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  1.  
  2.   ControlPad-FAQ V11.9 (31.7.95)
  3.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  4.  
  5.   List has been sorted alphabetically and by module types.
  6.  
  7.   ============================================================================
  8.   MAIN LIBRARIES
  9.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/LIBRARY.controlpad"
  11.   ControlPad-Commands : - ANYDATATYPES
  12.                           ; if this KeyWord is set, ANY DataTypes will
  13.                           ; be loaded and tried to be displayed in some
  14.                           ; way (e.g. not only pictures, but also 8SVX
  15.                           ; sounds or ANIM-Files ...)
  16.                         - DEFAULTSVDRIVER=<#?.svdriver>
  17.                           ; Define, which SVDriver should be set, while
  18.                           ; superview-library is beeing initialized.
  19.                           ; For example: "DEFAULTSVDRIVER=AGA.svdriver"
  20.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  21.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/superviewsupport.controlpad"
  22.   ControlPad-Commands : - C2P=<OS|SV>
  23.                           ; determines, whether chunky to planar conversion
  24.                           ; is managed via the appropriate OS functions
  25.                           ; or via internal ones.
  26.                           ; Due to various problems with the OS functions
  27.                           ; "SV" is now default.
  28.                           ; Be careful when using "OS" with GfxCards,
  29.                           ; which carelessly patched graphics.library.
  30.   ============================================================================
  31.   SVOBJECTS
  32.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  33.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/FastILBM24.controlpad"
  34.   ControlPad-Commands : - BUFFERSIZE=<Size in Bytes>
  35.                           ; how many bytes should be buffered
  36.                             (more = faster)
  37.                           ; Default is 8192, minimum is 256
  38.                         - PASSTHROUGH
  39.                           ; do not recognize ANY pictures, so that
  40.                           ; they e.g. might be passed through to
  41.                           ; ILBM.svobject instead
  42.                         - DITHERMODE=<HAM6_QUICK|HAM8_QUICK>
  43.                           ; Default is HAM6_QUICK
  44.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  45.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/JPEG.controlpad"
  46.   ControlPad-Commands : - COLORDEPTH = <8/24>
  47.                           ; should the output be done as 8 or 24 Bit Data ?
  48.                           ; default is 8 Bit data
  49.                         - QUANTIZATION = <0..100>
  50.                           ; 0   - no quality, big compression
  51.                           ; 100 - best quality, no compression
  52.                           ; never use these values, but try something
  53.                           ; like 20, 50, 75 (default: 75)
  54.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  55.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/PCD.controlpad"
  56.   ControlPad-Commands : - OUTPUTFORMAT=<BASE/16 | BASE/4 | BASE >
  57.                           ; specifies the output resolution to be used
  58.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  59.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/SVO.controlpad"
  60.   ControlPad-Commands : - PACKMETHOD=<xxxx>
  61.                           ; if this one is specified, it is tried to
  62.                           ; pack the resulting file with the specified
  63.                           ; XPK-Packer. If this fails, the file keeps
  64.                           ; unpacked.
  65.   ============================================================================
  66.   SVDRIVERS
  67.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  68.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/AGA.controlpad"
  69.   ControlPad-Commands : - 24BITOPERATOR=<OperatorName>
  70.                           ; (case-sensitive, ".svoperator" may be added)
  71.                           ; e.g. "24BITOPERATOR=24BitToHAM.svoperator"
  72.                           ; or   "24BITOPERATOR=ExtractGrayScales"
  73.                           ; specifies, which operation should be performed
  74.                           ; on 24 Bit graphics _before_ displaying them
  75.                           ; (if not specified, "best guess" colors will
  76.                           ;  be used, which is really slow)
  77.                         - BITMAPCOPY=<DIRECT|RTG>
  78.                           ; "BITMAPCOPY=RTG" prevents AGA.svdriver from
  79.                           ; directly copying into Bitmaps, which will
  80.                           ; result in a usage of more memory, but keeps it
  81.                           ; working.
