Newsie Is Here!
Just released as 'freeware',
Newsie is a utility that converts
text such as this to a RipScript
graphic 'newspaper' that can be
displayed from most BBS systems.

For example, Newsie can be
displayed by a RemoteAccess or
ProBoard BBS as WELCOME.RIP. Just
rename the output file Newsie.RIP
to WELCOME.RIP.

Newsie can be displayed as a
Wildcat! BBS bulletin menu.
Newsie draws a text window just
below the newspaper graphic. This
is where Wildcat! will write the
bulletin menu prompt.

The newspaper (banner) name,
editor in chief, and other
settings can be customized. See
NEWSIE.DOC for complete details.

Mouse Support
You can tell Newsie to create a
mouse region.  When this is done,
the entire newspaper graphic is
'click-able' by callers.  When it
is clicked, all RIP windows are
reset.  You can even tell Newsie
what to send when the newspaper
is clicked.

Freeware
Best of all, Newsie is FREE! If
that's not enough, commented
program source code is included
and has been contributed to the
public domain.  Feel free to
enhance the software or customize
it to fit your needs.  You're
encouraged to redistribute your
commented enhancements to share
with others and to help others
learn more about creating
software.

From the Editor
I know that Newsie isn't that
sophisticated and it lacks a
spectacular interface, but it is
functional and outputs a graphic
of a newspaper that looks pretty
slick.  I hope you can use it.