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Short: Customizable GUI for ImageFX
Author: dhomas@youngmonkey.ca (dhomas trenn)
Uploader: dhomas@youngmonkey.ca (dhomas trenn)
Version: 00.Mar.26 (01.Apr.02)
Type: gfx/ifx
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April 2, 2001 Re-release
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Commander (Amiga) is now freely distributable.
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About Commander
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One of the drawbacks of many programs is the lack of a customizable
user interface. Functions, such as ARexx scripting and plug-ins, often
have to be started via file requesters or multi-level menus. This
approach can slow down your workflow - and often hinder your creative
energy.
ImageFX, for example, lacks a customizable (or updated) command
interface. When new modules/hooks scripts are added to the program
(home-made, pd, shareware, or commerical) you're required to select
those functions through a file requester or other means. This can slow
down the creative process. Commander is the solution to that problem.
Features
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- Can control any program that has an ARexx command set. However, it is
ONLY available for: ImageFX and there are no plans to develop this
product further. See ImageFX special features below.
- Commander is currently available for: ImageFX. See special features
below.
- Extensive customization allows the user to design multiple
interfaces for all kinds of different approaches to working.
Just about everything is customizable, including: layout, fonts,
gadgets, colors, images, etc.
- Openable on any public screen. Can be run multiple times on the same
screen and/or on different screens, each with a different or same GUI.
- Can control more than one application from one GUI.
- GUIs are designed external to the main program. This minimizes memory
requirements and increases the interface speed.
- Includes useful examples and tutorials to get you started. Example
files can be modified to meet your needs, or new interfaces can be
created.
ImageFX Features
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- Works with any version of ImageFX under WB2.x or higher.
- Full control of ImageFX via it's ARexx command set. Now you can have
immediate access to all those extra hooks and effects that aren't part
of the standard ImageFX GUI.
- Commander can start automatically when ImageFX starts. Quitting
Commander can also quit ImageFX.
- Can be run multiple times on different screens, for multiple
simultaneous iterations of ImageFX.
What Will Commander Do?
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Commander allows you to customize your own GUI for supported
applications, giving you the ability to directly access your favourite
ARexx commands, scripts, and plug-ins in a way that works best for you.
If you use a large screen (1280x1024) you may wish to have numerous
independently movable panels of grouped commands. If you use a smaller
display (640x400) you may prefer to have a page flipping type
interface. Or you may want to have multiple configurations for
different kinds of workflow. Commander can do it all.
What Won't Commander Do?
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Commander won't help you to be creative, but it will help your creative
flow by avoiding the hinderance of a cumbersome GUI.
Requirements
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- WB 2.x+
- Text editor
- A supported application (see above)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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http://www.youngmonkey.ca/hands/files/Commander/