This program greatly simplifies the creation of application directories, by automatically generating !Run and !Sprites files within an application directory of your choice. The !Run file sets up a system variable containing the pathname of the application, ensures that the !Sprites file is loaded, sets the amount of memory to a user defineable value, and runs the !RunImage file. The !Sprites file contains a sprite for the application, consisting of up to eight characters of text within a border.
When run, the program installs an icon on the icon bar containing the text 'App Make'. Clicking Menu over this icon displays a menu containing eight entries. Info leads to the usual 'About this program' dialogue box. Program size sets the amount of memory allocated by the WimpSlot command in the !Run file.
The next four options determine the appearance of the application sprite. Sprite text sets the text in the application sprite shown on the icon bar. Border colour, Background colour and Text colour set the colours used in the application sprite.
Create leads to a standard 'Save as' dialogue box, which allows the application to be saved as if it were a file. When the application is saved, a directory is created under the specified name, and the !Run and !Sprites files are saved into it. If the application name does not begin with a '!', one will be added automatically. The pathname in the dialogue box will be updated automatically if the application was created successfully. Finally Quit terminates the application.
Once the application directory has been created, the executable program should be saved within the directory as !RunImage.
