ZeroPoint version 0.9.4 bug-fix release. There is a short change log at the
end of this file.

The files included in this distribution are covered by the GNU Public
License. See the file 'COPYING' for more information.

This is the source for the program Zero Point, a simple but addictive video game 
which involves slowing and stopping a bouncing line or polygon using the arrow
keys on the keyboard to change the motion of the line(s). (It is simple in
concept, but it seems to be quite difficult to actually play.) 

The program is written using the V GUI library written primarily by Bruce
Wampler. It is available at:

http://www.objectcentral.com/

The program was written primarily under X11 on Linux, and has a Makefile for
GNU make and the g++ compiler. If the source directory is a child of the V
directory in which Config.mk resides, the Makefile should work with little
or no change. For other installations, the Makefile should be edited for local
directories, etc. before trying to compile the code. 

On windows, I have been using the mingw32 compiler, which is a port to
windows of the GNU g++ compiler, and is available at:

http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~janjaap/mingw32/

The Makefile provided should work relatively well with the mingw32 compiler,
if the source directory is in the V home directory, which holds the file
Config.mk.

For other compilers, the code should all be compiled and then linked to the
libraries V links to, and the V library itself. That sequence of commands
shouldn't be too difficult with any compiler. 

Executables for Linux (ZeroPoint) (ELF, glibc6, X11R6) and Windows95 
(ZeroPoint.exe) are included in the zipped distribution. The executable has a 
demo dialog that explains the game and shows how to play.

I can be reached at 

enumerate@rocketmail.com

Bugs:

Windows
1. Exit dialog doesn't work correctly in all circumstances.

ToDo:

1. Saved games are not implemented yet. They can be read from the .rc file,
   but there's no way to save them, or load them.

Change Log:

0.9.4 2/15/99 Bug fix release. Primarily corrected mistakes in the
implementation of the Set Options dialog, improving the layout and the
Windows functionality.

0.9.3 11/12/98 Original public release. Basic functionality intact,
especially in Linux--some rough spots in Windows. (0.9.3a is a release a day
later to correct a configuration problem that resulted in the Linux version
running way too fast)

thanks

have fun