                     Cheetah v2.0 

Welcome to the wonderful world of Cheetah v2.0! Cheetah
is a programming language that is easy for all to use.
Today there are so many complicated languages that do
not let the user whip up a program fast and easy. 
Cheetah has basic things you can do, and some more 
advanced commands. You can even make your own video 
games. Make sure to spend some time reading this help 
file so that you can get the most out of Cheetah v2.0!

If you have any problems, or would just like to talk
about Wattsware and our products, there is a group that
you can join. You can send your source code here for 
people to see, preview upcoming programs, and just have
fun! To join go to the url below.

http://www.egroups.com/group/wattsware

Thanks!


Information:

Menu's:

Open - This will let you open a file that was saved in 
Cheetah. You must register to unlock this feature.

Save - This will let you save your program as a *.che 
file. You must register to unlock this feature.

Bitmap Preview - Here you can view bitmaps before you
use them in your program. This way you know what it 
looks like, and you know the filename. You must register
to unlock this feature.

Wav Preview - This tool let's you listen to a wav file.
It helps you decide which one to include in your 
program. You must register to unlock this feature.

Sprite Creator - This is a VERY effective tool. Making
sprites for your game is a very hard process. This tool
will make them for you. Just open a bitmap in this tool
and let it create one for you! Then you can save the 
final graphic. Make sure the background of the image is
black! You must register to unlock this feature.

Help Topics - This menu item will open this readme.

About - Provides you with a little information about the
program.

Enter Registration Code - Here is where you type in the
registration code that I give you when you register.
Registering opens all of the cool features that are in
Cheetah v2.0. Here is what you will get when you 
register:

- Save and open programs!
- Bitmap Preview, Wav Preview, and Sprite Creator tools
unlocked!
- Make exe files with the Cheetah compiler!
- Free updates!
- When a new version comes out, you will get that for
free also!

That's right, Cheetah can make exe files! Upon 
registering I will send you the compiler that will do it 
for you. This way people will not see your source code, 
or know that you made your program in Cheetah v2.0!

To register, send $5.00 in a small envelope to:

Wattsware
P.O. Box 2563
Cumming, Ga.
30028

Be sure to include your e-mail address so I can send you
the code. Thanks to all who registered!

NOTE: If you are a school or business who would like to
put Cheetah v2.0 on a large amount of computers, we make
available a license that will allow you to do this. It
is much cheaper than buying an individual registration
for each computer. Contact us for more details.
 
 
Windows:

Properties - This is your main coding window. You type 
information about the program, such as the color, title,
width, etc, here.

NOTE: If your window width and height are to small, you
may not see the controls that are in the window. Just
make the dimensions higher and the problem will be 
fixed.

Here is a list of the valid colors that you can type in
the Color field:

white
black
lightgray 
darkgray
yellow
brown
blue
darkblue
red
darkred
pink
darkpink
green
darkgreen
cyan
darkcyan

Code - This is another area that will let program in
some code. The text typed here usually appears on 
buttons.

Demo - This window will let you visualize what your 
program will look like. 

Debug - This is Cheetah's automatic debugger. Whenever
you Compile a program this window will give you the
information you need to know to fix any problems. You 
can even save the information to a txt file if you would
like.

Code:

Text - This command prints text in a window.

Title: Text Test
Color: blue
Command: text
Text: How are you today?

Open - This will open a .exe file.

Title: EXE Open
Color: darkblue
Command: open
Text: notepad.exe
Code: Click here!

Text File - This command will open a .txt file.

Title: TXT Open
Color: green
Command: text file
Text: readme.txt
Code: You better click here!

Print - This will print out text from your printer. 

Title: Printer Test
Color: yellow
Command: print
Text: It's magic! =)
Code: Click here to print!

Delete - This command will delete a file that you name.

Title: Trash Can
Color: cyan
Command: delete
Text: name.txt
Code: Kill that file!

Beep - This will produce a beep sound from your 
speakers. I included this command just because I can. :)

Title: Beep
Color: darkcyan
Command: beep
Code: Get ready!

Date - This command will tell you the date.

Title: Date Example
Color: red
Command: date
Code: What's the date?

Time - This will tell you the time.

Title: Time Example
Color: pink
Command: time
Code: Time keeps ticking away!

Notice - This command opens a notice box.

Title: Alert
Color: black
Command: notice
Text: Hello!
Code: Click here for info!

Internet - This will open your internet browser.

Title: Net
Color: blue
Command: internet
Text: www.wattsware.com
Code: Surf the net!

Text Editor - This command opens a text editor that 
looks and works like Notepad.

Title: My Notepad
Command: text editor
Text: Use the menu to navigate.

Graphic - This will open the bitmap file of your choice.

Title: Bitmap Viewer
Color: white
Command: graphic
Text: name.bmp

Sound - This will play the wav file of your choice.

Title: Wav Player
Color: black
Command: sound
Text: file.wav
Code: Click here to listen!

Clipboard - This command pastes text on the clipboard.

Title: Paste Text
Color: green
Command: clipboard
Text: Click here!
Code: I know what you did last summer!

Write - This will write info to a file that you specify.
You can write to txt files, but change the extension to
.html and you can compile an html file!

Command: write
Text: test.txt
Code: Hello! :)

Sprite - This command allows you to use sprites.

Title: Sprites Rule!
Color: background.bmp
Command: sprite
Text: sprite.bmp

Also, make sure when you send your programs to people,
that you include the files you use in your program.
Include all of the graphic files used, and your program
file.

Sprite Move - This allows you to move a sprite that you 
specify around the background which you also specify!

Title: My Game
Color: background.bmp
Command: sprite move
Text: sprite.bmp

Have Fun! 

Contact Information:

Web Site - http://www.wattsware.com
E-mail - brandonwatts@ga.prestige.net
Phone # - (678) 353-2309 Ext.1006
Support Group - http://www.egroups.com/group/wattsware

Legal Information:

Cheetah v2.0 is copyrighted by Wattsware. Using Cheetah
v2.0 against the consent of Wattsware could result in a 
fine. All programs saved through Cheetah v2.0 are the
property of the programmer/programmer's who made them.
Wattsware is not responsible for any problems that 
Cheetah v2.0 may cause.

Special thanks to all who helped me out along the way
in making the programming language. Thanks to all of the
beta testers who helped me make sure Cheetah v2.0 worked
great!

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          Enjoy programming with Cheetah v2.0!
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