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- 03/18/87 DropCloth 1.0 by Eric Lavitsky/Perry Kivolowitz
-
- DropCloth (tm) is an enhancement for your WorkBench. The original
- functional program was written in one all night hacking session
- on February 8, 1987 by Eric Lavitsky and Perry Kivolowitz.
- DropCloth replaces the standard blank WorkBench backdrop with a
- pattern. DropCloth will only run with the WorkBench up, and will
- properly refresh the WorkBench screen when icons are moved.
-
- To use DropCloth from the CLI, type:
-
- DropCloth nn ... or
- Run DropCloth nn
-
- where nn is a number between 0 and 64. The number specifies the
- intensity of the pattern used for the backdrop, 0 will render
- nothing into the display while 64 will render a solid backdrop.
- If you don't specify a number, DropCloth will default to 32.
- Experiment and have fun!
-
- DropCloth opens a window in the upper right hand corner of the
- WorkBench screen. The window cannot be depth arranged, is only as
- tall as the screen title bar and cannot be resized. To close
- DropCloth, click on the close box in the DropCloth Window.
-
- When DropCloth is running, you will lose some memory that the
- system uses to create backup areas or "scratchpads" for the
- WorkBench screen when DropCloth is run - all the memory will be
- recovered when you exit DropCloth. The program has never been
- tested with MoreRows, but we believe it will work with it.
- DropCloth may also impact WorkBench preformance - note how a delay
- is introduced from the time you select an icon to the time the
- icon becomes highlited or active when DropCloth is running.
- Windows may also be redrawn at a slightly slower rate while the
- system reconstructs the newly exposed pattern areas on the
- WorkBench backdrop. It is up to you to choose between the nice
- patterned display or the slightly better preformance/memory use.
-
- Please note that DropCloth is not public domain, but may be freely
- distributed by anyone so long as this message remains intact with
- the distribution. DropCloth remains the property of ASDG and may
- not be sold for profit. Feel free to send me bug reports and I'll
- try and figure out what's going on.
-
- Eric Lavitsky
- ARPA: Lavitsky@Rutgers
- UUCP: ulysses!eric, topaz!eric, well!eric
- BIX: asdg
-
- DropCloth is a trademark of ASDG Inc.
-
- #include <standard.disclaimer>
- This utility is provided "as is". ASDG, Eric Lavitsky and Perry
- Kivolowitz make no warantees, either expressed or implied with
- respect to the utility described above.
-