@DATABASE MetaView 2.8 @INDEX "INDEX_E" @NODE "MAIN" @{JCENTER} @{B} M E T A V I E W 2 . 8 @{UB} @{"Requirement " LINK "REQUIREMENT" } @{"Installation" LINK "INSTALLATION"} @{"What is it? " LINK "WHAT IS IT" } @{"Shareware " LINK "SHAREWARE" } @{"Bugs " LINK "BUGS" } @{"Errormsg. " LINK "ERRORS" } @{"Start " LINK "START" } @{"MainWindow " LINK "MAIN_WINDOW" } @{"ARexx " LINK "AREXX" } @{"Menu " LINK "MENU" } @{"Requesters " LINK "REQUESTERS" } @{"Printer " LINK "PRINT_REQUESTERS" } @{"Plotter " LINK "PLOT_REQUESTERS" } @{"PS-Printer " LINK "PS_REQUESTERS" } @{"Settings " LINK "PREFERENCES"} @{"PS-Import " LINK "PS_IMPORT"} @{"converting more then one" LINK "BATCH"} @{"Picture-Index" LINK "PIC_INDEX"} @{"History " LINK "MetaView.history/MAIN" } @{"Author " LINK "AUTHOR" } @{"Thanks " LINK "THANKS" } @{"Index " LINK "INDEX_E" } @ENDNODE @NODE "REQUIREMENT" - any Amiga - OS 2.x (only tested with 3.0) - 1 MB RAM or better (more than 0.5 MB free ChipMem) - for Kick 3.x, the 'tabs.gadget' (included) - for Kick 3.1, maybe the new 'SetPatch' (included) @ENDNODE @NODE "INSTALLATION" - doubleclick the install-icon. or - copy the 'libs/amigametaformat.library' to 'libs:' - create the drawer 'libs:AMF/' - copy all files from 'libs/AMF/' to 'libs:AMF/' - copy from 'libs/gadgets/tabs.gadget' to 'sys:classes/gadgets/' - copy the executable "MetaView", where ever you want - remark the path to MetaView in 'envarc:MetaView.path', with 'echo "(MetaView path)/MetaView" >envarc:MetaView.path' and if you have: - copy the keyfile "keyfile.metaview" to the same directory like the executable @ENDNODE @NODE "WHAT IS IT" Programm to view and convert * AMF files * CGM files * CMX files (work in progress) * DR2D files * DSDR files * DXF files * GEM files * HPGL files (work in progress) * WMF files (also embeded in Windows(tm) CLP files) * WPG files (version 1.0, version 2.0 work in progress) * XFIG files (version 3.0 or 3.1) * EPS/AI file (in connection with GhostScript and PsToEdit) to * AI * AMF * CGM * DR2D * EPS (with TIFF preview) * GEM * HPGL * ILBM * JMF * WMF * XFIG The CMX import replace the the CDR import. Still work in progress. @ENDNODE @NODE "SHAREWARE" SHAREWARE: @{B}MetaView is shareware.@{UB} If you use this program regularly you must pay 30,- DM (20 $) to @{"me" LINK "AUTHOR"}. After this you get the newest version from MetaView and the keyfile. @{B}Without the keyfile you can't save your pictures with ARexx.@{UB} Additional you can order a CD with MetaView, Ghostscript and PsToEdit for 40,- DM (25 $). For bank account and my address, please look at the end of file. The executable are freely distributable, only the keyfile "keyfile.metaview" are not freely distributable without permission from me. To get the newer versions from MetaView, bugfixes etc. please look at "Aminet:gfx/conv/" or you send @{"me" LINK "AUTHOR"} a empty disk and a franked and filled return envelop. @ENDNODE @NODE "BUGS" - Not all WMF-codes are supported, but the most WMF-files should work. - In this version MetaView can display and convert only BitMaps, which are included in WMF, DSDR and AMF. - If you find a bug on startup and own Kick 3.1, please install the new SetPatch 43.6 (included) and try again. - If you find any other bug please feel free to send me a mail with the following dates: - your configuration - in which cases the bug appears - if there only appears on some gfx files, then please send me also the gfx files I TAKE NO WARRANTLY FOR ANY DAMAGES ON YOUR SYSTEM! @ENDNODE @NODE "ERRORS" - Warning in the metafiles are mostly harmless. Please look in AmigaMetaFormat-description for the exact cause. Errors