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Short: Screenmode preferences clone V1.18 (CardWare)
The program is controlable via keys and is font sensitiv.
(Version date: 04.08.94)
Type: os20/wb
Author: stengle@pico.phys.chemie.tu-muenchen.de or
USAGE:
- Cursor to go up and down in the listview-gadget
- f and shift-f to control the screendepth
- enter to use selection
- the rest of the keystrokes is visible in the
program.
Try it and you will like it.
HISTORY:
V1.6: - now works correctly with NewLookMenus (V39)
(bug reported by )
V1.7: - you can select a screenmode by double-clicking
the resolution with mouse or by hitting return
(proposed by Oliver Bausch )
- included catalog source file for use with Catcomp
V1.8: - recognizes the right values for width and height
gadgets at startup
(bug reported by )
V1.9: - use overscan-values as defaults for width and
height gadgets. (bug reported by )
- centered the info text on the right side
V1.10:- now supports cli- and tooltypes-argument FROM
example:
'screenmode from=sys:prefs/presets/xxx.pref'
or fill in the tooltypes of your icon:
FROM=sys:prefs/presets/xxx.pref
V1.11:- no more support of tooltypes-argument FROM
now supports cli-argument FROM and USE
example:
'screenmode FROM sys:prefs/presets/xxx.pref'
selects the once saved screenmode in the
requester
or
'screenmode FROM sys:prefs/presets/xxx.pref USE'
changes workbench immediately to the saved
mode
V1.12:- bug fix: there was no error message when a file
was selected as prefs (with FROM) and the file
didn't exist.
V1.13:- improved output in window
now supports cli-argument FROM, USE and SAVE
o USE: temporarily use the selected screenmode
o SAVE: use now and next on reboot
V1.13:- improved output in window
now supports cli-argument FROM, USE and SAVE
o USE: temporarily use the selected screenmode
o SAVE: use now and next on reboot
V1.14:- added cursor left and right for changing colors
V1.15:- text output now with TEXTPEN and BACKGROUNDPEN
of screens DrawInfo-structure
V1.16:- added shift-cursor-up and shift-cursor-down to
scroll faster trough list of displaymodes
- textoutput works with all KS Versions up from 2.04
V1.17:- fixed enforcer-hit
V1.18:- bug fix when loading old prefs
COPYRIGHT
DisplayMode is freely distributable. It is "CardWare" (look under AUTHOR).
DisplayMode is free to be spread on public-domain and shareware disks
especially on Fred Fish's AmigaLibDisks, as long as they are sold for
a reasonable charge that is less than US $6 or DM 8.- .
For use in commercial products the permission of the authors is required.
DisplayMode may be copied and distributed via electronic networks such
as the Internet, also it may be held available on anonymous ftp-servers,
mail-boxes or BBS's.
The Copyright is still by the Author.
AUTHOR
Martin Stengle
Kaspar-Kerll-Str. 37
81245 München
Germany
Internet: stengle@pico.phys.chemie.tu-muenchen.de
PS.: IF YOU USE THIS PROGRAM, YOU MUST SEND ME A POSTCARD !!
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REQUIREMENTS
o Any Amiga with Kickstart 2.04 (V37) or higher
OPTIONS - CLI ARGUMENTS
DisplayMode now knows some Cli-Args which may be issued on the
command line. (FROM/K,USE/S,SAVE/S)
Here are the Cli-Args the program recognizes.
FROM <filename>
the file filename will be loaded as preferences
USE
the loaded file will be used as new prefs until
next reboot
SAVE
the loaded file will be used as new prefs and are
also active on next reboot
TESTING
This program was developed on an A4000/040 and was tested on the
following configurations:
o A4000/040, 241 MB & 120 MB IDE HDs, oMniBus-Gfx-System, 2 MB Chip-RAM
and 8 MB Fast-RAM. (OS3.0)
E-Mail to:
stengle@pico.phys.chemie.tu-muenchen.de