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    For those that remember "Exploding Windows V1.4", this is a DOS 2.xx
version.  It is not as dramatic in the default as EW 1.4 was, but it adds
another missing effect from 1.3x.
    I made a little WBstartup dir, so all you have to do is drag it over
and perhaps edit a couple tooltypes after reading the docs.  Or you can
(my choice) stay "pure" and add it to your startup-sequence.  [Sorry!!  I
just have this thing about draggin things here...there...everywhere.  
Startup-sequences should remain pure so you can see what is going on and
easily edit them without dragging 50 icons around.]

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              E x p l o d i n g   L a y e r s   V 1.0

                  A window exploder and imploder.

             (c) copyright 1992 by Andreas Schildbach

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 1. Legal Stuff
 --------------

Exploding Layers is FreeWare.

Exploding  Layers  and the related documentation are copyrighted by Andreas
Schildbach,  but  may  be  freely distributed and copied for non-commercial
purpose  only.   Under  no  circumstances  may  you redistribute a modified
version  of the distribution.  Neither may any redistribution for profit be
made.   Exploding  Layers  may not be included in a commercial or shareware
packet  or  any Public Domain disk series without the written permission of
the autor.

If  you  use Exploding Layers, you do this entirely at your own risk.  This
program  is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed
or  implied.   The  entire  risk  as  to the results and performance of the
program is assumed by you.


 2. Introduction
 ---------------

I  think  everyone  knows what a "window exploder" is.  If not, just try it
out!   I  wrote  this  program because of since Kickstart 2.04 is out, I've
never seen a working window exploder again.


 3. Features
 -----------

- Explodes and implodes windows in a fancy manner.
- Catches all window resize and move events (including zip events).
- Works with all OpenWindowTags.
- Fully features Commodity environment.
- 2.04 only!


 4. How to install
 -----------------

Workbench:

Just  drag  Exploding  Windows to your "sys:WbStartup/" Drawer and edit the
tooltypes of the supplied icon if necessary.

Shell:

Edit  your  "s:User-Startup"  so  that Exploding Windows will be run in the
background.  Append all tooltypes you need.
Example: "run sys:Tools/ExpLayers CX_PRIORITY=0 STEPS_OPEN=40"

Supported tooltypes:

CX_PRIORITY = <integer>:
	   Priority to start the commodity with. Meaningless for this
       type of commodity.
FRAMES_OPEN = <integer>:
       Number of frames to be drawn at every OpenWindow.
FRAMES_CLOSE = <integer>:
       Number of frames to be drawn at every CloseWindow.
FRAMES_MOVE = <integer>:
       Number of frames to be drawn at every Move-/SizeWindow.

DONOTWAIT:             [ Workbench only! ]
       Forces workbench to NOT wait for ExpLayer's return when started
       from "WbStartup".
STARTPRI = <integer>:  [ Workbench only! ]
       Tells workbench in which order to start all programs in
       "WbStartup".


 5. Usage
 --------

Just open, close and drag aroud windows. (-:

If  you want to quit Exploding Layers, use the Commodities Exchange program
supplied  on  your  2.04  Workbench  Disk.   You may also want to temporary
enable or disable explosions. Use Exchange for this.

If  Exploding  Layers  was started from Shell, a CTRL-C sent to the console
window Exploding Layers was started from will also terminate it.


 6. Known problems:
 ------------------

Windows  with  the  maximum  screen  size will not implode and explode when
opening and closing (though they will "replode" while resizing and moving).
This  is  due  to  a comparison that is made for filtering out maximum size
backdrop windows that can be found on nearly every screen.

Exploding  Layers  currently  patches  the  functions "CreateUpFrontLayer",
"CreateUpfrontHookLayer",   "DeleteLayer"   and   "MoveSizeLayer"   of  the
layers.library.  If some other program also patches one of these functions,
you must quit the other program _before_ you quit Exploding Layers.


 7. Acknowledgements
 -------------------

Thanks to Stefan Stuntz for some of his routines and beta testing.

Thanks to you for using this tool and reading the docs.

Thanks to Amiga for being the best computer ever.


 8. Revision History
 -------------------

V1.0 (21.Mar.92):

     First public release.


 9. The Author
 -------------

If  you  encounter some problems with Exploding Layers, please feel free to
contact me:

  /* Snailmail: */
  Andreas Schildbach
  Possenhofener Str.21
  D-8130 Starnberg
  Germany
  Tel.    (08151) 3401
  FAX     (08151) 78880
  Mailbox (08151) 78880

  /* E-Mail: */
  Fido:   2:246/46.0 (Andreas Schildbach)

I do not want to force you to pay any money for using this tool. But if really
want, I'm not the one to stop you... Here is my bank account:

  91439
  Kreissparkasse Starnberg
  BLZ 700 540 80

That's it.

Byebye, Andreas


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