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Short: Scales pictures into icons. os3.x only
Author: crandall@garnet.msen.com
Uploader: crandall@garnet.msen.com
Type: util/wb
Version 0.9, and update to version 0.8
Function:
Scales datatype pictures into "thumbnail" Workbench icons.
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)
Requirements:
Kickstart 39 (OS 3.0)
Workbench 39 (OS 3.0)
installed datatypes
68000
Recommended system would include a 68020+FAST, and a 16+ color WB.
New to version 0.9:
o Full CLI interface.
o Fractional scaler. Will always fit at least one dimension.
o Picture aspect retention, and support for user-defined screen aspect
ratios.
o HAM support. (HAM-6 and HAM-8)
o Faster, re-written rendering routine. (User-defined dithering
controls were removed.) The scaler module may be included in your E
programs.
Author: Chad Randall (crandall@garnet.msen.com)