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The Chameleon Vers. 1.19 --------------------------- Karsten Isakovic Wilmersdorferstr.82 D-1000 Berlin 12 Federal Republic of Germany published at Markt&Technik-Verlag, all rights by the author Everybody knows the following problems: --------------------------------------- - There are many, many useful DA, but one can't install them all some at the same time. To install a new DA, you have to reboot the system. This is the reason, why the MultiDAs came up. They allowed to0install more DAs than six. And there are some MonsterDAs that give you everything you ever could need under just one menu entry. These solutions often need lots of memory, which is a rare on normal STs. - If you programm DAs it is very bad that you have to reboot for every test. This costs time and nerves. 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It is very likely that there are collisions with the shift codes that Chameleon uses, so you can change the combination. Right bevor the string 'V1.19 ©K.Isakovic Berlin 09.10.90' you find a '^', which is the delimiter between the patch variables. It marks the longest possible space that you have to enter path names, you should not overwrite it. The first 2 bytes ($0A $02) in front of the ^ are the shkft combinationK.Isakovic] Chameleon 1.19 ©K.Isakovic ⇨⇨ @ə②②⑧ ⑧⓪✓╱B@T✓╱╱╱╱ ✓ə*②⓪④② ⓪╱✓⑥v*╱ ⑥ ßx:╱\✓4f✓╱⑧⑧④ ✓⓪✓②④V ✓②⑥⓪F⑥④<④✓N`L④④ ✓✓ ✓(`②②✓j ✓⑥b &④$ &BX ╱②╱ ╱╱✓$ ④ ,╱ 6$2⓪ ⓪^⓪✓⓪ &h ⓪ `⑥2 ✓ ✓✓ג②è✓⓪②✓⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦ loaded. If you change the resolution, a loaded DA is unload and the chameleon trap handlers unhook from the system. This is only possible if the XBRA-convention is used. If chameleon can't unhook, the system bombs. This is because all DAs are removed but the now no-longer-existing trap handler is called. Some DAs write a text message to the screen. If you load in such a DA from the desktop, this would overwrite the menubar. This is the reaseon why 'The Chameleon' redirects these output to an unopened file. Known problems: --------------- - You can limit the memory segmentation, if you free the DA on the desktop. If now select a text file and show it up, the desktop reorganises it's memory. - If you load in reset resident ram disks, these ram disks modify the MEMTOP-variable which is not restored by Chameleon. If you load the DA again, the ram disk data has not changed. - If the DA doesn't use a menu entry, 'The Chameleon' writes the file name with two arrows into the menu entry. A little hint: -------------- If you install two Chameleons, you only need 11 KB memory, but you always can load the DAs that you need. History ------- The Chameleon had a very long testing phase. It could load DAs since the version 0.00. Up to the version 0.37, many improvements were made. The publishing date came nearer and nearer, so i named the next version 1.00. Some testers very already happy with the version 0.11, after 0.28 no tester had any problems. The next versions (0.28--0.37, 1.00-1.19) only small changes were made. Since the version 1.07 the chameleon can load a default DA, 1.12 was the first version that could free DAs that use no menu entry. Since 1.13 the STDOUT redirection is implemented. Near future: ------------ I am already testing a 2.00 version, that offers code-sharing. Only the first Chameleon needs 6 KB. You also have 'little' Chameleons with 450 bytes, that use the code of the 'big' one. Redirection is done with another trick and there are other improvements. I will release the version 2.00 at XMAS 1990. ****************************************************************** * * * Only if the files * * * * CHMELEON.ACC and CHMELEON.TXT * * * * are not modified, private users are allowed to copy and use * * 'The Chameleon' for free. * * * * All rights (copyright,distribution...) for 'The Chameleon' * * remain at the author (K.Isakovic). * * A commercial use in any form (also includes the distribution * * on public-domain discs or simular) is NOT ALLOWED. * * * * You get the latest version from the author or in the german * * MAUS mailbox net. * * * ****************************************************************** I know that my english is not good, but i hope that you understood, what i meant. A 'bad' manual is better than 'no' manual. Yours Sincerly Karsten Isakovic, 11.12.1990 very late at night 
