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NOTES on GRAPHIC CARDS
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PMPro is able to display colour catalogues on certain graphic cards
without an AGA chipset. The graphic card has to supply
256 Colour Amiga screen modes via system conforming Monitor files.
Usually, Kickstart 3.0 or greater is required for this.
When it is required to simply open the main screen of Picture Managers on
a graphic card it should be sufficient to select a screen mode of the
card when starting the program. The number of thumbnails is automatically
adjusted to the screen size (for example 30 thumbnails with 800x200
instead of 20).
For using further functions of Picture Manager on a graphic card
(display graphics, etc.) more settings may have to be made.
1.) At first you should configure Picture Manager as follows:
- For displaying graphics on your graphic card you may simply use
the image display programs which come with your graphic card. With
Picture Manager you are also able to use external viewers
for displaying graphics. (see function Program/Viewers).
But you can also use the appropriate displayer module for
your graphic card (see chapter PROGRAM/DISPLAY).
2.) You should configure the screen promotion software of your
graphic card (ChangeScreen for Picasso, Retina Emu for Retina, etc.)
The following table indicates which screens are opened by PMPro and
whether promotion of these are either possible or necessary.
Screen name Used for Promote
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Picasso Retina Spect.
PMPro.1 (2,3..) main screen no autom. no
Please Wait... display graphic possible autom. no
PM2 print graphic yes (1) no
PM5 background for slide show possible autom. no
PM6 print catalogue yes (1) no
PMPro info screen when no autom. no
cataloguing
VT playing animation's no autom. no
Notes:
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* PICASSO:
Should screens be promoted to Picasso mode, recopying of data
should be activated (PM2 and PM6)!
* RETINA:
Retina Emu always promotes all screen. The screens marked with (1)
within Retina Emu (drawer Retina System) also require recopying
of data to be activated (Screen Settings/Refresh-Mode
--> permanently).
* SPECTRUM
With the Spectrum card no screens should be promoted!
IF you have installed Turboprint 4 or higher, the screens PM2 and
PM6 are not used. So a screenpromotion is not necessary.