Turbo Vision Life  v1.0
                            by Ben Ziegler
                          February 16, 1992


INTRODUCTION

  TVLife is a simple program that illustrates a few of Turbo
  Visions's features:  1) how to use the Idle event to execute
  background tasks, and 2) how to incorporate menus inside of
  Twindows.  It is merely meant to be a demonstration program for
  Turbo Pascal v6.0


REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

  IBM PC or 100% compatible
  DOS 2.0 or higher

  Highly Recommended:  Microsoft compatible mouse
                       16 MHz or faster processor


INSTRUCTIONS

  To execute TVLIFE, simply type "TVLIFE" at the DOS prompt.  You
  will be presented with a blank screen, a Menu Bar, and a Status
  Line.  To access the Menu Bar, press the F10 key.  To execute
  any of the commands on the Status Line, simply hit the required
  Hot Key.

  To get started quickly, press the following keys:

  F9       (This will open up a Life window)
  F5       (This will expand the window to fill the entire screen)
  Alt-S    (This will start the Life window running)

  If desired, you may open as many Life windows as you want
  (within the limits of your machine's free memory.)  To open
  more windows, press F9.  After opening several windows, it may
  be desirable to Tile all windows; to tile the windows press
  Alt-W and then press "T".

  Below is a list of all commands available from the Menu Bar and
  Status Line:

  Command  Hot Key    Explanation
  -------  -------    --------------------------------------
  Exit     Alt-X      Exit TVLife immediately
  Life     F9         Open a Life window
  Close    Alt-F3     Close a Life window
  HighRes  Alt-H      Enter High Res Video Mode
                      (43/50 lines for VGA)
  LowRes   Alt-L      Enter Low Res Mode (25 Lines, default)
  Zoom     F5         Zoom window to fill entire Desktop
  Next     F6         Switch to next Life window
  Menu     F10        Activate the Menu
  Tile     Alt-W,T    Tile all Life windows
  Cascade  Alt-W,C    Cascade all Life windows

  Note:  For the Tile and Cascade commands, you must press two
         keys.  For example, you must press Alt-W and then "C" to
         cascade.


  Each Life window has its own Menu Bar.  You may access the Menu
  Bar by pressing Alt-A.  The Life window's Menu Bar offers the
  following commands:

  Command  Hot Key    Explanation
  -------  -------    -----------------------------
  Start    Alt-S      Start the Life window running
  Stop     Alt-P      Stop the Life window
  Clear    Alt-C      Clear the Life window
  Random   Alt-R      Randomize the Life window
  Close    Alt-F3     Close the Life Window

  The Random function is provided so that one may view new and
  interesting life patterns.  The Clear function is used so that
  one may clear the board and enter one's own pattern (available
  to mouse users only).


FEATURES AVAILABLE TO MOUSE USERS

  If you have a Microsoft compatible mouse, then you may use
  additional features.  First of all, the Menu Bar and Status
  Line commands can be accessed easily with mouse clicks.  Life
  windows may be moved or resized using the mouse.  To move a
  Life window, click on the top line of the window and drag it to
  its desired location, then release the mouse button.  To resize
  the window, click on the resize icon (located on the lower
  right corner of the window), and click and drag the corner for
  the desired window size.  The mouse may also be used to click
  on the close window icon (located on the upper left corner), or
  the zoom icon (located on the upper right corner).

  Most importantly, the mouse may be used to edit the patterns
  within the Life window.  Clicking inside the life window will
  cause a "dot" to appear.  If you click on top of an existing
  dot, the dot will be erased.  This allows the user to create
  his/her own patterns.


QUESITIONS & COMMENTS

  Send any questions or comments to:

    Ben Ziegler                  Internet Email Address:
    4010 Terrace Dr              bpz4r@virginia.edu
    Annandale, VA  22003         (email valid until May 1992)