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Telegard Pipecode Converter v1.00 Documentation
Copyright (c) 1996 Dark Zone Software.
All rights reserved.
Utility to translate |xx style color codes in to
Telegard 3.x style `xx color codes.
Configuration and Reference Manual
Written by David Stumpf
Dark Zone Software
7230 White Oak Circle
Houston, Texas 77040
USA
Internet Email : krawlur@brewich.com
World Wide Web : http://dive.woodstock.edu/~katt
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BORING (BUT NECESSARY) LEGAL STUFF
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Warranty
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This package is provided as-is, without warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied, and is only guaranteed to occupy
disk space. In no event will the author be liable to you or
anyone else for any damages, including (but not limited to) any
lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential
damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this
package.
In short: You're on your own. If it works for you, great; if
not, or if it breaks something, c'est la vie. As the saying
goes, "Use it at your own risk, but if it breaks, *YOU* have
the pieces."
Copyright Notice
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This package and all files contained herein are Copyright (c) 1996
by Dark Zone Software. No modifications may be made to any
part of this program and/or package without express written
permission from Dark Zone Software. This package may be
distributed in any medium as long as the following conditions
are met; a) The package must be unmodified b) No fees of
any kind may be charged for this package or directly for access
to this package. This software may be distrubited by CD-ROM media
and/or "pay-only" system.
Background
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A little while back in the FIDO_TG (or whatever it's called) echo a
disscussion came up about Tim Strike removing the |xx code support in an
up-and-comming (hopefully soon) version of Telegard. Well, this sparked
complaints from a few about all the changes that will need to be made to
their screens and language files.
So, in my continuing effort to drive myself completely insane I
decided to be the first to put together a color code changer. And, here
it is. The first version at least.
What it does
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TGPC goes through the file you specify line by line finding the old
|xx style color codes, and, if found, converts them to `xx color codes.
A fairly simple concept, but it took two days to get working.
Requirements
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TGPC Requires;
100% IBM Compatible Computer
MS-DOS v4.00 or Compatible
Telegard v3.00 or above
Installation
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Just unzip this archive in to a directoy of your choice. I strongly
suggest a directory in your path but any directory will do. Then, you
are ready to run. No setup required. ;)
Operation
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The operation of TGPC is pretty simple. The basic command line is
as follows...
TGPC filename.ext {/L}
The file name IS required. The /L parameter tells TGPC to run in
"Language File Mode". In short, this causes TGPC to reset the defaults
to grey on black at the start of every line. This does NOT mean it will
add the color code for this, only that if for example in your langauge
file line 0300 is;
0300 |16|12Aborted.
(bright red on black, blinking)
and line 0301 is;
0301 ~SM~SM|15Keyboard input timeout has occurred. Log off time was ~ST.~SM
(bright white on black, NOT blinking)
Then line 0301 will not be blinking because TGPC assumed the colors went
back to grey on black. In normal translation mode every line after 0300
would be blinking until a code from |16 - |23 was givin to stop it.
* TGPC DOES make a backup of the current file before processing.
Versions
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+ Added * Changed/Fixed - Removed ! Notes
v1.00
! First version
Notes
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I have tested this on my system and tried my best to make it screw up
but is still keeps going (less causing a break in operation or rebooting
or something) so it seems to work great. But, it is ofcoarse the first
version so if you encounter any problems please send mail describing them.
Plans for future
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I plan to add a few more things to this in the next few months. First
I want to add an option to handle multiple file using wildcards and next
I want to add an option to display the file as it is translated. I also
want to add some error handling to the code, and maybe an option to turn
off the file backup unless desired. And, if anybody comes up with any
other useful options I'll strongly consider them also.
Acknowlegements
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Telegard is Copyright Tim Strike
MS-DOS is Copyright MicroSoft
IBM is Trademart International Business Machines