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/ // \ \\ / ______ \\ \ \\ ) \\ / // \ \\ ) \\
/ // @ 1995 by \ \\ / // \ \\ \ \\__/ // / // \ \\__/ //
\_)) Christian Krapp \___)) \_)) \___)) \_______// \_// \_______//
sMail: eMail: _______ ___ _____
Christian Krapp / __//\ \/ /// __//
Hagenmähderstr.9 krabbe@informatik.fh-augsburg.de / _// \ /// _//
D-86391 Stadtbergen / //__ / /// //__
(GERMANY) \___// /_// \___//
An AugustA team Release!
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Copyright:
This program and all accompanying files (program-icon) are copyrighted 1995 by
Christian 'cr8y' Krapp! You can copy these files to your friends as long as the
files are unchanged. It is not allowed to demand a fee higher as media costs and
a (little) copy-fee. In addition, no one is allowed to put these files onto a
PD-disk or an CD-Rom. You can get a permittion by the author. Please contact!
For the AmiNet, FreshFish and MeetingPearls CD-Rom's is no permittion requiered!
This program isn't Public Domain or Shareware. It's is developt as Freeware
Everyone, who use this program, should send me an postcard or an eMail. (I want
to know, how many (or much? ;^) ) Amiga-Fans use this program).
When you use this little program, than you use it on your own risk! The author
take no respons for damage made by MagicEYE!
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What is it?
No: This is not again a program to render 3D pictures! Do you know the
MagicWB- or NewIcons-Stuff? (what a question ;^> ) And: I think you know these
funny Eye-programs, which fellow the mouse-pointer! Ok. Than you know MagicEYE.
It's an Eye-program for an upstyled Workbench.
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7 reasons, why to use this program:
1.) colorized eyes ;^)
2.) automatic window close, when WB is closed (screennotify.library)
3.) you can configurate a lot
4.) patch to have an screen-drag MagicEYE-window
5.) 6(!) different eye-effects
6.) colorremapping, MagicWB nolonger needed (AmigaOS 3.0+)
7.) very short program
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What do you need?
You need of course an Amiga-Computer (or an compatible one ;^) ). Also you
need at least AmigaOS 2.04 or higher. Sorry, but I can't guarantee, that the
version for AmigaOS 2.04 work, because I have only an Amiga with AmigaOS 3.0.
In addition to the OS you should run your Workbench with at least 8 colors and
a quadratic resolution (e.g. 640×512). Last but not least you should use an
13 point high font for screen title. This is necassery, because MagicEYE has
an fixed high of 13 points. And new for release 2 of MagicEYE you need the
screennotify-library from Stefan Becker (included).
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Different program versions:
It's very simple: The 'new' AmigaOS 3.0 has some better functions which are
supported by MagicEYE. And so, I have produced two versions: One for AmigaOS 2.0
(MagicEYE_37) and one for AmigaOS 3.0 (MagicEYE_39) and higher.
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How to install?
Nothing simpler than that: you copy only the right program-version of MagicEYE
to your WBStartup-directory on you startvolume (disk, hd...). That's it :-]
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How to use?
You can run this program only from the Workbench (or the WBStartup directory).
If you run it from a Shell, nothing happens! Also, all configuration is done in
the icon ToolType:
DONOTWAIT : This has nothing to do with MagicEYE. It's only a flag for
Workbench.
WIN_X : Where do you want to place the MagicEYE-window? Here you
WIN_Y configurate the x and y position. Default: WIN_X=545 and
WIN_Y=1
PRIORITY : Defines the task-priority. This value should be lower than
0, so, other programs (which need the system-time) gets more
system-time. The default value is 0 (program) or -5 (Icon).
DRAGPATCH : With this (non system-friendly) patch it is possible, to
drag the screen with the MagicEYE-window. So there is no
different on the screen-title, when you want to drag down
the screen (funny). Default is off!
SLEEP_PERIOD : This flag define the time that the program wait, till it
close the Eyes, when the mouse isn't moved! Default: 50.
(Try different values!)
FRESHUP_PER_SEC : This value define, how often the Eyes are rendern in a
second. So, you have here the posibility to define, how much
system-time is used from MagicEYE (and of course with the
PRIORITY). An example: If you give as FRESHUP_PER_SEC an 1,
the Eyes is renderd once in a second. Default is 50 (=> so
MagicEYE renders the Eyes 50 times a second). The max. value
for this flag is 100 (Or have you an screen-mode with more
then 100Hz?).
And now the effect-configuration. Very important to know: The values, that you
give here, are interpreted as a probability (1/value). The value must be greater
than 1:
SLEEPY : This value is needed, to define how often the Eyes are
closed.
TIRED : Define, how often the eye-lid's go down to the half.
ROLL_SYNCHRON : When roll the Eye synchron (in same direction).
ROLL_ASYNCHRON : When roll the Eye asynchron (in different direction).
LEFTRIGHT : How often the Eye's look Left-Right.
RANDOM_EYE : Defines, when you get the trembling Eye's.
BLOODY : When get the red Eye's?
So, that's it. You know now all the features of MagicEYE. Or...? You want to
know, how to exit this mega mighty program? Is it true? Do you want to quit this
program? Ok. I see... You want know this (very stupied :-|) feature: activate
the MagicEYE-window (place the mouse-pointer over one eye and hit the left mouse
button) and press the right mouse button. Now, the MagicEYE's should disappear.
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What can be made better?
* More funny things with the Eyes
* Produce it as an commodity
* Eye's with eyebrow's?
* It is possible, that there exists errors (undocumented features ;^) or bugs)
which we doesn't want!
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For any reaseon (bug-report, ideas ...) try this:
sMail: Christian Krapp
Hagenmähderstr. 9
D-86391 Stadtbergen
(GERMANY)
eMail: krabbe@informatik.fh-augsburg.de
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History: (xx means 37 (AmigaOS 2.04) or 39 (AmigaOS 3.0+))
Vxx.0 28.04.1995 - First try (produced MagicEYE-Animation).
Vxx.1 16.06.1995 - After a long work it's done. The first public-version ok.
Vxx.2 xx.xx.1995 - Silly error removed (Thanks Roland Fulde).
- Colorizing implemented (Markus Speicher and Mario Cattaneo
were interessted, only 37.x-Version).
- ScreenNotify-Library supported (Mario Cattaneo).
- Rolling Eye (Dirk Wrocklage).
- Tremble and red Eye's (Michael Krapp).
- Rolling Eye asynchron, tired Eye and look Left-Right
(Christian Krapp)
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