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- Short: The best boot-time picture displayer!
- Author: calkowsk@usctoux1.cto.us.edu.pl (Grzegorz Calkowski)
- Uploader: calkowsk@usctoux1.cto.us.edu.pl
- Type: util/boot
- Replaces: util/boot/SysPic3_00.lha
-
- SysPic 3.01
-
- SysPic is a small but powerful viewer-like program meant to show a picture
- during the boot time.
-
- Features: * - a star feature :-)
-
- o is small & VERY fast! (picture decompression routines written
- in optimized assembly)
-
- o shows IFF-ILBM pictures of any size and resolution
-
- o supports AGA modes (also HAM8)
-
- o centers picture both horizontally & *vertically*
-
- * can fade-in picture and fade-out it to Workbench (with selectable
- rate) - this works in asynchronous manner (i.e no delays) -
- mouse pointer is also faded
-
- * has a very powerful random selector - an option assures that
- a picture won't show twice until all pictures are shown
-
- o forces Workbench to open behind the displayed picture so it can be
- closed after whole Workbench initialization
-
- * is iprefs-jump proof - sets overscan prefs before IPrefs will do it!
-
- o picture can be displayed in a desired mode or just promoted to
- specific monitor
-
- o blanks the pointer sprite so you won't see it when the Workbench
- screen opens (it would look annoying)
-
- * picture is automatically closed when something goes wrong with booting
- - when an requester pops up on Workbench or so
-
- o detaches from shell in an intelligent way (i.e after loading
- the picture)
-
- * DOES NOT fragment memory!!!
-
- o supports BeetLogin (closes it's 'fake' screen)
-
- o is 100% legal (and 100% AMOS free.... ;-)
-
- o has been tested with Enforcer, Mungwall & MemWatch
-
- * comes from Poland :))
-
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-
- Changes in v3.01 (11.04.96)
-
- o New options added: 'Red', 'Green', 'Blue'. Requested by Dave Dustin,
- Girish Nath and Marcin Orlowski [blackness is now possible, guys :]
-
- o Right mouse button doesn't immediately close the picture. It rather
- fades it out (usable for tests). Again Girish Nath's suggestion.
-
- o Distribution changed - SysPic is now split into two archives,
- one with the program, second one with the bonus pictures.
- (Saving bandwidth... :)
-
- o Default tool in 'Install SysPic' icon changed to 'Installer'
- (was 'C2:Installer'... ooops, ToolAlias in MCP is guilty).
- Reported by Louis Le Gall.
-
- o Four (marvellous) bonus pictures by Michal "Dixan05" Prochownik included.
-
- o Sorry folks, the .01 increment took so long... :(
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