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- History
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-
- V 0.1.13
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-
- -First GAMMA release
-
- V 0.2.00
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-
- -Added the following Modules :
-
- Picture Loaders : IFF
- Picture Savers : IFF
-
- -slight memory losses fixed
-
- -some minor bug fixes
-
- -MainActor Preferences window added
-
- -Viewing of animations/pictures can now be interrupted with the mouse
- buttons.
-
- V 0.2.01
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-
- -added the "Frame Info" option of the View Settings Control Window
- (look at MainActor.doc)
-
- -fixed bug which destroyed the color palette when playing a non-looping
- animation in the Anim5-Loader module.
-
- -added the ICON Picture Saver (not very useful, just a gag)
-
- -added playing of animations in a window (under os 3.0)
-
- -Changed menu item "Load Prefs As ..." to "Open Prefs"
-
- V 0.3.00
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-
- -added the Anim-7_32 Saver
-
- -The "Save" function now checks if enough frames are selected before
- putting up the asl requester.
-
- -dito for "Set Timecode".
-
- -MainActor does now a much better job at recognising old/crippled/bad
- display modes of animations/pictures.
-
- -Now only scrolls up/down in the project windows when going PAST
- the first/last item.
-
- -MainActors screen was only public if opened in SHANGHAI mode, fixed
-
- -SERIOUS BUG FIXED IN THE ANIM SAVER MODULES == DID NOT RUN UNDER OS3.0
-
- -added many many arexx commands
-
- -The save modules print now "saving frame" instead "appending frame"
- when saving an animation, that could be very misleading
-
- -The module selector did sometimes not react properly when selecting
- a module.
-
- -The MainActor preferences "Select Default Save Module" showed the
- load modules instead of the save modules.
-
- V 0.4.00
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-
- -Inactive windows (windows with sleeping mousepointers) are now
- totally oblivious to any input (are blocked).
-
- -finished the "MainActor.Doc".
-
- -You can now scroll with the cursor keys in the text buffer window,
- control + cursor will jump to start/end of buffer.
-
- -The height of the scroll list in the project windows was too large when
- selecting bigger font sizes, fixed.
-
- -When all 5 projects are active, MainActor now disables the "Open new Project"
- menu item, instead of showing a requester everytime you select
- "Open new Project".
-
- -made the whole documentation ready for the release version, please report
- typing/grammatical errors !!!!!
-
- -fixed bug which occured while playing non-looping animations together
- with the frameinfo option.
-
- -changed the code for the v39 version of catcomp
-
- -added the os 3.0 specific playroutine
-
- -you can now retime/exit animations while the animation is waiting to
- play the next frame. Very useful if you have long timecodes (say 400/60)
- and want to exit or want to play the animation faster.
-
- -Animation loader module added : Anim7_32.
-
- -The "Save" function requester now has the path of the animation/pictures
- as default path
-
- V 0.5.00
- --------
-
- -fixed bug which was introduced in v0.4.00, the players would
- always use the timecode of the next frame while playing timed
- animations.
-
- -fixed bug in the os3.0 play routines which caused the play routine
- to use the color palette of the next frame instead of the current
- frame while playing timed animations.
-
- -german catalog (translation) files added
-
- -added some more arexx commands
-
- -added some arexx scripts
-
- -the Anim7_32 Loader SetTimecode function would destroy the animation
- by setting the anim5 values, fixed.
-
- -added the Anim7_16 modules
-
- -added the IFF-AnimBrush Loader Module
-
- -forgot to give LayoutMenus the NewLookMenu tag, fixed
-
- V 0.6.00
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-
- -The size of the itemlist box was again not calculated right, fixed.
-
- V 0.9.00
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-
- -added the last arexx commands
-
- -added the adpro scripts
-
- V 1.00
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-
- First public release
-
- V 1.01
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-
- -fixed two bugs in the Text Buffer window
-
- -added the Anim8_32 and Anim8_16 modules
-
- -version string was not in compliance with the style guide
-
- -added the Install Arexx Script window and the execution of the scripts through
- the function keys
-
- -The key commands are now globaly checked, that means that you can for example
- now scroll the text buffer window via the cursor keys without having the
- window activated.
- Will perhaps be removed again as i want the project windows scroll
- list to be scrollable through the function keys too.
