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- Short: Collection of IML-Threads in a Fiasco-database
- Uploader: cagliaris@swissonline.ch
- Author: cagliaris@swissonline.ch
- Type: gfx/3d
- Version: 1.0 Date: 28. Feb. 98
- Requires: Fiasco_main.lha in biz/dbase
-
- What is this:
-
- IIB - Imagine Information Base
-
- In this two Fiasco-databases you find all imagine-relevant Threads
- collected since Sep. 97 on the Imagine Mailing List (IML), with the
- informations of the participants.
-
- It consists in two parts:
-
- WebSites.fdb A collection of more than 100 IML-Users who has a Hompage
- on the Web.
- Here you find the Name, eMail-address, URL('s) of the
- Homepage ans other informations.
-
- IMLThreads.fdb The effective collection of the Threads from the IML.
-
-
-
- Install:
- Just unpack this Archive, and open the databases. In this version you don't
- need any assignment. You only need to have the Fiasco-software available on
- AmiNet in the biz/dbase directory. Read below for more. Before start,
- you have to adapt the Default-Tool in the two Icons in the IIB-Folder. So
- you can start IIB directly with it.
-
- Usage:
- For this databases, you need the Database-program Fiasco from Nils Bandener.
- I create the databases with the version 2.11. I recommend to install at least
- V2.1. Better is to install the 2.11 patch too. The main program is available
- at the at the AmiNet, but the for 2.11 patch you have to got to the
- Fiasco-Homepage at http://www.amigaworld.com/support/fiasco/ .
-
- For the usage of the database, I recommed reading to Fiasco.guide included
- in the Fiasco package. But for semplicity here the relevant Shortcuts:
-
- Ctrl-F4 Open the list of the active database.
- Attention: With the IMLThreads.fdb the List slows-down the
- system drammatically. I don't know why this is. I think it
- for the extensive usage of relations in this database.
-
- LAMIGA-E Open the Search window. The usage is very simple. Select
- the Field that you will search, and type in the word.
-
- LAMIGA-= Sort the List-window in dependence of the selected Field.
-
- I don't need more Feature for the use of IIB, but it's possible that I forget
- something.
-
- The single Records are sorted in 14 Categories:
-
- Modelling All what relate to modeling or creating objects
- Deform Deforming objects
- Bones Work with bones
- Lightning Enlights scenes
- States Work with States
- Texturing Problems with Textures
- Brushing How to map a Brush
- Animate Make an Animation
- Rendering Render a image
- Tutorial Where I can found a good Tutorial
- Rendering F/X How to work with the Action's F/X'es
- ARexx Some good ARexx-Scripts
- Web Here are some good URL's
- Other I don't know where I can put this one
-
- Future:
- This is the first version of the IIB. So when you find something strong or
- wrong in this readme file, please contact me, so that I can correct it in
- future version.
-
- Here are the features that I plan to include in future versions:
-
- Update-file: At this time I think that I can do a monthly update of the
- databases. At this time I will send every month the complete
- package. I found the time to implement it, I will make only
- update packages for those who have already installed the
- IIB.
-
- More-Info: At this time you see only the Name, URL and the
- eMail-address of the participants. I think to implement a
- gadget for open the WebSites-database in a separate window
- to read all available information about the people.
-
- You can do it already, but you have to reopen Fiasco
- mannually a second time, and open the database. Why not
- let make this from ARexx?
-
- AmigaGuide-Documentation:
- Write this file in a AmigaGuide-file. I think this would be
- better for reading. I don't create any AmigaGuide-files
- since now. So I think that this need a little bit time for me.
-
- Windows-Version:
- I don't explore the Export-ability of Fiasco since now,
- so I can't predict when I start with this.
-
-
- Other:
- 1.The collection of all information of the IML-Peoples is very difficult, so
- when something is wrong in one the databases, please inform me, so that I
- can correct it, and release it in the next version. I've only include the
- Users with homepages in the WebSites-database. In some records I don't have
- a eMail address. If someone of you can tell me it, please contact me.
-
- 2.A large amount of the Peoples on the IML has Imagine for Windows (IFW).
- I don't sorted out this eMail's. In future Version's of Imagine for AMIGA
- (IFA), perhaps, we can work with the same features like IFW. And some of
- IFW-Stuff can be for interesting for IFA-users too.
-
- 3.This package is Giftware. I you like it, use it. If you think that my work
- has a little value, you can send me something. For send me money,
- chocolate, software or a PowerUP-Board, here is my contact address:
-
- Salvatore Cagliari
- Elsaesserstrasse 27
- 4056 Basel
- Switzerland
- eMail: cagliaris@swissonline.ch
-
- 3.I selected manually all eMails posted to the IML. I only make a
- surface-correction of the eMail. I don't take any warranty for the contents
- of the texts or the validity of the inlcuded informations. Normally the
- postings are controlled from a lot of peoples in the IML, so that the
- validity is in common O.K. .
-
- 4. Here is "syntax" of the composed eMails:
-
- first post
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
-
- related post to the abowe text
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
-
- continue of the first post
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
-
- --------------------------------- <- separator line (34 chars)
-
- second post
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
-
- --------------------------------- <- separator line (34 chars)
-
- third post
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxx
-
- --------------------------------- <- end line (34 chars)
-
-
-
- I hope you have fun with this. I've invested a lot of work in it, so I hope
- that you can use this.
- If not, put this in the Trashcan, of whatever you do with useless stuff.
-
- Happy rendering to all imagine-users in the world.
-
- Greetings
- Salvatore