        _____
      __)  _|_  03/16/2004
  ____\_  / _/___        _
  \_     / / ___( myst/x )
 __| ;  \_/   |
<<__ ;   | ;  _> animated, randomized
   | ;   | ;  |  pause prompts with
   L_    | ;  |  failsafe, no cfg!
     \_  |  __;_ _
     hx//__//__///// /  /

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| by:     haliphax
| for:    mystic 1.0.7.3+
| source: yes
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  so, here it is. it's pretty easy to set up... just make sure you keep
  any of your animated pause prompts in the TEXT directory. don't sweat
  it, though... if any of the prompts screwup (or don't exist), it will
  fill in with a generic pause string rather than allowing for a system
  crash. :)

  to set up, compile the MPS code in your SCRIPTS directory. then, in your
  TEXT directory, place the ANIPAUSE.1 textfile. this is the actual pause
  prompt itself, and all of its lines to animate. these can be modified or
  created using any standard text editing program (such as EDIT.COM or pico).
  their format is very simple: each line is a line of text as it is to be
  displayed to the user. the program will automatically backtrack your x and
  y coordinates to the origin of the |PA the pause has been activated from.

  it will support up to 1000 pause strings, with up to 100 lines of animation
  allowed for each prompt. if there is a break in the file names (i.e., there
  is an ANIPAUSE.0 and an ANIPAUSE.2, but not ANIPAUSE.1), the total number of
  prompts will be equal to the last number read before the break (in the case
  of the example, you would have only 1 prompt instead of 2). if a file has
  only one line of text, it will not be animated--only displayed. if a file is
  blank, it will print the same generic pause string as if the file could
  not be opened in the first place.

  so, that's it! enjoy. this is my first MPE, but be on the lookout for many,
  many more to come in the near future. projects slated thus far are: lightbar
  responsive file requester, and dropdown command shell. the "pop-up" node
  messenger is pretty much done--try and find mx-nmsgr.zip (it's available on
  constipation of the mind).

        --haliphax // 573
         cotm.dyndns.org
          :myst/x mods:

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| shameless plug
+----- --- -- -  -

  constipation of the mind is myst/x modding headquarters. we have a crapton
  of doors, emulator ROMs, art packs, and the like. all ami/x menusets,
  running mystic 1.0.7.3 (win32) ... 573 revival!

  constipation of the mind - cotm.dyndns.org (+o haliphax)

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| eof('hx-anipz.txt')
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