WadManager v1.50 - Doomworld /idgames database frontend

Title:	WadManager v1.50
Filename:	utils/frontends/wm150.zip
Size:	35.82 KB
Date:	06/22/94
Author:	Tristan Tarrant
Description:	Hello DOOMers, here is a small utility I have created that allows you to easily choose and load all those extra levels that have been uploaded to the DOOM sites. WadManager works with DOOM 1.2 only.
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Download mirrors:

/idgames protocol:

idgames://414

View wm150.txt

WadManager v1.50
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Disclaimer
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I hold no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by the use of WadManager
I have tested this version thoroughly and it shouldn't cause any problems. Of
course I know the program and know what it's supposed to do, and what it isn't,
but I have tried to make it crashproof and hopefully foolproof. Use and enjoy!

Introduction
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Hello DOOMers, here is a small utility I have created that allows you to
easily choose and load all those extra levels that have been uploaded to the
DOOM sites. WadManager works with DOOM 1.2 only.
The WadManager distribution is composed of 4 (four) files :

WM.COM - The executable - run this by typing WM at the prompt
	WM.EXE - The main program - do not run this
	WM.INI - Configuration file
	WM.DOC - This file

Requirements
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	DOOM 1.2 - If you don't have this...
	a mouse  - Sorry, no keyboard support yet ( if ever )
	a VGA    - Well, if you have DOOM...

You can get the latest version of WadManager from :

infant2.sphs.indiana.edu /pub/doom/misc

though I suggest checking the incoming directory first for any recent uploads.
And if I can get on to wuarchive.wustl.edu, it will also be in the MsDos
uploads DOOM directory somehwere.

I might also be persuaded in sending you the latest version of WadManager in
uuencoded format.

Some things I might add in the future :

Renaming the WADs.
	Ability to have different WAD directories
	Ability to select soundcard settings
	Ability to edit the multiplayer macros
	No need to be smaller than SETUP.EXE, it can be as big as I want 
	  to :-)

Thanks to the guys at iD Software for creating such a great product as
DOOM...

This is also the last version I will be releasing for a while : it's time for
a holiday now. See you in September, when hopefully DOOM II : Hell on Earth 
will be out (if it isn't out in two weeks ;-)

P.S.
If my Software Engineering tutor had a look at my code, he would definitely 
say that it's the worst example of bad cohesion he's ever seen...

Versions
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v1.0 - Initial release.

v1.01 - WAD sorting added.

v1.05 - WAD scanning added : now WadManager knows what missions are available
	  in the selected WAD and displays them in a different colour.
	  Added WAD deletion. 1st release.

v1.06 - Maximum number of WADs now 512 (was 128). Added possibility to choose
	  No Monsters and Respawn.

v1.07 - Added Autoload feature.

v1.08 - Added multiple WAD selection and deletion. Fixed a little bug in the
	  selection mechanism.

v1.09 - Fixed nasty bug when deleting files that were in the AUTOLOAD. Also
	  fixed fact that in certain occasions it wasn't possible to view
	  all WADs.

v1.10 - Added Info button.

v1.11 - Added ability to change mission numbers. 2nd release.

v1.11a to v1.11c - Various minor bugfixes.

v1.11d - Now WadManager automatically selects the first available mission.
	   Now it's possible to select in the INFO box only those WADs that
	   have extra missions.

v1.11e - There was one...but I can't remember what it fixed.

v1.12 - Added page scrolling with right button.

v1.13 - Added support for SER4 and bugfixes in WM.INI code.

v1.14 - Added TXT reading. 3rd release.

v1.14a - Fixed SER4 code where COM2 became COM1, COM3 became COM2 and so on.
	Also added COM directive in WM.INI

v1.50 - Added swapping : now WM only takes 1336 bytes in memory when running
	DOOM. If I hear someone complaining about WM taking up too much 
	memory... Also DELETE now deletes the TXT files, if they exist. 
	Added QUIT button to the TXT reading display. Fixed CR/LF problem in
	text files : now WM reads and displays properly any text file.
	Question mark in the font used for TXT reading was screwed. Various
	bugfixes. Added WAD count at the bottom of the screen and in INFO box.
	4th release.

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