****************************************************************************** ÒÄ¿ · ÒÄ¿ · · Ä· ÒÄ¿ · ÇÄÙ ÚÄ· º ÇÄÙ ÚÄ· º ÇÄ¿ Â Ò º Ö¿ Ö¿ Ä· Ç\³ Ö¿ ÚÄ· º ÂÄÒÄ· Ð ÀÄÐÙ ÓÄ Ð ÀÄÐÙ ÓÄ v2.1 ÓÄÙ ÀĶ ÓÄ ÓÄÙ ÓÄÙ ÓÄ Ð À ÓÄÙ ÀÄÐÙ ÓÄ Á РРĽ ********** Copyright (C) 1996 by Ken Zeltner. All rights reserved. *********** PalPal is a simple little pop-up utility designed to quickly and easily change the 16 color VGA palette. I decided to write it one day because I was tired of looking at the same colors on my word processor and didn't want to go through a complicated menu for selecting new colors. With PalPal you can adjust the palette from the DOS prompt then use the new color scheme across several of your favorite programs. The controls on PalPal are quite intuitive once you have used it for a few minutes. Put PalPal on your path somewhere, then you can run it from any DOS prompt. First select which of the 16 colors to change with the "<" and ">" keys (or the "D" and "F" keys), notice the pointer. Then select either the Red, Green, or Blue hue with the left and right arrows. Finally, adjust the actual color with the up and down arrows keys. If the control key is held along with the up and down arrows, the Red Green and Blue hues are adjusted simultaneously. The "w" key toggles whether hues wrap-around or bottom-out. With "w"rap on the hue will go from 63 back to 0 if the up arrow is pressed. The "s" key toggles sounds on and off. Background color (normally black) is adjusted on color #0. All 16 colors are shown side-by-side so you can check the contrast. The setting for each color is shown like this, for example: 32 Red 55. The first number is the initial value that was there before you started fooling with it and the second value is your new setting. The new color is shown as adjustments are made. The value runs from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 63 for each of 3 hues, for each of 16 colors, which gives you something like a million different possible arrangements. PalPal features a single key ultraturbopseudoautomaxiantiquasineomegaomni randomizer algorithm. The randomizer searches for an esthetic color set with maximum contrast so no two colors shade each other out. Press ctrl-r or shift-R to set 16 all new colors; if "r" (small case) is pressed the single color you are on is randomized. Some programs will overwrite the existing palette and stubbornly install its own upon start-up. Try shelling out to DOS, adjusting the colors to your liking with PalPal, then EXIT back. Other programs will readily accept your new colors making it very easy to jazz things up a bit. PalPal is only three lines high so you can keep the program you're adjusting on the screen at the same time. PalPal won't work at all in windows; it is very autocratic about things like this. Requires: VGA (works best in 640 X 480 16 color mode) Everyone is encouraged to give copies of this Shareware package to friends and uploading on local BBSs is greatly appreciated. Permission is granted to distribute copies of this software subject to the following conditions: 1. The software may not be altered in any way and shall include the PALPAL.EXE and PALPAL.TXT files. 2. Purchase terms shall explain that this software is for a limited time demonstration and that further payment to the Shareware authors by the customer is required for continued usage, registration upgrade and ownership. 3. Software distribution charges shall be limited to recovery of copying and overhead costs and shall not exceed $5. 4. The software may not be bundled with other commercial products, except on shareware CD-ROMs, without prior written permission. PalPal is distributed as Shareware by: * ZeezRealm * * 19786 Hildebrand St * * South Bend, IN 46614 * The registration fee of only $4 US should be sent to the permanent address above which is guaranteed valid through the year 2001. Notice to users outside the United States: To send payment, go to your local post office and get a POSTAL MONEY ORDER made out in U.S. Dollars. Your post office can then mail the money order for you. Registration benefits: 1. Ability to write the palettes you create to an executable file then easily restore the same colors later. Keep a library of your favorite colors for different applications. Two sample palette files created by PalPal are included with the ShareWare version. Try running PalZeez.COM from the DOS prompt or PalIBM.COM which restores default colors. 2. The latest and greatest random color optimizer algorithm so no two colors are close to each other. 3. A TSR version of PalPal so it can be used anytime anywhere (when I get all the bugs worked out of it). 4. A full-featured complimentary copy of the latest Shareware version of FUZION and a catalog of other ZeezRealm programs. (see below) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Advertisement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Check online for FUZION, the amazing puzzle game also distributed by ZeezRealm. Fuzion challenges geniuses to fit together polyomino shapes in a variety of colorful puzzle games. Play with either the 12 familiar pentominoes or 35 new astonishing hexominoes. The rapid automatic solve mode features an amazing "visual algorithm" which locates solutions exhaustively (for all of us who are not quite geniuses). Fuzion brings the power of PC computers to this fascinating diversion which has intrigued puzzle enthusiasts for years. Look online for version FUZION26 or greater. Or register PalPal to get a copy of the latest shareware version. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Advertisement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!