Readable 'ReadMe's
by David Pilling

Double clicking on the !ReadMe icon displays a textfile in a legible manner. The application directory contains a sprite file (!Sprites) containing the sprite for the 'Read Me' icon, the text file (TextFile) to be displayed, and an Obey file (!Run) which displays the text file when the icon is double clicked.

All of the work is done by !Run, which contains

echo<22><12>
echo<28><0><31><79><0><17><134><12>
echo<17><4><31><33><0>SHIFT To Continue
echo<28><0><30><79><1>
echo<17><132><17><7><12>
echo<14>
type <Obey$Dir>.TextFile
echo<15>

The Echo commands set up the mode, colours and text window, and select paged mode. The Type command lists the text file. The last Echo command cancels paged mode.

To create your own !ReadMe, copy the application directory to your own disc and replace the file called 'TextFile' with your own text (saved under the name 'TextFile').