From: | Joris Kempen |
Date: | 23 Apr 2001 at 10:09:53 |
Subject: | Datatypes |
Hello,
I need some explaination on datatypes:
How do they work? You have two dirs: Classes/Datatypes and Devs/Datatypes.
What is the difference between them and how do they work together.
I guess that Classes/Datatypes/somedatatype.datatype is the file that
handles the datatype, how go give back the data of it to an application.
And the Devs/Datatypes/somedatatype determines what kind of it datatype it
is and what makes it different from other datatypes.
What is the relation between them? Does datatype in Devs/datatypes have a
fixed "partner" in Classes/Datatypes? How to combine them?
And what if you install multiple datatypes from different authors? Two
different versions of a jpg datatype... which one will be used?
And programs that make use of datatypes: let's say i use Cyberwindow and it
uses Datatypes, when i have mpeg datatype installed, can Cyberwindow
display my mpeg files? Or let's say and WAVE datatype.... will Cyberwindow
be able to play sounds? AFAIK is cyberwindow a graphics viewer and not a
sound player.
I use CGFX3.0 in combo with AmigaOS3.1 and i never know what datatypes to
get for aminet or whereever. Any recommendations? I have the 24bit
picture.datatype but what do i need more?
I read my WB3.0 manual but this doesn't give me clue about how it really
works.
Well lot's of questions, now some answers i hope....
Thanks,
Joris
Kind regards
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