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- MetaView 2.3
-
-
- REQUIREMENT: - any Amiga
- - OS 2.x (only tested with 3.0)
- - 1 MB RAM or better (more than 0.5 MB free ChipMem)
- - for Kick 3.x, the 'tabs.gadget' (included)
- - for Kick 3.1, maybe the new 'SetPatch' (included)
-
- INSTALLATION:
- - doubleclick the install-icon.
- or
- - copy the 'libs/amigametaformat.library' to 'libs:'
- - create the drawer 'libs:AMF/'
- - copy all files from 'libs/AMF/' to 'libs:AMF/'
- - copy from 'libs/gadgets/tabs.gadget' to 'sys:classes/gadgets/'
- or
- - doubleclick the test-icon and install later
-
-
- WHAT IS IT?
- Programm to view and convert
- * WMF files (also embeded in Windows(tm) CLP files)
- * AMF files
- * DXF files
- * DR2D files
- * XFIG files (version 3.0 or 3.1)
- * WPG files (version 1.0)
- * GEM files (work in progress, need examples)
- * CGM files
- * DSDR files
- to
- * ILBM
- * AMF
- * CGM
- * GEM
- * DR2D
- * HPGL
- * EPS
- * AI
- * WMF
- * JMF
-
- There is also a menu item for open CDR-files, this is only for testing and
- can extract the preview picture. 'preview.bmp' can be found in 't:' dir.
-
-
- SHAREWARE:
- This MetaView are shareware. If you use this programm regulary you must pay
- 30,- DM (20 $) to me. After this you get the newest version from MetaView
- and the keyfile. Without the keyfile you can`t save your pictures with
- ARexx.
- For bank account and my address, please look at the end of file.
- The executable are freely distributable, only the keyfile "keyfile.metaview"
- are not freely distributable without permission from me.
- To get the newer versions from MetaView, bugfixes etc. please look at
- "Aminet:gfx/conv/" or you send me a empty disk and a franked and filled
- return envelop.
-
-
- BUGS:
- - Not all WMF-codes are supported, but the most WMF-files should work.
- - In this version MetaView can`t display and convert any included BitMaps!!!
- - If you find a bug on startup and own Kick 3.1, please install the new
- SetPatch 43.5 and try again.
- - If you find any other bug please feel free to send me a mail with the
- following dates:
- - your configuration
- - in which cases the bug appears
- - if there only appears on some gfx files, then please send me also the
- gfx files
-
- I TAKE NO WARRANTLY FOR ANY DAMAGES ON YOUR SYSTEM!
-
-
- START:
- This programm is startable from Workbench or CLI.
- For start from Workbench just doubleclick the icon.
- For start from CLI just type in the consolewindow 'MetaView'. You can
- give some options:
-
- - LOADNAME the gfx-file to view
-
- - SAVENAME the gfx-file to save, for converting, if you have give a
- SAVENAME, then the program will not open the window to show
- the gfx-file.
-
- - LOAD/K force to load the gfx-file as AMF,WMF,CDR,DR2D,WPG,CLP, if
- you dont use this option, the program look for the filetype
- alone.
-
- - SAVE/K save the gfx-file as AMF,EPS,CGM,GEM,WW,ILBM,AMF2 or PRT
- AMF - AmigaMetaFileFormat
- EPS - Encapsulated PostScript
- CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile
- GEM - GEM Metafile
- WW - WordWorth-ARexx-script
- ILBM - Interleaved Bitmap
- AMF2 - AMF with previewpicture (* not yet *)
- PRT - Printer
- DR2D - Drawing 2D
- HPGL - HP Graphics Language
- CLIP - copy to ClipBoard unit 0
- AI - Adobe Illustrator
- WMF - Windows MetaFile
- JMF - Java MetaFile
- if you dont use this option, then you get AMF-files
-
- - WIDTH/K/N for ILBM, CLIP and PRT the WIDTH of output (ILBM - pixels,
- PRT - mm)
-
- - HEIGHT/K/N for ILBM, CLIP and PRT the HEIGHT
-
- - XOFF/K/N for PRINTER the x-position in mm
-
- - YOFF/K/N for PRINTER the y-position in mm
-
- - DEPTH/K/N Depth for ILBM, CLIP and PRT output
-
- - ERRORS/S writeout debug informations, make a big decrease of the speed
- of fileparsing
-
- - NOPROP/S no preserve picture-aspect
-
- - TRANSPARENT/S no drawing in background and set color 0 as transparent for
- ILBM and CLIP output
-
- - NODISPLAY/S MetaView will not open a screen but only create a ARexxPort
- for background operations
-
- the default options are:
- SAVE = AMF
- WIDTH = 640 (ILBM,CLIP) or 50 (PRT)
- HEIGHT = 400 (ILBM,CLIP) or 50 (PRT)
- XOFF = 0
- YOFF = 0
- DEPTH = 4
-
-
- AREXX:
- MetaView opens a ARexxPort based on the name "METAVIEW" a point "." and a
- number starting at 0. So if you start MetaView once the ARexxPort name are
- "METAVIEW.0".
