VGA2GROB !
                                    [v2.4]

                       A Vga to Graphic Object converter

                       Mallet Vincent,  1990, 1991, 1992
                            St Paul, France (06570)

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       This little program allows you to copy a part of your EGA/VGA screen
    and into a file, in a 'Graphic Object' format for the hp48sx.

       The Help text is now integrated in the program. Just type  VGA2GROB ?

   New features added since v1.0:
       þ you can now capture up to 100 files without having to rename the
         files created. (Vgabit00 --> Vgabit99)
       þ You can now capture any part of the screen, just by moving a
         131x64 rectangular box. It's much easier to use
       þ Help text included.
       þ You can remove VGA2GROB from memory (by typing VGA2GROB at DOS
         prompt a second time)
    Version 2.3:
       þ 'b' option added: the bios routines may now be used for a better
         compatibility.
    Version 2.4:
       þ New Way of passing parameters: more standard (/b instead of b, etc..)
       þ Now, remove Vga2Grob from memory by typing 'VGA2GROB /r'. If you
         reinvoke Vga2Grob with another copy resident, then nothing will
         happen.
       þ '/c:nn' option added: choose the color to be XOR'ed when drawing the
         small box on the screen. This should help solving some problems of
         non-appearance.
       þ The files now range from VgaBit.000 to VgaBit.999. Possibility to
         store up to 1,000 files in the same directory!

   Features added on the future-feature list:
       þ Better support of various screen modes.
       þ The files created will be either ASCII (%%HP:) or binary (HPHP48-)
         for readibility/faster file transfer.
       þ You'll be able to select all the colors to be taken in black, and
         all the colors to be taken in white (since the std VGA Monitor has
         a 16 color palette, and the hp only a BW screen). In fact, you'll
         choose if this or this color will be black or white.
       þ The size of the box will not be 131x64 but will be expandable at
         will; the size of the grob created will be the same as the box's.
         (imagine a 640x480 grob on your hp!!!!).
       þ A rotate function will be included.

     Please, if you have any suggestion, idea, of whatever it may be about this
   program, just let me know, I'll try to do my best. Leave me a note on
   the HP bbs (user Thivin). Any correction about my english would also be
   appreciated (I'm French..). Thanx.

     I Hope you'll enjoy this program! Just create a million GROBs!!!

                                                                       Vincent.

[Note: This program is only intended to grab VGA *graphics*, not text.
 It only works when your PC is in graphics mode, not in text mode. For
 example, it won't work during a normal WordPerfect editing session,
 but if you use WordPerfect's Print-View (Shift-F7, V), you'll be in
 graphics mode, and then you can use VGA2GROB.  -jkh-]