Short: Fish disk 0087 Uploader: Fish Disks Type: misc/fish Architecture: m68k-amigaos ============================== README.list87 ============================= This is disk 87 of the freely distributable AMIGA software library. AdvSys An adventure writing system, as described in the May 1987 issue of Byte magazine. Advsys is a special purpose programming language that was specifically designed to be used to write computer text adventure games. Version 1.2, binary only. Author: David Betz AutoIconOpen Example code to fool WorkBench into thinking it is receiving mouse inputs that select and open icons. This is version 1.2, an update to the version on disk number 73. Includes source. Author: Tony Wills Claz Converts IFF picture files to POSTSCRIPT. Works with Amiga HAM pictures, as well as "normal" pictures. Also includes scaling. Version 2.0, includes source. Author: Steve Ludtke Commodities Commodities Exchange, an Amiga exec library which can be opened and used by application programs to gain access to input in a very flexible way. This is a "minimal, binary only" copy. Source may be available on a future disk. Version 0.4. Author: Jim Mackraz Diff A simple version of diff. Update to version on disk number 75, includes source. Author: Erik Baalbergen Dme Version 1.27 of Matt's text editor. Dme is a simple WYSIWYG editor designed for programmers. It is not a WYSIWYG word processor in the traditional sense. Features include arbitrary key mapping, fast scrolling, title-line statistics multiple windows, and ability to iconify windows. Update to version on disk number 74. Binary only. Author: Matt Dillon DropShadow A program that makes your WorkBench windows have dropshadows. This is version 2.0, the same as on disk number 74, but also includes source. Author: Jim Mackraz Elib Example of building a shared library using small model Manx C. Includes source. Author: Jim Mackraz ID-Handler An AmigaDOS device handler, that generates unique identifiers. Generates a new unique 16 digit decimal number each time it is opened by an application. Version 1.0, includes source. Author: Ed Puckett Install Two possible replacement versions of the standard install program (to make a disk bootable). Includes source. Author: Bryce Nesbitt and Scott Turner MemWatch Memwatch is a program intended to sit in the background and watch for random trashing of low memory by an application under development. If it detects a write to low memory, it repairs it to what used to be there, then puts up a requester indicating what damage had been done. Very useful! Version II, includes source. Author: John Toebes MovePointer Moves the pointer to any specified location on the screen, specified by X-Y coordinates. Includes source. Author: "Cewy" MoveWindow Move a named window to any arbitrary X-Y coordinate and possibly resize it at the same time. Includes source. Author: "Cewy" MunchingSq Leo's "Munching Squares" hack, now upgraded to take a single argument for a seed value. Includes source. Author: Leo Schwab PalTest Example code of how to determine dynamically whether or not you are running on a PAL machine. Includes source. Author: Christof Bonnkirch Sc Program which demonstrates generation of good looking pseudo-random scenery. Includes source in C (translated from Draco version on disk number 61). Author: Chris Gray Tek4695 A Tek4695 printer driver. Binary only. Author: Philip Staub WBDualPF An example of using a dual-playfield screen, using a method contrary to documentation in the Intuition Manual. Fixed version of copy released on disk number 41. Includes source. Author: Jim Mackraz WarpText Fast text rendering routines, to be linked with application programs. Reported to be able to display text as fast, or faster than, "blitz". Includes source. Author: Bill Kelly Yaiffr Yet Another IFF Reader. Handles HAM, HIRES, and overscan, includes source. Author: Leo Schwab Zoo A file archiver, much like "arc" in concept, but different in implementation and user interface details. Includes some nice features that "arc" lacks (such as file/path names up to 255 characters in length). Version 1.42A, binary only. Author: Rahul Dhesi, Amiga port by Brian Waters =========================================================================