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ivaluable collection of useful and
productive hints for using yourAmiga
by Wolf-Gideon Bleek, Tobias Weltner, and Stefan Maelger /
A Data Becker Book
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The BestAmiga
Tricks &Tips
Wolf-Gideon Bleek
Tobias Weltner
Stefan Maelger
A Data Becker
- Published by.
Abacus
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First Printing, 1990
Printed in U.S.A.
Copyright © 1990
Abacus
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Copyright © 1989
DataBecker,GmbH
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Editors
Scott Slaughter, Jim DTHaem, Robbin Markley
This book is copyrighted. No part of this book may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise
without the prior written permission of Abacus Software or Data
Becker,GmbH.
Everyefforthasbeen madetoensurecompleteandaccurateinformation
concerning the material presented in this book. However, Abacus
Software can neither guarantee norbe held legally responsible for any
mistakes in printing or faulty instructions contained in this book. The
authorsalways appreciatereceivingnoticeofanyerrorsormisprints.
AmigaBASIC is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation. Amiga 500, Amiga 1000, Amiga 2000, Amiga and C64
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
LatticeC andLatticearetrademarks orregisteredtrademarks ofLattice
Corporation. AztecC and Aztec aretrademarks orregistered trademarks
ofManx Software Systems. IBM is atrademarkorregisteredtrademark
of International Business Machines, Inc. Atari ST is a trademark or
registeredtrademarkofAtariCorporation.
Thisbookcontains tradenamesandtrademarksofmanycompaniesand
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bleek, Wolf-Gideon, 1970-
The best Amiga tricks & tips / Wolf-Gideon Bleek, Tobias
Weltner, Stefan Maelger
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-55755-107-3 : $19.95
1. Amiga (computers)—Programming. I. Weltner, Tobias,
1962- . II. Maelger, Stefan, 1965- . III. Title. IV.
Title: Best Amiga tricks and tips
QA76.8.A177B584 1990
005.265—dc20
90-19378
CIP
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1
2. The AmigaDOS Shell
5
2.1 Shellquestionsandanswers
8
2.2 AmigaDOS commands
23
2.3 New Startup-sequences
41
2.4 UsingMount
43
2.4.1 Renamingcommands
45
2.4.2 Lessismore
46
2.4.3 Printerspooler
47
3. AmigaBASIC
49
3.1 Kernelcommands
52
3.2 AmigaBASICgraphics
54
3.2.1 Changingdrawingmodes
54
3.2.2 Changing typestyles
58
3.2.3 Move-cursorcontrol
60
3.2.4 FasterIFFtransfer
61
3.2.5 IFFbrushes as objects
71
3.2.6 Another floodfill.
78
3.2.7 Windowmanipulation
79
3.2.7.1 BorderlessBASICwindows
79
3.2.7.2 Gadgetson,gadgetsoff
80
3.2.7.3 DrawBorder
81
3.2.7.4 ChangeBorderColor
83
3.2.7.5 MonocolorWorkbench
84
3.2.7.6 PlaneCreatorandHAM-Halfbrite
85
3.2.7.7 The coordinate problem
88
3.3 Fade-in and fade-out
89
3.3.1 Basicfading
89
3.3.2 Fade-over
91
3.3.3 FadingRGBcolorscales
93
3.4 Fastvectorgraphics
96
3.4.1 Modelgrids
96
3.4.2 Movinggridmodels
101
3.4.3 Movingwithoperatingsystemroutines
105
3.5 TheAmigafonts
114
3.6 Fast and easy PRINT
H?
4. User-friendliness
123
4.1.1 An Intuition window
4.1.2 Gadgets
J2*
4.1.4 User-friendlygadgets
1™
4.1.5 Scrollingtables
146
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3.4.4 3-Dgraphicsfor3-Dglasses
101
4.1 Input Gadgets
i2
4.1.3 Gadgetbordersandtext
135
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