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Smooth! pre-relase 2 formerly known as "PatchFonts"
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What is it?
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Smooth! tries to antialias text-outputs on every high/truecolor
screen.
Many people wanted to test Smooth!, and although it isn't finished
yet, I decided to distribute a pre-release version. This is the second
pre-release with many improvments over the last public release.
Requirements
============
Cybergraphics V2+, OS/WB 3.0+, about 4-8 MB, 68030+ recommended.
Be Careful
==========
Smooth! isn't finished yet! I'm not responsible for any damage this
program may cause.
Usage
=====
To start Smooth! just type "Smooth!" at the CLI/Shell. Your
current directory should be the directory you put Smooth! in.
Smooth! displays a warning which reminds you that it isn't finished
yet and that obscure system crashes can AND WILL happen.
There are also some arguments:
FINE/S - puts Smooth! into "FINE"-mode, i.e. the
antialiasing-effect is better, but also slower.
STRICT/s - normally Smooth! tries to patch as many fonts as possible. If
you use this switch patching is more exact and text-output should become
faster.
LOWESTFONTSIZE=LFS/N - the lowest font size Smooth! tries to
antialias - not available in this version!
HIGHESTFONTSIZE=HFS/N - the highest font size Smooth! tries to
antialias - not available in this version!
Examples:
> Smooth!
> Smooth! FINE
etc.
To stop Smooth! you have to press Ctrl-C or use the "break"-command.
Some things you should know
===========================
Smooth! can't do its work on 8-bit (or lower) screens, you have to
use CyberGraphics and a 15/16/24-bit-screen.
Smooth! can only patch fonts which were opened AFTER Smooth! was
started. Therefore after starting Smooth! you won't see any effect until
you open some new fonts.
If you use bitmap-fonts Smooth! perhaps will not be able to generate
the data it needs. Use Intellifonts to see the full effect.
Any problem?
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Write to:
Bastian Frank
frankba@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
To-do
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The full version of Smooth! will have:
- nice gui
- installer script etc.
- support for "italics" softstyle
- better documentation
- more options
The full version will NOT have:
- support for screens with 256 or less colors
History
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pre-release 2, 19.04.1998
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- renamed to "Smooth!"
- rewrote most of the code: Smooth! should no longer cause any
system crashs
- added "bold" and "underline" softstyles
- changed cli-arguments
pre-release 1
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- first public release