GFA Help File - Novice Level
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                  Basic manipulation of resource file objects

                                 April 21, 1993

    Ideally you should have GFA Basic 3.5 or newer and Digital Researches
    Resource Construction Set program. I don't have access to any other
    .RSC construction programs, but I imagine they'll work too. This file
    was originally written with GFA V.3.07 and should therefore work
    with THAT version (since I haven't added any commands since then).

    These files deal mainly with the basic manipulation of MENUS, RADIO
    BUTTONS, TOUCHEXIT objects, EXIT objects, SELECTABLE objects, 
    DEFAULT buttons and EDITABLE text fields.

    You should find enclosed, the following files...

    RSC_DEMO.RSC  -  The .RSC file containing the objects you'll manipulate.
    RSC_DEMO.DFN  -  The DeFiNitions file for the resource file.
    RSC_DEMO.LST  -  The object numbers of the objects within the .RSC file.
    GFA_DEMO.GFA  -  The GFA 3.5E E source code. 
    GFA_DEMO.LST  -  The GFA source code in .LST format.
    RSC_DEMO.TXT  -  This text file.


    A NOTE OF EXPLANATION
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    These files were originally written back in 1991. They are NOT intended
    to be prime examples of code structure or implementation. They are
    merely intended to demonstrate, on a BASIC level, how to access certain
    features within GFA.

    You will also note that I prefer to use "BOXTEXT" objects instead of
    "BUTTONS" within the RCS (resource construction set). This is just my
    personal preference. "BUTTONS" automatically set their own borders and
    I prefer to set them myself, which is why I use "BOXTEXT".


    USAGE
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    Trial by fire ! I've always found that the best way to learn is by
    doing. So you are encouraged to change things in the GFA code and
    see what happens. There ARE some "comments" within the code to
    explain certain things. Other things should be looked up in your 
    GFA manual in order to get a more extensive explanation of the
    function being called.

    The .RSC file can also be loaded into the RCS and examined to see
    how each object within the file has been "flagged".


    DISTRIBUTION
    ------------
    You are free to copy and distribute these files as long as ALL files
    listed above are included, are NOT modified in ANY way and NO FEE of
    ANY type is incurred upon the recipient for the files _themselves_.

    This doesn't mean you can't modify the enclosed files for your own
    usage. It just means that you should leave the original files
    un-modified if you are distributing them.


    Happy Hacking !