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- From: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de (Michael van Elst)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Datatype write method?
- Date: 24 Jan 1996 23:21:04 +0100
- Organization: dis-
- Message-ID: <4e6bcg$agm@serpens.rhein.de>
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- Mike@Redrobe.demon.co.uk (Mike) writes:
-
- >Load GIF ..select save
-
- >The image is then saved as GIF (if GIF.datatype supports DTM_WRITE) ...
- > or IFF (if it doesn't (usual))
-
- That's what happens now.
-
- >What It should do IMHO ;) is to present you with a list of formats
- >(datatypes that support DTM_WRITE) to save into.
-
- That's not really a datatypes problem. For this to work you have to create
- a second datatypes object and pass it the data (BitMap, etc..) from the
- first. Then tell the second object to save the data.
-
- The only problem is to get a list of datatypes.
-
- >>>No chance to make a subclass (e.g. WAVE datatype) save its data in WAVE
- >>>format, sigh.
-
- >>For what reason ?
-
- >for use on other computers?
-
- I meant why is there no chance to make a subclass that saves its data in
- WAVE format ?
-
- --
- Michael van Elst
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