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                         ^2@3ALERT BOX ROUTINE.@

                ^4[4Original Routine by Aaron Fothergill.[0

              ^6[4Additional coding and graphics by SPARX.[0

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^7 This  Alert  box routine is one that we use very often and which you
^7might have seen in some of our programs.

^6 If you are not familiar with the term 'alert box' it is another term
^6for the annoying little box that pops up in programs asking if you're
^6sure  that  you  want  to  do what you've just decided to do!  On the
^6positive  side, they do stop you from making silly mistakes!  Our pet
^6name for them is "Idiot detectors!'

^4 This  is  another  routine that will help to make your programs look
^4more  professional.   The  box that is displayed looks good and gives
^4the user the opportunity to check what he has done, it is very useful
^4in programs which are aimed at beginners and especially children, who
^4can easily select the wrong function.

^1 The  main  routine was written by Aaron Fothergill, we spotted it in
^1[2Sprite-X, [0 liked  it,  and decided to make it prettier.  It now looks
^1indented, and has indented buttons for the responses.

^7 The  procedure  can  be merged into your own program and called when
^7you need it.

^6 There  are  limits  to  the length of the text line, but as there is
^6room  for  22-25  characters  per  line, and 10 lines in total, there
^6should  not be any problems.  It has been set up for two buttons, but
^6that  shouldn't  stop  you  fiddling with the coding to set it up for
^6more or fewer buttons.

^4 You  can  further  customise  the  panel, by changing the colours to
^4coordinate  with  your  program.   You can alter this by changing the
^4line under the ** starred ** REM line.

^2 "Q"  is  the  variable that tells you which button has been pressed.
^2If  q=1,  then  button  1 has been pressed, if q=2, then button 2 has
^2been pressed.

^7 The  routine  has  been  written  in  a way that the least amount of
^7memory  will  be  used.   The  screen  is  4 colour, low res, and the
^7routine only opens a screen large enough to display the box.

^3 To save more memory, take out all the REM lines!!

^6 The whole thing only eats up 4000 bytes, so it is worth including in
^6any program that needs it.

^4 The routine has been used in the new PRINT facility in this issue of
^4[2TOTALLY  AMOS.   [0If  you want to print out an article, then press 'P'
^4while  viewing  an  article,  NOT  an index page.  The alert box will
^4appear asking if the printer is ready.  Press button 1 to continue, 2
^4to cancel.

^2 If you modify the routine, or better it, then let us (and Aaron) see
^2it, and it might be included on the disk as an upgrade.

^1 If you use this routine, pleases remember to credit the authors!

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