Clicking the top left bitmap button changes the "Quattro Pro for Windows Experts" text to
These bitmaps are drawn on the screen with the following QPW macro commands from inside the support file EXPERT.UI:
{DLL.LOAD UTILITYS} {SHOWQPWBITMAP CANCEL}{WAIT @NOW+@TIME(0,0,3)} {SHOWQPWBITMAP NO}{WAIT @NOW+@TIME(0,0,3)} {SHOWQPWBITMAP OK}{WAIT @NOW+@TIME(0,0,3)} {SHOWQPWBITMAP ""}UTILITYS.DLL is a supplied add-in DLL with lots of utility @-functions including @ShowQPWBitmap, as well as the bitmap resources shown here and elsewhere. If you type in an @-function into a cell, when QPW recognises its name, it puts the syntax on the status bar. So if you type in @TIME, QPW puts the following on its status bar:
@TIME(hour,minute,seconds)
Since @ShowQPWBitmap is not an advertised function, QPW appears surprised when you type it in:@ShowQPWBitmap(how did you find this function?)
Clicking on any of these bitmap buttons causes the associated developer's name to be repeated.
The three bitmap buttons reveal more credits. The third one reveals Liam Friedland's name (as shown in the screenshot). When this text is double-clicked three bitmaps are displayed in the centre of the screen, one at a time (see 2.7).
Pressing the upper three bitmap buttons cycles through more names. Pressing the bottom bitmap button launches another dialog (see 2.8)
These bitmaps are drawn on the screen with the following QPW macro commands from inside the support file EXPERT.UI:
{DLL.LOAD UTILITYS} {SHOWQPWBITMAP B1}{WAIT @NOW+@TIME(0;0;1)} XL? {SHOWQPWBITMAP B2}{WAIT @NOW+@TIME(0;0;2)} XL? NOT! {SHOWQPWBITMAP B3}{WAIT @NOW+@TIME(0;0;1)} 123? {SHOWQPWBITMAP B4}{WAIT @NOW+@TIME(0;0;2)} 123? NOT! {SHOWQPWBITMAP B5}{WAIT @NOW+@TIME(0;0;5)} QPro!!!!!!! {SHOWQPWBITMAP ""}UTILITYS.DLL is a supplied add-in DLL with lots of utility @-functions, including @ShowQPWBitmap, as well as the bitmap resources shown here and elsewhere. If you type in an @-function into a cell, when QPW recognises its name, it puts the syntax on the status bar. So if you type in @TIME, QPW puts the following on its status bar:
@TIME(hour,minute,seconds)
Since @ShowQPWBitmap is not an advertised function, QPW appears surprised when you type it in:@ShowQPWBitmap(how did you find this function?)
Clicking the three checkboxes fills in the panels with more names as shown.
Double right-click on the OK button then right-click on the lower left part of the dialog (this area may take some looking for) to reveal the last piece of the puzzle (see 2.10).
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