-
- -keyfile added
-
- -The "Display Mode" function of the View Control Window now checks if the
- screen id is available on the system
-
- -The font and screen requesters of the System Support Window did not
- disable the input of the other windows
-
- V 1.02
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-
- -added the workbench-icon loader module and renamed the ICON save module
- to "Workbench-Icon".
-
- -the workbench-icon saver would always append ".info.info", instead ".info"
- to the save name, fixed
-
- -fixed bug which caused the module selection window to be deactivated
- after changing the module type quit often. Appeared very seldom
-
- -added the Universal Animation Loader
-
- -the iff saver module is now much more memory efficient (does not need
- to open a bitmap anymore)
-
- -the iff modules now handle IFF24 24-Bit pictures.
-
- -The saver modules which cannot store certain image depths give now an error
- message instead of exiting quietly
-
- -some internal changes for better (future) bitplane <==> chunky pixel
- conversions
-
- V 1.03
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-
- -added MainView, MainActors external viewer
-
- -MainActor now (optionally) saves (self-executing) icons for animations/pics
-
- -Universal picture loader added
-
- -the initial paths for the "Load" and "Save" function requesters were sometimes
- not calculated right
-
- V 1.04
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-
- -added the PCX loader module
-
- -added the Universal_PicassoII modules
-
- -changed the text "ERROR destination project has not to be cached"
- to " ... "must not be chached" in the animation save modules.
-
- -the modules now have a version string.
-
- -the rexx directory has been moved from rexx:mainactor to mainactor:rexx
-
- -the modules in the module requester are now sorted in alphabetical order
-
- V 1.05
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-
- -added the "Number of Repeats" and "Flash" options, see the docs
-
- -All options in the View Settings Window which belong to animations
- (frameinfo, flash ...) are now disabled when the source project
- is a picture list
-
- -the icon save routine now also saves the "(Pic|Anim_Module)=",
- "Repeat=", "Flash" keywords
-
- -MainView now recognizes the repeat and flash command line options/
- tooltypes, see mainview.doc
-
- -fixed bug in the pcx loader module which crashed the machine if you wanted
- to view an uncached picture.
-
- -the "Select Mode" requester of the "View Settings Window" showed
- many 'crap' modes which MainActor could not use, this has been fixed.
-
- V 1.06
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-
- -The picasso universal modules now support the width and height sizes of
- the chosen viewmode id.
-
- V 1.1
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-
- Public Release
-
- V 1.11
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-
- -fixed some problems with larger fonts
-
- -renamed the "Display Mode" gadget in the View Settings Window to "Mode"
-
- -added the "SFCP_PicassoII" modules
-
- -The module selection window now also accepts double clicks of the
- left mouse button for module selection
-
- -displaying pictures on the picasso display could crash the computer.
-
- -SERIOUS BUG FIX : The modules needed fast-mem to to start up, they
- now also work with chip-mem only (A1200 users)
-
- V 1.12
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-
- -got the amigaguide version of the docs, thanks paul !
-
- -the XOffset and YOffset values of the Project View Settings Control Window
- will now not be set to zero every time you open a new project, they will
- contain their old value, making it possible to save them in the
- preference files
-
- -MainView did sometimes not read the informations in the (MainActor saved)
- project icons right, fixed
-
- -MainActor now also (like MainView) reads the information included in
- icons saved with MainActor, MainActor checks the following tooltypes:
- Window,FrameInfo,NoCaching,Flash,XOffset,YOffset,Repeat
-
- -the last problems with chip mem only machines are now fixed !
-
- -rewrote parts of the documentation while converting them to texinfo, was
- tedious work but it had to be done. The docs are now included in the
- amigaguide format, in plain text and in tex (dvi).
- I plan to ship printed mainuals to registered users, but the docu
- needs some more work first, and i have to find a cheap way for printing.
-
- V 1.13
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-
- -when selecting another view mode id for projects, the ham
- key would be cleared for ham projects, making it rather useless for
- ham animations or pictures. This has been fixed.
-
- -The sort routine in the picture modules did sometimes not work
- right and caused enforcer hits, fixed.
-
- -The decoding routines for the following modules were optimized:
- IFF-Anim5,IFF-Anim7_16,IFF-Anim7_32,IFF-Anim8_16,IFF-Anim8_32.
