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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 mode
  87.     commands. However, if you wish to display one of the characters
  88.     used as a command, simply enter that character twice. To type GIF
  89.     files, simply enter the name of the GIF for <filename.ext>.
  90.       Below is a list of the commands and their functions.
  91.  
  92.          NOTE: ALL COMMAND NUMBERS REFER TO ASCII CHARACTER NUMBERS!
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  94. ∙             Command Character    Options     Description
  95. _____________________________________________________________________________
  96.  
  97.             254          {Color #}    Sets the foreground color.
  98.                           See color table below for a
  99.                           list of available colors.
  100.                           All listed colors can be
  101.                           used as forground colors.
  102.             253          {Color #}    Sets the background color.
  103.                           See color table below for a
  104.                           list of available colors.
  105.                           Only colors 1-8 are available
  106.                           as background colors.
  107.             252            <Y,y>      Pause scrolling display. 
  108.                           Put 'Y' after the character
  109.                           to pause without a prompt.
  110.                           Put 'y' after the character
  111.                           to pause with the
  112.                           '----- MORE -----' prompt.
  113.             251                       Gets any key and returns that
  114.                           key's ASCII code as the ERROR
  115.                           code. When used with batch
  116.                           files, can make interactive
  117.                           text files.
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  119. ∙             Command Character    Options     Description
  120. _____________________________________________________________________________
  121.  
  122.             250            {XY}       Specify Screen Coordinates for
  123.                           cursor Placement. This command
  124.                           moves the cursor to the spot 
  125.                           designated by the X and Y
  126.                           coordinates. X and Y MUST be
  127.                           ASCII characters! To put the
  128.                           cursor at spot 1, 5 on the
  129.                           screen, for example, you would
  130.                           type ··.
  131.             249                       Clears the screen.
  132.             248             {S}       Jumps to the spot designated
  133.                           by S.
  134.             247            {FN}       Goes to the spot that is typed
  135.                           from the keyboard, in the range
  136.                           F to N. To designate spots 1 to
  137.                           5, for example, type ≈≈15
  138.             246             {S}       Designates a spot number for
  139.                           use with commands 247 and 248.
  140.             245             {C}       Exits with errorlevel set to C.   
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  144. ∙                              Color Table
  145.  
  146.         Use this color table for all colors!
  147.  
  148. Color                    Number     Color                              Number
  149. _____________________________________________________________________________
  150.  
  151. Black .................... 1        Flashing Black ..................... 17
  152. Blue ..................... 2        Flashing Blue ...................... 18
  153. Green .................... 3        Flashing Green ..................... 19
  154. Cyan ..................... 4        Flashing Cyan ...................... 20
  155. Red ...................... 5        Flashing Red ....................... 21
  156. Magenta .................. 6        Flashing Magenta ................... 22
  157. Brown .................... 7        Flashing Brown ..................... 23
  158. White .................... 8        Flashing White ..................... 24
  159. Gray ..................... 9        Flashing Gray ...................... 25
  160. Light Blue ............... 10       Flashing Light Blue ................ 26
  161. Light Green .............. 11       Flashing Light Green ............... 27
  162. Light Cyan ............... 12       Flashing Light Cyan ................ 28
  163. Light Red ................ 13       Flashing Light Red ................. 29
  164. Light Magenta ............ 14       Flashing Light Magenta ............. 30
  165. Yellow ................... 15       Flashing Yellow .................... 31
  166. Bright White ............. 16       Flashing Bright White .............. 32
  167.        Press the <Space Bar> to return to the Table of Contents.
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