  82.                           ; Default is "BITMAPCOPY=DIRECT".
  83.                         - SCREENINFRONT
  84.                           ; Put Screen to front _before_ the graphics
  85.                           ; has been displayed (useful with GfxCards)
  86.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  87.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/ECS.controlpad"
  88.   ControlPad-Commands : - 24BITOPERATOR=<OperatorName>
  89.                           ; (case-sensitive, ".svoperator" may be added)
  90.                           ; e.g. "24BITOPERATOR=24BitToHAM.svoperator"
  91.                           ; or   "24BITOPERATOR=ExtractGrayScales"
  92.                           ; specifies, which operation should be performed
  93.                           ; on 24 Bit graphics _before_ displaying them
  94.                           ; (if not specified displaying will fail)
  95.                         - 8BITOPERATOR=<OperatorName>
  96.                           ; (case-sensitive, ".svoperator" may be added)
  97.                           ; e.g. "8BITOPERATOR=ExtractGrayScales"
  98.                           ; specifies, which operation should be performed
  99.                           ; on non-ECS graphics (more than 16 Colors in
  100.                           ; HighRes, more than 32 Colors in LowRes, HAM8)
  101.                           ; (if not specified, will be tried to display)
  102.                         - BITMAPCOPY=<DIRECT|RTG>
  103.                           ; "BITMAPCOPY=RTG" prevents ECS.svdriver from
  104.                           ; directly copying into Bitmaps, which will
  105.                           ; result in a usage of more memory, but keeps it
  106.                           ; working.
  107.                           ; Default is "BITMAPCOPY=DIRECT".
  108.                         - SCREENINFRONT
  109.                           ; Put Screen to front _before_ the graphics
  110.                           ; has been displayed (useful with GfxCards)
  111.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  112.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/CyberGraphics.controlpad"
  113.   ControlPad-Commands : - EMUSCREENDEPTH=<16|24>
  114.                           ; beginning depth for opening CyberGraphics Screens
  115.                           ; Default is 16 Bit (which will also be tried
  116.                           ; when opening of a 24 Bit Screen fails)
  117.                           ; This does not concern colordepths < 16 Bit,
  118.                           ; except HAM6/8.
  119.                         - SMALLSCREENS
  120.                           ; unless this KeyWord is specified, it is not
  121.                           ; tried to open screens smaller than 320x240
  122.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  123.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/PicassoII.controlpad"
  124.   ControlPad-Commands : - SMALLSCREENS
  125.                           ; unless this KeyWord is specified, it is not
  126.                           ; tried to open screens smaller than 320x240
  127.                         - BLITTER
  128.                           ; uses the Picasso blitter to copy graphics
  129.                           ; into screens. Otherwise CPU is used.
  130.                           ; On 68000 systems you may wish to use the blitter
  131.                         - EMUSCREENDEPTH=<16|24>
  132.                           ; beginning depth for opening Picasso Screens
  133.                           ; Default is 24 Bit (if opening fails, it is
  134.                           ; also tried to open a 16 Bit Screen, then)
  135.                         - SCREENMODEREQUEST
  136.                           ; if this one is specified, the SVDriver ITSELF
  137.                           ; will open a ScreenMode-Requester and ask
  138.                           ; for an appropriate Screenmode to use
  139.                           ; Useful, if you always like to change modes.
  140.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  141.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/Retina.controlpad"
  142.   ControlPad-Commands : - EMUSCREENDEPTH=<16|24>
  143.                           ; beginning depth for opening Retina Screens
  144.                           ; Default is 24 Bit (if opening fails, it is
  145.                           ; also tried to open a 16 Bit Screen, then)
  146.                         - AUTOSCROLL=<ON|OFF>
  147.                           ; Disables any Autoscroll features, which
  148.                           ; results in STD_WIDTH for any Retina Screens
  149.                           ; Default is ON.
  150.                         - MAX_AUTOSCROLL_WIDTH=<Width>
  151.                           ; If the picture is wider than this value,
  152.                           ; we don't try to use autoscroll any longer.
