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A. Program Messages This appendix lists (in alphabetical order) and explains the most important messages of Personal Paint. A more complete description can be found in the referenced sections. If the message is displayed in a requester containing only the Proceed, Cancel or OK gadgets, the <Return> key can be used instead of the OK or Proceed gadget, while <Esc> can be pressed instead of selecting the Cancel gadget. Sections 1.10.12 ("The <Return> key") and 1.10.16 ("The <Esc> key") have more on the topic. All rights reserved - Unauthorized reproduction or transfer is illegal This message has to be displayed for strictly legal reasons. More in Appendix E. Another program is using the file The operation on the specified file cannot be performed because the file is currently being locked by another process. This can happen, for example, if another program is writing to the same picture file which Personal Paint is trying to load. Audio cannot be activated Personal Paint cannot start the CloantoAudio module, after searching for it in the "DEVS" logical volume and in the drawer (or volume) from where Personal Paint was loaded. By default, the "DEVS" logical volume is assigned to the "Devs" drawer of the boot disk (which may be the Workbench disk containing Personal Paint). It may also be that the CloantoAudio file was found, but the CloantoAudio module could not reply in time (handshake function) because it was slowed down by another disk operation, or because there was not enough memory. Personal Paint tries to load the audio module if there is enough memory to do so, and no other Cloanto program has already loaded CloantoAudio. The same CloantoAudio module can serve an unlimited number of Cloanto programs, thus overcoming the limitations set by the Amiga on the maximum number of open audio channels. If the CloantoAudio module is started manually (e.g. by selecting its icon), it remains RAM-resident until the computer is reset or switched off, and does not need to be loaded every time from its client programs. Sections 1.11 and 1.13. Bad IFF structure The file read by Personal Paint is recognized as being in IFF format, but its content does not keep to the rules defined for the IFF standard. Some programs do not use the IFF format correctly. Brush ... will be lost This warning message is displayed before Free Brush is executed (section 5.6). If the operation is confirmed, it will not be possible to recover the brush with Restore Brush. Brush size is ..., ... planes Used size is ..., ... planes This information is provided by the Chop Information function. More in section 5.12. Clipboard device cannot be opened The Amiga public clipboard cannot be opened. The "clipboard.device" file in the "DEVS" logical unit probably cannot be loaded. Personal Paint tries to open the Clipboard (if it is not already open) whenever this is required by a program function. Sections 1.13.4 and 1.15. Clipboard does not contain the required data A function which should read data from the clipboard has been used (e.g. brush data), but the clipboard is empty, or only contains a different type of data (for example, digitized audio) than what was expected. Sections 5.9 and 6.1. Clipboard write error In most cases, this message indicates that there is not enough memory (RAM or disk) for the Amiga operating system to store the specified clipboard data. Sections 5.9.2 and 10.1. Data compression algorithm not identified Graphical data can occupy more memory than one would believe. Different techniques exist to compress this data, so that it occupies less space than it would otherwise. Personal Paint uses and recognizes different standard image compression techniques in the different file formats it uses (IFF-ILBM, GIF, PCX, etc.) Another program may write some data using a compression method (or algorithm) not recognized by Personal Paint. When Personal Paint tries to load this data, it displays this message. This means that the data cannot be loaded by Personal Paint unless it is saved in another format. Decryption impossible An incorrect encryption key has been used to load an encrypted picture. An encrypted image can only be loaded if the same key used to save the data is also used to load it. This message can also appear if the disk is damaged or the picture file has been modified by another program, though this is very unlikely. Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 8.3. Disk incompatible The format of the disk in the specified drive is not recognized by the operating system. The disk may be damaged, not formatted or be in a format not recognized by AmigaDOS. Sections 1.3.4, 4.1 and 10.2. Disk is not mounted The specified disk is not inserted in any drive. Section 10.2. Disk is write-protected Data cannot be written on a disk which is write-protected. The hole at the corner of the disk must be covered by the write-protect tab. Section 10.2. Disk not validated The Amiga operating system has not yet validated the disk. The operation may have failed, or still be in progress, if the disk has just been inserted. If the disk is not successfully validated ("Disk not validated" system message), no new data can be written to the disk, which can be read normally. Section 10.2. Display Mode Selection Selected image... Current mode... - ... colors The picture selected for a load operation has the same size as the current image format. However, the selected file would require a different video mode from the current one (as indicated in the video mode information contained in the IFF-ILBM file, or calculated by Personal Paint if there is no such information). This requester allows the user to decide whether to maintain the current screen mode or to adopt the new one. Section 4.1. Error during file I/O Personal Paint has several detailed error messages which are used if an error occurs during a read or write operation. The Amiga operating system may issue error codes which Personal Paint cannot translate into messages indicating the exact cause of the error. If this happens during a file read/write operation, this message is displayed. Error during printer output An error is signalled by the Amiga operating system while data is being sent to the printer. The most likely causes are: printer is switched off or is in the off-line (deselected) state; printer is out of paper or the paper is jammed; the printer's cover is open; the printer cable is not connected properly; the wrong port (serial vs. parallel) was selected in the Amiga Printer Preferences. Sections 4.3 and 10.3. Error: The keys are different Personal Paint requires the encryption key to be written twice. This message is displayed if the first key and the control key are different. This additional control is useful to prevent an image stored using an incorrectly typed key from not being loaded any more. Section 8.3. File is protected from deletion File is protected from reading File is write-protected The specified file has a software protection which prevents the operating system from removing, reading or modifying it. The Workbench Information (or Info) or the Shell/CLI Protect command can be used to modify the access status of the file. Format Selection Requested format... Current format... - ... colors Selected image... Current format... - ... colors The current image format (i.e. size and/or number of colors) would be changed as specified in the Image Format requester or in an IFF-ILBM or settings file. When an image file is loaded, this requester allows the user to choose between the new and the current format. The Stretch option can be set to resize the image, if necessary. Color reduction is always applied automatically when needed. Sections 4.1, 4.5, 8.6, 8.7 and 8.15. Icons cannot be loaded The "PPaint_Icons" drawer cannot be found, or it does not contain the correct default icon files. Sections 1.14 and 8.9.2. Insufficient Chip memory for the requested screen Insufficient Chip memory to display window There is not enough Chip RAM to open a screen, window or requester. Sections 1.3.2 and 10.1. Invalid data This general purpose message is used if extremely unusual circumstances are encountered. This may happen, for example, when attempting to load an image whose size is 0 by 0. Invalid number of colors for the requested screen In most cases, this indicates that the hardware being used does not support as many colors as specified in the picture or settings file being loaded. Probably, a particular screen mode was requested in an IFF-ILBM file written on a computer supporting the same video mode, but with more colors. Personal Paint automatically selects a different video mode as close as possible to the requested number of colors. Invalid parameter in line... An error has been encountered in loading a settings file. One or more parameters of an instruction in the specified line have been found to contain a value out of the valid range. Sections 8.1, 8.2 and Appendix C. Invalid window size To contain the required text elements, a window would become larger than the screen. This may happen if requester texts in a "UIText" file are edited without considering space limitations in lower resolution video modes. Sections 1.14 and 8.10. Line too long... An error has been encountered in loading a settings file. The line whose position from the top of the file is indicated is too long (i.e. it contains too many characters). Sections 8.1, 8.2 and Appendix C. Memory save mode This message indicates that Personal Paint has detected a low-memory environment and