Short: Sets the Pointer to the style of Gadgets Uploader: szolim@dragon.klte.hu ( Imre Szollosi ) Author: szolim@dragon.klte.hu ( Imre Szollosi ) Type: util/boot Requires: AmigaOS 3.0, AGA Version: 1.0 ******************************************************************************* * $VER: MorePointer v1.0 (01.06.97) ******************************************************************************* * Advertisment: - You use the wonderful MagicWB? - Do you like the nice MagicUserInterface? - You use the SysIHack option of MCP? Then YOU NEED the MorePointer, for better-look and Gadget-style Pointers. ******************************************************************************* * Copyright notice: - (c) 1997 by Imre Szollosi. - This Program is ShareWare, under the following conditions: If you want to register please send me 15 DEM or 10 USD in !CASH!, to my postal address! ( I can accept other currencies, but it must be around 10 USD ) When I get money, I will send the newest version of MorePointer by e-mail, and you will get FREE all updates. ( Special East-European Registration fee is: 300 HUF in Hungary, but you can request it via e-mail in other East-European country, too. ) The Disk version is +1 DEM or +1 USD, but +100 HUF for East-European users. The registrating is needed for future development. When you Register, you can send me self-drawn Pointers, then I WILL RECOMPILE IT FOR YOU!!! - Use it at your own risk! ******************************************************************************* * What it does: If the Pointer is Over any GadTools or System Gadgets, then the MorePointer Sets the Pointer to the style of Gadget. ******************************************************************************* * Why use it: - You will know, what will happening, if you push the Gadget... - Ie.: I never knew before, that I can enter the line number or percentage of text in the DOpus viewer ( HEX or ASCII ) in the bottom line. It shows me by pointer change. ******************************************************************************* * System Requirements: - AmigaOS 3.0 (V39) ( intuition/SetWindowPointerA ) ******************************************************************************* * Hardware Requirements: - Amiga w/ AGA ( HiRes Sprite ) ******************************************************************************* * Installation: - You must Copy: -- the MorePointer to SYS:WBStartup/ directory, and -- the which.library to libs: directory. ******************************************************************************* * How I can remove this: ( What??? ;-) - You must send a CTRL-C signal to it. ( If you can. ) - After a signal it will remove its own Pointers, and fall back to defaults. ******************************************************************************* * Test machine: - A1200 w/ AGA + 4Megs FastRAM + EIDE HD. - Sorry, but here is not GFX card w/ CyberGraphX, or PowerUP board w/ CyberGraphX native AGA driver for testing and developing. ******************************************************************************* * Known bugs: - If there is no ActiveWindow, then it cannot set the WindowPointer. - After system SetPointering you must move the Pointer over another Gadget to set the real Pointer of MorePointer. -- The Pointer.prefs_2 can remove this virtually. -- I can remove it in real, but now, the MorePointer operates as simple as possible. - If the Menu is out, it shows what is under Menu. ******************************************************************************* * History: - v1.0 initial AmiNET release ******************************************************************************* * Attention: - The CPU usage of DOpus if FAKE!!! Dont use it. See the Results of Scout for it. ******************************************************************************* * To Do: - 16 color pointers, ( 32/48/64 colors are also possible, if the DMA can display the required 4/ 6/ 8 sprites. ) - Animated Pointers with BusyPointer support, - support for another gadget types, if possible ( not just GadTools ), - action-specific pointers, ie.: dos/Load or dos/Save etc., - VTAG_BORDERSPRITE support for visibility over borders, - Preferences to edit your own config, ( load BitMap via datatypes, size, resolution, pointing-pixel place x/y ) and to edit the Screen list, what Screens dont need the Pointer changeing. ( beacuse of it uses own pointers, or something else ) ******************************************************************************* * Plans other products: - PartitionDiskSystem fastdisk.device AutoBoot(TM) It works like fmsdisk, just it uses own HardDisk Partition to store disks, not Files -> much Faster, like HD-Block reading... A Preferences Program to makeing the disks on Partition. It Supports ANY Tracks, BlockPerTracks, etc. ... You CAN AutoBoot-ing from this Disks, and you can SEE them in BootMenu, too. - blockfile.device It can handle a Partition, like a File, for fast Reading/Writeing/Seeking... You CAN use it in ShapeShifter FileDisks, too... A Preferences program, to create the Fixed File-Length :-( Files - CD-AUDIO-Compression System ( Very near CD-Quality ) It can Compress CD-AUDIO, about 6-12 times ( 44.1kHz, 2x16bit ), and Decompress in Real-Time, in a A1200 + FastRAM, too. With Turbo-Board, it can Decompress with OverSampling... ******************************************************************************* * Author: - Name : Imre Szollosi ( McPhoton@Faculty ) - City : Debrecen - Zip-code: 4032 - Country : Hungary - e-mail : szolim@dragon.klte.hu ******************************************************************************* * Ideas, bug reports and suggestions are welcome. ******************************************************************************* * Thanks for your support *******************************************************************************