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- Getting started with MGIF
- =========================
-
- This text is found in the ST-Guide documentation as well. If possible
- I'd suggest reading it there instead.
-
-
- Running MGIF as a GEM program requires the program to have an extension
- of .PRG or .GTP (for newer TOS versions). For now don't worry about if
- there are any differences between those two.
-
- - Change to the directory where you unpacked the MGIF archive.
- - If your computer does not recognize .GTP as a program extension (the
- MGIF_5.GTP icon is of document type rather than program type), rename
- the program file from MGIF_5.GTP to MGIF_5.PRG.
- - Double click MGIF_5.GTP/PRG.
- - If MGIF is still a .GTP program, push the 'OK' button or press enter
- in the dialog that appears.
-
- After a short while MGIF is up and running and presents you with its
- startup dialog. For the time being, just click the 'OK' button or press
- enter here.
- MGIF will now present its menu line.
-
- Load under the File heading in the 'File' menu will give you the normal
- menu will give you the normal file selector, which can be used to find
- the image file you want to load.
-
- If you have done everything as described above, the image you select
- will be loaded, converted to greyscales and drawn on the screen.
-
- If the image was not drawn automatically, you must have done something
- to cause MGIF to load the wrong (or no) options file. In that case,
- select Source under the Draw heading in the 'Buffers' menu to tell MGIF
- to display the image.
-
- Press the left mouse button once or twice to return to the menu.
-
- Now, try some of the image processing operations in the menu.
- Documentation can be found under 'MGIF menus' in the ST-Guide manual.
-
- One thing to note about the image processing operations is that they
- operate on a source and give a destination image. There are two
- separate draw selections in the menu that show either of the images.
- You can make source and destination the same by changing the setup in
- the 'Buffers' menu.
-