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- .name
- Picticon
- .type
- Image Conversion
- .short
- Scales pictures into icons. os3.x only
- .description
- 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 passes by dropping them onto an appicon, selecting a
- apptool item, shift-selection, or via a CLI interface.
- o Dithering (one type, error-diffusion)
- o Remaps to current Workbench palette
- o Fractional scaling
- o User defined 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 (only IFFs due to no aspect info is
- contained in gifs and jpefs)
- o User defined screen aspect. (for non-lace or s-hires users)
- o HAM support
- o Datatype loader/scaler module is available for E users. (no source)
-
- .version
- 0.9
- .author
- Chad Randall
- .reference
- FreshFish-Sep94:New/util/wb/Picticon/
- 0.8
- .requirements
- Any Amiga running at least Kickstart 3.0 and Workbench 3.0.
-
- At least 1 megabyte of RAM is required. 2 megs of CHIP and 4 megs of
- FAST is recommended.
-
- A 68000, but a faster processor is recommended.
-
- The external librarys "iffparse", "diskfont", and "mathtrans" of at
- least version 37. All these are standard, so no problems should
- arise.
-
- A strong knowledge of palettes, colors, and tooltypes is recommended
- for full feature utilization.
-
- A nice set of pictures. Come on, at least one. :)
- .distribution
- Copyrighted but Freely Redistributable
- .address
- 229 S.Washington
- Manchester, Michigan
- 48158-9680 USA
- .email
- crandall@garnet.msen.com
- .docs
- docs/Picticon.guide
- docs/Picticon.readme
- docs/ShoveColors.readme
- .described-by
- Richard Fish
- .submittal
- Downloaded via ftp from Aminet.
-