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-PALEDIT - A Simple VGA 256 Color Palette Editor\r
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-PALEDIT is distributed with MODEXnnn.ZIP, the general purpose MODE X\r
-Library for VGA Graphics.\r
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-WHAT YOU NEED TO RUN PALEDIT:\r
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- * A Vga Monitor\r
- * A Microsoft Compatible Mouse\r
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- A Mouse is most definitely required, as the keyboard is used for\r
- nothing except entering file names.\r
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-FILES NEEDED IN THE CURRENT DIRECTORY:\r
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- PALEDIT.EXE - The Palette Editor Program\r
- CHARSETS.CS - The Palette Editor's Internal Fonts\r
- MOUSEIMG.CS - The Palette Editor's Mouse Pointer\r
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-SAMPLE PALETTE FILE THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED:\r
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- RGB.PAL - A Simple Palette with Reds, Greens, and Blues\r
- PRIME.PAL - A Simple Palette\r
- GAMECOLR.PAL - A Bright Palette from a Game of mine.\r
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-WHAT IT EDITS:\r
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- The VGA DAC Registers, all 256 of them.\r
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-HOW IT WORKS/FEATURES:\r
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- PALEDIT allows the user to see the entire VGA Palette of 256 colors\r
- and select and modify the RED, GREEN, and BLUE values of any individual\r
- color (DAC) register. The entire group of 256 colors can be saved to\r
- a disk file for later retrieval.\r
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- Individual "SLIDERS" show the current RED, GREEN, and BLUE color\r
- components of the current color and allow them to be changed.\r
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- The Following operations can be performed.\r
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- * Raise, Lower, and set the RED, GREEN, or BLUE components.\r
- * Copy the current RGB values to another Color (DAC) Register\r
- * Brighten the selected color\r
- * Darken and selected color\r
- * Reset the selected color to its original state\r
- * Blend an entire range of colors, creating a smooth\r
- Transition from one color to another\r
- * Optionally Lock out the first 16 colors to prevent\r
- Accidental Modification\r
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-DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS/FEATURES FROM THE TOP DOWN:\r
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- COLOR SLIDERS: In the upper left of the screen there are\r
- Three Rectangular Boxes: One for each primary color:\r
- RED, GREEN, and BLUE. Each Box has an arrow at each\r
- end, and a scale bar in the middle, connecting the two\r
- arrows. The scale bar is much like a thermometer,\r
- indicating how much of that color is in the selected\r
- color. To the right of each Box, the name of the color\r
- is indicated, along with the content color in the form\r
- of a number from 0 to 63; where 0 means none of that\r
- color goes into making the selected color, and 63 means\r
- that the selected color is saturated with that color.\r
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- Clicking the mouse on the slider's left arrow box will\r
- decrease the amount of that primary color in the selected\r
- color. Holding the mouse button down will reduce the\r
- color value all the way to 0.\r
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- Clicking the mouse on the slider's right arrow box will\r
- increase the amount of that primary color in the selected\r
- color. Holding the mouse button down will increase the\r
- color value all the way to 63.\r
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- Clicking the mouse on the scale bar will set the amount\r
- of that primary color to the value the represents that\r
- position on the slider.\r
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- LOCK Button: Clicking the button toggles the lockout of the\r
- first 16 colors. When they are locked out, they can not\r
- be modified, and when selected the word "LOCKED" will\r
- appear below the color # on the Color Information Display.\r
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- LOAD Button: Clicking this button will load the Palette file\r
- that is named in the Palette File name box. If no name is\r
- given or no such file exists, then nothing will be loaded.\r
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- SAVE Button: Clicking this button will save the current Palette\r
- in a file using the name given in the Palette File Name Box.\r
- If a Valid name is not provided, nothing will be saved.\r
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- QUIT Button: Clicking this button will return you to DOS.\r
- Nothing is saved, and no confirmation is given.\r
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- Color Information Display: This Box is on the left side of the\r
- Screen, below the Color Sliders. It shows the number of the\r
- currently selected color (from 0 to 255) and indicates if\r
- that color is locked. To the right of this box is a big\r
- square showing the current color.\r
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- LIGHTER Button: Clicking this button will make the selected\r
- color brighter.\r
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- DARKER Button: Clicking this button will make the selected\r
- color darker.\r
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- RESET Button: Clicking this button will restore the selected\r
- color to the value it had when it was first selected.\r
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- BLEND Button: Clicking this button will let you Blend a range\r
- of colors together. One end of the range of colors is the\r
- currently selected color. After Clicking the BLEND button.\r
- You must click on the color at the other end of the range\r
- in the Palette Display Box. All of the colors in between\r
- those two colors will be changed to represent a gradual\r
- transition from the color at one end to the color at the\r
- other end.\r
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- PALETTE FILE NAME BOX: This Text Box is used to enter the name\r
- of a Palette file to load or the name to save the current\r
- Palette as. Just click on the Box, and it will change color\r
- and a flashing cursor will appear. Now you type in a filename\r
- or edit the existing filename. Press <RETURN> or click\r
- outside the text box to end editing.\r
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- PALETTE DISPLAY BOX: This Box shows all 256 colors in an array\r
- of 32 by 8 color blocks. The Currently Selected Color will\r
- have a Box around it. Clicking on a color with the Left\r
- Mouse button will make that color the new currently selected\r
- color. Clicking on a color with the Right Mouse Button will\r
- copy the color value from the old selected color to it, before\r
- it is made the new selected color.\r
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- Message Bar: At the very bottom of the screen, this Bar will display\r
- information and messages for various functions.\r
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-PALETTE FILE FORMAT:\r
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- BINARY image, in order of VGA DAC (Color) Number. 3 Bytes Per\r
- Color, 256 Colors. 768 Bytes total. The Files will be exactly\r
- 768 bytes in size.\r
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- COLOR:\r
- RED: 1 BYTE\r
- GREEN: 1 BYTE\r
- BLUE: 1 BYTE\r
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- PALETTE: Array (0 to 255) of COLOR\r
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-COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, BUG REPORTS, etc:\r
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- Send the to the Author: Matt Pritchard\r
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- Through the 80xxx Fidonet Echo or\r
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- Matt Pritchard\r
- P.O. Box 140264\r
- Irving, TX 75014\r
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-CREDITS:\r
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- This Palette Editor was written in QuickBASIC 4.5\r
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