has taken action to reduce the occupation of RAM. This mode can also be activated by holding the <F1> key down while the program is starting. If possible, the program does the following things: the audio functions are not used (the CloantoAudio module is not loaded); the Workbench screen is closed; the printer driver is not pre-loaded at the start of the program, and is removed from RAM (expunged) immediately after each print operation; the directory lists of the file requester are not stored to speed up the re-display of the same lists. Sections 8.16 and 10.1. No monitor information for the requested screen mode An IFF-ILBM file contains a reference to a video mode which is not supported by the system hardware or operating system. (Most other file formats do not contain explicit video mode information.) It may happen that a given monitor, theoretically supported by the system, was not activated as indicated in section 10.4. Object too large An internal Amiga error has occurred. The data found is too large to be handled by the operating system. Operation impossible A function of the Amiga operating system has returned an error, but the cause of the failure is not specified. Personal Paint cannot complete the operation. Path incorrect The path (i.e. the set of names of drawers, separated by '/' signs) which is written in the file requester, does not exist in the requested unit. One or more of the drawer names are incorrect or too long (maximum 25 characters). Some characters cannot be used in the names of files and drawers. Sections 1.4, 1.5 and 3.4. Path too long The selected path contains too many levels (i.e. drawers within drawers), which AmigaDOS cannot handle. Personal.font cannot be opened Personal Paint uses a custom font, which contains symbols especially designed for the program, for its user interface texts. On startup, Personal Paint searches for the font in the "FONTS" logical volume or in "PPaint:Fonts". Section 1.13. PostScript module cannot be opened The "PPaint_PS" file cannot be loaded by Personal Paint. The program needs to access this external module to output in PostScript mode. Sections 1.13 and 4.3.3. Printer device cannot be opened Personal Paint cannot activate the printer driver to execute a printing operation. This may happen if there is not enough RAM available, or if the "printer.device" file cannot be accessed in the "Printers" drawer in the "DEVS" logical unit. Sections 1.11, 1.13 and 10.3. Printing copy ... of ... An image or a brush is being printed. The progress indication gives detailed information on the data which the Amiga printer device has already sent to the printer, and the amount still to be transmitted. Sections 4.3, 5.3 and 10.3. Stencil size does not match The operation requested would have required the stencil to be exactly as wide and as tall as the image over which the stencil would have to be applied. Section 7.2 and subsections. Syntax error in line... An error has been found in a settings file. In the specified line, a keyword has not been recognized, or a command parameter is missing or appears in an incorrect format. Section 8.2 and Appendix C. The current font has no palette The Copy Font Palette command has been executed, but the current font does not have an associated color palette. Sections 3.1.3.2 and 7.1.8. The current one is the only brush The Next Transparency command (which copies the transparency information of another brush to the current brush) failed because there is no other brush. Section 5.8.7. The file does not contain the required data A file has been selected for a read operation, but the data contained in that file is not of the expected type, or the content of the file has been damaged. This can happen, for example, if Personal Paint tries to load a settings file, but discovers that the file specified through the file requester contains a brush image. In order to reduce the risk of similar errors, files of different types should not be stored in the same drawer. It is also advisable to append standard suffixes to file names. Sections 1.4 and 1.11. The file does not exist A file has been specified for a load operation, but Personal Paint cannot find a file with the given name following the specified path. Section 3.4 ("The File Requester") explains how to avoid the risk of mistyping file and directory names. The file exists and would be overwritten An operation which would overwrite an existing file has been selected. The Confirm Overwriting option is active (section 8.8.6), so the program displays this warning message, indicating the file whose content would be overwritten. The operation is aborted if the Cancel gadget of the requester containing the message is selected. This makes it possible to execute the operation again, using a different file