HAMpuzzle for Canadian amateur radio candidates.

This program permits practicing the assembly of block diagrams
to which the Basic Qualification question bank alludes.

This program is freeware.
 
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System requirements:
 - This is a 32-bit program.
 - Runs on Microsoft Windows 95 through Windows 8.

    Note about Windows 95:
     COMCTL32.DLL (Common Controls) must be at least version 4.70.
     This update coincided with version 3.01 of Internet Explorer (1996).
     Upgrade from Microsoft was originally called com32upd.exe and
     was superceded by 40comupd.exe, 401comupd.exe and 50comupd.exe
     Otherwise, the program will not start-up and Windows will
     report "missing export COMCTL32.DLL:InitCommonControlsEx".

 - Works under Linux aided by Wine: e.g., tested on
    Ubuntu 10.04 + Wine 1.2.2

 - Display must be at least SVGA (800x600 pixels, 256 colours).

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Installation:

Be sure to also download one or more Diagrams file(s).

The attached .EXE file is NOT a self-extracting archive;
it is the program itself, ready to run.

You must create a FOLDER (i.e., directory) on your hard disk
and place the program and corresponding Diagrams file
in that folder yourself.

You can create a SHORTCUT afterwards to facilitate launching the
program.


The program includes a brief "Help" window.

The program does NOT use the Windows Registry.
Uninstalling the program is a simple matter of deleting all the
files.

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Restrictions:

None.

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Version History:

V1.2  2014 04 Executable now carries digital signature.

V1.1  2012 06
      Truly look for Diagrams in folder where EXE resides
      ( as opposed to default directory and drive ).

V1.0  2012 04
      Font and font size match Windows default per
       Display Properties > Appearance > Font Size
        (normal, large, extra large).

      User has further control over font through command line
      parameters:
       /A=n permits bumping up the default font by
          a given number of points:  e.g., /A=2
       /F=font_name,font_size permits specifying
          the desired font:  e.g., /F=Tahoma,12
       /T=font_name permits specifying a font for the movable
          blocks (Tiles).

      Multi-monitor awareness:  launch on same monitor
      as current mouse pointer.

      Parameter /Q forces interface to French on startup.

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Franois VE2AAY, member of Radio Amateurs of Canada.
