============================================================================== CopperPrefs OS +2.0 only SHAREWARE © in 1992 by Stephan Fuhrmann ============================================================================== History ------- Version 1.0 - first release ============================================================================== Disclaimer ---------- This product is SHAREWARE, this means that you may distribute it as long as you like. But if you use it, you'll have to send the author a fee of 25 DM by international money order. Parts of this product may NOT be included in commercial products without the written permission of the author. The future of this product depends on you. If you support me I'll continue working on it. Coding this product took one week of my summer holidays and I mainly did it to get the money for an A3000, so please consider sending me the fee. My address is at the end of this file. THIS SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS". NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, CURRENTNESS, OR OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION, AND ALL USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION. Updates ------- If you would like to have an update you should already have payed the fee. I recommend sending me a disk for fastest answer. To do me a favour put something (legal) on the disk that has not yet distributed on Amiga Library Disks. People who want something changed have to wait until I've got enough new stuff in the product to release a new version. Suggestions & Ideas ------------------- Suggestions and ideas are welcome and free :-), they should concern the product but they don't have to. Please indicate wether I shall answer your letter or not. ============================================================================== Features -------- -done in short & fast assembly -looks great in combination with WBPatterns -similar to OS 2.0 preferences editors -uses OS 2.0 'UserClip' copperlist clipping -system friendly -uses new 'COPR' IFF format (see specs) -flexible SetCopper ============================================================================== Installation ------------ CopperPrefs place is in your PREFS directory, SetCopper feels home in your c: directory. SetCopper should be running when starting CopperPrefs. Sorry to all NTSC users for my PAL presets. ============================================================================== Introduction ------------ Tired of these boring WBPatterns ?! Tired of your 4 color WB ? I think I've got something interesting for you... CopperPrefs gives you the possibility to use your own copperlist instead of the background color. It works like OS 2.0s preferences editors. Using SetCopper --------------- 'SetCopper' is started once in the Startup-Sequence and displays your copperlist that is in Env:Sys/Copper.prefs. After doing this it waits until you change the copperlist with 'Copper' and displays the new one. 'SetCopper' is able to display COPR files that are breaking the limits of 'CopperPrefs': -changes ALL colors -displays multiple MOVEs in one line You should RUN or RUNBACK 'SetCopper' in your Startup-Sequence AFTER IPrefs. Using CopperPrefs ----------------- CopperPrefs offers a user interface similar to OS 2.0s preferences editors. When starting CopperPrefs displays in its message window the amount of rasterlines your display offers. In this version of CopperPrefs it is possible to change the background color only once per rasterline :-(. In the upper left of the window you'll see three slider gadgets displaying the Red, Green and Blue value of the current line. Use them to modify the color of the source line. THE RGB-SLIDERS WILL ALWAYS DISPLAY/MODIFY THE COLOR OF THE CURRENT SOURCE LINE. You can change the current source & dest lines by -entering integer values in their integer-gadgets -by using the line-slider at the bottom of the window and picking the line number into their integer-gadgets -by swapping them The following commands work with the source and dest line: COPY: Copy the color of the source line to the dest line FILL: Fill the range from the source line to the dest line with the color of the source line SPREAD: Spread between the source line and the dest line The menus work exactly like the menus in the OS 2.0 preferences editors. ============================================================================== TO DO ----- -CopperPrefs doesn't save icons. Who needs icons for prefs anyway !? -SetCopper doesn't UnLock the WBScreen -» you can't close it. -blinking actual Rasterline ? -loading/saving CopperLists is slow at the moment. Perhaps I'll speed it up. -slow down scrolling in the message-window a little bit ============================================================================== Greetings & Thanks ------------------ -Mum -Arno Gölzer (MrgCop() & LoadView() is much faster than RemakeDisplay() !) -Nico François (still alive ?) -Teijo Kinnunen ============================================================================== My Address: Stephan Fuhrmann Erikstrasse 30 W-2380 Schleswig Germany ==============================================================================