Adventurer #10 30 сентября 1999

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Presentation - Editor Font Rainbow Font Editor 1.0: a fascinating story of creation.

     (C) ALF / RAINBOW DREAMS


        SchA I presented,

                  or

  How it all ended before it began.

  (Satirical-marasmic story)


     The story is postponed for some
while wishing to read the aforesaid lower
its vzlyad below, and someone wants something
specific program, look at the end. Well, here I'll write a bit 
about my thoughts. 

     So here I had nothing to do re-read some, so to speak, 
electronic Publications and imbued with the thought (I read

paper, electronic): they say, what for to do
system software, let's do the demos, and of
game. Like, us, pisyukam, pofigu to the system software Speck, 
we and our lack. (End of the sentence, I took courage to invent

himself.) Of course, the person sitting behind the PC to
Figures do not need a Spectrum system
soft, well, why the hell do those who is not just a fan and user
this computer? A stage on which are written only demos, can be 
called a long time decomposed. I think so, that through

some time we (or we) will sit in the emulsion and write (on 
PCs) Spectrum rulez 4eva, pc must die (imagine marazmatichnost 
such statements). The very name of the Spectrum already, in my 
opinion, have not associated (not pisyukov) with the title

computer, but rather as a way to limit (or rising) currently 
programming on PCs. And what I finally dokanyvaet, DAK is that 
everyone agrees and everyone is essentially on this shit. Well 
about system software, I can only say one, well that his 
writing team who have shown themselves, and not necessarily in 
makinge systems, otherwise they would write it such as I, and 
will receive full leym. Nor Think I v. demos but besides demos 
must evolve all areas of computer programs,

I repeat for the computer, but not for the stage, on which sit 
pisyuki and their stumps looking for glitches in the emulsion, 
and then for them the same and write in his newspaper. Again, I 
do not against emulators, okay piled up so

piled from the computer, well, duck is not necessary to count 
and all the same. Everything. Of course, this Not all, but we 
should call it a day, and then topic presentation, I think this

the article is not published. If someone is after
read my fantasies do not agree with
I have, it is his opinion. I tried
(Though not entirely successfully) to convey their
purely personal opinions to readers. And do not
believe those who said: "Spectrum is almost
expired and he needed a few demos
and ten to twenty-toys. "No, I personally
for new and steeper system programs, and they must write, and 
more. And, of course, the Spectrum is not over, and let

prove this not believe that this is so.
And if the person who wrote his
opus in that (I will not say which one) newspaper, not
understand that we are talking about it (even here
written in large letters, hmm.), it
simply reading a magazine ADVENTURER.

     Well, now promises earlier marazmik.


     Once upon a time ... in the sense of one
morning he woke up and realized that much is impossible to 
live, and it's time to finish writing all-won Font

Editor 'as well.

     Pihnuv his face under running cold
water, Alf realized, (Alf - it was the name of our hero) that 
life, so to speak, full of shit and we all swim in it,

only one boat, while others breaststroke
Of course, there were still others who scored at
all dived into it head on, and yet
going to fish out. These people belonged and he was a hero and 
a pseudo full marazmatik Alf. Making an effort, he moved into 
the kitchen, swarms of cockroaches scattered in all directions. 
"Am I I look so bad? "- he thought, opening the refrigerator. 
There was nothing that it either as no surprise. Of course, 
because yesterday was ... oh ... that was yesterday! Closing an 
empty fridge, he crawled behind the TV and started watching it, 
but because on it fucking was not, by themselves

memories came flooding that were not so beautiful as they seem 
at first. 

     1996, mid-August, on a good morning, now I remember
This morning, as the most dreadful day of the whole
my life.

     Vovan came and said:

     - Here'em ah!, Here I am back!

     - It's good, but you see what
morning is good, - said a joyful, at the
yet just Sanya.

     - Yes, really good - Vova said they were still unaware of 
such Words like rulez and rudder fareva, they were

children, happy children, but the next
phrase has destroyed the world in which they
lived - And you know, Sanya, I knew
mystery Assembler, this is such a cool ...


     And he began to ship no delinquent Sanka, what cool to 
scroll You can write on it, and how cool break

Games and intro. And, oh woe, he believed, he
took the disk and put it in drive and boot assembly, then 
started to taxi Vova He was released in debuger and uploaded 
vylomanuyu of intruhi once famous Rybinsk disketera Fastsoft 
'and, an attribute line. He wrote a number of unknown

for Sanka line: CALL 25088, HALT, LD A,
127 IN A, (254), BIT 0, A, JR Z, 30000,
RET. And, lo and behold, she ran it, and it
was our text, our, not some out there
Fastsoft 'and, as is ours!

