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- Introduction.
-
- WinRip is a RIP graphics drawing package which runs under Microsoft Windows
- 3.1 and hence uses the advanced features of the Windows GDI to provide the
- user with an easy to use mouse driven drawing interface. Further, WinRip has
- been designed to provide the BBS SYSOP with a cost effective method of
- producing cost effective RIP Images, with the minimum of effort, after all,
- not all BBS SYSOP's are great artists.
-
- Additionally, WinRip also provides advanced features that are compatible with
- Windows, but not so easy to implement in a MS-DOS environment alone. It is the
- general make up of WinRip and these advanced features that are to be discussed
- within this document.
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-
- Acknowledgments.
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- "Remote Imaging Protocol" (RIP), RIPaint, RIPterm and RIPdraw are the
- copyright of TeleGrafix Corporation.
-
- WinRIP is the copyright of Ken Waddon.
-
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- Basic Facilities.
-
- WinRip offers all the basic drawing functions provided by RIPaint, will allow
- the loading and editing of images created by any RIP editor, including RIPaint
- and RIPdraw, that adheres to the RIP specification. In other words, anything
- that can be created etc., with RIPaint may also be done with WinRip.
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- Additional Facilities.
-
- The additional features that have been added to WinRip in no way interfere
- with the operation of the RIP Protocol. These facilities will now be discussed
- and the reasons given as to why they have been added.
-
-
- Windows Icons.
-
- There are an enormous number of icons available for Microsoft
- Windows, offering an large selection for use by the SYSOP
- implementing RIP on his system. However, the icons utilised by RIP
- are not of the same format as Windows icons. WinRip overcomes this
- problem by providing an icon import and conversion facility which
- allows Windows icons to be loaded into the WinRip Icon Editor,
- edited (if required) and saved in a suitable format for use with
- RIPterm etc.
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- Windows Metafiles.
-
- Not every SYSOP is a great artist! Now you don't have to be. Version
- 1.0 of WinRip will include a facility which will allow Windows
- Metafiles to be imported as "ClipArt" into RIP images. What does
- this really mean? Well just like Windows Icons, there is an enormous
- amount of clip art available for drawing packages such as CorelDraw.
- Although not as Windows Metafiles .CDR files may be converted into
- Windows Metafiles and then imported into RIP images via WinRip.
-
- With Version 1.0 of WinRip Metafiles are imported as "wire frame"
- drawings allowing the user to "colour" them in! From Version 2
- onwards WinRip will also import the colours from the metafiles.
-
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- Saving RIP Images.
-
- WinRip will save images in the standard *.RIP format, but it was
- also considered that other formats might also be of benefit to the
- developers of BBS Door programs. Therefore WinRip will also save RIP
- images in Assembler, 'C' and Pascal source format. This means that
- Door programs may have their RIP graphics embedded, instead of in
- separate files.
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- Future Development.
-
- Well at this stage it would not be too wise to give away details of all that
- is planned for WinRip, but it might be worthwhile mentioning that file formats
- other than Windows Metafiles are being investigated for importing.
-
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- Release Information.
-
- It was planned to release Version 1.0 of WinRip at the end of May 1993, this
- date now looks a little optimistic due to the hospitalisation for surgery of
- the author. So it now looks like a more realistic release date for 1.0 will be
- middle to the end of June 1993.
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-
- Pricing.
-
- WinRip is commercial software, not shareware, but the pricing of software has
- always been a difficult task. Looking at other commercially available software
- the price of $49 (US) and 30.00 pounds (UK) seems reasonable.
-
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- Distributers.
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- UK and Europe.
-
- Ken Waddon
- 17, Agricola Place,
- Main Avenue,
- Bush Hill Park,
- Enfield. EN1 1DW.
- England.
-
- Voice: +44-(0)81-292-3093
- Data: +44-(0)81-292-0677
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-
- North America.
-
- DataComm Online Services.
- 1833, Haviland Drive,
- Virginia Beach.
- VA 23454-6701.
- USA.
-
- Data: 1-804-721-6987
- Fax: 1-804-721-3320
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