  153.                           ; You should set this value, if your
  154.                           ; Retina has not much on-board RAM.
  155.                           ; Default is: (no restrictions)
  156.                         - MAX_AUTOSCROLL_HEIGHT=<Height>
  157.                           ; If the picture is higher than this value,
  158.                           ; we don't try to use autoscroll any longer.
  159.                           ; You should set this value, if your
  160.                           ; Retina has not much on-board RAM.
  161.                           ; Default is: (no restrictions)
  162.                         - PASSTHROUGH_MODES
  163.                           ; If Retina should ever support own
  164.                           ; ScreenMode definitions like "Retina:...",
  165.                           ; you should enable this switch.
  166.                           ; Default: (NOT SET !)
  167.   ============================================================================
  168.   SVOPERATORS
  169.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  170.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/24BitToHAM.controlpad"
  171.   ControlPad-Commands : - DITHERMODE=< HAM6_QUICK|HAM6_WELL
  172.                                       |HAM8_QUICK|HAM8_WELL>
  173.                           ; specifies the HAM-Mode to be used and
  174.                           ; the resulting speed/quality
  175.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  176.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/CallPNM24.controlpad"
  177.   ControlPad-Commands : - PNMCOMMAND=<PBM command path and name>
  178.                           ; PNM command to be called
  179.                           ; e.g. PNMCOMMAND=Work:NetPBM/pnm/pnmscale
  180.                         - PNMOPTIONS=<Options>
  181.                           ; Options for PNM command to be called
  182.                           ; e.g. PNMOPTIONS=-xscale 2.0 -yscale 2.0
  183.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  184.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/Crop.controlpad"
  185.   ControlPad-Commands : - CROP_LEFTEDGE=<Value>
  186.                           ; crop from x position
  187.                           ; (will be adjusted, if >= source width)
  188.                         - CROP_TOPEDGE=<Value>
  189.                           ; crop from y position
  190.                           ; (will be adjusted, if >= source height)
  191.                         - CROP_WIDTH=<Value>
  192.                           ; crop how many x pixels from leftedge
  193.                           ; (will be adjusted, if too large)
  194.                         - CROP_HEIGHT=<Value>
  195.                           ; crop how many y pixels from topedge
  196.                           ; (will be adjusted, if too large)
  197.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  198.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/Dither24Bit.controlpad"
  199.   ControlPad-Commands : - COLORDEPTH=<1..8>
  200.                           ; specifies the colordepth of the dithering
  201.                           ; output (1->2 Colors .. 8->256 Colors)
  202.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  203.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/ExtractGrayScales.controlpad"
  204.   ControlPad-Commands : - COLORDEPTH=<1..8>
  205.                           ; specifies the colordepth of the grayscaled
  206.                           ; output (1->2 Colors .. 8->256 Colors)
  207.                         - QUICK
  208.                           ; uses >>2, >>1, >>3 (*0.25, *0.5, *0.125)
  209.                           ; instead of *0.3, *0.59, *0.11
  210.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  211.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/HilbertDither256.controlpad"
  212.   ControlPad-Commands : - BACKGROUND=<BLACK|WHITE>
  213.                           ; defines, which of the two colors will act
  214.                           ; as background color. Useful e.g. for printing.
  215.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  216.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/Rotate.controlpad"
  217.   ControlPad-Commands : - DEGREES=<90|180|270>
  218.                           ; rotate by how many degrees (reverse clockwise) ?
  219.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  220.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/Scale50.controlpad"
  221.   ControlPad-Commands : - METHOD=<HALF|DOUBLE>
  222.                           ; scale to which size ?
  223.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  224.   ControlPad-Name     : "ENV:superview-library/XOR.controlpad"
  225.   ControlPad-Commands : - XORVALUE = <0..255>
  226.                           ; 0 and 255 will not be the best decision.
  227.                           ; Use 15 or something like this.
  228.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  229.  
  230.