SVG.datatype

  © 1995-96 by Andreas R. Kleinert.
  FREEWARE. All rights reserved.

  Freely distributable (non-commercially as well as commercially).

  Version      : 43.2
  Release Date : 03.11.1996

  Description
  ~~~~~~~~~~~
  SVG.datatype is an OS3-Datatype module.

  It supports reading of SVG Graphics Files, which is superview-Library's
  own graphics file format with XPK and PP20 support.

  With V39-V42 picture.datatype it exports 256 color palette-based
  graphics unmodified, and 24 Bit images converted to HAM6.
  With Ralph Schmidt's picture.datatype V43 24 Bit output will be
  done unmodified as well.

  Requirements
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
  - xpkmaster.library V2+ (see below)
  - the XPK packer module(s), specific graphics may have been packed with

  Author
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  |                  Andreas R. Kleinert                    |
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           - If nothing else works, try one of these public
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  More Copyrights
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  The "xpkmaster.library" V2+ is (C)opyright by its authors
  (c/o Urban Dominik Müller).
  The Library is freely distributable and is needed by SVG.datatype,
  to read and decode XPK-packed files.

  The "powerpacker.library" V33+ is (C)opyright by Nico François.
  The Library is FREEWARE and is needed by xpkmaster.library, to be able
  to read and decode PP20-packed files.

  History
  ~~~~~~~
  V43.2 (3.11.96)  : - fixed bug

  V43.1 (9.10.96)  : - completely rewritten
                     - added V43 support

  V40.2 (29.10.95) : - recompiled with SAS/C V6.56

  V40.1            : - first version