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Program : SickNews.
Version Number : 3.51.
Release Date : 15/11/1995.
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Contents of this Document
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- What is Sicknews?
- Disclaimer
- Files in the archive
-- Installing Sicknews.
- Format of SICKNEWS.TXT.
- Configuring Sicknews.
- The Defineable Headers.
- Color Codes.
- The Kewl Colors.
- Trouble Shooting.
- Registration.
- Creditz and Greetz.
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What is Sicknews?
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Sicknews is a utility that can create customised ANSi, ASCii, and PCB News
files simply using a text editor. Unlike most news programs, Sicknews is
totally 100% configurable.
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Disclaimer
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I truly cant see anyway this program can fuck up your equipment, but if
something bad does happen, neither Flax or SiCK will take any responsibility
for the damage. Use at own risk.
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Installing Sicknews
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─ Unzip the archive into a directory. I guess you've already done this eh.
─ Run NEWSCFG.EXE to install and configure Sicknews. See "Configuring-
Sicknews" for details on the configuration.
─ Create a file called SICKNEWS.TXT. See "Format of SICKNEWS.TXT".
─ Run Sicknews.EXE.
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Format of SICKNEWS.TXT
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[ There is a sample text file included in this archive, called SAMPLE.TXT ]
- Format of SICKNEWS.TXT:
DATE -- Date of the Bulletin.
TiTLE -- Title of the Bulletin.
BULLETIN -- Your News Text. This can be an unlimited amount of lines.
*** -- FINISH EACH ENTRY WITH "***".
- Example of SICKNEWS.TXT
█ 01/01/95
█ FiDONET!
▓ We have just joined up to FidoNet. FidoNet is blah blah blah...
▓ Leave a message to Flax if you have any questions.
▒ ***
▒ 02/01/95
░ D0H.
░ We have been kicked out of Fidonet.
░ ***
REMEMBER: You can Remark lines in your SICKNEWS.TXT file (make them exempt
from the output files) by beginning a line with ";".
Eg. "; This line would not be in the output files"
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Configuring Sicknews
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MAiN
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▌ Save and Exit -- Exit NEWSCFG and Save Changes.
▌ Save Without Exit -- Save Changes without Exiting NEWSCFG.
▌ Exit Without Save -- Exit NEWSCFG without Saving any Changes.
▌ Program Information -- Information on SickNews.
▌ Info on SiCk -- Information on Art/Coding group SiCk.
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PATHS
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▌ Path To ANSi Output -- Path And FileName of your ANSi News File.
▌ Path To PCB Output -- Path And FileName of your PCB News File.
▌ Path To ASCii Output-- Path And FileName of your ASCii News File.
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N0TE: -If these are set to a PATH only, Eg. "C:\RA\TXTFILES\", then
SickNews will create C:\RA\TXTFILES\SICKNEWS.ext.
-If these options are Empty, iE. they are set to Nothing,
SickNews will create the output files in the CURRENT directory.
-The files are only created if the corresponding options in
NEWSCFG > TOGGLES are set to "YES".
STRiNGS
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▌ Hit Enter String -- Eg. "Hit Enter To Continue...".
▀ Use [CTRL-A] for a Smiley face thingo.
PCB users should use @MORE@.
TOGGLES
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▌ ANSi -- Should Sicknews Create the ANSi News File?
▌ ASCii -- Should Sicknews Create the ASCii News File?
▌ PCB -- Should Sicknews Create the PCB News File?
▌ Add Header -- If Set to YES, Sicknews will add the news header to the top
▌ of your News file [the default header or the external file].
▌ Wait -- If set to YES, Sicknews will add your "Hit Enter String"
▌ after each bulletin.
▌ Clear1 -- If set to YES, the screen will clear before your news file
▌ begins displaying.
▌ Clear2 -- If set to YES, the screen will clear before each bulletin.
▌ it begins displaying.
▌ Kewl Color -- Please See "The Kewl Colors" for details on this format of
▀ display.
COLOURS
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▌ News Text -- Default color of your news Text. Your news Text
▌ can also change colour with Sicknews Color Codes
▌ (see "Color Codes" for more info).
▌ Hit Enter -- Default colour of your "Hit Enter" String. This can also
▌ be changed with Sicknews Colour Codes.
▌ UpperCase
▌ LowerCase
▌ Punctuation -- These come into effect when Kewl Color is set to YES,
▌ Hibit ASCii and affect only your News Text.
▌ Numbers
▌
▌ Default Colours-- Set all colours to their defaults.
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OTHER
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▌ Sysop Name
▌ BBS Name
▌ Register Code -- Leave as 0 if Sicknews is Unregistered.
▌ Indentation -- How many spaces to indent your News Text.
▌ Empty Lines -- Number of empty lines to add to the end of each bulletin.
▌ Max Amount -- The maximum amount of bulletins you want sicknews to
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The Defineable Headers
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[ NOTE: ".???" represents the extensions ".ANS", ".ASC" and ".PCB" ]
IF THE FILES "S-HDR.???" AND "S-BUL.???" ARE NOT PRESENT, SICKNEWS USES A
DEFAULT NEWS AND BULLETIN HEADER. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CREATE THESE FILES.
S-HDR.??? and S-BUL.??? are two External Files which you can create to make
Sicknews fit in more comfortably with your system.
You can create these files using a standard ANSi Editor.
S-HDR.ANS/ASC/PCB: This file is displayed at the very top of the News File.
Inside it you can include:
░ ####### Sicknews will replace these codes with the Total Amount of
░ Bulletins in the SickNews.TXT file.
