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- Magic Workbench "Pattern of the Day" Auto-exchange Script
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- by Simon Parkinson
-
- V1.02 - April 11/96
-
-
- WARNING: This script file is provided "AS IS". Use, and modification
- of this script file is AT YOUR OWN RISK. The author is not
- responsible for lost, damaged, or deleted data, or hardware damage(s).
-
- MAKE FULL BACKUPS OF ALL DATA BEFORE USING THIS SCRIPT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
-
- Inspiration:
-
- The inspiration for the little script came just after downloading
- Brian Jeffery's BJ_Lingerie.lha and BJ_Swimsuit.lha from pix/mwb on
- Aminet. These 8 and 16 color MWB patterns were quickly thrown onto
- my Workbench. However, I quickly got tired of reloading the individual
- patterns through prefs. I wrote the MWB_POTD script file to automatically
- change the background pattern on my A3000 workbench during every midnight
- maintenance cycle on my BBS. However, this will also work on every
- reboot if you like.
-
-
- How to install:
-
- In my case, I took the patterns from BJ's files and renamed the
- lingerie pics BJ1, BJ3, BJ5, BJ7, etc. I renamed the swimsuit pics
- BJ2, BJ4, BJ6, BJ8, etc. This was so I would have a lingerie/swimsuit/
- lingerie/swimsuit order to the shuffle. You can name the patterns you
- have in whatever order suits your tastes.
-
- Copy all the newly named BJ files into your Workbench:Prefs/Patterns
- directory.
-
- Now rename the highest number BJ pattern to be called "POTD"
- with no quotes. This will be the first pattern to be displayed.
-
- Go to your Workbench Prefs and select your pattern program (I use
- WBPicture). Select Workbench:Prefs/Patterns/POTD as your pattern and
- save it.
-
- If you are like me and run your own BBS system you just take the
- contents of the Script_File and append it to the end of your BBS
- maintenance script file using any good quality text editor. This will
- execute the shuffle of the patterns automatically every midnight
- maintenance. Note that the pattern will not change on the WB unless
- you reboot your computer, but when you do, a new WB Pattern will be
- there. Parkinson's First Law: "A change in eye-candy takes the edge
- off of the occasional GURU."
-
- If you want the script to execute at every boot, put the
- contents of the Script_file into your S/User-startup file using your
- text editor of choice.
-
- Edit the script file to match the number of BJ# files you have
- in your prefs/pattern directory. You can increase or decrease the
- number of patterns as required, BUT make sure the first two lines,
- and the last line of the script are accurate. These lines are the
- heart of the shuffle!
-
- Reboot your computer. If you set it up in your S/User-startup,
- then you should see a new pattern on the screen. Otherwise you may
- not see anything until your next Midmaint if on a BBS.
-
-
- What happens:
-
- Whenver your shuffle occurs, the POTD pattern becomes TEMP which
- is just a temporary place to store the top file for the reshuffle.
- Then the pictures rename themselves in order (highest number to
- lowest number). The TEMP pattern then renames itself as BJ1, and is
- effectively put back at the bottom of the stack.
-
-
- Problems: This is a very simple script and chances are you will have no
- problems. If you do, review the instructions above (RTFM!!!).
-
- Make sure the number of patterns equals the number of listings in
- the script.
-
- Did you rename your highest BJ pattern POTD, and did you set POTD
- in the file selection of the WB Prefs?
-
-
- Finale:
-
- Thats all folks... Contact me at the below address. Feel free
- to send me any patterns. (UUencoded only please). Later.
-
- Simon
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