PhotoFolio uses the standard operating system installer for installation. If you are unsure how to use the Amiga Workbench and operating system interface, please refer to your Amiga manual.
PhotoFolio makes extensive use of MUI. Refer to the MUI documentation for details of what MUI provides and how to use the interface. (Some specific notes on aspects of MUI used intensively in PhotoFolio are in user interface notes).
Developer debug tools are designed for program development and it is not recommended that they are run during any normal program use.
During installation, if PowerPC modules are available and you have a PowerPC, an option to install the PowerPC module appears.
· MUI - User interface (if installation of MUI is required you will need to reboot following MUI installation and run the PhotoFolio installation script again to continue)
· listtree.mcc - MUI class
· NList.mcc and NListView.mcc - MUI class
· jpeg.library and preferences program - jpeg image format support
· proof.library - proof management
· imageio.library and preferences program - image loading and saving
· imageprocess.library - image resizing and manipulation
· guigfx.library and render.library - User interface image display
· PhotoFolio - Application
· exif.library - Extended image information
· pfDirectoryView.mcc - An alternate directory view window
· pfExportHTML - Export proofs as HTML pages
· VLab.mcc - VLab image grabbing
· mysticview.library - MysticView viewer support
· url.library - Web and mail links
· Documentation
· Language catalogs
When PhotoFolio is run after installation a registration window appears.
You need to enter:
When all the required information is entered, the register gadget becomes active. Clicking register stores your registration information so that you do not need to enter it again the next time you run Photofolio.
Continuing unregistered allows you to run PhotoFolio without entering the required registration information but with certain restrictions.
The only times you need to reregister PhotoFolio are:
· Reinstallation
· Upgrading to a new version
If you have an internet connection Steeple Software would appreciate it if you would take the time to register PhotoFolio at the online registration page. This only needs to be done once and assists us with the future development of PhotoFolio as well as providing us with a way of contacting you regarding updates. All information entered is treated with strict confidence and is not stored on publicly accessable servers.
This information is not a replacement for the MUI documentation but is intended to attempt to point you in the right direction if you are having some problems getting MUI to do what you want.
· The appearance and functionality of MUI can be changed dramatically from the MUI settings window. If you find that some things do not appear or function as described in this document, try using the MUI default settings (after a clean MUI installation) for all MUI applications.
· PhotoFolio can run on any Amiga screenmode. This is accomplished through MUI, not directly with Photofolio (although you can access the MUI settings window from within PhotoFolio). A screenmode has to be created to run a MUI appplication on using PSI in MUI settings. This screenmode is then set as the screenmode for PhotoFolio to use.
Running PhotoFolio on a screen other than Workbench prohibits the dropping of Workbench icons on PhotoFolio.
· MUI allows each application to be assigned a commodity key. PhotoFolio uses a commodity key to bring PhotoFolio to the front and make it the active application. Assign a commodity key for PhotoFolio in MUI settings if you require this functionality.
· PhotoFolio uses context menus, which appear when you use the right mouse button with the mouse pointer positioned over an object (such as a proof, gadget or window area) in the active window. To access the regular Amiga menus, move the mouse pointer near to the top of the screen or away from where context menus appear and use the right mouse button.
· The user can resize MUI windows. If you want MUI to remember your window sizes and positions you need to snapshot the window by:
1. Using the MUI window snapshot gadget in the windows' border (available if enabled in MUI settings).
2. Enable remember window size and positions in MUI settings.
PhotoFolio windows initially appear at a reasonable position and size.
· Drag and drop operations are visually different for Workbench and MUI operations. The way MUI displays a drop area can be configured in MUI settings.
1. MUI objects (proofs etc) can be dragged onto other PhotoFolio windows. MUI displays a drop area (usually as a dotted line around the droppable area) as the dragged object passes over a droppable area.
2. Dragging and dropping a Workbench icon onto a MUI application will not display the MUI drop area.
3. MUI objects in PhotoFolio (proofs etc) cannot be dropped onto the Workbench or other MUI applications.
PhotoFolio can be started from the Workbench or Shell.
From the Workbench, PhotoFolio is started by double clicking on the application icon or on a project icon.
Only one copy of PhotoFolio can be running at any time. If you attempt to run another copy of PhotoFolio, the existing PhotoFolio comes to the front. (If iconified it uniconifies itself first and then comes to the front.)
Double clicking a project with PhotoFolio already running, loads the project into the existing PhotoFolio. The same applies for paths or projects specified in a Shell.
If multiselected PhotoFolio project icons are double clicked (shift selecting multiple projects and then double clicking the last), only the first selected project is loaded. Other multiselected projects are ignored.
The behaviour of PhotoFolio can be changed by adding tool type entries to it´s Workbench icon or by specifying additional command line parameters when running from the Shell.
(Shell only)
Any number of paths can be specified from the Shell and PhotoFolio opens each one into its own browse window and adds the paths to the path list. Invalid paths are ignored. Specifying a path from the Shell overrides the default load path or project.
Items added from shell are added to the Shell folder in the path list.
(Shell only)
Specifies a project to load into PhotoFolio. If a project and pathnames are specified, the project is loaded first and then the specified pathnames are added.
Forces PhotoFolio to use guigfx.library regardless of whether CyberGraphX is installed or not. Under normal circumstances, this setting should be left disabled.
PhotoFolio "Images24:rendered" "Pictures:Images/sunset.jpg"
The first path is loaded into a separate browse window and added to the path list. The last path is ignored because it contains a filename. If however /sunset.jpeg is a directory then it is loaded into another new browse window.
Double click the icon to run PhotoFolio
When PhotoFolio is run, the main window opens containing a path list. This path list contains any numbers of directory paths that you may want to view. When the mouse is over the path list, use the right mouse button to show a context menu that has options to add paths to the path list:
Once paths have been added to the path list, you can view them by:
The browse window can show the proofs full size, categorise them and sort them. Drag proofs to other browse windows, move, copy, rename or delete them.
When the path you have selected contains images, the loading of the browse window will be slow, because PhotoFolio has to load the images, scale them and generate proofs. Once done, you can save the proofs. When proofs are saved, they are saved to the path in proof destination directory. The next time you wish to view these images, don't load the original image path, load the path containing the proofs. The proofs contain a link to the original image and you can then perform all the operations on the proof as if it was the original image. Loading is also a lot faster.
If you run low on memory and can't load all the proofs, PhotoFolio stops loading and displays a set of paging gadgets at the bottom of the browse window, allowing you to step back and forward through pages of proofs. Moving from one page to another loads another page of proofs.
If you have a lot of images to browse, it is better to make them before opening a browse window. To do this, position the mouse over the path you want to make and then select make path from the context menu. Or, select make all paths from the context menu to make them all. A make window opens. From here you can set parameters and default categories and then start making. This is quicker than opening a browse window because PhotoFolio doesn't have to display the proofs as they are created. When the image path is made, the path the proofs are stored in is added to the Proofs folder in the path list. This path can be opened in a browse window to view the created proofs.