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Short: Shows a picture during boot. V2.6
Author: cmh@augs.se (Magnus Holmgren)
Uploader: row@augs.se (Roger Westerlund)
Type: util/boot
Introduction
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Have you removed all output in your 2.0+ startup, and only see a
black screen during boot? Wouldn't it be nice to have a picture
instead? A picture that disappeared when the Workbench screen opened?
If so, PicBoot is certainly a program for you. What it will do is to
read any IFF file containing an ILBM - or GIF - picture, and show it.
As soon as the Workbench screen appears (or you press any
mouse-button), the picture will go away.
Features:
* Fast picture unpacking, using highly optimized assembler. The
entire picture is read into memory and then unpacked. This applies
both to the IFF and the GIF unpacker.
* Optional auto-detaching; the picture is loaded as fast as
possible, with minimal memory fragmentation.
* A picture can be shown a user-specified time after the Workbench
screen opens (see DELAY and PATCH).
* Extremely flexible argument parser.
* Random select among any number of pictures, in several different
ways.
* Force a certain display mode for a picture, even if saved with
another (can be selected on a picture by picture basis).
* The comment field of a file may be used to specify options.
* Optional screen centering (horisontally).
* Optional screen fading (in various forms). Uses the increased
palette range in AA (24 bits).
* Should work with most "Intuition emulators" for gfx-cards.