name. The file will be deleted The Delete File command has been executed. The operation is aborted if the Cancel gadget of the requester containing the message is selected. Section 4.10. The font cannot be opened The Font Requester has failed to load the specified font. This may happen if an incorrect typeface name is typed, or if the available memory conditions or a read/write error interrupt the font load operation. Section 3.1.3.2. The image has been modified The current image has been changed since it was last saved or defined. A command has been executed which would cause the loss of the current image (e.g. a Load Image or Quit command). The image is too large The maximum image size supported by Personal Paint is limited by the Amiga hardware. The original Amiga blitter could not handle images larger than 1008 by 1024 pixels. ECS and AA chips can process images as large as 32752 by 32767 pixels. The image will be cut An image format smaller than the format of the image currently displayed (or being loaded) has been selected. Unless the Stretch option of the Format Selection requester is enabled, this additional warning requester appears. Sections 4.1 and 4.5. The other image has been modified A Copy to Other command has been executed, but the image in the other environment has not yet been saved since it was last modified. Proceeding with the command would cause the other image to be lost. Section 4.8.2. There is not enough memory There is not enough memory to load the user interface texts There is not enough memory to perform the operation requested. Sections 1.3.2 and 10.1. The requested screen cannot be used The requested screen mode requires 2.x O.S. or higher The requested screen mode requires ECS or higher The IFF-ILBM file specified for loading an image also contains a reference to a screen mode to be used. Due to hardware or operating system limitations on the machine used to load the image, another screen mode has to be used by Personal Paint. Sections 4.1 and 10.4. The screen is not available any more A screen selected in the Grab Screen requester was closed before it could be grabbed. Section 4.4. The selected image type cannot be loaded The selected picture file uses an image encoding format not supported by Personal Paint. These may include unusual IFF formats and image formats which could not be edited with the freedom and precision required by Personal Paint (e.g. Dual-Playfield images). The size of the following brush does not match The Next Transparency command cannot apply the transparency information of the following brush to the current one, because the two have different sizes. Section 5.8.7. The Undo buffer will be freed An explicit request to release the Undo buffer has been made (e.g. by selecting the Undo tool with the right mouse button), or there is not enough memory to allocate an Undo buffer for the selected operation. If there is not enough memory to display this message, the buffer is freed without displaying this request for confirmation. Sections 3.1.10 and 10.1. The ... user interface text should be shortened The ... user interface text should be made splittable The "UIText" file for the specified language was loaded successfully, but some texts were found to be too long to be displayed properly in some video modes. A text can be made splittable by inserting an underscore character ('_') where Personal Paint may go to a new line if there is not enough horizontal space. Some texts (e.g. non-"TMS" texts) can only be displayed in a single line. If these are too long, they must be shortened. Sections 1.14 and 8.10. The user interface text file cannot be opened The "UIText" file associated to the user interface language which is to be loaded cannot be found. Personal Paint searches for the files in the "PPaint_Prefs" drawer of either the "PPaint" volume, or the current drawer. Sections 1.14 and 8.10. Title not correct A wrong path has been specified for a file read or write function, or the selected file name is not correct. Sections 1.4, 1.5 and 3.4. UIText: Error in line... A syntax error has been found in a "UIText" user interface file. For example, a keyboard shortcut was not enclosed in a couple of '<' and '>' signs, or an unrecognized keyboard qualifier name was used. A line number greater than the number of lines in the file indicates that one or more texts are missing. Sections 1.14 and 8.10. Volume is full The unit to which a save operation has been directed is full, and cannot contain the requested amount of data. The data can still be saved on any unit which has enough free room to contain it. The disks which come with Personal Paint are almost completely full. Additional data (e.g. a picture) should not be saved to these disks. Instead, a new disk should be formatted, or a new