     - Cool! - Sanya said and began to ask him too devoted to 
the secrets of the code but because, as Vova and he has no 
nifiga what's not Peter, Alexander learned little.



     A month passed. Come September, and
He came to the very sick mazol any person under 18 years old, 
secondary school, but what there trained in the head with 
sledge was going terrible Programming - cool. And it was still

six months and decided to Sanya pribotat yourself
computer memory Pobol 48k (namely
so it was before.) and he went on to
flea market across the river Volga. He began to ask about where 
can buy it Miracle - samopal technology. And then he met a man 
who traded there drives, and he said that schA pipel basement, 
which you can ask your phone the very same firm that trades 
companies. Sanya was standing in the cold and waited for (all 
true, the yard was in February 1997). Finally he came, his face 
is not Sanya remember, and do not care, he was who he was

and such is his name, most importantly, he remembered those 
cherished 6 digits, because of which later fell ill with a 
cold. Two hours later Vova they received a call on this phone 
... Generally, a couple of weeks, Sanka was a complex called 
the Pentagon 128 and a couple of floppy disks.


     And most importantly, that ruined the happiness of these 
two guys is to buy a magazine ADVENTURER. And they decided that 
sometime in the This magazine will write about them, and they 
will be great, and in late 1998 early 1999 they

became incarnate to think about ...

     It took a lot of time and time again
winter came, by the time they were
called RAINBOW DREAMS, by the way it is
they chose the name about two weeks,
Yes, and they had called to have Alf and Ammker, precisely at 
the time Alf noticed that not all the way well in life, as it 
seemed earlier. AND It was decided collectively shodnyake make 
a simple but cool font editor, why no one remembers, but they 
started doing it as long as they are likely they are passed 
into OH, but by the time they have expanded its membership to 
three people, they joined by artist and pseudo himself

took Mash. And he did Alf font editor, but
because, as Ammker 'y was at all to score
because he got carried away zhelezyachnichestvom globally, it 
is of course also did not have to computers irrelevant, and Alf 
realized that everything now hangs on him, that his finally 
finished it off and look at life the first time he realized 
that he was happy world died, and he is in the grip of Draga

behalf of coding. Of course, disgusting and boring world 
brightened up visits Mash 'a and drinking with pals, but no, 
everything is lost for this man (note the code before drinking 
- one step!) 

     Occurred in 1999, progress in establishing the program was 
not very (or not very) good.


     There were those who did that cool
magazine, and they were called by cybernetic
punks, and they were rude and everything seemed completely 
narcissistic, yes, but I must admit, was one of cyberpunk, 
which helped them, and it was a pseudo Elf, and gave it to them 
(without) tips, and suggests (NOT) a fair criticism, of course 
there were others, but rather other, he remembered him as 
unshaven, short pass out (pardon the comparison) in the black 
glasses, the name he was Shaitan, and he led a pretty friendly, 
and did not know they (RD, vsmysle) that all muck in

their address is already pronounced and fix on
audio tape (all who have read the section GUESTS
in ADV # 9, we understand). Well, okay, RD
continued work on the editor. Jobs did not want to end, but Alf 
is not give up and not to yield to difficulties,

and this program was almost complete, but
horror - come summer time and Drinking
Drinking Green (who did not understand, then green
Drinking - is when drinkayut in nature,
at least not in havoze). But even here
group tried not to give up and do
codes and four-there to draw (though not
always successfully). Made and remade
procedures, as well as co-bend
(HELP for example), were run beta and gluco
version, and finally came the day when the real 99. 9% of 
programs were ready, but comp Alf 'and became inexorably fail

(Vasche pancake as a bastard), and on denuzhkov
nebylo repair, and nobody wanted to help him (Yes it is, in 
principle, and did not ask. Please do not ask, but DENUZHKI 
needed). But final release was ready (yesterday) and packaged, 
and will be free, that is for free (and sweet vinegar). And 
there was great joy (and Drinking too will be when it journal 
will publish), and the world came into the town, village ... 

     And now we come to what the final,
Ammker sails on the boat, Mash breaststroke, and I
go on the floor and try to dooratsya all
others.

