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- ** M U G S H O T S **
-
- version 1.10
- by Carlo San Mateo
-
- Requirements: IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible
- 256k RAM minimum
- Color Graphics Adapter and color monitor
- Epson FX compatible printer (optional), or
- C.Itoh 8510/NEC 8023 compatible printer (optional)
-
- Mugshots is an MS/DOS adaptation of an old favorite on the
- Radio Shack Color Computer, Identikit (written by Robert and
- Daniel Delbourgo). The program brings out the artist in you by
- letting you create faces (often funny ones) by selecting facial
- features from a menu and adding them together. Although the
- number of facial features available is limitted, the hours of fun
- and enjoyment you'll have playing with the program may seem
- endless.
-
- The program is written in Turbo Pascal 4.0. Since the original
- version was written in BASIC, I had to develop routines to
- simulate BASIC's "DRAW" statement. Although the Turbo Pascal DRAW
- procedure is slow, it fits the bill nicely. Bear in mind, though,
- that this is a preliminary version of the program. I expect to
- spend a few more weeks tweeking around with it, possibly adding to
- its data-base of facial features, and ironing out any bugs I may
- have missed. This is simply to say "DON'T EXPECT THIS PROGRAM TO
- BE COMPLETE AND BUG FREE!!" Until then, have fun.
-
-
- MAIN MENU
-
- When you first run the program, you'll find the main menu on
- the left side of the screen. The first four options relate to
- house-keeping (clearing the screen, loading a file, saving a file,
- and printing the screen), and the remaining 12 options are the
- available facial features.
-
- Position the cursor over the desired option using the up and
- down arrow keys and press [Enter] to select it. If a feature is
- selected, a sub-menu will be displayed showing the options
- available under that feature. From the Main Menu, press [Ctrl][C]
- to quit the program and return to DOS.
-
-
- FACIAL FEATURES
-
- There are 12 facial Features avaialble from the Main Menu;
- Face Shape, Hair Style, Ears, Eye Brows, Eyes, Nose, Mouth,
- Longer Hair, Spectacles, Beard, Moustache, and Lines/Wrinkles.
- Although you can freely move the cursor to any of these options,
- the program will not let you select an option unless you have
- already selected a face shape, since this is a necessary starting
- point. You select an option from the features menu as you would
- in the Main Menu. Press [ESC] to return to the Main Menu.
-
- When you select an option from the menu, the feature will be
- drawn on the screen. You may use the up, down, left and right
- arrow keys to move the feature around if you like, but the
- program will not let you move the feature more than 8 pixels
- aways from where it originally was. Don't be alarmed if moving
- the feature around erases some of the pre-existing features; the
- program will correct this later. Try not to move the feature
- around too much as this may cause funny results when it is filled
- in later.
-
- If you're still moving the feature around and change your mind
- about that feature, press [ESC] to return to the features menu
- and select another one. If a feature has already been selected
- and you wish to replace it with another one, simply go back to
- the feature menu and select the new feature; the old one will be
- removed and replaced with the new one. You are only allowed to
- select one feature from each menu, with the exception of
- lines/wrinkles which allows you to select any/all available.
-
- If you change your mind about having a non-essential feature,
- like lines/wrinkles or spectacles, go back to the feature menu
- and press [R] to remove the feature (you can remove any of the
- available features). Some features require the selection of
- another. For example, longer hair requires that the hair style
- has already been selected. Therefore, if you decide to remove the
- hair style, longer hair is also removed. If you remove the face
- shape, the entire screen is cleared, since the face shape is a
- necessary starting point.
-
- That's all there is to it. Even without reading this text, I'm
- pretty sure you'll get the drift of the program. If you like the
- graphics used by the program, kudos are due to Robert and Daniel
- Delbourgo, a pair I am eternally grateful for the hours of fun
- their program gave me years ago and the many more hours I am
- going to have as I play around with this one.
-
- Have Fun!
-
-
- UPDATE NOTES:
-
- a. The major update in this version over v1.00 is the printer
- driver. I originally released the program using the printer
- driver routines from the Turbo Graphics ToolBox, assuming that
- it would work without testing it. When I finally got my hands on
- an Epson FX 86e... Yucch! So I fixed the printer driver. The
- Epson FX printer driver is also compatible with IBM Proprinter
- standard dot matrix printers.
-
- b. Aside from support for Epson FX compatible printers, the
- program now supports the C.Itoh 8510A or NEC 8023A. The printout
- is slightly smaller, but more in proportion to the screen.
-
-
- c. A bug was found in the program. If the user defined a face that
- had a mouth and beard, and later decided to change/remove the
- mouth, the beard stayed. This caused a few problems. So in this
- version, changing/removing the mouth automatically removes the
- beard.
-
- d. The routine that simulates BASIC's "DRAW" statement has been
- extensively rewritten, the major improvement being speed. This
- version draws better than 50% faster than version 1.0.
-
-
- NOTICE:
-
- Mugshots v1.10 is placed in the Public Domain and may be copied
- or distributed for non-commercial purposes only. No warranties are
- in effect. The programmer is not responsible for any damages that
- may occur as a result of the use of this program.
-
- Similarities to programs bearing the same name and/or similar
- or identical features, with the exception of Identikit, are purely
- coincidental.
-
-