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Getting started with MGIF
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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.