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- | (Version 0.80 1st October 1997) © Matthew Bullock |
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- Pinboard rom patch is a patch for the pinboard.
-
- The following new features are implented:
-
- Fixes bug when dragging a group of selected icons with adjust.
- Previously, if you dragged a group of selected icons with adjust, it
- would drag all but the icon dragged on.
-
- Allows dragging of iconised window icons with adjust.
- Previously only select worked and adjust was just ignored.
-
- Fixes always claiming window closed messages.
- Whenever a window closes, the window manager broadcasts a message to tell
- applications. It is only used by pinboard like applications, so the
- pinboard always claimed it. But some patches need to use it.
-
- Adds auto saving of pinboard state on shutdown.
- If the system variable SavePinboard$State contains a valid path, the
- current state of the pinboard is saved to that file when the computer is
- shut down.
-
- Adds support for JPEG backdrops.
- JPEG files can now be used as backdrops and are rendered in real time.
-
- Fixes bug in detecting mode change.
- Previously the pinboard would sometimes fail to redraw the screen when
- the mode changed, that could cause a scaled backdrop to stop filling the
- screen.
-
- Fixes bug in spriteextend.
- Previously spriteextend would fail with an address exception error if you
- tried to render a JPEG while the current wimpslot was less than 24k.
-
- For full documentation, see the !Help file inside the application.
-
- Installation:
- -------------
-
- ***NOTE***: If you have an existing version of my pinboard Rom
- Patch, you must remove it completely before continuing, as the
- installation method has changed. To do this, delete the obey file
- called !PinPatch that you installed in either your predesk or tasks
- directory. Then delete the directory PinROMPatch in your
- !Boot.Utils directory.
-
- First, copy the whole !PinPatch application into your
- !Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks directory. (Users with RiscOS 3.7 or later
- can put it in their !Boot.Choices.Boot.Predesk directory instead if
- they wish).
-
- RISC OS 3.50 users only: If you have Acorn's ROM patch on your
- system (it will be called !ROMPatch in your
- !Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks directory). Then you must rename it to
- !!ROMPatch (add a !). This is to ensure that it is run before
- pinboard ROM Patch.
-
- Finally reset the machine and it should all be installed.
-
- In the unlikely event that something goes wrong, you may find that
- your machine refuses to start, getting as far as the startup screen
- then crashing. If this happens, reset the machine holding down
- shift (press control + shift + break). This will start the machine
- without running the boot sequence. You can then go into !Boot and
- remove the files you have just added, restart the machine and try
- again.
-
- It is possible to test it first to see the effect. To do so just
- double click on the !PinPatch application and it will be
- temporarily installed.
-
-
-
- Copyright:
- ----------
-
- Pinboard Rom Patch is copyright Matthew Bullock October 1997.
-
- It has been released as freeware, therefore it may be freely distributed by
- anyone, as long as no charge is made for it except to cover the cost of media
- and copying and all files are included. It may not be included on a magazine
- cover disc or a CDRom without prior written permission from me.
- Anyone wishing to distribute it on a large scale e.g. a PD library should
- contact me first so I can keep them updated with new versions.
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