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BigMacShow
(c) 1988,1989
Chet Walters
Welcome to the world of the MAC! Some very incredible pictures have
been turned out on the MacIntosh that fit into almost any desktop
publishing scheme. However, not many DT programs will load MAC pics. They
will all load Degas pics however. That's where BigMacShow comes in. It
works in either high res or medium and will load a MAC pic one at a time
for conversion to DEGAS or will run a slideshow of your MAC pics. Choose
what you will from the initial choice box.
SLIDES
When you choose this, you are given a prompt as to what keys do what
while running a slide show. Read the screen carefully and then click on
OK. You will be greeted with the GEM Fileselector. All you need do with
the selector is choose a path. Once the MACs you want to show appear in
the window, click on OK or hit RETURN. The show will commence and display
all pics within the path you chose in either resolution. Once the show is
done, the initial choice box will reappear.
SINGLE
Here is where you convert MAC pics to DEGAS pics. Choose SINGLE from
the initial choice box. You are again greeted with the GEM Fileselector.
You must choose a complete name for the MAC pic to load. Loading is nearly
instantaneous after which the pic will scroll by once for your viewing
pleasure. You can then scroll the display by moving the mouse up and down.
You can single step the scroll by holding ALT and using the UP/DOWN arrows.
Once the portion you wish to save is on the screen (you can save only the
visible screen), click the RIGHT mouse button or press RETURN. Regardless
of which resolution you are using to view the MAC pic, you can save the
screen as either Degas PI3 (high res) or Degas PI2 (medium res). Click on
the appropriate box. The selector will appear for you to choose a save
filename. You need not type the extender for the Degas save, BigMacShow
will add it for you. If you did not want to save the screen just yet, click
the WAIT box. To return to the initial choice box to load a new pic for
manipulation, click and hold the LEFT mouse button then press the RIGHT
mouse button or simply press the ESC key.
If you sent a donation for this doc and disk, thanx! Otherwise, we
would appreciate a donation to keep us motivated to continue to release
things for the ST. Send to:
Chet Walters
PO Box 45
Girard, OH 44420-0045
You can obtain some great PD software from CHQ BBS by calling 216-758-0284
anytime day or night 300/1200/2400 baud.
NOTE: Thanks to Dr. Bob, BigMacShow should now distinguish between true
MAC format files and those irritating "pseudo" MAC files from PFS:First-
Publisher or wherever. If you find some MACs that still get scrambled
by BigMacShow, please send me the MAC files and the program you're using.
I will return the favor tenfold. 4/14/89