S-BUL.ANS/ASC/PCB: This file is displayed at the beginning of each bulletin.
Inside it you can include:
█ /////// These codes are replaced with the DATE which was
█ entered into SICKNEWS.TXT for each Bulletin.
█
▓ \\\\\\\ These codes are replaced with the TITLE which was
▓ entered into SICKNEWS.TXT for each Bulletin.
▓
▒ !!!!!!! These codes are replaced with the Current Bulletin
▒ Number. Eg. The First bulletin would replace these codes with
▒ a number 1, second with a 2 etc.
▒
░ ####### These codes are replaced with the Total Amount of
░ Bulletins in the SickNews.TXT file.
░
NOTE: Sicknews will LEFT JUSTIFY both the "!!" codes and the "##" codes.
Ie. In the third bulletin of ten, "!!!! of ####"
... would produce the output: "3 of 10 "
-There is no limit on how many of these codes you can put into S-BUL.???.
-You do NOT need to make the codes the same colour. ie. This is valid:
Red Yellow Blue Cyan White
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//////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
-The Codes do not need to be on the same line. ie.This is valid:
Title: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Date: ////////
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Bulletin Number: !!
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Total Bulletins: ##
-Remember NOT to save the files with a "ClearScreen" Video Preparation,
especially the S-BUL.??? file(s).
-Some Samples of S-HDR.??? and S-BUL.??? are included in SAMPLES.ZIP.
NOTE TO ARTiSTS: Feel free to collate your headers and distribute them..
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Color Codes
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Using Sicknews Color Codes, you can change the color of your news text.
COLOUR CODE = "|" + [BACKGROUNDCOLOUR] + [FOREGROUNDCOLOUR].
Here's a List of the Sicknews Color Codes:
-------- FOREGROUND COLOURS:
█ 0 Black Foreground. 8 Dark Grey.
█ 1 Dark Blue. 9 Blue.
█ 2 Dark Green. A Light Green.
█ 3 Cyan. B Light Blue.
▓ 4 Red. C Light Red.
▓ 5 Deep Purple. D Light Magenta.
▓ 6 Brown. E Yellow.
▒ 7 Light Grey. F Bright White.
▒
▒ ! = Default Foreground Color as defined in NEWSCFG.
░ + = Turns Brightness ON, without changing the color.
░ - = Turns Brightness OFF, without changing the color.
░ X = No change.
-------- BACKGROUND COLOURS: [BG=Background,FG=Foreground]
█ 0 Black BackGround. 8 Black BG + FLASHING Foreground.
█ 1 Blue BG. 9 Blue BG + FLASHING FG.
█ 2 Green BG. A Green BG + FLASHING FG.
▓ 3 Cyan BG. B Cyan BG + FLASHING FG.
▓ 4 Red BG. C Red BG + FLASHING FG.
▓ 5 Purple BG. D Purple BG + FLASHING FG.
▒ 6 Brown BG. E Brown BG + FLASHING FG.
▒ 7 Grey BG. F Grey BG + FLASHING FG.
▒
▒ ! = Default Background Color as defined in NEWSCFG.
░ + = Turns FLASHING ON, without changing the color.
░ - = Turns FLASHING OFF, without changing the color.
░ X = No change.
So to return to the DEFAULT Background and Foreground colour, [ which are
defined in NEWSCFG > Colours > News Text ], the colour code would be |!!
For example; A line such as this in your message text:
"|0DHeaps of |03WiCKEDASS |!!options!!!"
.. will come out as such..
Heaps of WiCKEDASS options!!!
└┬──────┘└┬───────┘└┬───────┘
Magenta Cyan Default News Text Colour
------- IMPORTANT N0TE:
Color Codes are removed when writing to the ASCii file.
ie. "|0FL|0A8|07r|08!" would be written to the ASCii file as "L8r!".
.. the color codes are also removed when you have enabled the KEWL COLORS
feature.
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The Kewl Colors {+}
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You have the ability to disregard all Color Codes and display the news text
in your output ANSi/PCB files in "Kewl" colors, ie. the color of Uppercase
letters can be different to the colour of the lower case letters, etc.
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Trouble Shooting
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░ -Ive set Clear2 to "NO" but the news file seems to be clearing the screen
░ after each bulletin.
** Reason: You have probably saved your S-BUL.??? file with a Clear Screen
video preparation.
** Remedy: Save your S-BUL.??? file in your ansi editor with NO video
preparation.
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Registration
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-( After registering you will have no "-UNREGiSTERED-" line anywhere )-
Sicknews is FREE. There are 2 ways to register:
1. Call the SiCk WHq, and select "Register Sicknews" from the logon matrix.
2. E-Mail flax@jeack.apana.org.au.
Either way you will need to give me:
-Sysop Name (As in NEWSCFG)
-BBS Name (As in NEWSCFG)
And Optionally:
-Comment about this program, you hate it, you love it, whatever
-If you've found any bugs, please report them.
tHE pSYCHOTIC bBS - +613-571-7456 - SiCk WHQ
TiP: A code can be entered while in NEWSCFG, whereby a registration key is
calculated and automatically entered into your configuration. I wonder if
you kiddies can work it out...
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Creditz and Greets
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Coding, Docs - FLAX [SiCk]
FILE_ID.DIZ - WOJ [SiCk]
[Special Greets]
blade - sorry this took so long :)
cactoid - dewd!
vejita - I hear AV are after you.
To everyone who is not french : Enjoy!