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Picticon    1.1    Scales pictures into icons. os3.x only

Allows  pictures  to  be  dropped onto an appicon.  Will then load the
pictures using datatypes.library and scale them into icons.

Many  options  to  customize  how  the scaled picture icons will look.
Allows frames/backgrounds and size text (built in fonts, tho)

Features:
o  Files may  be passed by dropping them onto an appicon, selecting an
   apptool item, shift-selection, or via a CLI interface.
o  Dithering (one type, error-diffusion)
o  Remaps to current Workbench palette
o  Both fractional and integer scaling
o  User defined icon 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 that contain aspect information
o  User defined screen aspect. (for non-lace or s-hires users)
o  HAM-6/HAM-8 support for both reading and rendering
o  Datatype  loader/scaler  module  is  available for registered E 3.0
   users.  (no source)
o  NewIcons support (optional, not included) 
o  WhatIs support (optional, not included)
o  Multiple filenames and/or wildcards from the CLI interface

Author: Chad Randall
Path: util/Picticon-1.1.lha