

                        'Mangificator' v0.51

                          by Tracy of SICK

                        all rights reserved
                this software copyright  1993 SICK
           (Merlin Hughes, Conrad Hughes & Andrew Block)

                            18 May 1993

                                -o-

  This application is Rhubarbware [TM]; not public domain.  Please
  consult the license near the end of this file.

  SICK are the Slightly Intelligent Crazy Rosebi, and this is  the
  documentation.

  No, it's not a game of ping-pong.

  The Mangificator (!Mangify) is a QUICK magnifier.   I  think  it
  works in all modes on all monitors.

                                -o-

  I'm in the middle of exams, so I'll keep this  brief.   I  wrote
  this in three hours or something, so don't expect much.  My main
  goal in writing this was to write something with fast update. As
  a result, the drawing is simple and written in machine-code.   I
  make no claims about its perfection, it's just passable.

  Double-click on Mangificator and you will get a  window  with  a
  pane.  The window is a zoom in around  the  pointer.   The  pane
  allows you to control it.  The 'x' series of  numbers  (the  top
  lot) is the zoom; choose from 2, 3, 4, 6, 8.  Some zooms are not
  available in some modes and with some windows  sizes.   The  's'
  series of numbers (the middle lot) is the  window  size;  choose
  from whatever is there. Some sizes are  not  available  in  some
  modes with some zoom settings.

  Move it all by clicking in the main window and dragging.

  Click on 'icon' to iconify onto the icon bar; click on that icon
  to de-iconify again.

  The reason some settings are not available is my quick  code  is
  not fully written; it mostly auto-generates, and can't cope with
  some widths.

  Unfortunately, the window HAS to be at the  top  of  the  window
  stack; so, it will keep jumping up. If you want to hide  it  for
  a bit, iconify it.

  Quit with the quit button or from the iconified icon menu.

  That's it, I must study.

  If someone wants to update this to make it good,  write  me  and
  I'll say yes.  If there is summat that you desire me  to  do,  I
  may do such if you ask and it's not too hard.

                                -o-

                         Rhubarbware [TM]

             Rhubarbware is a registered trademark of

              the Slightly Intelligent Crazy Rosebi
                 and Fluffy Rhubarb Incorporated
                             (honest)


  This software is RhubarbWare, not Public Domain, so please  read
  the following license carefully.

  What does RhubarbWare entail?

  RhubarbWare is licensed for free non-commercial public  use  and
  distribution, provided *ALL* files are included and *NO*  profit
  is made from it. This means you can't charge for it or bundle it
  with another product, without express written permission of  the
  author.

  In certain cases such as that of a public domain library, a  fee
  may be charged for the physical act of  copying  this  software.
  This fee may be no greater than the cost of the medium on  which
  it is being distributed, plus 0.60 sterling (or equivalent)  to
  cover copying and postage charges. This maximum  applies  before
  any discounts (including, but not limited to, bulk discounts and
  membership discounts) are applied to the fee. The  cost  of  the
  medium should be a fair price (eg 1 for a double density  disk,
  2 for a high density one).

  NO OTHER CHARGES MAY BE MADE. Unless you ask me of course.

  Should an individual or group be found to be in breach of any of
  these conditions, I'll be mondo annoyed and I might fall off  my
  chair.

  NO part of any RhubarbWare may  be modified without the author's
  express written permission.

  This product is supplied as is; and as a  result,  there  is  no
  warranty for it. No warranty, expressed  or  implied,  including
  but not limited to, the implied  warranties  of  merchantability
  and fitness for a particular purpose, will be considered  valid.
  The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the program
  is with you. You assume any costs that may emerge as a result of
  this product, it's use, misuse, abuse, or as  a  result  of  any
  other phenomenon associated it. If in doubt, blame  the  pixies.
  Not the nice little ones that sit around on  toadstools  playing
  whistles; no, the nasty evil malevolent pixies; the  tiny  green
  ones with black pointy beards, who invade our  computer systems,
  casting their wicked spells and causing all of our problems.

  In no event will the copyright holders, or any other parties who
  distribute this product, be liable to you for damages, including
  any  general,  special,  incidental  or  consequential   damages
  arising out  of  the  use  or  inability  to  use  this  product
  (including, but not limited to, loss  of  data,  or  data  being
  rendered  inaccurate,  or  losses  sustained  by  you  or  third
  parties, or a failure of the program to operate with  any  other
  programs).

  If you like this software, find it useful, or use it  regularly,
  you might like to think about registering  your  copy  with  the
  author. This will help to promote further ventures into this and
  other exciting fields of programming and  culinary  development.

  To register, you must  send  the  author  either  one  stick  of
  rhubarb [rheum palmatum] [rhabarb], or its  equivalent  in  some
  representative medium.