- Commands:
- - LOAD load a gfx-file
- LOADNAME/A name of gfx-file
- AS/K force to load gfx-file as AMF,WMF,...
- - SAVE save a gfx-file
- SAVENAME/A name of gfx-file
- AS/K save the gfx-file as AMF,EPS,GEM,CGM,HPGL,DR2D,WW,ILBM,AI,WMF,JMF
- WIDTH/K/N pixel width for ILBM output
- HEIGHT/K/N pixel height for ILBM output
- DEPTH/K/N depth for ILBM output
- - PRINT print a gfx-file
- XOFF/K/N left offset in mm
- YOFF/K/N right offset in mm
- WIDTH/K/N width in mm
- HEIGHT/K/N height in mm
- DEPTH/K/N depth of printing
- - COPY copy a gfx-file to clipboard (unit 0)
- WIDTH/K/N pixel width
- HEIGHT/K/N pixel height
- DEPTH/K/N depth
- - SET set some attributes
- PROP/S preserve picture-aspect
- NOPROP/S no preserve picture-aspect
- TRANSPARENT/S background transparent
- NOTRANSPARENT/S no transparent
- - REQUESTFILE ask for a filename (in "result")
- PATH initial filepath and -name
- TITLE/K title of requester
- OK/K string for ok-button
- PATTERN/K string for pattern
- - REQUESTCHOICE ask for options (in "rc")
- TITLE/K title of requester
- BODY/K string for question
- BUTTONS/K string for buttons (seperate with "|")
- - REQUEST inform the user
- BODY/F information string
- - QUIT quit MetaView
-
-
- MENU:
- - Project
- - Open
- - Open as
- - AMF
- - WMF
- - CLP
- - DR2D
- - WPG
- - DXF
- - FIG
- - CDR
- - GEM
- - CGM
- - Save as
- - AMF
- - AMF+PIC /* not yet */
- - ILBM
- - EPS
- - GEM
- - CGM
- - DR2D
- - HPGL
- - WW
- - AI
- - WMF
- - JMF
- - Print
- - About
- - Quit
- - Other
- - Logo - draw the start picture again
- - Info - show some picture infos (type, size, version)
- - Copy - copy the view to clipboard (unit 0)
- - View
- - All - view the whole picture
- - Region - let you define a region for zoom
- - Settings
- - Aspect - preserve picture aspect (proportions) or not
- - Transparent - draw to background or not (importend for ILBM brush)
- - Change... - change screentype, -mode, -depth and defaultfonts
-
-
- REQUESTERS:
- - Print
- - you can set the print dimension either by numbers (mm) or by drawing
- a rectangle with the mouse (press leftmousebutton and drag)
- - you can set the depth of printing (from black and white to 256 colors)
- - you can suppress the paper ejecting
- - you can switch on a frame outside of picture
- - Save ILBM
- - you can set the picture dimension and the depth
- - Change Settings...
