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An Ace Mccoy / Wetware Inc. Production...
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-- This is part of a series of files --
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-- Written to help Modemers learn to --
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-- write PSE ads/Animations....... --
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-- Proterm Special Emulation --
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-- ::::::::::::::::::::::::: --
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-- How to Guide --
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-- :::Part 2::: --
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-- --
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-- Written By Ace Mccoy --
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-- Jan 23,1991 --
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Hello, yes, finally i have been talked into writing part 2 and soon part 3
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of this series... maybe more?? Dunno, but i am thinking of writing my very own
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Pse editor which will incorperate some of the best editors into a single easy
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to use program... well on to the file.
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Proterm Special Emulation::: Speed and Size!
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Speed in Pse is a very touchy subject, alot of the best heavy pse games and
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Boards out are slow and clunky... people still refuse to do the extra work
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required to make Pse go like lightening. Size, with the use of message bases to
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distribute Pse ads and animations, people started to worry about size. The
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normal Msg base has a 4k limit on messages entered or uploaded, although this
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is plenty for a nice ad, some ad's are chopped off, many dont work at all!
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This is why you are going to learn about giving speed and size to Pse ads and
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animations!
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Speedy Pse....
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In using Pse you can do a number of things that will speed up those ads, most
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will be covered, those that arent will be at a later date once you've become
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Pse affluent...
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===============================================================================
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<Control>-^ This Ctrl-^ function is used to position the cursor. If they
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are used to reposition the cursor space by space (like Street
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Scenes) the extra commands tend to slow the pse. So in order to
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speed up Pse, you should remove all extra ctrl-^'s used...
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Extra Ctrl-^'s are used when you are positioning the cursor
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constantly space after space to print a horizontal sentence or
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string like so:
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abH bbE cbL dbL ebO fb! gb! hb! (output line:66 columns:65-72 )
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(this prints the string 'HELLO!!!')
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Not all pse printing is done Horizontally, so it is best to first
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get the useable code. First make sure all of the parameter #2's are
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the same, this means they are printed on the same line. Now use the
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Ascii table to figure if the parameter #1's are in ascending order,
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(pse may be printed right to left, change for speed, but leave it if
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it is for effect) that is if it starts at a low column position and
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increases by one for each space.
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Once you have the code you wish to use, printing in left to right
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order (if parm #2's are in decending order, just flip it, use the
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last position and then assemble the string after it. Like so....
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abHELLO!!! (output same as above)
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(Still prints 'HELLO!!!')
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This also works for repedative strings like 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
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But there is an even faster way to do those...
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<Control>-R This function is used when repeatedly printing characters
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horizontally (example 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx'), if you print the
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char in a line of 3 or more, you will save alot of wasted
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time...
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A line printed like this::
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ab< bb< cb< db< eb< fb< gb<
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Will give an output of '<<<<<<<' at line:66 columms:65-71
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this may be speeded up using the Control-^ idea like so:
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ab<<<<<<<
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but this is made even faster by using the repeat char
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function, this function was explained in file 1 but will be repeated here in the appendix. Anyways, by using the Ctrl-R
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you will gain alot of speed... like so:
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ab<
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This does the same thing, just alot faster... remeber,
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look to file #1 for Ctrl-R info... some is also given at
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the end of this file...
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Size... it really does matter!!
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-------------------------------
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Size in Pse ads is usually not a problem, seeing as you have a whole 4k to
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use that is... But in some really good ads where room is used in large amounts,
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it is best to try and shorten the file by removing unneeded characters...
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Here are some of the most common space wasters in pse ad's::
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[1] Excess use of Ctrl-^'s... this was covered earlier in the
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file... it will make the pse faster and smaller.
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[2] Repeated characters without using ctrl-R. Use Ctrl-R whenever
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possible... it save alot of room and speed. It was also
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covered earlier.
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[3] Printing over 4 Spaces in a string when not needed. If you
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print a string like:
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abABCDEFGHIJKL MNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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You can save time and space by either replacing the spaces
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with a Ctrl-R of the equivelent number of spaces, or remove
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them and just use a Ctrl-^ to reposition the cursor to print
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the rest of the string that many spaces away... these are
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used like so:
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Ctrl-R: abABCDEFGHIJKL MNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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Ctrl-^: abABCDEFGHIJKL zbMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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Both are the same size... but the Ctrl-R wastes a little time
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by printing the spaces, either will work though.
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===============================================================================
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Well... this isnt as comprehensive as i had hoped... but it is fairly easy
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to understand for a person who read and understood the first part of this series. Look for updates to the series giving more detail and information,
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possibly, if i follow through, you will see a fully featured Editor combineing the abilities of all of the best editors... it will even do speed and size editing (fudgepacking) on its files...
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Dont get your hopes up though, you might just see improved or rewritten Street Scenes or Fudgpackers before then...
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>>>>>>>>> Appendix <<<<<<<<<<
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Control 'R'::::[Repeat]::::::::
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This Control function is used when repeating one Character 3 or more times in
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a horizontal line (ie: Top of a box) it is used like so:
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------- AB --------
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'A' stands for the Actual Character you wish to repeat
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'B' stands for the ascii equivelent of the number of times you want
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it repeated
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(ie: Line of 64 equal signs would be --> =@)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Control '^':::::::[Position]:::::::
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This is an easy way to Position the Cursor anywhere on the screen. It is
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used like this:
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------- AB ------
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'A' stands for the Ascii equivelent of the Horizontal position +32
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'B' stands for the Ascii Equivelent of the Vertical position +32
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(ie::Positioning the cursor at ''horizontal=5 and Vertical=5'' would look
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like this: 5+32= 37 / Ascii(37) = % ----->> %% real easy!!)
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(Look to How.to.pse.pt1 for more indepth info on PSE)
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Call these Bbs's 708/312 area code!
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Black Dragon Society // 708-510-0404 Running DDBBS/Awsome Game & Msg area
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Martial Art Academy 708-967-7503 Running modified Tac+ -- Cool BBS
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The Gallery 708-656-5355 Running Modified GBBS/Awsm Gms/Msgs
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Gates of Delerium 708-881-1811 Running modfied Infinity Gs--Cool--
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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End......
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