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- !SprShift - Help and Information
-
- Creating background bitmaps for backdrops or web pages can be awkward
- because when tiled the edges of the bitmap end tend to show up. This
- program rearranges the sprites in a sprite file so that these
- artifices may be edited away.
-
-
- It works in this way:
-
- Suppose you have a tiled background. If you look at the sprite when the
- edges are down the middle it is just the original with the corners swapped.
- That's it. Simply fire up !SprShift, drag a sprite file onto it's icon and
- save it where you will.
- It probably isn't necessary but if you want the original image back run
- it through again.
-
-
- History
-
- v0.00 (16/1/96)
- Woke up Sunday morning and this seemed a good distraction from the mother
- of all hangovers. Actually, going back to the pub seemed a good
- distraction, but had to kill a few hours before they opened. Developed
- into atestbed for various ideas as well as a way of getting to know
- RiscOS C and the toolbox.
- v0.90 (8/3/96)
- Tarted up and send to AU Ed as a submission
-
-
- Limitations
-
- All sprites which do not have an even number of pixels across and down
- will be skipped. Pure algorithmic laziness on my part...
-
- Requires the toolbox to run. While my prime reason was again laziness I
- still think this is a good thing.
-
- Could probably be faster/more efficient
-
- umm, other stuff.. Users are the best people to stumble over cockups anyway.
-
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- !SprShift is freeware, I retain the copyright, so no fiddling with it.
- Disclaimer:
- In an infinite universe anything is possible. You use this application at
- your own risk so don't blame me if it all goes pear shaped. That said, I
- don't see how it could. It's only shifting around bitmaps for
- God's sake.....
-
- © Mike Dickens, 1996
-