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PPREFS: The Preferable Preferences
Copyright © 1989 Jonathan Potter
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PPrefs is designed to replace the standard Amiga Preferences with one
that is shorter, more efficient and easier to use, and it does just that.
The standard 1.3 Preferences is 56K long; PPrefs is 18K long - a saving of
38K. PPrefs does everything Preferences does, and more.
I have tried to make PPrefs as similar to Preferences as possible, to
avoid confusion, and to make switching to PPrefs easier. Even so, all the
functions are documented below.
USE - Accept the current preferences settings, but do NOT save
them.
CANCEL - Return to the preferences settings in use before PPrefs
was run.
SAVE - Accept the current preferences settings, and save them.
DEFAULT SETTINGS - Get the default 1.3 preferences settings.
LAST SAVED - Load the last saved preferences settings from disk.
Workbench color - The four large colored squares choose which color to
work with.
- RESET COLOURS resets the colors to those in use before
PPrefs was run.
- R, G and B proportional gadgets select the amount of
RED, GREEN and BLUE in current color. These amounts are
displayed after the appropriate gadget.
Keyboard Repeat - DELAY proportional gadget selects the delay before key
begins to repeat.
- SPEED proportional gadget selects the speed of repeat.
Text Size - xx COLUMN TEXT selects either 60 or 80 column text.
INTERLACE - Selects Workbench interlace either on or off. This
modification will only take effect if you save the
settings, and then reboot.
Mouse - SPEED selects the speed with which the mouse moves.
DOUBLE CLICK selects the time between the two clicks of
a double click.
Screen Position - Large horizontal/vertical proportional gadgets selects
the current screen position.
Screen Size - SCREEN WIDTH selects the width of the screen from 640 to
767. The width is displayed after the gadget title.
SCREEN HEIGHT selects the height of the screen from
200 to 327 for NTSC, or 256 to 383 for PAL (double these
values if INTERLACE is on). The height is displayed after
the gadget title.
These modifications will only take effect if you save the
settings, and then reboot.
SERIAL - Takes you to the SERIAL settings window.
PRINTER - Takes you to the PRINTER settings window.
POINTER - Takes you to the POINTER settings window.
SERIAL SETTINGS
BAUD RATE - Selects the default baud rate of the serial port.
BUFFER SIZE - Selects the default buffer size of the serial port.
PARITY - Selects the default parity of the serial port.
HANDSHAKE - Selects the type of handshaking to use.
READ BITS - Selects the number of read bits.
WRITE BITS - Selects the number of write bits.
STOP BITS - Selects the number of stop bits.
USE - Accept the serial settings and return to main PPrefs
window.
CANCEL - Reject the serial settings and return to main PPrefs
window.
PRINTER SETTINGS
PRINTER TYPE - Select either parallel or serial printer.
PAPER TYPE - Select either fanfold or single sheet paper.
PITCH - Select either pica, elite or fine pitch.
LEFT MARGIN - Select the left margin.
RIGHT MARGIN - Select the right margin.
PAPER SIZE - Select the size of paper being used.
QUALITY - Select either draft or NLQ print quality.
SPACING - Select either 6 or 8 lines/inch spacing.
PAPER LENGTH - Select the length of one sheet of paper in lines.
SELECT PRINTER - Select which printer driver to use.
CUSTOM PRINTER
NAME - Select the name of the custom printer if Custom is
the selected printer.
GRAPHIC 1 - Takes you to the Graphic 1 window.
GRAPHIC 2 - Takes you to the Graphic 2 window.
USE - Accept the printer settings and return to main PPrefs
window.
CANCEL - Reject the printer settings and return to main PPrefs
window.
GRAPHIC 1
THRESHOLD - Determine the threshold for B&W printing.
ASPECT - Select either horizontal or vertical printing.
IMAGE - Select either positive or negative image.
SHADE - Select B&W, gray scale or color printing.
USE - Accept the Graphic 1 settings and return to printer
settings window.
CANCEL - Reject the Graphic 1 settings and return to printer
settings window.
GRAPHIC 2
SMOOTHING - Select smoothing of diagonal lines on or off.
Is mutually exclusive with Floyd-Steinberg dithering.
LEFT OFFSET - Select the horizontal offset for a printed picture in
inches.
DENSITY - Select the graphic print density.
COL CORRECT. - Select RED, GREEN and BLUE color correction on or off.
CENTER - Select horizontal centering on or off.
DITHERING - Select dithering to use.
SCALING - Select fraction or integer scaling.
LIMITS - Select type of print limits.
WIDTH LIMIT - Select the width limit.
HEIGHT LIMIT - Select the height limit.
USE - Accept the Graphic 2 settings and return to printer
settings window.
CANCEL - Reject the Graphic 2 settings and return to printer
settings window.
POINTER SETTINGS
Pointer Colour - The three large colored squares choose which color to
work with.
RESET COLOUR resets the colors to those in use before
you entered Pointer Settings.
R, G and B proportional gadgets select the amount of
RED, GREEN and BLUE in current color.
Drawing - To draw in the current color, click the left mouse
button inside the square containing the magnified
pointer image.
To delete a point, use the right mouse button.
RESTORE - Restore the pointer to its settings when you entered
Pointer Settings.
CLEAR - Clear the pointer area.
HOT SPOT - Select the hot spot (point) of the pointer.
X FLIP - Flip the pointer along the X axis.
Y FLIP - Flip the pointer along the Y axis.
USE - Accept the Pointer settings and return to the main PPrefs
window.
CANCEL - Reject the Pointer settings and return to the main PPrefs
window.
The only feature present in the regular Preferences that is missing in
PPrefs is the time/date gadget. If anyone desperately wants this included,
let me know, but I find it hard to believe that anyone seriously uses
Preferences to set the date and time.
Please send any comments, suggestions, bug reports, commercial
enquiries, or spare cash to Jonathan Potter, 3 William St., Clarence Park,
South Australia 5034, Australia. Phone: (08) 2932788.