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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 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 with aspect information
- o User defined screen aspect. (for non-lace or s-hires users)
- o HAM-6/HAM-8 support
- o Datatype loader/scaler module is available for registered E 3.0
- users. (no source)
- o NewIcons support (optional)
- o WhatIs support (optional)
- o Multiple filenames and/or wildcards from the CLI interface
-
- .version
- 0.96
- .author
- Chad Randall
- .reference
- GoldFish-Vol2-1:Files/util/wb/Picticon/
- 0.9
- 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
- Readme.first.txt
- Readme0_96.txt
- docs/3-2-8.readme
- docs/Picticon.guide
- docs/Picticon.readme
- docs/ShoveColors.readme
- .described-by
- Dan Fish (daf@daffy.amigalib.com)
- .submittal
- Downloaded via ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu.
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