UPDATE.TXT for Eric Rodda-Software A1 DOS Utilities


New programs for 2nd edition of A1 DOS Utilities
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        FILL            Quickly FILL any area of the screen with any character
                        of any color.

        DRIVECHK        Safely establish if a particular drive "is ready" and
                        exit with an errorlevel accordingly.

        EL.BAT          Show errorlevel produced from another program.

        COORD           Show X,Y coordinates around edge of screen (for screen
                        building assistance)

        MC              Mouse Control using Area Oriented Program (AOP) flow
                        to allow the mouse to activate on sensitive areas of
                        the screen. May be used directly with BOX /P1. Great
                        for menu control.

        KEYCHECK        Show SCAN CODES and ASCII codes for any key. Also
                        indicates status of the LOCK keys, eg CAPS, NUM etc.
                        Can also SET the status of the LOCK keys from the
                        command line.

        JOYCHECK        Test up to two joysticks or four paddles plugged into
                        the joystick port. X-Y Coordinates are shown and button
                        status are checked.

        CLRLINE         This will clear any number of lines of the screen using
                        the current or selected color attributes. Great for
                        clearing just part of the screen.


Additions to original programs
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A1  now has a Screen Border color option when using a /Cx option which
    alters the color of the area outside the normal video screen.

BOX now has:-
    *  /P for preset to match MC (nine boxes displayed for menu screens)
    *  now has /T3 for solid line (thick) border.
    *  /I0 allows the interia of the box to be left unfilled.

MOUSETST
    now has Motion Tests for horizontal and vertical modes.

TIMEMARK
    now includes a CUTE ( /Q1 ) option for casual time function, and
    now includes and errorlevel output for the year ( /E9 )

DELAY
    now has a countdown display available.