- The optimizations are well worth 1-3 fps, thanks go to Jesper Juul
- for his suggestions.
-
- -added the "Dither_adpro.ma" and the "Relief_adpro.ma" arexx scripts.
-
- -changed the dimensions of the asl requesters.
-
- -When multi-selecting frames in the project windows scroll list some
- frames could be skipt if the mouse was accelerated too quickly, fixed.
-
- -SERIOUS BUG UNDER KICKSTART 2.0 HAS BEEN FIXED:
- The save modules would either crash or the requesters asking
- for palette per frame and loop/non-looping animation would not appear.
-
- V 1.14
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-
- -Showing pictures/animations in the window mode is now MUCH faster as
- before.
-
- -MainActor does not check the "NoCaching" tooltype in animation/picture
- icons anymore. It was only meant to be interpreted by MainView.
-
- V 1.15
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-
- -The depth slider in the prefs window will now be updated to the new maximum
- of colours when a new screen mode is selected.
-
- -AGA machines would sometimes only display a black screen, FIXED !
-
- V 1.16
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-
- -Version 1.15 could not scroll images through the top border, fixed
-
- -The IFF loader had difficulties with 24 Bit images under kickstart 2.0, fixed
-
- V 1.16a
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-
- -added Retina support
-
- V 1.17
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-
- -Redesigned the project view settings window and added the center option.
- The gadgets will also now be dis/en-abled according to the settings of the
- display mode gadget. MainView now uses the new center option by default
-
- -The icon save routine will now only save enabled tooltypes
-
- -The preferences would sometimes (very rare) not start up properly, fixed
-
- -MainView did not open an ASL-requester if an option like "-nc" was given
- on the commandline without a filename
-
- -Removed the SFCP_PicassoII picture modules from the distribution
-
- -Added the Project Information window and removed the project information
- string from the title bar
-
- -GIF loader added
-
- -added a very fast chunky pixel interface between the universal and
- the normal modules. Loader modules which process chunky pixel formats
- (like the GIF loader) now directly access chunky pixel devices through
- the proper universal modules (like Universal_PicassoII, Universal_Retina).
- If loaded normally (or through the normal Universal module) they behave as
- normal bitmap based modules
-
- -MainView now uses the asl single-select routine under wb2.0
- instead of the not yet existing (wb2.1+) multi-select feature
-
- -The Universal_PicassoII animation loader now uses the new double buffering
- features of the vilintuisup.library rev2
-
- -The Asl-File requester now open centered on the visible part of the
- screen instead relative to the mouse coordinates. The same for the
- windows opened by the modules (show picture/play animation) who only
- centered on the screen and not on the visible part of it.
-
- -Playing of non-looping animations was buggy (only on AGA machines and under
- certain circumstances)
-
- -Workaround for SetRGB32CM() bug under v39 kickstarts (Thanks to Jesper for
- investigating this one)
-
- -added 3d look to window border scrollers
-
- V 1.17a
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-
- -new shareware concept : requesters instead of disabling the save modules.
- Introduction of light registration package for $25
-
- -improved the Project Profile function
-
- -added the FLI loader
-
- V 1.17b
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-
- -the Decomp. Time gadget in the Project Information window has been
- replaced by the "BitMap Time" gadget and the "Chunky Time" gadget
-
- -the project info window now shows a new line : "Supports Chunky Pixels"
- if the source projects image format is chunky pixel based
-
- -the "SetTimecode" function now sets the global fli timecode in fli
- animations
-
- -The fli chunky performance has improved for about %30-40 after
- recoding the FLI_LC decoding routine into assembly
-
- -iff-byterun decoding has been moved from c to asm
-
- -fixed memory leak in the FLI loader
-
- -The Flash option/tooltype has been replaced by the BorderBlank (BBlank) option
-
- -added the Time Profile function
-
- -the images can now not be scrolled through the left/top border. The YOffset
- /XOffset values do not accept negative values anymore
-
- V 1.17c
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-
- -memory lossage occured when showing single pictures with the FLI loader
-
- -added the Picasso modules (currently only 8 bit)
-
- V 1.17d
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-
- -added FLC loader, fixed some problems with the FLI loader
-
- -fixed cosmetic problem in the IFF saver : page(Width|Height) were not set
- to the X,Y values. This could cause problems with DPaint
-
- -the animation save modules will now always ask if you want to have a color
- palette per frame or not (previously they did that only if the source
- project was a picture list)
-
- V 1.18
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-
- -added FLI saver
-
- -added the RequestFile and RequestSaveFile arexx functions and updated
- the arexx scripts
-
- -fixed enforcer hit in MainView (introduced in v1.17 ?)
