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__ __ __\ / __ __ IFF2ANSI v1.0 __ __ __\ / __ __
/- /-</-/ X \\_\\ \ /- /-</-/ X \\_\\ \
/ \ Coded by Jotes of Fraxion / \
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© Copyrighted by Jotes of Fraxion in 1995 ©
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CONTENTS
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Iff2Ansi - The Iff2Ansi converter itself..
Iff2Ansi.doc - The file you are reading now.
AIntro.exe - A little Ansi (Intro!!) by me.. works only on KS13
machines.. so use rekick.
Ansi.manual - An ansi code manual.
What is it ?
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Its an iff lowres/hires 1-3 bitplane picture to ansi text converter.. It
converts an iff picture to a text file that can be typed in shell or
placed as an add in a LHA/DMS archive.
Why use it ?
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If you tryed to unpack a dms file on an amiga with kickstart 2.0+, you will
see that the gfx will be corrupted on the add made by most other iff2ansi
converters.
Offcourse it has some drawbacks. The text file generated will be a
bit bigger and slower than the other converters.. but so what, it
don't FUCKS up on kickstart 2.x+ machines. (future versions will be
able to produce KS20 (only) ansi code, so if you want speed instead
of compatibility with KS13 you can choose that)..
It has a easy to use intuition inferface, with many configurations (more
to come in the future).
How to use ??
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Just type Iff2Ansi and hit one of the buttons...
TEST : Output the converted picture to a window to se how it
looks like.
LOAD : Load an iff picture into the buffer.
CONVERT : Convert the picture in the buffer to ansi.
SAVE : Save the ansi to disk.
ABOUT : Display some information, and a mini doc.
There is also some other configurations you could change:
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Offset : Offset in pixels from the top of the window.
Cursor : Where to place the cursor on the screen, auto-calculated
when loading a picture..
Height : Height of the picture.. When changed, the cursor will be
updated as well.
Mode : This works only on lowres pictures.. If CMP is choosed, it
compresses the picture by 50%, and center it on the screen.
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History:
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v0.9ß1 - finaly a guru free version.. missing some texts.
v0.9ß2 - put in some checks here and there, plus some text.
- installed the -h and ? option.
v0.9ß3 - optimized the output file size by aprox. 20 %...
v0.9ß4 - support for 4 color (2 bitplane) pictures.
v0.9ß5 - dont mess with the WB screen if not neccessary.
- fix some probs with the KS20 text compatibility.
- remove blank lines automatically.
v0.9ß6 - now uses req.library for requesters ..
v0.9ß7 - installed a intuition interface..
- hires support.
- now with 3 bitplanes (8 colors).
v1.0 - first released version.
oOo
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send BUGREPORTS and SUGGESTIONS to
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Midnight Caller BBS +47-22-680671
by internet
jts@oslonett.no
by snailmail
Jotes, Sarsgt.48, 0564 Oslo 5, Norway..
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