     Of course there were in all of this and joyful events, for 
example, Alf bought Ckorp on the cheap and spent on its repair

more money than he paid for it,
Ammker ditched his Pentagon and stuck
his ATM card, which he shake off
cowardly punks, the year he mudilsya with 128 memory, then 
raised his 512, but Alf was left with wanting a meter, Mash 
finally ditched his computer, and so far no news.



     At this point, Alf wakes up and realizes that, forgot to 
turn on the TV. He it does vlyuchaet and ... and life goes on 
... and alternate sources are dying ... and new codes appear 
... and finally can Spectrum rulez 4ever ... end.



     All names, except the names of the authors -

     fictional and the events too. Any

     yavlyutsya random coincidences, and

     the authors of the responsibility for them is not

     bear.


     Well if you did you've read entogo
CAREERS, then I will make you happy right information about the 
program that I have tried to zaprezentovat, so RAINBOW FONT

EDITOR.


     Objective: To create the editor with options
allow normal to create fonts
possible, and editing sprites.


     Outcome: All done and done well.


     Briefly about the technical characteristics:


     - Memory is necessary for the editor no less than 128k, 
serviceable second screen.


     - There is a possibility during the editing sluhat music 
from any editor. 

     - Working with TR-DOS by # 3D13, self
with a normal error handling.

     - There is a small RAM DISK.


     Features Editor:


     - Edit Character size
4 familiarity in width and height.

     - In standard mode, you can edit a set of 256 characters.

     - Ability to search for fonts on disk.

     - Loading screen (6912, 6144 bytes), with a further 
opportunity to edit and burn to a disc. 

     - Fully customizable colors and application settings 
through the setup. 

     - Vozmozhnst modifying font
96sim any sprite mode.

     - You can even cut the sprites from the screen.

     - And more ...


     What could be in the next edition,
subject to the interest in this
Simple Spectrum fans enough
write me a letter, if received at least
one, be sure to make a sequel, and
do still have that:


     - RAM DISK BRAND on memory.

     - Edit sprites of
to one screen (and do!).

     - Making a few necessary options
For example, ITALIC, LEN. COUNTER, PROP.
PRINT.,

     - Shipment of the units on a RAM DISK.

     - Worthwhile interface, and much more.


     So there is a reason that I write, I
I can even respond. Money I did not ask because I know that 
nefig not get enough moral support. 



   Write here: 152905, Rybinsk

                 st. Cherepanov 5 / 14

                 Alexander Krylov.



     I did not describe everything in detail,
just because the program has HELP
for uzreniya which is sufficient during
Download to hold the spacebar until the appropriate image. If 
you want to find something specific, then

use search. And another thing, in
editor, while printing to the screen for
cleaning thereof must press X. This
all, goodbye. Read HELP.


     Next to me as the author would like to
say about some of the features of the program, apparently they 
are not noticeable, but if they taken into account, it will 
only help in your working with applets. I want to note the 
following, I personally use only their Editor (ha! Duc for 
himself there and he did.) I certainly think that it is the 
best, and vobschem-users to solve it. Yes, and

I want to say to everyone there, none of the
PROCEDURES with the characters or the Font I
NO WHERE not be removed and NOT ripped, can
they are not very optimized (or not very)
written, but written by me personally, who
doubt that I can show the source. Well, okay, I digress. Thus, 
the features, it's not bugs, they can not

should (glitches in the sense):


     - If the SETUP an automatic cleaning after switching modes
work, after the very clear, you can press UNDO, and in 
principle it should return.


     - Well, about the upper corners, I think, to speak is not 
necessary, in the right SCREEN SAVER, in left out in TR-DOS, 
yes there is a request yes / there appears regardless of 
whether you have disabled it in the SETUP or not 

     - When using RAM buffer DISK'om
UNDO will contain what you're into it
remember, and with TR-DOS disks will be
contain what you downloaded, and if you
pressed the BREAK, then the buffer will be that and
in the editor.

     - Notice how the characters are cut option CAPTURE, 
firstly, they are cut to the top of the unit, and secondly, cut 
they are: as written, they successively          123 Indeed, 
that is in order. 

         456 more all lit up

              in the directory. (In HELP)

     - After switching RAM DISK'a cut a few options in the menu 
and DISK FONT, if you look, you can understand

why.

     - Please note that if you try
download music, then after downloading onaya
will be disabled automatically.

     - If you zagruzli music and clicked
For example, a button PT 2. 1 STND, it is
does not mean that music is made init,
the only way initovat melody
is to select and change Inita press
input. Of course, if you have not installed
avtoinitsializatsiya after downloading the ringtones.
More details in the help.