drawer should be created on a hard disk partition where some space is left, to contain all Personal Paint files. Sections 1.3.4, 1.5, 1.13 and 10.2. Volume not mounted The selected peripheral does not contain any storage unit. There probably is no disk in the selected drive. This can only happen if the Expand Path option has been disabled, as Personal Paint's default volume access mode is by logical name, rather than physical name. Section 8.8.1. Workbench screen cannot be closed Personal Paint cannot close the Workbench screen, since it contains other windows than those used to display the content of disks and drawers. Section 8.16. Workbench screen cannot be opened Personal Paint cannot open the Workbench screen, as requested in a settings file or through a program menu. There is probably not enough free Chip RAM. Sections 8.16 and 10.1. B. Command Shortcuts By default, Personal Paint accepts the keyboard command shortcuts which are listed here. Existing shortcuts, or shortcuts to functions not in this list (or empty "<>" fields in the "UIText" files), can be modified, added or removed as explained in section 1.14. Capital (shifted) letters have a different meaning than their lower case equivalent. Keys on the numerical keypad are explicitly marked with a "num" prefix. Key Command Section <Del> Show/hide Mouse Pointer 1.10.14 <.> Round Brush 1 3.1.1 <Num-1>..<Num-9> Select Brush 1 to Brush 9 3.1.1 Undo Last Change 3.1.10 <,> Pick Foreground Color 3.1.11 <[> Select Preceding Color 3.1.11 <]> Select Next Color 3.1.11 <s> Dotted Freehand Mode 3.1.2.1 <f> Area Fill Mode 3.1.2.10 <d> Continuous Freehand Mode 3.1.2.2 <D> Filled Freehand Mode 3.1.2.2 <V> Line Settings 3.1.2.2.1 <F> Fill Settings 3.1.2.2.2 <q> Curve Mode 3.1.2.3 <v> Line Mode 3.1.2.4 <c> Circle Mode 3.1.2.5 <C> Filled Circle Mode 3.1.2.5 <r> Rectangle Mode 3.1.2.6 <R> Filled Rectangle Mode 3.1.2.6 <e> Ellipse Mode 3.1.2.7 <E> Filled Ellipse Mode 3.1.2.7 <w> Polygon Mode 3.1.2.8 <W> Filled Polygon Mode 3.1.2.8 <t> Text Editing Mode 3.1.3 <T> Font Selection 3.1.3.2 <n> Image Processing (delimited area) 3.1.4 <N> Filter Selection 3.1.4.1 <g> Snap to Grid 3.1.5 <G> Grid Settings 3.1.5 Brush Definition Mode 3.1.6 <>> Zoom in Magnified View 3.1.7 <<> Zoom out Magnified View 3.1.7 <m> Magnify Mode On/Off 3.1.8 <K> Clear Image 3.1.9 <Cursor> Pan View/Stepwise 3.2 <Shift-Cursor> Pan View/Fine 3.2 <l> Load Image 4.1 <?> Memory Information 4.11 <Q> Quit 4.12 Save Image 4.2 Print Image 4.3 Image Format 4.5 <a> Image Processing 4.6 <Alt-Tab> Image/Flip Horizontal 4.7.1 <Shift-Tab> Image/Flip Vertical 4.7.2 <j> Switch Environment 4.8.1 <J> Copy to other Environment 4.8.2 <S> Show Image 4.9 <F5> Load Brush 5.1 <F6> Save Brush 5.2 <A> Process Brush 5.4 Restore Brush 5.5 <F1> Matte Paint Mode 5.7.1 <F2> Color Paint Mode 5.7.2 <F3> Replace Paint Mode 5.7.3 <F4> HBrite Paint Mode 5.7.4 <Alt-r> Remap Brush Colors 5.8.1 <Alt-t> New Brush Transparency 5.8.5 <Alt-o> Flood Brush Transparency 5.8.6 <Alt-v> Read Brush from Clipboard 5.9.1 <Alt-c> Write Brush to Clipboard 5.9.2 <Z> Brush Resize/Stretch 5.10.1 <-> Brush Resize/Smaller 5.10.2 <+> Brush Resize/Bigger 5.10.3 <h> Brush Resize/Halve 5.10.4 <H> Brush Resize/Double 5.10.7 <X> Brush Resize/Double Horizontal 5.10.8 <Y> Brush Resize/Double Vertical 5.10.9 <z> Rotate Brush by 90 Degrees 5.11.2 <x> Brush Horizontal Flip 5.11.3 <y> Brush Vertical Flip 5.11.4 <Alt-i> Brush Chop/Information 5.12.1 <Alt-e> Brush Chop/Edges 5.12.2 <Alt-l> Brush Chop/Hidden Parts 5.12.4 <o> Brush Outline/Simple 5.13.1 <O> Brush Outline/Trim 5.13.5 <Alt-z> Brush Handle/Custom 5.14.1 <Alt-u> Brush Handle/Upper Left 5.14.2 <Alt-s> Brush Handle/Center 5.14.4 <Amiga-v> Text/Insert Clipboard 6.1 <Amiga-+> Text/Next Color 6.2 <Amiga--> Text/Preceding Color 6.3 <Amiga-c> Modify Text to End of Line/Color 6.4.1 <Amiga-s> Modify Text to End of Line/Style 6.4.2 <Amiga-8> Modify Text to End of Line/Upper Case 6.4.3 <Amiga-2> Modify Text to End of Line/Lower Case 6.4.4 <Amiga-y> Modify Text to End of Line/Delete 6.4.5 <Amiga-p> Text Style/Plain 6.5 <Amiga-b> Text Style/Bold 6.5 <Amiga-i> Text Style/Italic 6.5 <Amiga-u> Text Style/Underlined 6.5 <Amiga-4> Text Alignment/Left 6.6 <Amiga-5> Text Alignment/Centered 6.6 <Amiga-6> Text Alignment/Right 6.6 <Alt-a> Color Palette/Load 7.1.1 Color Palette/Edit 7.1.3 <Help> Color Palette/Default 7.1.5 <*> Color Palette/Restore 7.1.6 <Alt-b> Color Palette/From Brush 7.1.7 <Alt-f> Color Palette/From Font 7.1.8 <~> Edit Stencil 7.2.3 <`> Stencil On/Off 7.2.6 <Alt-n> Remap 7.3 <F7> Load Settings 8.1 <F9> Tool Bar 8.11 <F10> Screen Bar 8.12 <!