- - you can set either custom- or publicscreen
- - change the name of publicscreen
- - change the screenmode and -depth
- - set the defaultfonts (for serif, sans serif, deco, typewriter, script)
- - Substitute FONT
- - substitute the not existing font either with
- defaultfonts (serif, sans serif, ...) or a special font, selected now
- - press "USE" for using now and in ILBM, PRINT or CLIPBOARD or "INCLUDE"
- for including by save as other formats
-
-
- PREFERENCES:
- - Settings saved in env:MetaView.prefs and envarc:MetaView.prefs as ASCII
- and can also edit separate
-
- Defaults:
- SCREENMODE=$8004
- SCREENWIDTH=-1
- SCREENHEIGHT=-1
- SCREENDEPTH=4
- CUSTOMSCREEN=TRUE
- PUBLICSCREEN=Workbench
- SERIF_FONT=Times.font
- SANS_FONT=Helvetica.font
- TYPE_FONT=Courier.font
- SCRIPT_FONT=Times.font
- DECO_FONT=Times.font
-
- HISTORY:
- Version 2.3
- NEW
- - enhanced DXF Import
- - Export WMF
- - Export JMF
- - changeable printer.device and unit
- - change automatical the filename extension
- - Import DSDR
- - Import CGM
- Version 2.2
- NEW
- - Import GEM, Export AI, prepared for WMF and JMF
- - ILBM-export and print are made with stripes for creating pictures
- larger than free chipmem (Geoffrey A. Gass, you want this)
- - zoom function (now you can better read your DXF-files :-)
- Version 2.1
- NEW and FIXED:
- - there was a bug in ILBM-export created in Version 2.0, now fixed
- (thanks to Jon Peterson)
- - include Version in Screentitle and Aboutwindow (also ARexxPort)
- (thanks to Jon Peterson)
- - include ARexx-Examples
- - include 'tabs.gadget' and 'SetPatch' (© Amiga Technologie)
- - ignore comments on start of DXF files
- - faster DXF parsing if $EXTMIN/MAX present
- - WPG files with colors and switch top/down
- (thanks to Andreas Kleinert for WPG-example)
- - no exit if tabs.gadget not found
- CHANGES in 'amigametaformat.library'
- - complete dr2d.driver and hpgl.driver
- Version 2.0
- NEW:
- - change from pd to shareware
- - support Screenmode and PublicScreens
- - support transparent
- - many new Importformats
- - HPGL- and DR2D-export
- FIXED:
- - fixed bug in ILBM-export when width not a multiple from 16
- (thanx to MagicBox Inc.)
- - the long terrible bug, i hope, was not my fault, but an error on
- 'mathieeesingbas.library' from Kick 3.1
- - fixed bug in ILBM-export for Kick 2.0
- Version 1.4
- NEW:
- - preserve picture-aspect
- thanks to Geoffrey A. Gass
- - enhanced ILBM-export
- - enhanced printing, also from CLI
- FIXED:
- - Installer-Bug,
- thanks to Geoffrey A. Gass
- CHANGES in 'amigametaformat.library'
- - please look at 'amigametaformat.readme'
- Version 1.3
- NEW:
- - CLI-Arguments
- - batchmode to convert many Cliparts (with s:dpat)
- - automatic gfxtype recognite
- FIXED:
- - Bug with ASL-Requester (mixing file- and pathname),
- thanks to Andreas Kleinert
- - No more 'unexpect End of File' if loading correct WMF,
- thanks to Harry W. Turner II and Geoffrey A. Gass
- - Better colors in WMF-files
- CHANGES in 'amigametaformat.library'
- - please look at 'amigametaformat.readme'
- Version 1.2
- Second public release, first within the AMF-Library.lha.
- NEW:
- - WMF-import
- CHANGES in 'amigametaformat.libary'
- - fix some bugs in CGM-driver with AMF_POLYGON and AMF_FILL_POLY
-
-
- Author:
- Henk Jonas
- Zionskirchstrasse 28
- 10119 Berlin
- Germany
-
- email: subvcbhd@linux.zrz.tu-berlin.de
- tel.: +49 (0)30 4492199
-
- WWW: http://www.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jonash
-
- bank account:
- Name: Henk Jonas
- Name of bank: Berliner Sparkasse (Berlin, Germany)
- Number of bank: 100 500 00
- Number of account: 1744 037 104
-
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- Thanks:
- - to all peoples, that support the AMIGA
- - to all peoples, that understand my bad english ;-)
- - to my girlfriend and my rat ;-)
- - to all peoples that mail or write me
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