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* Future.Lib 3.50 - Multimedia Library für QuickBasic 4.5 and 7.1
*                     from http://www.qb45.com
* ========================================================================
* The Future.Library is a library for QB 4.5 and 7.1, which you can use
* freely in your programs (as long as credit to Future Software is
* given). It has tons of useful functions, that you can start using
* after just a few simply commands, instead of programming the
* functions yourself which may take a very very long time.
* Future.Lib supports SVGA resolutions up to 1600*1200 with 256 colors.
* It also includes mouse (in hires too!), WAVE loading, image loading,
* XMS, EMS, and more. Refer to below for a detailed content list of the
* download archive.
*
* Rating: +++  (in a range from + to +++)
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* | DEUTSCHE INFO |
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* Future.Lib 3.50 - Multimedia-Bibliothek für QuickBasic 4.5 und 7.1
*                     von http://www.qb45.com
* ========================================================================
* Die Future Library ist wohl die beste existierende SVGA-Bibliothek und 
* unterstützt Grafikauflösungen bis zu 1600 x 1200 Pixeln in 256 Farben! 
* Weiterhin unterstützt die Future.Lib Sound im WAVE- Format, kann Bilder 
* anzeigen, unterstützt die Maus - auch in den hohen Auflösungen - und bietet 
* Routinen zum Ansprechen des erweiterten EMS-und XMS-Speichers. Die 
* Future.Lib ist gleichermaßen für die Entwicklung von "normalen" Anwendungen 
* als auch für Spiele geeignet. Für Einsteiger in die Spieleprogrammierung 
* ist jedoch eventuell die DirectQB-Biblothek einfacher einzusetzen, die aber 
* auf Grafikauflösungen von 320 x 200 Pixeln beschränkt ist.
* Das Download-Archiv enthält:
* - Future.Lib 3.50 für QuickBasic 4.5 und 7.1 (diese Version sollten Sie
*     vorzugsweise verwenden)
* - Future.Lib 3.03 in zwei Versionen, eine für QB 4.5 und eine für QB 7.1
* - Fontedit  - ein Fonteditor für die Future.Lib
* - FLCE V1.0 - ein Mauscursor-Editor für die Future.Lib
* - Sprite Burner 2.0 - ein Sprite-Editor für die Future.Lib
* - AlfaFLA - ein Tool zur Erzeugung von Programmen mit Windows-ähnlicher
*     Bedienungsoberfläche
* - Den Inhalt der Future.Lib-Webseite zum Offline-Lesen
* 
* Wertung: +++ (in einer Bewertungsskala von + bis +++)
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*   \         (c) Thomas Antoni, 07.07.01 
*    \ /\           Mailto:thomas@antonis.de
*    ( )            http://www.antonis.de  ---  http://www.qbasic.de 
*  .( o ).
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Inhalt des Download-Archivs:
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| Webseite von Future.Lib
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Website\      = Die Webseite zur Future Lib V3.50 von http://www.qb45.com; 
                Startseite ist _START.HTM. Hier finden Sie eine gute Über-
                sicht über die Future-Lib und eine kurze Installations-Anleitung

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| Installationsdateien
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FL30_45.zip   = Fututure Lib V3.03 für QuickBasic 4.5  Installationsdateien
                direkt von der Future-Lib Homepage http://www.qb45.com/
FL30_71.zip   = Funktionsidentische Version für QuickBasic 7.1/ PDS
FL35.zip      = FutureLib V3.50, direkt von der Future-Homepage downgeloaded
                6.7.20011. Diese Version ist mit QuickBasic 3.5  u n d  V7.1
                gleichermassen verwendbar. Build-Datum: 12.11.2000
                
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| Zusatz-Tools
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Fontedit.zip  = Font-Editor zum Erstellen eigener Fonts für die Future.Lib!
                von Michael aus dem Future Software Team
Flce-v10.zip  = Mouse Cursor Editor, für die Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit
                den SVGA-Routinen. Entwickelt von Jerimiah Short!
SB2.zip       = "Sprite Burner" 2.0 , ein hervorragender Sprite editor, für die
                Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit den SVGA-Routinen. Entwickelt
                von Iron Storm Elite!  
Fsjpeg.zip    = JPEG Viewer, für die Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit den
                SVGA-Routinen. Entwickelt von James Lewis!
alfaflav2.zip = AlfaFLA (Alfa Future.Library Addition). Ein Tool zur Erzeugung
                sehr gute grafische Bedienungsoberfläche (GUI) für Ihr Programm.
                Mit diesem Add-On zur Future Library erschaffen Sie Programme
                mit Windows-Feeling !!! Entwickelt von AlfaWare
                ( http://www.alfaware.8m.com/ )


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* Additional English-Language Information on Future.Lib
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Contents of the download archive
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| Website of Future.Lib
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Website\      = The Future Lib V3.50  Website on http://www.qb45.com; 
                Startpage ist _START.HTM
                
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| Installation Files
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FL35.zip      = FutureLib V3.50,  downloaded directly from the Future-Homepage
                6.7.20011. This Version is compatible as well with QuickBasic
                3.5 as with  V7.1. Build-Date: 12.11.2000
FL30_45.zip   = Fututure Lib V3.03 for QuickBasic 4.5  installation files
                directly from the Future-Lib Homepage http://www.qb45.com/
FL30_71.zip   = Funktions-identical Version for QuickBasic 7.1/ PDS
                
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| Ad-On Tools
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Fontedit.zip  = Font editor, create your own fonts to use with the Future
                Library! By Michael of Future Software
Flce-v10.zip  = Mouse Cursor editor, for use with the SVGA routines. Created by
                Jerimiah Short! Must download!
SB2.zip       = "Sprite Burner" 2.0 , an excellent Sprite editor, for use with
                the  SVGA routines. Created by Iron Storm Elite!  
Fsjpeg.zip    = JPEG viewer, for use with the SVGA routines. Created by James
                Lewis!
alfaflav2.zip = AlfaFLA(Alfa Future.Library Addition). A very good GUI to use
                with the Future.Library. This addition provides a
                windows-feeling to your program.  


