

                        DaRiO
                          PhOnG


Hello everybody in the demoscene. I'm here to show you something
that I invented coz I want to share it with you.

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Files included

In the zip (dp_hintro.zip) must be those files:
 - hintro.exe   - An example
 - hintro.txt   - The text you are reading now
 - hintro.es    - The same text but in spanish
 - file_id.diz  - Identification file

Hintro, overview

A hintro is like an intro but you use to comunicate something to someone
or a group of persons. It only has one part, and normally it has only one
effect, music is not really needed, and it doesn't have to be very big.

Hintro, how I invented them

I think the demoscene should be for fun, and always is funny inventing
new things, and new things improve the demoscene.
Yesterday I was writing a letter for a friend, and I thougth that only
a plain .txt would not be a good thing for a good friend, then I thougth
"What can I do with my cpu? Code" well, why don't code a little effect
and put there some text with my own font system (no Dos-fonts please! E-)
and sending it? That was all.
Maybe somebody did that after me, in that case let me know.
Hintros are not only for writing to friends, they may be used for
communicating to the scene that somebody has joined some grup, or he has
leaved it, or a new production, or some tutorial... your imagination is
the limit.
The effect of the hintro may be anything, but I suggest that you use effects
that couldn't fit with your current productions, or change something that
make it look diferent and special.

Hintro, specifications

A hintro is a little intro with one, or more effects, music is not really
needed coz they are something like 'see the first time and save it somewhere
in your HD'  E-)
The main idea is some effect in the background and some messages, better if
you can avoid text-scrollers. (we saw a lot of them ;-)
Maybe the text can include more than 'hello, how are you?' but don't
explain there your whole life X-D
If the hintro is small then better, but there is no restiction, anyway a
500k hintro isn't a very good idea.

Hintros, filename

The filename must be (well, you may put anything you want, I only suggest
you that I think is the best way) first the author or who send it, and second
the person who has to get it.
Ex.: If you want to send a hintro to someone named 'Pete' and you are
'Jim' then you will put: jim_pete.exe
Ex.: If you want to send to everybody: jim_all.exe

Hintro, some example

Run the exe for an example. If things didn't look clear, now you have to
know what's a hintro.

Conclusion

I hope you had understood what I was talking about, and I hope that people
finds hintros useful and use them in the way the want, and at least some
of you use it.
Oh, and excuse my painful english, thanx OE-)

                                DaRiO PhOnG, Spain 6/11/1998

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                                                     want to swap info or
Greets:                                              something else.

Dave^PhyMosys   - Thanx for the info an moral support
Mcd             - Thanx for a bustrip to the Euskal party 6
Navi^PhyMosys   - Thanx for the info and good luck with your E-mag