> Clip Graphics 8.13 <F8> Save Settings 8.2 <|> Coordinates/Origin 0:0 8.5 <\> Coordinates/Origin 1:1 8.5 <Shift>+<Disk Eject> Personal Paint screen to front 1.10.4 <Shift>+<Mouse Move> Constrain mouse movement 3.1.2 <Left Alt>+<Left Button> Emulate middle mouse button 1.9.2 <Ctrl>+<Right Button> Display Autoscroll screen menus 4.5.4 <Ctrl>+<Mouse Drag> Modify offset of overscan screen 4.5.1 <Ctrl>+<Left Alt> Grab Screen "Remote Control" 4.4 <Help> Edit Palette/Set Default Colors 7.1.3 <Cursor> Edit Palette/Select Color 7.1.3 <Help> Adjust Palette/Reset 7.1.4 In a Personal Paint text editing session (section 3.1.3.1), the following keys, which have no menu equivalents, can be used: Key Command <Cursor> Move cursor by one character or line <Shift-Cursor> Move cursor to beginning/end of line or text <Tab> Move cursor to following Tab column <Del> Delete character at current cursor position <BS> Delete preceding character <Return> New line <Esc> Terminate the text editing session When editing text in an Amiga string gadget (section 1.9.4.3), the following shortcuts are available: Key Command <Amiga-X> Delete all text <Amiga-Q> Restore original text <Shift-Cursor> Move to beginning/end of text <Return> Enter value and move to the following text gadget <Shift-Return> Enter value and move to the preceding text gadget When a requester having only the Proceed, Cancel or OK gadgets is displayed, the following shortcuts can be selected (sections 1.10.12 and 1.10.16): Key Command <Return> Proceed or OK <Enter> Same as <Return> <Esc> Cancel or OK C. Program and Environment Settings Sections 1.14, 8.1 and 8.2 explain how to save program and environment settings to a file. The format and function of the individual settings and their associated file-keywords is described here. All numbers may be expressed either in decimal or hexadecimal (preceded by a "0x" prefix) notation. For example, "COLORS = 16" is equivalent to "COLORS = 0x10". Each settings file may contain zero or more assignments. In case of duplicate settings (i.e. if the same keyword appears more than once in the same file), the last definition prevails. LONGMIN and LONGMAX respectively indicate the minimum and maximum 32-bit number which is handled (from several billions negative to several billions positive, i.e. 0x7FFFFFFF). Similarly, SHORTMIN = -32768 and SHORTMAX = 32767 (0x7FFF). C.1 Program Settings Program settings are global to Personal Paint. Program settings which appear in a settings file which is loaded are applied to all environments. FILTER (Image Processing Filters - Section 3.1.4) Format: @{I}FILTER = "Name", Type, <Kernel>, DivFac, Bias, BiasDX, BiasDY@{UI} The quoted Name field may contain quote and backslash signs only if these are preceded by a backslash sign ('\'). Filter Types: 0 = Convolution, 1 = Popularity, 2 = Random, 3 = Dispersed Dithering, 4 = Clustered Dithering, 5 = Floyd-Steinberg Dithering. Kernel: 5 blocks (rows of the convolution matrix) of 5 values each. Empty fields must be set to 0. The range for each field is SHORTMIN .. SHORTMAX. DivFac (Division Factor) must be in the range SHORTMIN .. -1 or 1 .. SHORTMAX for Convolution and 1 .. 3 for Dispersed and Clustered Dithering; the value is ignored for the other filter types. If the Type is Convolution, Bias, BiasDeltaX and BiasDeltaY are also considered, and should be in the range SHORTMIN .. SHORTMAX. AUDIO (Audio Feedback - Section 8.4) 0 = No, 1 = Yes. AUDERR (Audio Errors Volume - Section 8.4) Range: 0 .. 64. AUDCUE (Audio Cues Volume - Section 8.4) Range: 0 .. 64. CREDUC (Color Reduction - Section 8.6) 0 = Qualitative, 1 = Quantitative. CREMAP (Color remapping - Section 8.7) 0= Simple, 1 = Pattern Dithering, 2 = Floyd-Steinberg FILREQ (File Requester Flags - Section 8.8) Range: 0 .. 31. The individual values must be added: 1 = Expand Path, 2 = Directories on Top, 4 = Sort by Date, 8 = Double-Click and 16 = Confirm Overwriting. ICONS (Workbench Icons - Section 8.9) 0 = No, 1 = Default Icons, 2 = Picture icons. LANG (User Interface Language - Section 8.10) 0 = English, 1 = German, 2 = Italian, 99 = Custom. BARS (Tool and title Bar - Sections 8.11 and 8.12) Range: 0.. 3 (obtained by adding 1 for Tool Bar activation and 2 for the Title Bar). GCLIP (Clip Graphics - Section 8.13) 0 = No, 1 = Yes. BKFTRANSP (Brush Backfill Transparency - Section 8.14) 0 = No, 1 = Yes. CAVRESIZE (Color Average Resize - Section 8.15) 0 = No, 1 = Yes. WBENCH (Workbench Screen - Section 8.16) 0 = Closed, 1 = Open. C.2 Environment Settings Environment settings are local to the environment from which the settings file is loaded (any program settings appearing in the same file are applied to all environments). MGFYGRID (Magnify Mode Grid - Section 3.1.8) Specifies the optional raster type: 0 = None, 1 = Lines, 2 = Dots. PRINT (General Printer Settings - Section 4.3 and subsections) Format: @{I}PRINT = NumCopies Mode@{UI} NumCopies may range from 1 to SHORTMAX. Mode: System Printer = 0, Personal Paint PostScript = 1. PRINTSYS (System Printer Settings - Section 4.3.2) Format: @{I}PRINTSYS = Flags Dither Shade TShold Density@{UI} Flags: 1 = Integer Scaling, 2 = Negative, 4 = Smoothing, 8 = Correct Red, 16 = Correct Green, 32 = Correct Blue, 64 = Form Feed. Dither: 0 = Ordered Dithering, 1 = Halftone Dithering, 2 = Floyd-Steinberg. Shade: 0 = Black and White, 1 = Gray-1, 2 = Gray-2, 3 = Color TShold range: 1 .. 