Infos From http://www. master-creating.de
=============================================================================
*** top 10 tools (von master-creating)
Future Soft[0,13Mb] Version 3.5 
Future.Libery 3 
Best of the best
SVGA libs!
Unlike SVGAQB
and DirectQB it
is still going to be
improved a lot.
Features
truecolor!

Infos From the Future.Lib Homepage http://www.qb45.com
===============================================================================
*** Overview
The Future.Library is a library for QB 4.5 and 7.1, which you can use
freely in your programs (as long as credit to Future Software is
given). It has tons of useful functions, that you can start using
after just a few simply commands, instead of programming the
functions yourself which may take a very very long time.
Future.Lib supports SVGA resolutions up to 1600*1200 with 256 colors.
It also includes mouse (in hires too!), WAVE loading, image loading,
XMS, EMS, and more.

*** Future.Lib 3.03
Future.Library version 3.03, A SVGA/True Color library for using resolutions up to
1600*1200, that also includes mouse (in hires too!), WAVE loading, image loading,
XMS, EMS, and more. No source - QB 4.5 - 150 KB - 2393 downloads

futureex3.zip - Michael 10 /10
Future.Library version 3.0, same as future3.zip but for PDS 7.1
No source - QBX 7.1 - 103 KB - 458 downloads


*** Future.Lib 3.50 - fl35.zip by Michael (Rate this file/View comments)
Future.Library version 3.5, A SVGA/True Color library for using resolutions up 
to 1600*1200, that also includes mouse (in hires too!), WAVE loading, image 
loading, XMS, EMS, and more. Last updated on November 14, 2000 No source - QB 
4.5, QB 7.1 - 204 KB - 6145 downloads Our rating: 10/10 User rating: 8.78/10 (14 
votes)

*** Functions 
Well to start with: The most important functions. SVGA functions, called like 
Future.(LINE, PSET, CIRCLE,zu QMIDI BOX, FILLBOX), can be used to totally 
improve your------------- programming, heck, totally improve the QB language. In 
normalIf you want QB you can only have 256 in a 320*200 resolution (SCREENto use 
MIDI 13). Now you can have 320*200*256 (Set320x200), 640*480in your 
(Set640x480), 800*600 (Set800x600), ..., up to 1600*1200program, (Set1600x1200), 
all in 256 colors! Now is that improving or not?you should Memory functions, 
full access to EMS and XMS memory!take a look Wave functions, ever wanted to 
remove the silence of youron QMIDI programs, and you don't want to fill your 
whole source file with4.1. It´s the those gigantic SUBs and FUNCTIONs? Now, with 
onemost command you load a WAVE file, and with one again you resetpopular the 
soundblaster. The wave functions are really good, in the testtool for this they 
even loaded 8.5 MB files and played them well!task. Mouse functions, you want to 
give a better user interface to the users of your programs? Use the mouse 
functions! There are also functions included for using the mouse in SVGA! 
OnePlays MIDI files (.MID) in the background! Super! Version 4.1 command to set 
it on, one to turn it off and that's it!Source included - QB 1.1 - 135 KB - 1411 
downloads Misc. other functions, like loading GIF/BMP/PCX files,Our rating: 
10/10 User rating: 5.5/10 (2  save/load the current screen, and much more. Just 
download it!

*** Download Future.Lib
Get the latest version here: f3build.zip. 
This version has got all, including the builder. With the builder you can create 
your own customized library, by only including the parts of the library that you 
need! Works for both QB 4.5 and QB 7.1!

*** Download other useful utilities:
- Font editor, create your own fonts to use with the
Future.Library! By Michael of Future Software. Must
download!

- Mouse Cursor editor, for use with the SVGA routines.
Created by Jerimiah Short! Must download!

- Sprite editor, for use with the SVGA routines. Created by
Iron Storm Elite!

- JPEG viewer, for use with the SVGA routines. Created by
James Lewis!

- AlfaFLA(Alfa Future.Library Addition). A very good
GUI to use with the Future.Library. This addition provides a
windows-feeling to your program. Visit the homepage here
Must download!

*** Get started
You must load QB with QB /L FUTURE, or just run the
QBFUTURE.BAT.
Then, you must tell QB to include the libraries functions by
typing REM $INCLUDE:'future.bi' or
'$INCLUDE:'future.bi' (or just load the CODE.BAS, it
includes this line. That all! Now you can start using the functions
of the library! Be sure to read the documentation! 

*** Credits
Michael Rye Sørensen, for the SVGA and WAVE
functions.
Jorden Chamid, for the other functions.
More info on contacting us on the about-us page.
If you use this library in your programs, please give us credit.
Something like:
This program was created with the Future.Library from Future
Software. Visit them at http://www.qb45.com!
Also, don't forget to let us know if you create any programs with
our library! We'd love to see them and maybe put them on our
homepage! 
