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ART2WP V2.2 PFS:First Publisher Clipart to TIFF File Translator
Copyright 1989-92 by William J. Hinkle
Licensed to Spinnaker Software Corporation
=== User's Guide ===
The ART2WP program was created to allow clip art files created through the
PFS:First Publisher desktop publishing program to be used by word processing
programs that handle graphics, and in other graphics programs. To do this,
ART2WP translates these ART files into any of several other graphics file
formats. ART2WP now handles the high-resolution ART files introduced in First
Publisher Version 3, as well as MAC (MacPaint) files and some FP PUB files.
You can translate to:
* .WPG files (Word Perfect 5 graphics format)
* .TIF files (Aldus/Microsoft TIFF format)
* .BIT or .RLE files (Lotus Manuscript graphics format)
* .IMG files (GEM Paint format)
* .PCX files (PC Paintbrush PCX Format)
The translator is a single file: ART2WP.EXE. The default translation is to
TIFF (.TIF) format (Intel uncompressed variety).
==============
COPYRIGHT INFO
==============
This utility program ART2WP.EXE was written by William J. Hinkle
who retains the copyright. This version is licensed to Spinnaker Software
Corporation for distribution and is subject to sub-licensing agreements by
that corporation.
===============
BASIC OPERATION
===============
First create a PFS:First Publisher clip art file, which should have a .ART
extension on the filename.
To create a .TIF file (the default), type in:
ART2WP fname1
or
ART2WP fname1.ART
or
ART2WP fname1.ART fname2.TIF
from the DOS command prompt.
* For "fname1", substitute the name of your clip art file.
* The .ART and .TIF extensions are assumed if something else is not specified.
* The .TIF file name is made the same as the .ART file name if not otherwise
specified. Specify a different "fname2" if desired.
* Full DOS pathnames can be specified. If you enter a directory (ending in \)
or a drive (ending in :) for the second ("fname2") filename, the output file
will be placed on that path with the default filename; i.e, the input filename
with a .TIF extension.
The .ART file will be translated to a .TIF file.
The .ART file will not be erased. Other options may be specified; see below.
==================
WILDCARD FILENAMES
==================
ART2WP can handle wildcard filenames, like *.ART. To convert all of the ART
files in the current directory to TIF, for example, type this command at the
DOS command prompt:
ART2WP *.ART
If you are converting to something other than TIF, use the /fN "format" command
to set the output format, rather than an output file extension.
==================
OTHER FILE FORMATS
==================
To create a new graphics file in one of the other supported formats (other
than the default TIF format), you must specify the other format. You have two
ways to do this. One way is to specify the output filename ("fname2") with
the appropriate extension. The other is to specify the special /fN option
switch that selects the desired format. The second method is usually the
best, because the .ART file's filename is then automatically used for the
output file.
Some examples:
---
* To get a Word Perfect WPG file:
ART2WP fname1 /fw
or
ART2WP fname1.ART fname2.WPG
gives you a WPG file.
---
* To get a Lotus Manuscript graphics file:
ART2WP fname1 /fb
or
ART2WP fname1.ART fname2.BIT
or, for RLE files (NOT Windows 3 RLE!), which are often smaller:
ART2WP fname1 /fr
or
ART2WP fname1.ART fname2.RLE
---
* To get a GEM Paint graphics file:
ART2WP fname1 /fi
or
ART2WP fname1.ART fname2.IMG
---
* To get a ZSoft PC Paintbrush PCX file
ART2WP fname1 /fp
or
ART2WP fname1.ART fname2.PCX
==============
COMPLEAT USAGE
==============
If you invoke ART2WP from DOS without any other parameters, it will display
the following help message. This illustrates some of the other options you
can select with command line switches.
-----
PFS:FP ART-to-WP Image Translator: V2.2 ... Copyright 1989-92 by W.J.Hinkle
Licensed to Spinnaker Software Corporation.
Usage: ART2WP fname1 [fname2] [options] ...
where: fname1.ART ... PFS: First Publisher ART input file
or fname1.MAC ... PFS: First Publisher MAC input file
fname2.TIF ... TIFF format output file (default: fname1.TIF)
or fname2.WPG ... Word Perfect 5 WPG output file (default: fname1.WPG)
or fname2.BIT ... Lotus Manuscript BIT output file
or fname2.IMG ... GEM IMG format output file
or fname2.PCX ... PC Paintbrush PCX format output file
Command Line Options:
/xN ... x density = N pixels-per-inch (default: 72)
/yN ... y density = N lines-per-inch (default: per x)
/v ... reverse video
/ft ... format TIFF output file -- Intel/IBM
/ftm ... format TIFF output file -- Motorola/Mac
/fw ... format WPG (Word Perfect) output file
/fb ... format BIT (Lotus Manuscript) output file
/fr ... format RLE (Lotus Manuscript) output file
/fi ... format IMG (GEM) output file
/fp ... format PCX (PC Paintbrush) output file
ART2WP is a translator from First Publisher ART and MAC image files
to various word processor image file formats:
To Microsoft/Aldus TIFF files (default, or fname2.TIF, or use /ft option),
or Word Perfect 5 WPG files (fname2.WPG, or use /fw option)
or Lotus Manuscript BIT/RLE files (fname2.BIT/RLE, or use /fb, /fr options),
or GEM IMG files (fname2.IMG, or use /fi option),
or PC Paintbrush PCX files (fname2.PCX, or use /fp option).
(followed by license and trademark information...)
=============
REVERSE VIDEO
=============
Normally ART2WP keeps black and white the same between the ART file and the
output file. If you want a reverse video effect, use the /v option switch.
==================
SIZING AND DENSITY
==================
Normally ART2WP make a output file with an image density of 72x72 pixels (or
lines) per inch, the same as First Publisher uses for low resolution ART
files, MAC and PUB files. When translating high-resolution ART files, the
indicated resolution is used (usually this is 300 pixels per inch). This lets
your program compute the "natural" size of the graphics image. You can specify
a different density by specifying it with either the /x or /y option switches
(e.g. /x200 is 200 pixels and lines per inch). You can also alter the aspect
ratio (to "stretch" the image one way or the other) by specifying both the /x
and the /y option switches, with different density values.
Of course, you can usually scale the image in your other application program.
NOTE! The /x and /y commands do NOT rescale the image in any way -- they
simply inform your word processing or graphics program of the desired
resolution in each direction.
==========
LEGALITIES
==========
PFS:First Publisher is a trademark of Spinnaker Software Corporation.
Word Perfect is a trademark of the Word Perfect Corporation.
Manuscript and Lotus Manuscript are trademarks of the
Lotus Development Corporation.
GEM is a trademark of the Digital Research Corporation.
PC Paintbrush is a trademark of ZSoft Corporation.