15. Density range: 1 .. 7. PRINTPS (PostScript settings - Section 4.3.3) Format: @{I}PRINTPS = Flags Dpi Lpi Spot Output AngC AngM AngY AngK UcrM UcrY UcrK Gcr Process@{UI} Flags is the sum of the following: 1 = Negative, 2 = Mirror, 4 = EPS, 8 = Crops, 16 = Manual Feed, 32 = Compress, 64 = Cyan, 128 = Magenta, 256 = Yellow, 512 = Black. Dpi: 0 .. SHORTMAX (0 = Device Default) Lpi: 0 .. LONGMAX (in 1/10000s of Lpi, 0 = Device Default) Spot: Default = 0, following = same order as Spot cycle gadget, starting from 1. Output: 0 = System Printer, 1 = Serial Port, 2 = Parallel Port, 3 = File. AngC, AngM, AngY, AngK range: 0 .. LONGMAX (in degrees/10000, deg > 360 = Device Default) UcrM, UcrY, UcrK range: LONGMIN .. LONGMAX (in percent/10000 - 0% = No Correction) GCR range: 0 .. LONGMAX (in percent/10000 - 100% = Black Unchanged) Process: 0 = gray, 1 = color, 2 = CMY, 3 = CMYK PRINTLAY (Printer Page Layout - Section 4.3.1) Format: @{I}PRINTLAY = Flags MsrUnit PaperWidth PaperHeight LeftOffs TopOffs XSizeAuto YSizeAuto XSizePercent YSizePercent XSizeUnits YSizeUnits XSizePixels YSizePixels XSizeTimes YSizeTimes SizeType@{UI} Flags is the sum of: 1 = Center X, 2 = Center Y, 4 = Landscape. MsrUnit: 0 = Inch, 1 = Centimeter, 2 = PS Points PaperWidth PaperHeight LeftOffs TopOffs: micrometers, LONGMIN .. LONGMAX. XSizeAuto, YSizeAuto: must be 0. XSizePercent, YSizePercent range: 0 .. 100 XSizeUnits, YSizeUnits: micrometers, 0 .. LONGMAX. XSizePixels, YSizePixels, XSizeTimes, YSizeTimes: 0 .. SHORTMAX SizeType: 0 = Automatic, 1 = Paper Percent, 2 = Units, 3 = Pixels, 4 = Times. DISPLAY (Amiga DisplayID - Section 4.5) This is the ID associated to the screen mode. Programmers may find the relative assignments in "graphics/displayinfo.h" (1.@{I}x@{UI} and 2.@{I}x@{UI} @{I}include@{UI} files) or in "graphics/modeid.h" (3.@{I}x@{UI} includes). SCREENW (Screen Width - Section 4.5.2) Indicates the screen width of the current environment. It must range from 320 (minimum) to the maximum system overscan width. Negative values indicate system overscan widths: -1 = No overscan, -2 = Text, -3 = Standard, -4 = Extreme and -5 = Maximum. SCREENH (Screen Height - Section 4.5.2) Must range from 200 to the maximum overscan height. Negative numbers select overscan height values in the same order as in SCREENW. IMAGEW (Image Width - Section 4.5.2) This indicates the width of the current image, and may be larger than the screen format. The maximum is defined by the Amiga blitter chip (1008 pixels on original chips, 32752 on ECS and AA chips). IMAGEH (Image Height - Section 4.5.2) This is the height of the current image (original blitter limit: 1024; ECS and AA blitter: 32767). COLORS (Number of Colors - Section 4.5.3) The number of screen and image colors must be valid for the current DISPLAY setting. On Advanced Graphics Architecture systems, valid values are: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 and 256. ASCROLL (Autoscroll - Section 4.5.4) 0 = No, 1 = Yes. RTG (Retargetable Graphics - Section 4.5.5) 0 = No, 1 = Yes, 2 = Auto. PALETTE (Palette File - Sections 7.1.1 and 8.1) The format is: @{I}PALETTE = "File Name"@{UI} The quoted File Name field may contain quote and backslash signs preceded by a backslash sign ('\'). COORD (Coordinates - Section 8.5) 0 = None, 1 = Origin 0:0, 2 = Origin 1:1. [Copyright (C) Cloanto (R) 1992, 1993. All Rights Reserved.] D. Selection of Amiga Printer Drivers The following is a partial list of printers and some of the printer drivers which can be used in combination with those printers. Many drivers have been updated several times through the different versions of the Amiga operating system. Section 10.3 has more information on printers. Manufacturer Printer Driver Note Alphacom Alphapro 101 Alphacom_Alphapro_101 Apple Imagewriter ImagewriterII Apple Imagewriter II ImagewriterII Brother HR_15XL Brother_HR-15XL Brother xx09 and xx18 Series EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (2) Brother xx24 Series EpsonQ (1) Bull Compuprint Series EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (14) CalComp ColorMaster CalComp_ColorMaster (10) or CalComp_ColorMaster2 Canon PJ-1080A Canon PJ-1080A Canon Bubble Jet Printers CanonBJ10 (13) or CanonBJC (12) CBM MPS 1000 CBM_MPS1000 CBM MPS 1224 Nec_Pinwriter (3) CBM MPS 1250 EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] CBM MPS 1500 C EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (9) or CBM_MPS1000 (8) CBM 6400 Diablo_630 (7) CIE CI-3500 CBM_MPS1000 (8) CIE L:ips 10 EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (9) Citizen MSP Series EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (2) Citizen Premier 35 Diablo_630 Citizen Swift Series EpsonQ or (1) Nec_Pinwriter (15) Comrex CR II and III Brother_HR-15XL Diablo 630 Diablo_630 Diablo Advantage D25 Diablo_Advantage_D25 Diablo C-150 Diablo_C-150 Dynax Brother_HR-15XL Epson LQ Series EpsonQ (1) Epson DX-20 Diablo_630 Epson EX,FX,JX,LX,MX,RX Series EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (2) Facit x50 Series EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (9) Facit x80 and x90 Series EpsonQ (1) Fujitsu DL Series FujitsuDL (12) Fujitsu Breeze Series HP_DeskJet (13) Gemini 10X EpsonXOld Hewlett-Packard DeskJet, Black and White HP_DeskJetOld Hewlett-Packard DeskJet, 500 and 550 C HP_DeskJet (13) Hewlett-Packard LaserJet, All Series HP_LaserJet Hewlett-Packard PaintJet HP_PaintJet Hewlett-Packard ThinkJet HP_ThinkJet Howtek Pixelmaster Howtek_Pixelmaster IBM Proprinter CBM_MPS1000 Juki 5510 EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (2) Juki 6000 Diablo_630 Juki 6100 Diablo_630 Juki 6300 Diablo_630 Mannesmann Tally MT Series EpsonQ (1) NEC CP2 and CP3 EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (2) NEC P5,P6,P7,P9,CP6,CP7 Nec_Pinwriter (3) NEC P2, P6 and P7 Plus Nec_Pinwriter (3) NEC P2200, P60, P70 Nec_Pinwriter (3) Oki ML/Microline Series EpsonQ (1) Okidata 192 and 193 CBM_MPS1000 (8) Okidata 92 Okidata_92 Okidata 292 and 293 Okidata_293I (4) Okidata Okimate 20 Okimate_20 Panasonic KX-P 3131 and 3151 Diablo_630 Panasonic KX-P xx23 and xx24 Series EpsonQ (1) Panasonic 1080, 1091, 1092, 1592 EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (2) Philips PP 40x Series EpsonQ (1) PostScript All Levels, B&W & Color PPaint_PS (16) Quadram QuadJet Quadram_QuadJet Qume LetterPro 20 Qume_LetterPro_20 Qume Sprint2 Diablo_630 Samsung SP-24xx Series EpsonQ (1) Seiko 5301, 5303 and 5312 Seiko_5300 (11) Seikosha BP, SBP, SP and SL 532 EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (2) Seikosha SL and LT Series EpsonQ (1) Star NL, NX, ND, NR EpsonXOld or (9) CBM_MPS1000 (8) Star LC-10, FR-10 EpsonX[CBM_MPS-1250] (2) Star NB24, LC24, XB24 EpsonQ (1) TEC F10 Diablo_630 Tektronix 4696 Tektronix_4696 (12) Tektronix 4693D Tektronix_4693D (12) Toshiba P351 C, 341 and 1340 Toshiba_P351C (5) Toshiba P351 SX Toshiba_P351SX (6) Toshiba P321 SL and SLC Toshiba_P351SX (6) Toshiba P341 SL and SLC Toshiba_P351SX (6) Triumph Adler TA MPR Series EpsonQ (1) Xerox 4020 Xerox_4020 Notes: (1) For Epson 24/48-pin printers and compatibles (360 by 360 dpi graphics). Compatible printers must be set in the Epson LQ or ESC/P2 emulation mode. Also works well in text mode on 8/9-pin printers. (2) For Epson 8/9-pin printers and compatibles. Compatible printers must be set in the Epson X emulation mode. Better results in both text and graphics mode may be obtained using the EpsonXOld driver. The EpsonQ driver should be used for 24-pin printers. (3) For NEC Pinwriter 24-pin printers and compatibles. Compatible printers must be set in the NEC Pinwriter emulation mode. (4) The IBM interface module is required. (5) Drives all Toshiba P351 C and compatibles. (6) Drives all Toshiba P351 SX and compatibles. (7) The Centronics option is required. (8) The printer must be in IBM mode to use the CBM_MPS1000 driver. Some functions may not be activated. (9) To use the EpsonX driver, the printer must be in Epson mode. Some features may not be supported. Note (2) also applies. (10) The CalComp_ColorMaster driver should be used on systems with less than 1 Mbyte of RAM. The CalComp_ColorMaster2 driver is faster, but uses more memory. Both drivers also work with the CalComp ColorView printer. (11) The Seiko_5300a driver is also available. The Seiko_5300a is faster than the standard Seiko_5300, but it requires more memory. Note (12) also applies. (12) These drivers are not included on the Workbench and Extras disks. They may be available from the printer manufacturer, in Amiga disk collections (e.g. Fish Disk) and electronic bulletin board systems (e.g. BIX). (13) New drivers introduced with version 2.1 of the Amiga operating system. (14) Tests have shown that 9-pin Epson drivers may yield better printouts than IBM and EpsonQ drivers even on 24-pin printers. Note 9 may also apply. (15) The improved Print Manager Amiga drivers are available from Citizen. Note 3 also applies. (16) The PostScript driver is activated directly in Personal Paint (regardless of the Amiga printer driver) by selecting the PS Mode in the first print requester (section 4.3). [Copyright (C) Cloanto (R) 1992, 1993. All Rights Reserved.]