From: Jamie Zawinski
Subject: Explorer source code archive available
Date:
Message-ID: <4693@pt.cs.cmu.edu>
I have set up the directory /usr/jwz/public/ on "spice.cs.cmu.edu" to be
accessible by anonymous FTP. This directory contains various utilities
I have written for the TI Explorer. Most of the code is Explorer dependent,
but some is portable Common Lisp, and some is easily ported...
There's about a megabyte of code here in sixty files... check it out,
there's bound to be something you like.
If you have some code that you would like me to add to this archive, send it
(or a pointer to it) to ยทยทยทยท@spice.cs.cmu.edu" or "sun!sunpitt!eti!jwz".
Questions, comments, suggestions?
Jamie Zawinski
What follows is the file "_readme.text" from the archive. This contains
short descriptions of the contents of the files available. Most of the
files contain more complete documentation in comments at the top.
AUDIO-TAPE Code for generating PostScript to print tape labels.
AUDIO-TAPE-INTERFACE A friendly ZMACS interface to the above code.
BOLD-LOCK Code for using the Bold Lock and Italic Lock keys on
the Explorer keyboard. This defines a Zmacs minor-
mode, "Bold-Lock Mode", which automatically changes
the current font to correspond to the state of the
keys. See the file BOLD-LOCK.TEXT for documentation.
BREAKOUT The Atari game. Works in color or monochrome.
CHANGELOG Code for automating the changelog process - it
defines a ZMACS command, COM-INSERT-CHANGELOG, which
moves the cursor to the end of the current buffer's
changelog, and inserts the current date and user ID.
END moves the cursor back to its original position.
CHOOSE-COLOR Redefines the Profile color requestor menu to display
the colors on the menu, along with their names.
COLORBARS Displays standard video colorbars on a color monitor.
DESCRIBE-SYMBOL Alters DESCRIBE so that it doesn't say so much about
NIL, and so that describing a symbol which names
a DEFSTRUCT describes that kind of structure.
EDIT-PRINT-QUEUE Extends the PEEK utility to have an Edit Print Queue
command, which allows the user to alter the state of
the print queue on the local machine or a remote
print server. Must be loaded on both machines.
The remote-machine part of this code depends on the
file PRINTER-REQUESTS-PATCH.LISP, also in this
directory (fixes a TI bug).
EVALSERVER Defines a server which allows evaluation of arbitrary
forms on a remote machine. Returns the result.
FIREWORKS A simple fireworks simulation. With sound and color,
oooh aaah. Works as a screensaver.
FONT-BITMAPS Given a bitmap and a rectangle in it, store that image
into some character of a font (creating or adjusting
the font as necessary). Useful for creating
replacements for the TI-LOGO font.
GENERATE-ETC-HOSTS Code to generate a UNIX /etc/hosts or /usr/lib/aliases
file from an Explorer namespace. Also code to show
the machines in the Explorer namespace sorted by IP
or CHAOS addresses, or alphabetically.
GREP Searches for files containing given strings. Doesn't
do regexp comparisons, though; it uses the and/or
syntax that APROPOS uses.
GREYNETIC Draws random grey (or color!) rectangles on the
screen or a window. Very fast.
HOPALONG Draws pretty fractal patterns. Uses color if
available.
HYPERCUBE Spins a hypercube under keyboard control. Color.
IFF/ This directory contains code for reading and
displaying Amiga picture files, playing Amiga sound
files, reading Sculpt-Animate 3D files, and
displaying scaled fonts which are stored in the SA3D
format. See the file iff/_readme.text for details.
INSPECTOR-CONFIG Defines two new inspector configurations, which have
larger history windows, and have all of the
scrollbars at the left edge of the screen (big win).
KEYMAP Allows arbitrary remapping of the (raw) TI keyboard.
LOAD-PATCH If LOAD is called on a pathname or string whose TYPE
component is not specified, and the source version is
newer than the binary, then the behavior is
controlled by a variable, whose value is :SOURCE,
:BINARY, or :QUERY.
MAIL-APPEND Defines a new editor command, Append Message to File,
for use in Read Mail Mode. Works with or without
the code in MAIL-FONT-PATCH.LISP.
MAIL-FONT-PATCH Various redefinitions that cause the Mail Reader to
allow multi-font messages. This interacts well with
the code in both BOLD-LOCK.LISP and MAIL-APPEND.LISP
MANDELBROT Several implementations of generators of the
Mandelbrot set. Works in color.
MAZE Code for generating and displaying random mazes.
MKSYS A portable Common Lisp 'make' utility with a more sane
syntax than DEFINE-SYSTEM.
MODE-LINE-PERCENT Adds a "percent through file" notation to the ZMACS
mode line.
MODEM-H19 Code to simulate a Heath 19 terminal, talking to a
modem on the local machine's serial port.
MOUSE-RECORD Code for recording and playing back mouse and keyboard
activity. The system cannot tell the difference
between playback and an actual user moving an actual
mouse.
NARRATE You give it a number, and it reads it in english.
Requires the file NARRATE-SAMPLES.XLD in this
directory.
PRINTER-REQUESTS-PATCH Various enhancements/fixes to the TI print request
code. See the comments at the top of the file.
QIX Half-done implementation of the QIX video game.
Works as a demo... feel free to finish it!
There's some interesting code here for dividing
regions into rectangles.
RAINBOW Color monitor only - displays a scrolling rainbow
pattern on the whole screen using colormap cycling.
READ-RASTER-FILE Code for reading and displaying Andrew Toolkit
Raster format image files.
REBOOT Defines a function, REBOOT, which does the same thing
as calling SI:SHUTDOWN, and then doing
Meta-Control-Meta-Control-Rubout.
REDEFINITION-PATCH Redefines QUERY-ABOUT-REDEFINITION so that it will
time out to a default answer after N seconds.
Unattended compiles which get a redefinition query
will eventually continue.
SAMPLE-EDITOR A window-based utility for recording, modifying, and
saving digitally recorded sound.
SHOW-COMTAB Code to display and search Zmacs comtabs.
SCRIBE-MODE Defines a minor mode which is to .MSS files what
Electric Font Lock Mode is to .LISP files. See the
file SCRIBE-MODE.TEXT for documentation.
SPELLER-ADDITIONS Enhancements to the code in SYS:PUBLIC.SPELLER; -
See the file SPELLER-ADDITIONS.TEXT for documentation.
SUBDIR Some code for walking directory trees - includes a
function like the Unix 'du' program.
TALKSERVER Sets up a server for recording sound on the local host
and playing it on a remote machine - "want to go to
lunch?"
WHOIS Given a user ID, looks up info in the namespace and
tells you about the user - real name, home host,
address, etc - in a pretty format.
WRITE-C-BITMAP Takes a bitmap and produces a file acceptable to the
X11 'bitmap' and 'xsetroot' programs.
ZWEI-METHOD-DOCUMENTATION Redefines the Describe Function (and Show Arglist)
commands to be much more clever. Describing SEND
really describes the method being sent; it's clever
about sends to SELF; and lots more. See the
documentation in the file.
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