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Fred Fish's Product-Info
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1994-11-14
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.name
Picticon
.type
Image Conversion
.short
Scales pictures into icons. os3.x only
.description
Allows pictures to be dropped onto an appicon. Will then load the
pictures using datatypes.library and scale them into icons.
Many options to customize how the scaled picture icons will look.
Allows frames/backgrounds and size text (built in fonts, tho)
Features:
o Files may be passes by dropping them onto an appicon, selecting a
apptool item, shift-selection, or via a CLI interface.
o Dithering (one type, error-diffusion)
o Remaps to current Workbench palette
o Fractional scaling
o User defined size
o Allows templates for both tooltypes and/or background underlay
o User defined appicon image
o Ability to place picture dimension text onto icon
o Preserves aspect of pictures (only IFFs due to no aspect info is
contained in gifs and jpefs)
o User defined screen aspect. (for non-lace or s-hires users)
o HAM support
o Datatype loader/scaler module is available for E users. (no source)
.version
0.9
.author
Chad Randall
.reference
FreshFish-Sep94:New/util/wb/Picticon/
0.8
.requirements
Any Amiga running at least Kickstart 3.0 and Workbench 3.0.
At least 1 megabyte of RAM is required. 2 megs of CHIP and 4 megs of
FAST is recommended.
A 68000, but a faster processor is recommended.
The external librarys "iffparse", "diskfont", and "mathtrans" of at
least version 37. All these are standard, so no problems should
arise.
A strong knowledge of palettes, colors, and tooltypes is recommended
for full feature utilization.
A nice set of pictures. Come on, at least one. :)
.distribution
Copyrighted but Freely Redistributable
.address
229 S.Washington
Manchester, Michigan
48158-9680 USA
.email
crandall@garnet.msen.com
.docs
docs/Picticon.guide
docs/Picticon.readme
docs/ShoveColors.readme
.described-by
Richard Fish
.submittal
Downloaded via ftp from Aminet.