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- Funky IconZ 2
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- Iconz: ?
- Funky IconZ 2: David G Jones
-
- This little gem should cause the switcher icon to swirl around in a friendly
- manner. Kind of charming really. This all runs from a module, so takes
- hardly any space, and runs quite fast.
-
- As for the first version. Well I found it on a friends disc. The problems I
- had with it were:
-
- Written in BASIC, so a problem with slot size.
- Slow, due to BASIC, etc.
- Updating the icon was through Wimp_ForceRedraw rather than directly
- attacking the icon on the icon bar.
- Wimp_BaseOfSprites moves, so causes a problem.
- Also I had revision, so must be someting else to do ...
-
- On the subject of bugs, Well seems to work OK for me.
-
- If you are using RiscOS3.1 There is a problem in that the replacement
- sprites that are the frames of the animation are wider than the standard
- 'switcher' icon. To get the right hand side of the animation showing
- properly you will have to widen the 'switcher' icon before the TaskManager
- task is started so it can set the right size for the icon.
-
- So basically:
-
- *IconSprites NewSwitchr
-
- (with NewSwitcher icon in this directory) before you *Desktop.
-
- Possible things to sort out is some strange behaviour when using the filer,
- also reset the switcher sprite if the IconZ2 is finished.
-
- Any comments, etc please get in contact. If anyone creates a nice spinning
- Acorn, etc then please send me a copy.
-
- David G Jones
- 160 Hazelwood Drive
- St. Albans
- HERTS
- AL4 0UZ