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__ __|__ | __ __ ___ | | __| | | |__ | | |__| |__| ___| ___________________| ____ OF EVERY NATION UNDER THE SUN Instructions Written by Thomas J. Mosbo Copyright (c) 1991 WYNDWARE One Parker Place, Suite 308 Janesville, WI 53545 U.S.A. (608) 755-1628 (800) 475-1628 _______ ____|__ | (R) ---| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals ------| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER 2 I. INTRODUCTION The flags of the nations of the world are powerful symbols. They represent in a concrete way the history, beliefs, and hopes of the people of each country. A nation's flag expresses the unity of its citizens, as well as the unique identity of that nation within the global community. Because of this, flags become useful tools for understanding and appreciating the various cultures which make up our world. As this precious planet of ours continues to shrink in size, due to ever- advancing communications, such an understanding is vital for the future of all of humankind if we are to survive as a species of worth. It is therefore the hope of the programmer that this program will spark a renewed interest in, and love for, the peoples of every nation of our world, so that the richness and diversity of every culture might enlighten us and enliven us, and so promote peace throughout the earth. The program requires a computer with at least 320K, operating with PC or MS DOS 3.0 or greater, and a CGA or EGA Monitor. FLAGS is user-supported software. You are encouraged to use, copy, and distribute it as freely as you wish. But if you do find it useful, we ask that you please send a registration fee of $25.00 to WYNDWARE, One Parker Place, Suite 308, Janesville, WI 53545 U.S.A. When you send in your fee, you will receive the latest version of FLAGS and will become eligible to receive updates to the program as improvements are made to it. While we have done our best to create a good product, this program is supplied "as is". The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of FLAGS. II. DISKETTE CONTENTS The following files are included with FLAGS: README.BAT - Displays information on how to use the disk. FLAGS.DOC - This booklet. INSTALL.EXE - Creates a working copy of FLAGS for you. FLAGS.EXE - FLAGS program file. FLAGS.OVR - FLAGS program overlay file. FNTNS.DTA - Information on nations. FNAMS.DTA - Titles for flags. FINFO.DTA - Program information file. 3 III. GETTING STARTED In order to include all the FLAGS files on one disk, they have been "squeezed" together. To "unsqueeze" them and create a working copy of FLAGS, you must run the INSTALL program: (If you are installing to Floppy Disks you will need to have 3 formatted diskettes ready.) Place the distribution disk in drive A. At the A:> type INSTALL and press Return. Follow the prompts and answer all questions. Once installed, to run FLAGS on a Floppy-based system: Place the Program Disk in drive A. Place the Overlay Disk in drive B. At the A:> type FLAGS and press Return. To run FLAGS on a Hard Disk: e.g. drive C Change Drive to Hard Disk type C: Change to FLAGS Directory type CD \FLAGS Start Program type FLAGS When the Title Screen appears, press any key. IV. VIEWING THE FLAGS The FLAGS program displays representations of the National Flags of all 169 independent nations of the world. In addition, several hundred historical, naval, and regional flags are also represented. From the Master Menu, a number of Area Menus (each with a blue background) are accessible. The Area Menus present National Flags from different areas of the world. To access any Area Menu from the Master Menu: Type the number which appears before the desired area of the world. From each Area Menu, a number of Special Menus (each with a purple background) are accessible. The Special Menus present flags relating to the nations on the Area Menus. To access a Special Menu from an Area Menu: Type the number which appears before the desired menu listed at the bottom of the screen. Once in an Area Menu or Special Menu, you may press the <PgDn> and <PgUp> keys to move from one menu to the next, or press the <Home> or <End> key to move to the first or last menu. To return to the former Area Menu from a Special Menu or to the Master Menu from any Area Menu, press the <Esc> key. To view any flag listed on an Area Menu or Special Menu: Type the letter which appears before the desired flag. (It doesn't matter whether a capital or small letter is typed.) 4 Once a flag is displayed, you may press the <PgDn> and <PgUp> keys to move from one flag to the next, or press the <Home> key after viewing others to move back to the flag originally chosen. If the flag being viewed is a National Flag, then you may view information about that nation by pressing <F1>. You may change the colors of the flag by pressing <F2>. When finished viewing the flag, press the <Esc> key or the <Space> bar to return to the menu from which the flag was chosen. V. CGA FLAG MODES If you have an EGA Monitor, then all the flags are displayed in a Graphics Mode with the correct colors and you may ignore this section. If you have a CGA Monitor, however, then the flags are displayed in one of two different modes: Text (where the name of the flag appears under it) or Graphics (where it appears above the flag). Some flags are displayed in two variations: one (in Text Mode) showing truer colors, and one (in Graphics Mode) presenting more accurate detail. Those flags which are marked on the menus with an asterisk (*) are present in both variations. The Text Mode version is viewed by typing the letter of that flag. To view the Graphics Mode version, hold down the <Alt> key and press the letter of the flag). Some slight alterations of the colors have been necessary for some flags which are displayed only in Graphics Mode. Thus, yellow is occasionally substituted for white, purple for red, or aqua for blue