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- AntiFlicker Translation
- -----------------------
-
- This translation of the "AntiFlicker" documentation from German was done
- by Steve Pietrowicz, one of the sysops of the AmigaForums on CompuServe.
- I translated as much as I could. Feel free to copy this far and wide (as
- it is the authors wish), but please leave this notice here because it took
- a while to do and I want credit for the work I did.
-
- Thanks to SD Kaplin for the notes at the end of this translation.
-
- Thanks for a nice program Nicolas!!
-
- --- Steve
- 8/4/90
-
-
- ======================================================================
- Documentation for "AntiFlicker" Version 1.1
- Author: Nicolas Benezan, Postwiesenstr. 2, D7000 Stuttgart 60
- ======================================================================
-
- Rights
-
- The complete package (source, documentation, and object code) is
- public domain software. This can be copied and distributed as long as:
-
- * My name and this message is kept with this package
- * The whole package is kept together, and
- * This software is distributed without cost.
-
- Commercial use without my written permission is forbidden.
- Anyone having anything to do with "Data Becker", whether they work for
- "Data Becker" or sell their products is forbidden from doing anything with
- this software.
-
- You're welcome to make improvements on this software. If you do make changes
- to this software, please document them well. It would make me happy if you
- would let me know about any big changes.
-
- (c) 1988 by Nicolas Benezan.
-
- Overview
-
- * Contents of the package
- * Einleitung
- * Beschreibung der Prozeduren
-
- Contents of the package
- -----------------------
-
- The complete "AntiFlicker" package contains:
-
- * AntiFlicker.dok
- * AntiFlicker.mod
- * AntiFlicker.obj
- * fonts/topaz.font
- fonts/topaz/10
- fonts/topaz/11
- * fonts/micro.font
- fonts/micro/8
- fonts/micro/10
- fonts/micro/11
-
-
- [ Note: These fonts weren't included with the upload we got! Sorry! ]
-
- Instructions
- ------------
-
- Everyone has already tried to
-
- Easiest way:
- ---------------
- Set Interlace Mode in Preferences. The Workbench screen size will be 640x512
- (or 704x548 in OverScan mode).
-
- Advantage: No cost, easy to do
- Disadvantage: unbearable interlace flicker, requires memory
-
- Better way:
- -----------
- Buy yourself a FlickerFlicker graphics card along with a Multisync-Monitor
-
- Advantage: No flicker, even in Interlace
- Disadvantage: The cost can be more than your whole Amiga. Naturally, the
- bigger screen requires memory, but real snobs don't have
- money problems and can get memory expansions...
-
-
- Another Way:
- -----------
- With MegaWB the Workbench can be made bigger. You can see part of the
- Workbench, and you can scroll around in it.
-
- Advantage: No cost, no flicker
- Disadvantage: Sometimes the screen gets screwed up. MegaWb also requires
- a lot of memory.
-
- AntiFlicker
- -----------
- AntiFlicker is a software solution to minimize the flicker in interlace mode.
- [ This next part was a little fuzzy...I left it out...sorry ]
-
- Installation
- ------------
- 1) Copy "AntiFlicker" to your C: directory.
-
- 2) Add one of the following to your startup sequence:
- "runback c:antiflicker" (for monochrome)
- "runback c:antiflicker -c" (for color)
-
- 3) Set your preferences to Interlace mode
-
- 4) Reboot.
-
- Fonts ?
- -------
- In Interlace mode the standard Topaz-8 font is unreadable. Use bigger fonts
- to get better results.
-
- ----------------------------------
- Have fun with the big Workbench
-
- Bene.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Notes in English from S. D. Kapplin:
-
- I do not read German well, but have figured out that if you use a
- four color workbench, then use the command line syntax of:
-
- run antiflicker -c
-
- If you want a one-bitplane (black and white) workbench, then use
- the syntax of:
-
- run antiflicker
-
- To turn off use the EXACT same command used to turn it on. You
- must have Interlace ON and your colors selected using Preferences
- BEFORE running AntiFlicker. Once AntiFlicker is running you
- CANNOT change colors. AntiFlicker apparently only affects the
- WorkBench screen. It will have NO effect on programs which open
- their own custom screens, but WILL effect all programs which open
- on the WorkBench screen.
-
- You will note that AntiFlicker performs some sort of antialiasing which
- blends the workbench colors. You will need to experiment with the
- colors that meet your likes, yet are readable. I use the following
- setup in Preferences:
-
- Color 0 888 Medium Gray
- Color 1 000 Black
- Color 2 BBB Off White
- Color 3 900 Darkish Red
-
- These seem to provide a reasonable pleasant display, relatively
- free of flicker and don't conflict too badly with other program
- displays.
-
- If someone has (or can do) a better translation of these docs to English,
- please post them in CompuServe's AmigaTech Forum.
-