and 68060 - improved WBTITLE 2.0ß (7.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - extended "MultiCX Path" Semaphore - improved some routines 2.0ß (8.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - SetFunction interfacing code completely rewritten - fixed Enforcer hit in WBTITLE 2.0ß (10.7.95) PUBLIC BETA! - fixed bug in ASSIGNWEDGE 2.0ß (16.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - improved Screen Blanker, it will no longer re-open Workbench when blanking - implemented LOCKPENS and FIXOPENWB (OS 3.x only!) 2.0ß (18.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - fixed serious bug in SetFunction interfacing code, which caused difficult to trace lockups - improved LOCKPENS and FIXOPENWB 2.0ß (27.7.95) INTERNAL BETA! - improved EDITHOOK 2.0ß (30.7.95) PUBLIC BETA! - built in some more sanity checks for OpenWindow and OpenScreen patches - improved Moire ScreenBlanker Planned features for 2.0: - WBGauge - Clock - some more small patches... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martin Berndt Fr.-Alfred-Str. 115 47226 Duisburg Germany E-Mail Germany: m_berndt@wanderer.dssd.sub.org E-Mail International: m_berndt@wanderer.gun.de Support BBS: WANDERER +49-211-463875 Login: GAST Area: WANDERER/BIN/MB-SUPPORT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Legal Stuff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MultiCX 2.x is SHAREWARE !!! If you use it permanently please send me a donation of 15 US$. All users who have sent a gift for MultiCX 1.x may use this and all further coming updates without paying anything. Bank Account for money transfer (German users only): R.Berndt Konto 393439-438 BLZ 36010043 Postbank Essen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 2315 2315 0.0% 19-Mar-95 01:21:58 HCX13.lha 14984 10261 31.5% 30-Jul-95 16:27:12 MultiCX 32498 11105 65.8% 01-Aug-95 11:14:48 MultiCX.doc 477 246 48.4% 20-May-94 10:01:04 MultiCX.doc.info 1858 963 48.1% 16-Jul-95 13:37:50 MultiCX.info 14716 10118 31.2% 30-Jul-95 16:26:26 MultiCX_OS3 1858 963 48.1% 16-Jul-95 13:37:50 MultiCX_OS3.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 68706 35971 47.6% 04-Aug-95 09:49:48 7 files