-
- -added FLC saver
-
- -Images/Animations can now only be scrolled on the visible part of the screen
-
- -added DL loader
-
- V 1.18a
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-
- -due to a bug in the sort algorithm of the picture modules, picture lists were
- only loaded right if the number of directory entries did not exceed 2000,
- fixed
-
- -problems with odd sized hires resolutions on AGA displays fixed
-
- -added the handling of fli_black frames to the FLI/FLC modules
-
- -added append support to the Picasso saver module
-
- V 1.18b
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-
- -bug in the iff-body compression routine fixed
-
- -fixed bug in the bitmap allocation for the Size and TimeProfile
- function (under wb2.x only)
-
- V 1.2
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-
- Public Release
-
- V 1.21
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-
- -fixed bug in the IFF-Anim5 and IFF-AnimBrush loader modules
-
- -introduced workaround for the SetRGB32CM() blue value bug
-
- -ocassional green flashing during OS 3.0 playback should be fixed
-
- V 1.22
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-
- -the Anim5-Loader did not recognize Anim5 animations saved by the AAP_AAC
- package. This is due to a big in AAP_AAC. Introduced workaround
-
- -AGA playback for CPF animations has been improved again
-
- -fixed problems with the Anim5/7/8 savers which could cause trouble
- in higher AGA fetchmodes and could result in crippled animations
- (occured however very seldom)
-
- V 1.23
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-
- -the width and height gadgets of the system preferences window were
- not updated when a new screen mode was selected, fixed
-
- -added the Universal_Merlin picture and anim modules
-
- -major speed increase in chunky pixel FLC playback, the FLC_SS2
- decoding routine has been optimized
-
- V 1.3
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-
- -splitted the Miscellanious menu up into the Selection and Miscellanious
- menu, added the Invert function in the Selection menu. Dito for the arexx
- command
-
- -renamed the Project Info function to Project Information
-
- -if an animation/picture had a crippled or not displayable ViewModeID,
- MainActor/MainView tried to recreate it but did forget to
- set the HAM/EHB keys (if it was set in the modeID), fixed
-
- -the modules disc access functions have been entirely rewritten. The modules
- use now async. look ahead caches, this should cause a dramatic speedup
- of all hd accesses (hd playback)
-
- -Added Sound Support, you can control it through the new
- Miscellanious/Set Sound menu item. Only IFF-Samples are supported
- through the new IFF-Samples module, samples can only have a size of
- 102 kb up to now
-
- V 1.31
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-
- -hd playback has been improved again
-
- -the gadgets of the view settings window will now only be activated
- if the associated functions are supported by the output device.
- That means that for example Frame Info and BBlank are now ghosted
- when the output device is a graphic card (Picasso etc.)
-
- -When trying to load larger picture lists, the PCX and GIF loaders
- would load some pictures twice
-
- V 1.32
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-
- -appending now works through the universal modules. The saver modules
- now automatically recognize if the destination project is of the right
- format
-
- -special care has been taken to eliminate all color flicker during native
- amiga playback
-
- -if required, MainActor now opens larger overscan areas for native
- amiga display modes
-
- -added the Real3D and the IFF-Anim3 loader modules
-
- V 1.4
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-
- -The actual module will now be selected as default in the Select Load/Save
- Module Requester
-
- -The IFF-Sample module now plays samples which are larger than 102 kb
-
- -Added the "Clone" function to the Sound Module Requester
-
- -updated the documentation
-
- -added the AVI loader module
-
- -If all entries in the Sound Module Requester were deleted, the ".snd" file
- was not changed (i.e. not deleted)
-
- -The sound info files are now also saved during save operations. Only
- the frames which are really saved into the new animation or picture
- list get added into the ".snd" file
-
- -added the IFF-AnimJ loader module
-
- V 1.5
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-
- Public Release
-