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- MakePatPrefs 1.0
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- A WBPattern.prefs generator and loader
-
- Copyright ⌐ 1995 by Daniel Balster
- All Rights Reserved.
- READY.
-
- USAGE (only from CLI!)
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-
- FILE
- the filename of the preferences file to create.
- recommended is ENV:sys/wbpattern.prefs; this
- file is notificated - if you overwrite it while
- IPrefs is running the new pattern set will be
- loaded automatically.
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- DATABASE
- the filename of the pattern database. this is a
- textfile listing of all your pattern files with
- path. each line should contain a valid entry.
- see below for more information
-
- SCREEN/S
- if activated the screen pattern is
- exchanged
-
- ROOT/S
- if activated the root pattern is
- exchanged (normally hidden by the SCREEN window)
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- DRAWER/S
- if activated the drawer pattern is
- exchanged
-
- REMAPSCREEN/S
- REMAPROOT/S
- REMAPDRAWER/S
- enable these if you want the patterns to be in
- correct colors (remapped).
-
- IMMEDIATE/S
- this calls "SYS:Prefs/WBPattern %s USE" with
- the prefsfile just created. only useful if the
- FILE is not env:sys/wbpattern.prefs and you
- want to test the program.
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- DATABASE
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-
- all your patterns have to be listed in a database.
- to create it, just follow this steps:
-
- lets say you have all your patterns in SYS:Prefs/Patterns/
- then do this: (from CLI)
-
- LIST SYS:Prefs/Patterns/áALL FILES LFORMAT="%s%s" >S:patterns.db
-
- now you have created your database. repeat this each time you
- add/remove patterns from this directory.
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- INSTALLATION
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-
- assuming you have a normal startup-sequence and a database
- for your patterns called S:patterns.db this is how to use it:
-
- Edit the S:Startup-Sequence:
-
- -------------------------------
- ...
- ConClip
- MakePatPrefs >NIL: ENV:sys/wbpattern.prefs S:pattern.db SCREEN DRAWER REMAPSCREEN REMAPDRAWER
- IPrefs
- ...
- -------------------------------
-
- --> just insert the MakePatPrefs line before IPrefs or however
- you want.
-
- if you delete the wbpattern.prefs out of ENVARC:SYS/ then
- you can place that line at the end of your user-startup.
-
-
-
- TOOLMANAGER etc.
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-
- I have created a hotkey that executes this command
- each time I stroke it. this is recommended! its funny,
- its cool and its the amiga way of computing...
-
-
- (well, actually I tested this tool now for a couple of reboots.
- Since the M****Selector has gone shareware (hey! its only the
- prefsfile to create!!!) and the adding/removing of new patterns
- was too much work i wrote this replacement. i hope you like it!)
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- DISCLAIMER
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- This is freeware. Do not expect any responsibility from
- ME if something unwanted happen. source is included, erhm,
- i mean that file *I* call a source ;-)
-
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- AUTHOR
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- Daniel Balster,
- dbalster@uni-paderborn.de
-