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- Short: picture.datatype V43.757 for CGraphX
- Type: util/dtype
- Uploader: fmariak@phase5.de (Frank Mariak)
- Author: laire@popmail.owl.de (Ralph Schmidt)
- Replaces: PictDT43.lha
-
-
- picture.datatype V43
- Copyright 1995-96
- Ralph Schmidt
- Additional libs/tools/changes by F.Mariak/M.Scheler
- All sub datatypes by Matthias Scheler
-
- This version is a freely available picture.datatype that MUST
- ONLY be used with a licenced CyberGraphX(TM) software package
- when using non 8 bit screenmodes.
- You aren't allowed to use this software with any non licenced
- CyberGraphX(TM) "emulation" in these modes.
-
- THE DATE EXPIRATION CODE HAS BEEN REMOVED. IT DOES NOT EXPIRE AFTER 4MONTH
- ANYMORE.
-
- cyberncg.library support for non CyberGraphX machines has been dropped.
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
- Reporting bugs:
-
- If you find any bugs in this software, please send them to
- cybergfx.dtbugs@vgr.com. Since this software is unsupported, we make no
- guarantees about how long it will take to fix the bug, or if it will be
- fixed at all. Bug fixes will be cheerfully accepted. Please include as
- much detailed information as possible, including:
-
- 1) the version numbers of the related libraries/datatypes you are
- using
- 2) the data file that caused the bug (if its not too big)
- 3) the OS version and machine type you ran the program on
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
- ATTENTION:
-
- YOU NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST VERSION 40.66 OF CYBERGRAPHICS.LIBRARY INSTALLED
- TO USE THIS RELEASE OF PICTURE.DATATYPE V43 IN CONJUNCTION WITH A GRAPHICS
- CARD !
-
- IF YOU INSTALL THIS ARCHIVE ON A DRACO BASED SYSTEM PLEASE MAKE SURE NOT TO
- INSTALL THE CYBERGRAPHICS.LIBRARY COMING WITH THIS ARCHIVE !
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
-
- Release Notes
-
- V43.757
-
- o fixes some trouble with crashes on certain machines
-
- V43.755
-
- o new pcdt prefs program v43.3 included. It also works now when the v43
- picture.datatype is actually not running
- o new sub classes included
- o added stack swapping code to picture.datatype dispatcher in order to fix
- stack overflow related problems with applications which do not allocate
- enough stack space
-
- V43.754
-
- o fixed some bugs in method DTM_DRAW
- o fixed some problems in conjunction with halfbrite source data
- o new gif.datatype 43.14 included
-
- V43.753
-
- o new pcdt prefs program v43.2 included
- o the preferences file now has moved to env:sys
- o new gif.datatype 43.13 included which fixes some strange crash problems
- o fixed some problems in conjunction with planar graphic formats which
- occasionally led to strange looking mwb-patterns
-
- V43.751
-
- o the public semaphore is now available even if the picture.datatype is
- expunged. This fixes a severe crash when the library is expunged
-
- V43.750
- o fixed a BYTE-READ from $0 when non v43 compatible applications called the
- picture.datatype
-
- V43.748
-
- o gtlayout.library included in this archive. (required for the prefs
- program)
- o The application list which contains all V43 compatible applications may
- now be configured with a seperate prefs program.
- o removed support for environment variable "cybergraphics/pcdt_dither"
- Please use the supplied prefs program PCDT to change dither settings now
- o the expiration time is now 4 month instead of 1 month. So users who
- can not access the net but get the datatype from an aminet cd are able
- to use the picture.datatype release for a certain amount of time
- until a new version is released
- o there is an installer script now for v43 datatype installation which
- also includes a backup option
- o Tower JPEG Codec Class included as seperate archive
- o new gif.datatype sub class V43.12 included
-
- V43.718
-
- o bug fix in conjunction with datatype objects which require
- mask planes and use planar bitmaps
- o API-Demo source for datatype to ppm conversion added
- o new versions of sub datatypes included
-
- V43.716
-
- o ENV: "cybergraphics/pcdt_dither"
- 0 == Floyed Dithering(Better,slower) (DEFAULT)
- 1 == Ordered Dithering(Faster,Not so good gfx quality)
-
- V43.713
-
- o new cybergraphics.library prerelease included
- o the picture.datatype now uses ordered dithering as default.
- A switch to select between floyd or ordered may follow in the
- future
- o included a new cyberncg.library which fixes a problem with
- transparent images
- o added V43 compatible PCX sub datatype to archive
-
- V43.695
-
- o now supports AGA/ECS machines with cyberncg.library included in this archive.
-
- V43.684
-
- o some internal structures have changed. Please use the new
- cybergraphics.library coming with this archive
- o the picture.datatype expires after a few weeks now
- (all pre release versions will do that in the future)
- o fixed a problem in conjunction with PDTA_DestBitMap and
- ODF_USEFRIENDBITMAP which caused twice freed BitMaps in
- the past
-