Compiled by Tim Jones Each month in Amiga Tips and Dicks we offer a series of (idbits, teasers, and short programming examples. Ifyou have an item that you would like to submit for use, you can send it to: Commodore Amiga Tips 651 Outrigger Dr. Deltona, FL 32738 If we use your hint, tip or short program example, we will pay you between $10 and S50. Faery Tale Adventure Tips: Be sure that you explore every building in Tambry before leaving to explore your new world. There are many items hidden away that may help you. There are two ways to get treasure and items from a foe: de feat it in battle or immobolize it. Never underestimate the power of being generous with ped dlers and others while roaming the land. By taking the time to TALK, or give gifts, you could find your lot improving. If you are having problems increasing your BRAVERY, take advantage of your "LONGER REACH'' and use the graveyard fence as a deFENSE during the early stages of the game. It seems that the bad guys (with the exception of wraiths) don't know that they can fight back through the fence. There are three ways to travel over water. One is to locate a raft and use it to navigate the waters of the Lake of Dreams. The second is to locate the seashell and call the Sea Turtle and the third is to gain possession of the Golden Lasso and locate the Magic Swan. When using the Great Stone Rings, you can control your des tination somewhat depending on the direction you face when you invoke its magic. When facing the magical lady in her throne room, keep in mind that discussion may increase your chances of survival. When you have defeated a wraith, be sure to search the re mains. There is a chance that one of them may have an item that may be of use in your quest. During the early stages of the game, it is best not to disable the musical themes. If your character faces danger, the change in the musical mood will give you enough advanced warning to allow you to prepare. Graham Kinsey/Tim Jones Boston, MA Deltona, FL DeluxePaint II Single Drive CJser Tip: If you are like me and only have one drive on your system, there is a way to convince DeluxePaint II to allow you to save your drawings to your actual 18 FEBRUARY 1988 data disk. Don't boot your system from the DeluxePaint disk. In stead, boot from your Workbench and use the CLI to enter the following command: ASSIGN DF1: RAM: Now, place your DeluxePaint Key Disk into DFO: and go into the program from the CLI or from the Workbench. Now. whenever DPaint tries to access DF1: during a LOAD or SAVE, you won't get the SYSTEM REQUESTER asking you to insert volume DF1 and you can switch the LOAD/SAVE path to your actual data disk. Jorge Dimitrius Brooklyn, NY [You could also assign DF1: to DFO:. Note that this won't work if DFl: is already attacJwd to your system â€” taj j ANSI Codes For Use In CLI Displays: As many of you are aware, the CLI windows are based on what is called the Console Device. Also, this Console Device adheres to standards of dis play set forth by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). These are referred to as ANSI Standards. Here is a list of some of the codes that can be sent to the Console Device driv er (via standard Type and Echo commands). In most cases, the commands arc prefaced by a Command Sequence Identifier (CSI). This is usually an Escape character followed by an open bracket "[". If you wish to imbed any of these codes into a line of text, or text file, you will have to use an editor other than ED. MicroEMACS (on the EXTRAS disk) is good for this. = ESC "I" (the quotes indicate a literal character) 0m Reset All ANSI Parameters to Default lm Set BOLD 3m Set ITALICS 4m Set UNDERLINE 7m Swap Foreground and Background 30m Set Foreground to Color 0 31m Set Foreground to Color 1 32m Set Foreground to Color 2 33m Set Foreground to Color 3 40m Set Background to Color 0 41m Set Background to Color 1 42m Set Background to Color 2 43m Set Background to Color 3 This is a very limited list, but it shows you the manner in which the Console responds to ANSI sequences. Also, you can com pound any number of options into a single sequence to change more than one at a time, for example: Continued on Pg. 64