  Rhubarb is a very delicate plant, so please treat it with  great
  care and respect. Don't do  anything  insensitive  to  it,  like
  posting it and all. It would be advisable  to  wrap  any  actual
  specimens of it up in  a  copy  of  your  favourite  recipe  for
  rhubarb pie, scribbled on the back of a ten pound note,  or  its
  equivalent in your local currency. Please however, be  aware  of
  any  regional  export  regulations  governing  the  export   and
  transport of this and other  agricultural  produce.  The  author
  will accept no responsibility for individual or group  ignorance
  of any such laws, which may or may not lead to any  punitive  or
  non-punitive measures, including, but  not  limited  to,  fines,
  imprisonment, flogging, or even execution.

  The equivalent of one stick of rhubarb  in  some  representative
  medium is defined as a picture, or any other representation of a
  stick of rhubarb, possibly including the leaf,  on  some  medium
  that  is  readable  with  current  technology.  For  example,  a
  scribble on the back of a postcard of your local region or  city
  could be correctly classified as the equivalent of  a  stick  of
  rhubarb in some representative medium.

  RhubarbWare is perfect. Any unusual features are deliberate, and
  definitely have some  purpose.  Whether  the  author  knows  the
  purpose is irrelevant. Should you wish to tell the author of any
  features they have put in, or any additions you feel  necessary,
  feel free to express your opinion. Please note however, that any
  useful or logical features or alterations already exist. Whether
  the author has included the ability to access these features  or
  alterations is not pertinent.

  If you do not find this software  useful,  or  find  some  other
  problem with reality, please feel free to notify the  author  of
  your reasons for feeling this  way.  If  you  include  proof  of
  affiliation with the Campaign to Stamp Out the Evil Pixies,  you
  may find the author more agreeable.

  The author may or may not reply to any correspondence,  and  may
  even take relevant action, provided it does not directly lead to
  injury to any persons, alive,  dead,  or  fictional.  Unless, of
  course, they are hippos or evil nasty wicked malevolent pixies.

  Any software, ideas, or  suggestions,  are  always  appreciated.
  PLEASE, NO LAMERS OR COPIERS. If you have some great  commercial
  software to share, THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WANT TO KNOW.

  In any correspondence, where relevant, please include details of
  what hardware and software you are running, your marital status,
  and what machine you use (along  with  any  relevant  associated
  information, for example height, eye colour, etc).

  Please adhere to all recommendations and requisites within  this
  license. If  you  support  RhubarbWare  properly,  you  will  be
  encouraging further pursuit of the RhubarbWare ideal.  You  will
  thus directly be improving the entire  world;  encouraging  more
  and better,  software,  promoting  a  cleaner  environment,  and
  generally making better rhubarb pies all around.

                                -o-

  If you think you have an evil pixie in your system, try  baiting
  him with a gingerbread trap. Some wicked goblinry are invisible;
  these are particularly difficut to identify. Watch out for their
  distinctive markings and large ears.

                                -o-

  Basically, feel free to copy and distribute this  software;  you
  may charge no more than 0.60 sterling (or equivalent) more than
  the cost of the medium of distribution  if  you  feel  you  must
  charge for your efforts. Remember, I don't  really  profit  from
  this; why should you? Write to me if you wish; however I may not
  have time to reply.

                                -o-

  I'M MOVING HOUSE SOON, so after June 1993, either  find  out  my
  new address & phone number, or contact me through my aunt.

  My current (but soon not to be) contact media are:

  Address:  SICK,
            Dept Lucid Fairytale,
            42 Temple Road,
            Dublin 6,
            Eire.

  Phone:    +353-1-974900
            +353-1-976143

  These should be prefixed by your country's international  access
  code; ie 00-353-1-974900

  My e-mail addresses will last for a while.

  Internet: merlin@maths.tcd.ie
            hughesmp@scrg.cs.tcd.ie
            chughes@maths.tcd.ie
            hughesmp@unix1.tcd.ie
            hughesmp@vax1.tcd.ie

  Contact me through my aunt at:

  Address:  Merlin Hughes,
            c/o Judith Davis,
            Pepperyeat Fold,
            Far Sawrey,
            Hawkshead,
            Ambleside,
            LA22 OLH,
            Cumbria,
            England.

  Phone:    05394-43561

                                -o-

  If rhubarb does not lie within your vegetable garden, dig it  up
  from an encyclopaedia, or  failing  that,  replace  it  with  an
  alternative known plant life, for example, a kiwi fruit.

                                -o-

  This release of Mangificator is dedicated to my trusty  pair  of
                  boots. We make a little hiking.

                                Bye

                              Merlin.

                                -o-
