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  6. ·$Contents·    Welcome! .............................................. 1·    Features .............................................. 2·        Color Table ........................................... 3·    Press the page number to see that page. To quit, press 4.·≈14
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  8. ∙
  9.  
  10.                   ATYPE v. 2.0
  11.                   by DarkWare Software
  12.  
  13.  
  14.       Welcome to  the realm of DarkWare! This version  of ATYPE now
  15.     includes several  new features.  The most  notable  one is  the
  16.     addition of  GIF file  viewing.  It's slow,  but  it works!  It
  17.     also  includes  commands  for  FULLY  INTERACTIVE  TEXT  FILES!
  18.     No more batch file  is needed  for choosing different  parts of
  19.     the same text. A menu, however, still needs a batch file to run
  20.     the programs selected.
  21.  
  22.       This program is being distibuted as SHAREWARE. You may freely
  23.     copy this program, these conditions:
  24.         1.  You may NOT charge for the program itself,
  25.         2.  You must copy this documentation and all included
  26.             files along with the program,
  27.         3.  You may NOT change this program in any way,
  28.         4.  You may use this program for a trial period of NOT
  29.             MORE than thirty (30) days after receiving this
  30.             program, after which you must register this program
  31.             with the author (me).
  32. ⁿy
  33. ∙
  34.       Any suggestions,  comments,  or contributions will be greatly
  35.     appreciated.  A registration fee of $10 will give you unlimited
  36.     use, plus a FREE copy of the next version (When available).
  37.  
  38.     NOTE:  This program is NOT crippled in any way whatsoever! When
  39.     you register,  you are  encouraging me  to update this program,
  40.     and create other useful software.
  41.  
  42.  
  43.           Please direct all communiques to:
  44.  
  45.              Dennis Wallace
  46.              DarkWare Software
  47.              449 Page Street
  48.              Stoughton, MA  02072-1103
  49.  
  50.  
  51.  
  52. ⁿy
  53. ∙
  54.                     DISCLAIMER
  55.              (Makes the lawyers happy)
  56.  
  57.       I,  Dennis Wallace,  and DarkWare Software,  will NOT  be held
  58.     liable for  any damages,  real or otherwise,  that are caused by
  59.     the use  of this  product.  This product  is distributed  AS IS,
  60.     with no  guarantee or warrany,  express or implied.  USE AT YOUR
  61.     OWN RISK!
  62.  
  63.       By using  this product,  you are  stating that  you agree with
  64.     the above  disclaimer.  I  have attempted  to create  a bug-free
  65.     program,  but that is nearly impossible!  If you find any errors
  66.     AT ALL in this product, I would like to know!
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  70. ∙                                    Features
  71.  
  72.  
  73.       This is a replacement for  the DOS TYPE command.  It will type
  74.     normal text  files without  any problems,  and will also display
  75.     special  enhanced text files  with color,  imbedded pauses,  and
  76.     full interaction.
  77.  
  78.     To use this program, type
  79.  
  80.         ATYPE <filename.ext> 
  81.  
  82.     where:
  83.  
  84.         <filename.ext>   is the name of the file to display.
  85.  
  86.       No change to  the text file  is necessary to use  the enhanced
  87.     mode  commands.  However,  if  you wish  to display  one of  the
  88.     characters used as a command, simply enter that character twice.
  89.     To  type  GIF  files,  simply  enter  the  name of  the GIF  for
  90.     <filename.ext>.  Below is  a list  of  the  commands  and  their
  91.     functions.
  92.  
  93.       NOTE:  ALL COMMAND NUMBERS REFER TO ASCII CHARACTER NUMBERS!
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  95. ∙             Command Character    Options     Description
  96. _____________________________________________________________________________
  97.  
  98.             254          {Color #}    Sets the foreground color.
  99.                           See color table below for a
  100.                           list of available colors.
  101.                           All listed colors can be
  102.                           used as forground colors.
  103.             253          {Color #}    Sets the background color.
  104.                           See color table below for a
  105.                           list of available colors.
  106.                           Only colors 1-8 are available
  107.                           as background colors.
  108.             252            <Y,y>      Pause scrolling display. 
  109.                           Put 'Y' after the character
  110.                           to pause without a prompt.
  111.                           Put 'y' after the character
  112.                           to pause with the
  113.                           '----- MORE -----' prompt.
  114.             251                       Gets any key and returns that
  115.                           key's ASCII code as the ERROR
  116.                           code. When used with batch
  117.                           files, can make interactive
  118.                           text files.
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  120. ∙             Command Character    Options     Description
  121. _____________________________________________________________________________
  122.  
  123.             250            {XY}       Specify Screen Coordinates for
  124.                           cursor Placement. This command
  125.                           moves the cursor to the spot 
  126.                           designated by the X and Y
  127.                           coordinates. X and Y MUST be
  128.                           ASCII characters! To put the
  129.                           cursor at spot 1, 5 on the
  130.                           screen, for example, you would
  131.                           type ··.
  132.             249                       Clears the screen.
  133.             248             {S}       Jumps to the spot designated
  134.                           by S.
  135.             247            {FN}       Goes to the spot that is typed
  136.                           from the keyboard, in the range
  137.                           F to N. To designate spots 1 to
  138.                           5, for example, type ≈≈15
  139.             246             {S}       Designates a spot number for
  140.                           use with commands 247 and 248.
  141.             245             {C}       Exits with errorlevel set to C.   
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  145. ∙                              Color Table
  146.  
  147.         Use this color table for all colors!
  148.  
  149. Color                    Number     Color                              Number
  150. _____________________________________________________________________________
  151.  
  152. Black .................... 1        Flashing Black ..................... 17
  153. Blue ..................... 2        Flashing Blue ...................... 18
  154. Green .................... 3        Flashing Green ..................... 19
  155. Cyan ..................... 4        Flashing Cyan ...................... 20
  156. Red ...................... 5        Flashing Red ....................... 21
  157. Magenta .................. 6        Flashing Magenta ................... 22
  158. Brown .................... 7        Flashing Brown ..................... 23
  159. White .................... 8        Flashing White ..................... 24
  160. Gray ..................... 9        Flashing Gray ...................... 25
  161. Light Blue ............... 10       Flashing Light Blue ................ 26
  162. Light Green .............. 11       Flashing Light Green ............... 27
  163. Light Cyan ............... 12       Flashing Light Cyan ................ 28
  164. Light Red ................ 13       Flashing Light Red ................. 29
  165. Light Magenta ............ 14       Flashing Light Magenta ............. 30
  166. Yellow ................... 15       Flashing Yellow .................... 31
  167. Bright White ............. 16       Flashing Bright White .............. 32
  168.        Press the <Space Bar> to return to the Table of Contents.
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