glk01126@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (11/30/89)
To those of you who requested it, but the mail bounced... Available at umich (35.1.33.8) in atari/new/nrps.arc... Sorry about the control-M chars, forgot to switch off binary. Neodesk Random Picture Selector V1.0 Documentation... Place NRPS.PRG in your auto folder. It's last in mine after pinhead, mouse doubler, startgem etc., but I don't think it matters. The paths default to C:\NEODESK for the neodesk location and E:\CLIPART for the location of your *.PI2 and *.PI3 pictures. If you would like to change these, either sector edit the program or create a file called NRPS.INF in your root directory with the first line being the location of the NEOMASTR.PRG and the second line being the location of your PI? files. Do not include the final '\' in these path listings. You may need to add a final carriage return... I have no need for this option, so it is untested. NRPS copies a random picture into the NEODESK folder on boot using the physbase of the screen as a buffer. I don't know why this had to be so large (ca. 17K), but it is compiled in HiSoft Basic Pro, the prog size was 2K and lib size was 15K...? I may rewrite in C to shrink it, but my C: partition has room anyway. NRPS checks the resolution and upon hi, copies a PI3 extension picture otherwise a PI2 extension picture. The picture will only be changed by either rebooting or exiting NEODESK and reentering after running NRPS. The randomizer should be fairly random as it shuffles the filenames first, then gets the seconds value from the system clock, adds it to the total files (which may be no greater than 60) and multiplies by rnd until less than total. I had trouble with other attempts, but this seems to do the trick. I may update this as a D.A. which can shuffle pics while in NEODESK if there is any interest. I don't think there are any bugs, but I just wrote it last night... If you happen upon one, or have any comments, call me at 217-359-7483 snail mail at 211 E. Clark #10, Champaign IL 61820 or e-mail at glk01126 @uxa.uiuc or something like that... or post to comp.sys.atari.st. As if anyone would really want to say anything anyway... Ciao and viel Spass damit... -Spieu! Gregory Mathias Lemperle-Kerr University of Illinois undergrad looking for a med school...