============================================================================= DREADLoC Design Crew Presents: A R T W O R X Version 0.60 (Beta) Written and Created by: HOOPTiE ============================================================================= FUTURE UPGRADES: - Expanding the memory buffer and clip board from 64Kb to 256Kb. This will allow the user to load 1600 lines of ansi into memory at a time, virtually eliminating the need for disk swapping. - Expanded SAVE and LOAD formats. Once I get the bugs worked out of the ANSI parser, I will add features to save pictures in native BBS formats (ie: OBV/2's and Renegade's pipe commands, PcBoard's 'at' (@) commands, etc). There will also be options to save them in .H and .PAS formats. The advantage of saving screens in a native BBS format is the files are smaller which means they display faster and there won't be a need for seperate .ANS and .ASC files. - Multiple screen layers. Once I get the 256Kb memory buffer working properly, the users will have the option to divide the buffer into 1 (1600 lines), 2 (800 lines), or 4 (400 lines) pages simular to THEDRAW. - Some time in the future, I will develop either a stand-alone program or another module of ArtWorx that will make creating infoforms/questionaires easier. Right now, you have to use THEDRAW in animation mode and get the sequence JUST RIGHT or the whole thing is screwed up. With the module I will develop, it will keep a list of the prompts and screen positions then add them to the ANSI when you save it. Using this over THEDRAW should make changing an infoform MUCH EASIER (anyone who has ever made an OBV/2 chat screen will surely appreciate this function). - Eventually, I will allow you to load part of an ANSI into a highlighted area on the screen.