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─── R E E L D E S I G N K I T ───
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For use with SVGA fruit machine simulators made by
The Mad Doctor Dubsticles!
NOTE:
~~~~~
The Reel Design Kit is only shipped with certain reel data
files. Should any *.RDF files exist in the archive file with
graphics that are in breach of copyright, or show 'unsuitable
material', they have been added at various sources whilst the
archive has been 'on its travels' and I am *NOT* responsible
for them !
REQUIREMENTS:
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A PC! The faster the better!
Super VGA card and monitor
Mouse & driver (Run MOUSE.COM !)
Hard disk
FILES:
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See TB.DOC
TERMINOLOGY:
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LB = Left Button
RB = Right Button
INSTRUCTIONS:
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This program allows you to create your own graphic icons for
the reels of SVGA Fruit Machine Simulators produced by The Mad
Doctor Dubsticles. Use the mouse to draw.
CURRENT FEATURES:
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- Large 64 x 64 drawing grid with actual image representation.
- 30 button tool box for easy drawing / manipulation (See below).
- 223 colors for drawing.
- Assign one colour per mouse button (LB/RB).
THE BLACKBOARD:
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This is the user interface for messages, inputs, etc. It displays
'OK.' When you first load the Reel Design Kit and sets you in Draw
mode. Built into the Blackboard are six buttons:
1) LOAD:
To load a previously saved Reel Data File, click on the Load button.
It will then prompt you to input a filename. The .RDF extension will
be added automatically (i.e. no other extension will be allowed !).
2) SAVE:
To save your graphics in to at Reel Data File, click on the SAVE
button. Operation same as Load button.
3) LIST:
This will give a list (DIRectory) of the *.RDF files available.
4) WIPE:
When this button is pressed, the Blackboard will be wiped clean ...
purely trivial.
5) YES (Tick):
Use this to answer 'Yes' to questions asked by the program.
6) No (Cross):
Use this to answer 'No' to questions asked by the program.
30 BUTTON TOOL BOX:
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Pencil - This tool is for simple dot drawing.
Line - This tool is for line drawing, click on 1st co-ordinate, then
click on 2nd co-ordinate. The line will then be drawn.
NB: Once you have selected the 1st coordinate you cannot leave
until the 2nd coordinate has been selected (this may also be
the same as the 1st coordinate).
Scroll H - Scroll the icon horizontally.
Box - Use this for drawing an outlined box. Use as LINE.
NB: see LINE.
Block - Use this for drawing filled in boxes. Use as LINE.
NB: see LINE.
Scroll V - Scroll the icon vertically. (LB=Up, RB=Down).
Circle - Use this to draw a circle. Click on where you would like the
middle of the circle to be, then enter the radius on the
blackboard.
Whole - Use this to draw a whole. Use as CIRCLE.
Spray - Use this tool to randomly 'spray' the icon.
Mirror V - Mirror the icon vertically (flip upside down or downside up)
Mirror H - Mirror the icon horizontally (flip left to right or ....)
Rotate - This will rotate the icon 90°.
i/i - This will allow you to swap the positions of two icons.
Note: Once clicked on, you MUST select two icons to swap ...
if you wish to cancel the swap tool without copying, just
copy an icon onto itself !
c/c - This tool will enable you to swap a color that is currently
in your icon to another color of your choice ... if you wish
to cancel during operation, copy the same colour !
Row - Inserts or deletes a horizontal line on the row you click on.
First select the mode you require INSERT (Yes) or DELETE (No).
[INSERT] a) If you want to insert a row, pushing the data on and above
you up a line, press the left button. The uppermost line will
be truncated.
b) If you want to insert a row, pushing the data on and below
you down a line, press the right button. The lowermost line
will be truncated.
[DELETE] a) If you want to delete a row, moving the data above you down
a row, press the left button. The row you click on will be
overwritten and a new first row will be created.
b) If you want to delete a row, moving the data below you up a
row, press the right button. The column you click on will be
overwritten and a new last row will be created.
COPY - Copy an area of your icon to the clipboard. Select the first
x/y coordinates, then the second. It will then ask you if you
want transparency, if no then fair enough, but if yes, it will
ask you for a color. This color, when the image is pasted back
will not occur, and the original pixel color 'underneath' will
stay.
