Short: Allow old prog. to use Datatypes Author: cfc@iname.com Uploader: cfc@iname.com Version: 1.4 Type: util/cdty Distribution: EmailWare **** MAJOR BUG REMOVED **** The previous release (1.3ß) have a serious bug. (heavy crash...) It seems to be ok now. This commodity provide the use of datatypes to old software like Deluxe Paint, Brilliance, etc... It's the final V1.x release (I hope). I work on the V2: new features, more options, etc... (see TODO) --------------------------- HOW: Patch the dos.library/Open function, intercept picture loading and convert it in a standard IFF format. REQUIREMENTS: OS 3.0 or higher. MC68000 or higher. INSTALLATION: Copy exe/HappyDT to the WBstartup drawer. Copy prefs/HappyDT to the Prefs drawer. CONFIGURATION: Run the Prefs/HappyDT. - Tempory file: Select the place where the temp file will be written. - Info Window: Popup a window when HappyDT is working. - Add: add a task in the task list. (select the prog.)* - Delete: delete a task in the task list. Each task you add in the list are patched to load not-IFF pictures with datatypes (except .info and .font). USE: Just run HappyDT ! You can kill/Disable it with Exchange. * NOTE: Most of the time, tasks have the same name that the executable. In other case, use a tool like SnoopDos to locate the real name of the task. H&T: To use HappyDT with ADPro, add the task "IFF" to HappyDT's task list. Then launch the IFF loader (NOT the universal loader) to load datatype images. IMPORTANT: Do not add the task "UNIVERSAL" to the task list. The Universal loader would use datatypes for ALL images and bypass ADPro's own loader modules (JPEG, GIF, etc). (thanks to Randall!) Tested with: Deluxe Paint IV & V. Brilliance. ADPro. Scala. Wordworth. TODO: - A real documentation. ¯¯¯¯ - A more-easy preference tool. ("Auto-Snoop" !) - Localized. - Datatypes selection. - ... FUTURE: Extend the use to other datatypes super-class (like sound, anim...). ---------------- THIS SOFTWARE IS EMAILWARE, NOT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ! IF YOU USE IT PERMANENTLY PLEASE SEND ME A EMAIL. (if you like it, feel free to send me a gift... :) IT'S STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO INCLUDE THIS ARCHIVE IN ANY KIND OF SOFTWARE COLLECTION EXCEPT AMINET FILESERVER, AMINET CD'S OR BY A EXPLICIT PERMISSION FROM ME ! THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS". NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, CURRENTNESS, OR OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE, AND ALL USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK ! ---------------- Many thanks to the people who sent me E-Mail suggesting improvements and reporting bugs. If you have any suggestion, comments or bugs report please contact me : smail: Christophe Sollet 21, rue de Villers 14260 Aunay/Odon France email: cfc@iname.com ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 628 272 56.6% 27-Apr-97 22:45:08 HappyDT.info 628 269 57.1% 27-Apr-97 23:04:08 +exe.info 13972 8413 39.7% 21-May-97 23:54:30 +HappyDT 720 337 53.1% 28-Apr-97 01:35:26 +HappyDT.info 628 274 56.3% 27-Apr-97 23:04:24 +prefs.info 12820 7828 38.9% 21-May-97 23:22:38 +HappyDT 855 424 50.4% 27-Apr-97 23:04:26 +HappyDT.info 3131 1621 48.2% 21-May-97 23:56:34 +ReadMe 468 227 51.4% 27-Apr-97 23:36:30 +ReadMe.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 33850 19665 41.9% 23-May-97 22:29:00 9 files