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Short: Allow old prog. to use Datatypes
Author: cfc@iname.com
Uploader: cfc@iname.com
Version: 1.4
Type: util/cdty
Distribution: EmailWare
**** MAJOR BUG REMOVED ****
The previous release (1.3ß) have a serious bug. (heavy crash...)
It seems to be ok now.
This commodity provide the use of datatypes to old software like Deluxe
Paint, Brilliance, etc...
It's the final V1.x release (I hope).
I work on the V2: new features, more options, etc... (see TODO)
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HOW: Patch the dos.library/Open function, intercept picture loading and
convert it in a standard IFF format.
REQUIREMENTS: OS 3.0 or higher.
MC68000 or higher.
INSTALLATION: Copy exe/HappyDT to the WBstartup drawer.
Copy prefs/HappyDT to the Prefs drawer.
CONFIGURATION: Run the Prefs/HappyDT.
- Tempory file: Select the place where the temp file will
be written.
- Info Window: Popup a window when HappyDT is working.
- Add: add a task in the task list. (select the prog.)*
- Delete: delete a task in the task list.
Each task you add in the list are patched to load not-IFF
pictures with datatypes (except .info and .font).
USE: Just run HappyDT !
You can kill/Disable it with Exchange.
* NOTE: Most of the time, tasks have the same name that the executable.
In other case, use a tool like SnoopDos to locate the real name
of the task.
H&T: To use HappyDT with ADPro, add the task "IFF" to HappyDT's task list.
Then launch the IFF loader (NOT the universal loader) to load datatype
images.
IMPORTANT: Do not add the task "UNIVERSAL" to the task list. The
Universal loader would use datatypes for ALL images and bypass ADPro's
own loader modules (JPEG, GIF, etc). (thanks to Randall!)
Tested with: Deluxe Paint IV & V.
Brilliance.
ADPro.
Scala.
Wordworth.
TODO: - A real documentation.
¯¯¯¯ - A more-easy preference tool. ("Auto-Snoop" !)
- Localized.
- Datatypes selection.
- ...
FUTURE: Extend the use to other datatypes super-class (like sound, anim...).
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THIS SOFTWARE IS EMAILWARE, NOT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN !
IF YOU USE IT PERMANENTLY PLEASE SEND ME A EMAIL.
(if you like it, feel free to send me a gift... :)
IT'S STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO INCLUDE THIS ARCHIVE IN ANY KIND OF SOFTWARE
COLLECTION EXCEPT AMINET FILESERVER, AMINET CD'S OR BY A EXPLICIT
PERMISSION FROM ME !
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS". NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE
MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, CURRENTNESS,
OR OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE, AND ALL USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK !
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Many thanks to the people who sent me E-Mail suggesting improvements and
reporting bugs.
If you have any suggestion, comments or bugs report please contact me :
smail:
Christophe Sollet
21, rue de Villers
14260 Aunay/Odon
France
email: cfc@iname.com