NekoCat v4.3
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  Version 4.3 - November 4, 2005

  NekoCat is a sample freeware program for various development 
  tools: HSPascal, Palm Pascal Compiler and iziBasic
  Made in 2001-2005 by Laurent Duveau
       Web Site = http://www.aldweb.com
       e-Mail   = info@aldweb.com



Overview
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Who is NekoCat you may ask? NekoCat is a little cat ("Neko" 
means "cat" in Japanese) that sits on your Palm and chases the 
food (bird, mouse or fish) that you tick on the screen until 
he catches it.
This so cute little cat then goes through a series of 
absolutely adorable activities, such as cleaning himself
and taking a nap.



Donate...
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NekoCat is free to use. However, if you like it, please consider
making a donation to show your support. Any amount will be 
highly appreciated. To proceed, just connect to: 
  http://give.aldweb.com/  (secured PayPal transaction)



How to install NekoCat?
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Minimum Palm OS requirement is version 3.0.
If your device is with version 2.0 of Palm OS, please install
the NekoCat_OS2.PRC (version 2.3 of NekoCat) file instead of 
NekoCat.PRC.

NekoCat is Palm OS v5 and v6 compliant.

NekoCat is a PRC file that is installed like any other 
Palm OS file using HotSync. So, extract NekoCat.PRC from the
ZIP archive file. Double-click on it and the Palm install tool
will popup. NekoCat.PRC will be transferred to your Palm
device next time you synchronize your device with your PC with
HotSync.

Both black & white and color versions of NekoCat are
available. Whether your device is color enabled or not, 
NekoCat will automatically detect it and adapt to display
all items in black & white or in color.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
  Uninstall any previous version of NekoCat before
  installing this one on your device.



HSPascal, Palm Pascal Compiler, iziBasic
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NekoCat is a sample freeware program for various development 
tools (compilers) available on the Palm OS platform: HSPascal, 
Palm Pascal Compiler and iziBasic.

The very first version was the HSPascal one, then followed by
the Palm Pascal Compiler one, and finally ported to iziBasic.

The source code of NekoCat is available for download on my Web 
Site in all these 3 development languages flavors! As a result, 
studying these source codes of such a basic software is a good 
learning tool as well as it can give you a good idea of which 
one of the 3 compilers you would rather work with as a 
developer...



Updates Description
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  4.3 (11/04/05)
    - Bug fix: the small images checkbox now refreshes when setting 
      to default values in the options

  4.2 (02/23/05)
    - Recompiling this program with the latest iziBasic version 5.0 
      led to a 12 KB (-9%) decrease of the program's foot print

  4.1 (01/19/05)
    - source code upgrade for the food selection checkboxes: for 
      a better and smoother displaying, they are now refreshed 
      instead  of being rebuilt when changing food

  4.0 (01/04/05)
    - added an option to switch to small images for devices with
      high resolution screen

  3.0 (12/02/04)
    - switched reference source code from HSPascal to iziBasic, 
      this was a complete rewrite of this software!
    - removed a white square appearing on the cat when moving 
      the food in the case food was over the cat
    - NekoCat now remembers last status when exiting

  2.3 (09/18/02)
    - added Donation information
    - upgraded this help file

  2.2 (07/05/02)
    - NekoCat could remain frozen. Now, it will freeze only if 
      you double tick on the menu button (asked by people who 
      like to see NekoCat in position!). Double ticking on the 
      screen, choosing a menu option or selecting one of the 
      foods will unfreeze it.

  2.1 (05/25/02)
    - minimum Palm OS version check
    - code update for Palm OS < v3.5 compliancy
    - code update for Palm OS v5 compliancy
    - update of contact info (web site, e-mail)

  2.0 (02/07/02)
    - color version

  1.2 (12/18/01)
    - menu bar
    - small icon
    - cosmetic enhancements
    - reset to default values in the options window

  1.1 (12/03/01)
    - options for customizing the different activities of NekoCat

  1.0 (11/28/01)
    - initial release