or green. VI. NOTES ON THE FLAGS The flags represented in this program are the National Flags of the nations of the world, the flags flown by the citizens of the nations. These occasionally differ from the State Flags, those flown by the governments of the nations, which sometimes include the State Arms added to the National Flags. Most flags have official proportions specified for the ratio of the length of the flag to the width. Rather than follow the many varied proportions, this program generally standardizes all the flags to the same basic proportions. Only those flags with extraordinary dimensions (such as Qatar or Switzerland), or those flags whose proportions are the only feature distinguishing them from another flag (such as Ecuador and Colombia) are shown using the varying proportions. Nations and their flags are constantly changing. Many sources were used to attempt to make sure that the information in this program is as accurate and up to date as possible, but no absolute guarantee can be given as to the accuracy of the information. 5 VII. VIEWING INFORMATION Information and/or instructions may be viewed by pressing the <F1> key whenever the "F1" option is displayed at the bottom of the screen. If <F1> is pressed at the Master Menu, when Changing Colors, or when doing the Flag Quiz, then helpful instructions will be displayed. At each of the Area Menus, general information about the flags of that area of the world will be shown. After viewing such instructional or informational screens, press any key to return to the former activity, except as described below. If <F1> is pressed at the Master Menu, there are several instructional screens which may be viewed. You may move between them by pressing <PgUp> and <PgDn>, then press <Esc> or the <Space> bar to return to the Master Menu. If <F1> is pressed while viewing a National Flag, information about that nation will be displayed, giving the nation's official name, capital city, languages and religions, as well as other facts. You may press the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to view information on the previous or next nation, or press the <Home> key after viewing others to move back to the nation originally chosen. Type the numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4 to view comparative lists of national information, then press any key to return to the national information screen. When finished viewing the information, press the <Esc> key or the <Space> bar to return to the display of the former flag. VIII. CHANGING FLAG COLORS By pressing the <F2> key when the "F2" option is displayed at the bottom of the screen, the colors of the flags may be changed (just for fun). At the Changing Colors screen, use the Cursor Arrow keys to move from color to color, or from column to column. Type the letter of the desired new color after the box of the color to change. (For example: to change red to purple, type the letter F after `Red'.) Once you have changed all the colors you wish, press <F2> to return to the program using the new colors, or press <Esc> to resume the true colors of the flags. All color changes are retained throughout the program until the <F2> option is chosen again, or until the Flag Quiz is chosen. If you have an EGA Monitor, then disregard the next two paragraphs. If you have a CGA Monitor, then there are certain limitations on which colors may be changed. All colors for the flags in Text Mode may be changed, except that for certain flags, the colors from the right-hand column will be changed into the corresponding colors in the left-hand column. 6 In the CGA Graphics Mode, the background may be any color, but then a choice must be made among the six different Color Sets shown in the extra window on the right side of the screen. Just as with the other colors, type the number of the desired new Color Set after the bar of the Color Set you wish to change. IX. FLAG QUIZ To do the Flag Quiz, type the number 8 at the Master Menu. Then type the number of the desired level of difficulty. The number represents the number of choices displayed for each flag displayed in the Quiz. After the level of difficulty is chosen, type the number of the desired category (area of the world). More points are given the higher the level of difficulty and the more flags there are altogether in the selected category. The program will then select a series of 10 flags at random from the selected category. For each flag, a number of choices equal to the level of difficulty will be displayed. Take a moment to look them over, then press any key. One of the flags from the list is displayed on the screen. As soon as the flag is recognized, press any key. The sooner this key is pressed, the more points will be given (or deducted if your guess is wrong). The list of possible choices is re-displayed. Type the number of the correct flag. The program shows you the correct answer, and gives or deducts points accordingly. (If your guess is wrong then half the amount of points that would have been added to your score for a correct answer will be deducted.) Press any key for the next list of choices. Once all 10 flags have been guessed, the program analyzes your results and displays an appropriate message. If the score is one of the 10 highest on record for the selected category, then type your name in the field which appears and press <Return>. The program then displays the highest 10 scores for the selected category, and any key may be pressed to return to the Master Menu. At any time during the Quiz, you may press the <Esc> key to abort the Quiz and return to the Master Menu. X. CONTINUOUS DISPLAY For a continuous display of flags, type the number 9 at the Master Menu, then type the number of the desired Area Menu at which to begin the display. Type the letter Y (for "Yes") to include all flags in the display, or type the letter N (for "No") to include only the National Flags of independent nations. 