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- MGIF v5.01 is actually a very minor update to v5.00, released just
- before Christmas. The only change is the addition of some DSP code.
- For those with a Falcon030 and an interest in image processing
- (specifically convolution and median filters), this version should
- be very welcome, though.
-
- It's quite likely that there'll be another release sometime during
- April or May '96, but for that I need _your_ comments.
- I'm not only interested in bug reports and such, but also in what you
- think is missing in the documentation or that is hard to find or
- understand or whatever.
-
-
- All use of the program is at your own risk. No serious bugs are known to
- date, but there can very well be a few.
- ----
-
- Documentation
- =============
- Apart from this file, the following files contain valuable information on
- running MGIFv5:
-
- MGIF.HYP - ST-Guide format manual for MGIF.
- MGIF.OPT - Short descriptions of available command line switches.
-
- There are also a few other files in the archive that you should take
- the time to read:
-
- FREEWARE.BUT - _Please_, register MGIF.
- STARTUP.TXT - A quick introduction to MGIF
-
- MGIF is a very complex program, so you'd be well advised to look through
- the EXAMPLES directory for some ideas on what you can do.
- The ST-Guide manual is of course the most important document, though.
-
-
- Startup info
- ============
- When MGIFv5 is started it looks for a number of files.
- If it is started as a GEM program (.PRG or .GTP), one of those is
- MGIFv5.RSC. If MGIF can't find that file it aborts.
-
- The MGIF_FL.EXE file contains code that enables MGIF to store self-loadable
- .FL files. If it's not available, normal .FL files will be created.
-
- The environment variable MGIF_OPT can contain the same kind of parameters
- that are normally given on the command line. If no other name is given, MGIF
- also tries to load MGIF.OPT in the current directory.
- It is also possible to store options permanently inside the MGIF executable.
- See the manual for further details.
-
- A file containing matrices for the ordered dither display, MGIF.DTT, is
- loaded if available. MGIF is also compatible with the .DIT files used by
- GEMView and Speed of Light. A switch can be used to load another dither
- file if needed.
-
- The names of the flicker code, options and dither files can be changed using
- switches.
-
- All keyboard shortcuts can be redefined and more added in the file MGIF.KEY.
-
- Johan Klockars 96-03-12
- rand@cd.chalmers.se
- johan@rand.thn.htu.se
-