PASTE - Paste whatever is in the clipboard back to the drawing grid at
the coordinates you specify.
Column - Inserts or deletes a vertical line on the column you click on.
First select the mode you require INSERT (Yes) or DELETE (No).
[INSERT] a) If you want to insert a column, pushing the data on and to the
left of you a column, press the left button. The leftmost column
will be truncated and a new one created on the column clicked.
b) If you want to insert a column, pushing the data on and to the
right of you right a column, press the right button. The right
most column will be truncated and a new one created on the
column clicked.
[DELETE] a) If you want to delete a column, moving the data to the left of
you right a column, press the left button. The column you click
on will be overwritten and a new column created in the first
column.
b) If you want to delete a column, moving the data to the right of
you left a column, press the right button. The column you click
on will be overwritten and a new column created in the last
column.
Info - You may add a comment about the icon currently shown here.
Fill - (Flood) Fill an area in the current icon !
Text - Here you may write characters to the icon. The point you pick
for the character to be placed will be the top left of the
character. You may also specify the size of the character.
Checker - This will checker the icon with the current 2 colors of LB&RB.
ImportWPR- PRESS LB to allow you to import any old .WFR files you may have
created for use with WoodFruit.
PRESS RB to obtain a list of available .WFR files.
ImportPCX- PRESS LB to import a 64 x 64 (WxH) 256 color .PCX file into
current icon. Several drawing packages allow you to select the
size of your drawing (The words Deluxe and Paint and the roman
numerals II spring to mind), but, others do not, and may save
them as 640x480 ... sizes such as these will be rejected at
time of import. It will also convert colors from 224-255 to
color 24 (background color for reels) so watch out for this.
At the moment, it will not successfully load any other picture
color setting other than a 256 color image ! NB: Use the same
palette as in PCXIMPRT.PCX otherwise you'll come unstuck.
PRESS RB to obtain a list of available .PCX files.
Zap - This will completely fill the current icon with the color it
asks you to specify.
Nuke - Completely erase all current icons (!!!).
Undo - Every program should have one of these !!!
Register - You may use this button to print out the registration form.
Press the Yes or No button to confirm/abort print.
Color ? - This will allow you to change the drawing color of your LB or RB
the a color on the icon (not really required with the old 16-
color WFRDK-Woodfruit Designer, but now with hundreds (?) of
colors, you can find the right shade with relative ease) !
Exit - This tool will allow you to quit the Reel Designer Kit.
PALETTE/ICON:
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Use the left button to scroll left through the colors/icons.
use the right button to scroll right through the colors/icons.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs):
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(Please update this part if necessary).
Q) Why does color number 24 have a purple 'B' in it?
A) Because it is the background color of the reels in the simulator!
Q)
A)
OTHER REEL DATA FILES AND WHERE TO GET THEM:
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If you wish to receive further *.RDF files you may log on to the
Batcave BBS which has a special area for all the *.RDF's in the
world. Also, if you have made an .RDF file, you may wish to upload
it to this area for others in the world to share ... here's the info:
BBS : The Batcave
SysOp : Darren Eckersley
Phone : (01942) 670947 for UK or (+0044)1942670947 for World.
Area : The Mad Doctor Dubsticles Games.
THANK-YOU !
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See TB.DOC
COPIES:
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You may distribute this shareware to as many other persons as you
wish, but a copy fee of no more than £2.50 or USD $4.00 may be
charged. Please keep the RDK.* included with the main Fruit Machine
Simulator files when copying them for other people.
PROBLEMS?:
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For main problems, see TB.DOC.
One RDK bug is when you copy a whole icon to another icon using the
COPY/PASTE feature. *SOMETIMES* it puts a blank line vertically
through your source icon ... this but is most annoying I would like
to fix it but can I nail the little critter down ??? NO !
HOW TO REGISTER:
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This group of programs is shareware for evaluation purposes only.
If you wish to use them after a 30 day period, please register using
the Order Form file (ORDER.DOC).
DISCLAIMER:
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Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty :
"This program is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties
of merchantability and of fitness of this program for any purpose.
The author assumes no liability for damages directly or consequential,
which may result from the use of this program."
In other words, Don't Come Grumbling To Me (DCGTM) !
apart from that ... Enjoy ;-)