7 The program will then show each flag for a short period, then automatically display the next flag on the menu. If you answered "Yes" to display all flags, then the special flags for each nation will be displayed after the National Flag. When the selected Area Menu is finished, the first flag from the next Area Menu will be shown, and after Area Menu 7 is finished, the display starts over with Area Menu 1. Once a flag is displayed on the screen, you may go to the next flag immediately by pressing any key other than <Esc>. To end the continuous display and return to the Master Menu, press the <Esc> key at any time. XI. HISTORIES To view an illustrated history of the development of various British and American flags, type the number listed in front of the desired history at the bottom of either the United Kingdom Special Menu or the United States Special Menu. Follow the prompts at the bottom of the screen as the histories are displayed. At any time during the histories, you may press <PgUp> or <PgDn> to jump backwards or forwards one history screen. Press <Esc> to abort the history and return to the former Area Menu. Pressing any other key will cause the program to continue immediately to the next stage of the history. XII. SECRET MENU There is a Secret Menu, hidden but accessible, which features flags designed by the programmer. XIII. EXITING FLAGS To exit the FLAGS program and return to DOS, press the <F10> key at the Master Menu. 8 XIV. WYNDWARE PRODUCTS WYNDSHELL is a non-memory-resident Hard Disk Menu program which allows you to run the programs on your computer from easily definable menus. Built into WYNDSHELL is another program: WYND-DOS, a utility program which performs such functions as formatting disks, copying and deleting files, and creating subdirectories - all from a friendly environment - without having to type commands at a DOS prompt. Both WYNDSHELL and WYND-DOS may be used with a mouse. Stand-alone versions of WYNDSHELL and WYND-DOS are also available at a reduced price. WYNDFIELDS is a general purpose Database program, useful for keeping track of any type of structured information, which also supports the use of a mouse. Data may be added, changed, removed, found, displayed, analyzed, and printed easily using the friendly pull-down Menu System. Creating and printing Mailing Labels or detailed Reports can be accomplished painlessly from within the program. Multiple Indices (ways of ordering your data) are maintained automatically for you, and several methods are available for extracting exactly the information you need from your files. For more advanced users, WYNDFIELDS also offers extensive string and math functions for use in searches and calculated Fields, and its date and time tracking abilities are unsurpassed. XV. WHY REGISTER? The program contained on this disk is a fully operational program with complete documentation. You are encouraged to use, copy, and distribute it as freely as you wish. But if you do find it useful, we ask that you please register your copy. There are several reasons why it is to your advantage to do this: 1. This is the only way in which this software is supported. WYNDWARE depends on your registration fee for our continued existence. If we do not receive your registration, we will be unable to continue offering programs like this to you. 2. By registering, you are assured of receiving the most up-to-date and full-featured product possible. We are continually upgrading our products, making them more powerful and easier to use. When you register, you will receive a copy of the most current version of the program, and will be placed on our list to receive notices of new revisions when they become available. 9 3. The initial registration reminder screen which appears at the beginning of the program is removed when you install your registered copy, saving you an extra keystroke when you start the program. 4. As an added incentive for registering at this time, we will also include with your order a copy of THE HIVE, our strategy game for up to 4 players (with or without the computer). This game is ONLY available to registered users of our other products and is included at NO additional cost. To become a registered user of FLAGS, or to order other WYNDWARE products, use the convenient order form in the back of this booklet or call 1-800-475-1628 for credit card orders. This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware- related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 or send a Compuserve message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536 ORDER / REGISTRATION FORM WYNDWARE One Parker Place, Suite 308 Janesville, WI 53545 (608) 755-1628 (800) 475-1628 Name __________________________________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ City ______________________________ State _______ Zip _______________ Country ______________________________ Phone ____________________________ _ _ _ |_| Check or Money Order |_| Mastercard |_| VISA Card Number ______________________________________________________________ Signature ____________________________ Expiration Date __________________ _____ copies of FLAGS at $25.00 each. . . . $ ____________ _____ copies of WYNDSHELL / WYND-DOS at $45.00 each. . . . . ____________ _____ copies of WYNDSHELL alone at $30.00 each. . . . . ____________ _____ copies of WYND-DOS alone at $30.00 each. . . . . ____________ _____ copies of WYNDFIELDS Database at $70.00 each. . . . . ____________ Wisconsin residents add 5% Sales Tax. . . . . ____________ Non-USA orders please add 20% shipping. . . . ____________ TOTAL ENCLOSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ____________ Registered users will receive the most recent version of the program, with a detailed Manual, and will be eligible to receive updates to the program as improvements are made to it. 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