-WindowPatch- v0.2 (07.01.99)


Introduction
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Patches OpenWindow(),OpenWindowTagList(),ActivateWindow()
and disables window activation when opening window
or someone tries to activate it.
Also fix for WA_Width,WA_Height to use with VisualPrefs
if window borders are wider than originals.

Distribution
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   Copyright (C) 1999 Juha 'Asa' Pinola

   WindowPatch  is  available  as  freeware.   That  is,  it  may be freely
distributed  in  unmodified  form with no changes what so ever, but you may
not  charge  more than a nominal fee covering distribution costs.  However,
donations are welcome.

   If  you use this software in a commercial or shareware software product,
please   consider  giving  the  author  and  preferably  each  one  of  the
contributors an original or registered version of your work.

   If you wish to distribute this software with a hardware product, contact
the  author.   Distribution  of  WindowPatch  with hardware products is not
free.

   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY
EXPRESS  OR  IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES  OF  MERCHANTABILITY  AND  FITNESS  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT,  INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  PROCUREMENT  OF  SUBSTITUTE  GOODS  OR
SERVICES;  LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
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OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGE.

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Installing
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Just copy WindowPatch to c:.
And WINDOWPATCH_PATTERNS to s: or where ever you like.

Add a line "run >nil: c:WindowPatch s:WINDOWPATCH_PATTERNS >nil:"
to s:startup-sequence

PatchControl or SetMan recommended !

Works fine on any 68k CPUs.

(if doesn't work with KS2.x or lower, please let me know)

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The Author
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   The author can be reached at the following addresses:

Electronic mail
     jpinola@cs.joensuu.fi

World-Wide Web
     http://cs.joensuu.fi/~jpinola

IRC: Asa/#amigafin/#amycoders


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Example PATTERN files:

--- clip ---
# disable activation for these patterns
# Usage: "WP=WIN_PATTERN/K,TP=TASK_PATTERN/K,PA=PATTERN_ACTIVATE/S,PO=PATTERN_OPEN/S,ADD_WIDTH/K/N,ADD_HEIGHT/K/N"
# You must set one of the flags (/S) or nothing will not happen
#
# Disable OpenWindow() activation with AmIRC.
tp "AmIRC" PO
#
# Disables only ActivateWindow() for this pattern
wp "#?Some_Other_Program#?" PA
#
# Fix Width/Height for Delitrackers MPEG Audio status
wp "MPEG Audio status" ADD_WIDTH 6 ADD_HEIGHT 4
--- clip end ---




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Command line parameters:

"PATTERNS"


PATTERNS         = To set your PATTERN file
								   (default name:  WINDOWPATCH_PATTERNS)


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Pattern file parameters:


"WP=WIN_PATTERN/K,TP=TASK_PATTERN/K,
 PA=PATTERN_ACTIVATE/S,PO=PATTERN_OPEN/S,ADD_WIDTH/K/N,ADD_HEIGHT/K/N"


WIN_PATTERN      = Pattern for window name
TASK_PATTERN     = Pattern for task name
PA               = Disable activation with ActiveWindow()
PO               = Disable activation with OpenWindow()
ADD_WIDTH        = Add this number to windows width
ADD_HEIGHT       = Add this number to windows height


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Notes and bugs:

You can remove patches with CTRL-C or sending Break.


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History:

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v 0.2

+ Added ADD_WIDTH/K/N,ADD_HEIGHT/K/N
- Commandline parameters changed.

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v 0.1

+ First public version of WindowPatch