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CGWBPattern Manual CGWBPattern
NAME
CGWBPattern
Prefs/CGWBPattern
SYNOPSIS
CGWBPattern
Send it a break (CTRL-C) to quit.
Prefs/CGWBPattern
DESCRIPTION
CGWBPattern
Well it's a replacement for WBPattern, you can specify the precision for
the picture you want to use (ie the quality of the picture), you can get
rid of the Wb Titlebar if you want and you can make your WB windows
smart refresh instead of simple if you want..
Even if you're not bothered by precision and you don't have a Gfx Card
You'll find that CGWBPattern is faster than WBPattern.
For all precision's apart from 'CyberGfx' CGWBPattern uses datatypes to
load the picture, so you can load any picture you have a datatype for.
CGWBPattern supports CyberGfx - Currently if you set the precision to
'CyberGfx' then a 24bit loader will be used and the picture will be
displayed in glorious 15/16/24bit..
NB Currently the 24bit loader only supports the ilbm format rgb8,
reason being i'm waiting for the 24bit picture class to be released..
Just put "run > nil: CGWBPattern" somewhere in your startup sequence after
"LoadDatatypes" but before "LoadWB" (preferably several commands before "LoadWB")
for perminate usage.
Copy bgui.library to libs: if you haven't got it..
Just type "CGWBPattern" to have a look at it.
Don't put it in the WBStartup drawer.. When it starts up CGWBPattern will reset the
Workbench if the screen is open (putting CGWBPattern in the startup-sequence avoids
this and looks much nicer).
Prefs/CGWBPattern
Humm pretty straight forward stuff here, if you want to get rid of the titlebar
click on 'Full WB', if you want smart refresh windows click on that etc..
ERRORS
Haven't noticed any so far and i use the thing every time i boot..
BUGS/PROBLEMS
CGWBPattern doesn't like EGS.. Not sure why.. The main program just crashes
on startup..
FullWB and Yak.
If you use yak then you must make sure the FullWB setting on yak matches
the setting on CGWBPattern.. Otherwise you may not yet what you want..
(fullwb or not), this is not a bug in either program.. But mearly the way
Yak works.. (ie if the Wb is 'full' and Yak is started without 'FullWB'
being set then it'll change the Wb back to having a visable titlebar..
NOTES
Order of better precision.
GUI -> Icon -> Image -> Exact -> CyberGfx
Why not just use 'Exact' for everything? ... Well, 'Exact' takes longer
to load and ties up more pens.. Also some pictures actually look better
set to 'Icon' or 'Image'..
CyberGraphics users: If your WB Backdrop window is 15bit or more do
not make it smart refresh.. It will cock up (probably..), (If you
use 'CyberGfx' precision smart refresh is ignored anyway..).
24 Bit loader currently only supports rgb8 format pictures.
If you use CGWBPattern then make sure the WBPattern prefs are
empty.. If you have a picture specified there that will be loaded
as well.. (just not displayed... waste of mem./time).
No support for a picture on the WB Screen.. Why? .. Well i always
have the WB Backdrop window borderless.. and it would require more
patches.. (which i don't like).
CGWBPattern won't stop the WB being closed (ie though a screenmode
change), but re-opening the WB will take slightly longer
as CGWBPattern un-loads its pictures when the WB Closes (this
makes sence if you think about it.. The new WB could well have
a different number of colours.. So you want the backdrop picture
to remap using those.. so it always looks as nice as possible..)
The first time you open a Drawer will also take slightly longer
as the drawer backdrop is loaded (but thereafter everything is
fast again).
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Needs OS 3.00 or higher.
CyberGraphics & a Supported Gfx Card to use the 15/16/24bit Precision.
bgui.library needed for preferences editor (included).
AUTHOR
Simon Richardson
simon@albert.demon.co.uk
COPYRIGHT
Simon Richardson 1995.
PRICE
CGWBPattern is emailware (if you like it let me know)
DISTRIBUTABILITY
Freely Distributable, (c) 1994-95 Simon Richardon
DISCLAMER
Standard boring disclamer that no-one reads anyway, about everything
being due to the law of chance and not my fault at all (and definitly
not my resposibility).. You know the old "use at your own peril" thingy..
Humm do you think they put that on razors? "If you accidently cut off part
of your body with this thing, or it explodes etc etc..". Makes you wonder
doesn't it?
If you like it, use it.. If you hate it delete it.
HISTORY
1.01 (First Aminet release)
Can now set the window refresh type (NB don't make CGfx windows
smart refresh)
Can optionally remove the Workbench title bar
1.0
First version
THANKS
Jan van den Baard for BGUI Library, i thought i'd try it for the
prefs editor.. Now i love it..
Pierre Carrette & Walter Dörwald for your excellent 'layerhook'
example.
EXCUSES
This manual is not esp. good, but at 2.50 in the morning.. ;-)