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- Short: Pretty nice toy to improve Your WB look even further!
- Author: Tomasz Wiszkowski <error@albedo.art.pl>
- Uploader: Tomasz Wiszkowski <error@albedo.art.pl>
- Version: 0.1
- Type: util/boot
- Requires: OS 2.0, Datatypes system, some patterns ;)
- Name: Spiral
- Status: audioware (see below)
-
- I bet some of You have been disappointed after 0.1a version has
- been released. Well, I hope You will be satisfied with this
- version.
-
- Yet it can't do too much, however I did my best to change the
- worst thing in our OS look imo.. And this time it does not only
- mean screen bar.
-
- I know there have been some patches written which make exactly
- what spiral does now... well, although it is not so flexible and
- configurable [only one parameter so far ;)], it can do one thing
- no other patch can. It fills menus with nice patterns [actually
- same as titlebar, but this may of course change in future]..
-
- TROUBLES..?
-
- I don't know if it works properly with all the other patches,
- however, here is actually only one tip: launch Spiral *BEFORE*
- birdie! Birdie patches some functions with possibly buggy code
- [atleast I can't draw lines over the bar layer if I launch birdie
- before spiral - it simply trashes my screen, I don't know why,
- yet]. I've checked Spiral on my configuration [A1k2, 040/40, 32M,
- patches: BlazeWCP, CMQ060, FastBlit, MCP1.33] and encountered no
- problems so far. Should You have any please, let me know. My
- address can be found at the top and bottom of this text
-
- Spiral will recall its presence every 2h or so, it's not very
- often, since it is a patch which was made to make Your system
- look better rather than bugging Your head. I hope noone will try
- to crack it, or else...
-
- FUTURE
-
- I am afraid I have to say that not really entire menu system has
- been introduced. There are some lacks which shall be filled,
- soon, like mutually exclusive or "checkable" items.. I know this
- is a really big misfeature, but... ok, there's nothing I can say
- for myself :)
-
- moreover I think I've found some great way to parse screenbar. It
- looks like soon I shall be able to put, ehm, anims over the
- screenbar [starting with self-calculated ones, like fire]. it
- will be really easy, I think, but..:
-
- SPIRAL's FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS!
-
- For those who feel like this project is really cool, I would be
- really gratefull to get some feedback from You, and since I am a
- terrible melomaniac, it would be great to get some music of any
- kind in any format [starting with chip modules and ending with
- mp3s/cdda]. I suppose it's not really expen$ive to burn one cd or
- floppy and send it [if it's cheap in Poland, it must be cheap
- everywhere else hehehe ;)]. If You feel like sending me something
- - here's my address:
-
- Tomasz Wiszkowski
- Katowicka 23/4
- 44-335 Jastrzebie
- Poland
-
- I've got only one response so far (greetings to Jurgen Jaschka),
- and I don't feel like developing the project if noone is
- interested in it. Sorry...
-
-
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- 3014 1617 46.3% 19-Aug-01 03:28:52 2b_Spiral.readme
- 18208 7158 60.6% 19-Aug-01 03:31:30 Spiral
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- 21222 8775 58.6% 19-Aug-101 15:04:34 2 files
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