are: 0 no errors 1 not enough memory 2 not supported 3 wrong arguments 4 other ex. Functions are: 11 polygons 15 splines 16 filled polygons 21 filled splines @ENDNODE @NODE "START" This program is startable from Workbench or CLI and shows you the @{"MainWindow" LINK "MAIN_WINDOW"}. For starting from Workbench just doubleclick the icon. For starting from CLI just type in the consolewindow 'MetaView'. You can give some options: - LOADNAME the gfx-file to view - SAVENAME the gfx-file to save, for converting, if you have give a SAVENAME, then the program will not open the window to show the gfx-file. You can also give only the path for saveing, then the savename will be build from loadname plus new extension for @{"filetype" LINK "FORMATE"} - LOAD/K force to load the gfx-file as @{"AMF,WMF,CMX,DXF,DR2D,WPG,CLP,GEM," LINK "FORMATE"} @{"CGM,DSDR,HPGL,EPS" LINK "FORMATE"}, if you dont use this option, the program looks for the filetype alone. - SAVE/K save the gfx-file as @{"AMF,EPS,CGM,GEM,WW,ILBM,AMF2,JMF,WMF" LINK "FORMATE"} or PRT AMF - AmigaMetaFileFormat AMF2 - AMF with previewpicture (* not yet *) DR2D - Drawing 2D JMF - Java Metafile WMF - Windows Metafile CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile GEM - GEM Metafile WW - WordWorth-ARexx-script EPS - Encapsulated PostScript AI - Adobe Illustrator ILBM - Interleaved Bitmap HPGL - HP Graphics Language PRT - Printer CLIP - copy to ClipBoard unit 0 PLOT - send HPGL to Plotter POST - send PS to PostScriptPrinter if you dont use this option, then you get AMF-files - WIDTH/K/N for ILBM, CLIP and PRT the WIDTH of output (ILBM, CLIP - pixels, PRT, PLOT, POST - mm) - HEIGHT/K/N for ILBM, CLIP, PRT, PLOT and POST the HEIGHT - XOFF/K/N for PRT, POST and PLOT the x-position in mm - YOFF/K/N for PRT, POST and PLOT the y-position in mm - DEPTH/K/N Depth for ILBM, CLIP and PRT output - ERRORS/S writeout debug informations, make a big decrease of the speed of fileparsing - NOPROP/S no preserve picture-aspect - TRANSPARENT/S no drawing in background and set color 0 as transparent for ILBM and CLIP output - NODISPLAY/S MetaView will not open a screen but only create a ARexxPort for background operations the default options are: SAVE = AMF WIDTH = 640 (ILBM,CLIP) or 50 (PRT,POST,PLOT) HEIGHT = 400 (ILBM,CLIP) or 50 (PRT,POST,PLOT) XOFF = 0 YOFF = 0 DEPTH = 4 @ENDNODE @NODE "PIC_INDEX" By means of the menu item "Picture-Index/New" you can select several pictures which are loaded and drawn on one page like an index print. No further function is added to it, it's still work in progress. This function needs a lot of ChipMem for Bitmaps on computers without a gfx-card! @ENDNODE @NODE "BATCH" For converting a whole directory of cliparts you can use the shellscript "s:spat". How to use: 1. go to the CLI 2. write down the following command in one line "s:spat /MetaView / / SAVE <@{"Saveformat" LINK "FORMATE"}>" substitute with the path to MetaView substitute with the path to the source directory substitute with the pattern for the Sourcefiles, look at the DOS manual substitute with the path to the destination directory, must exist substitute with the format, you want to convert to Example: "s:spat work:MetaView/MetaView cd0:clips/#?.wmf Cliparts: SAVE DR2D" @ENDNODE @NODE "AREXX" MetaView opens a ARexxPort based on the name "METAVIEW" a point "." and a number starting at 0. So if you start MetaView once the ARexxPort name are "METAVIEW.0". Commands: - LOAD load a gfx-file LOADNAME/A name of gfx-file AS/K force to load gfx-file as AMF,WMF,... - SAVE save a gfx-file SAVENAME/A name of gfx-file AS/K save the gfx-file as @{"AMF,EPS,GEM,CGM,HPGL,DR2D,WW,ILBM,JMF,WMF,XFIG" LINK "FORMATE"} WIDTH/K/N pixel width for ILBM output HEIGHT/K/N pixel height for ILBM output DEPTH/K/N depth for ILBM output - PRINT print a gfx-file XOFF/K/N left offset in mm YOFF/K/N right offset in mm WIDTH/K/N width in mm HEIGHT/K/N height in mm DEPTH/K/N depth of printing - COPY copy a gfx-file to clipboard (unit 0) WIDTH/K/N pixel width HEIGHT/K/N pixel height DEPTH/K/N depth - CROP stretch the contents of picture to fit (not working yet) - SET set some attributes PROP/S preserve picture-aspect NOPROP/S no preserve picture-aspect TRANSPARENT/S background transparent NOTRANSPARENT/S no transparent - REQUESTFILE ask for a filename (in "result") PATH initial filepath and -name TITLE/K title of requester OK/K string for ok-button PATTERN/K string for pattern - REQUESTCHOICE ask for options (in "rc") TITLE/K title of requester BODY/K string for question BUTTONS/K string for buttons (seperate with "|") - REQUEST inform the user BODY/F information string - ASKFONT ask the user for unkown fonts NO/S or use the default font - QUIT quit MetaView There exist some ARexx-Scripts in the drawer "ARexx-Examples". @ENDNODE @NODE "MENU" - Project - Open @{"(look here for formate)" LINK "FORMATE"} - Open as - AMF - WMF - CLP - DR2D - WPG - DXF - FIG - CMX - DSDR - CGM - GEM - HPGL - EPS - Save as @{"(look here for formate)" LINK "FORMATE"} - AMF - ILBM @{"opens a requester" LINK "ILBM_REQUESTER"} - EPS - GEM - CGM - DR2D - HPGL - WW - AI - WMF - JMF - FIG - PRINT @{"opens a requester" LINK "PRINT_REQUESTER"} - Plot @{"opens a requester" LINK "PLOT_REQUESTER"} - PostScript @{"opens a requester" LINK "PS_REQUESTER"} - About - Quit - Other - Logo - draw the start picture again - Info - show some picture infos (type, size, version) - Copy - copy to clipboard (unit 0) - Crop to fit - stretch the contents of picture to fit (not working yet) - Picture-Index - New - create an index of the selected pictures - Load - load a saved index (not working yet) - Save - save an index (not working yet) - View - All - display whole picture - Region - define a part of picture to display - Settings - Aspect - preserves picture aspect (proportions) or not - Transparent - makes background white or not (important for ILBM brush) - Ask for Font - allows or suppresses the requester for replacing of fonts - @{"Change..." LINK "REQUESTERS"} - change screentype, -mode, -depth and defaultfonts @ENDNODE @NODE "REQUESTERS" - @{"Print" LINK "PRINT_REQUESTER"} - you can set the print dimension either by numbers (mm) or by drawing a rectangle with the mouse (press leftmousebutton and drag) - you can set the depth of printing (from black and white to 256 colors) - you can suppress the paper ejecting - you can switch on a frame outside of picture - @{"Save ILBM" LINK "ILBM_REQUESTER"} - you can set the picture dimension and the depth - the switch strip means, that the picture will be render in 9 stripes and saved to one ILBM to save ChipMem and allow big ILBM-Pictures - @{"Change Settings..." LINK "PREFERENCES"} - you can set either custom- or publicscreen - change the name of publicscreen - change the screenmode and -depth - set the defaultfonts (for serif, sans serif, deco, typewriter, script) - allow the progressbar - select the EPS preview size - change printer.device and unit - select plotter.device and postscript.device - @{"Substitute FONT" LINK "FONT_REQUESTER"} - substitute the not existing font either with defaultfonts (serif, sans serif, ...) or a special font, selected now - press "USE" for using now or "INCLUDE" for including by save as other formats - @{"Plot" LINK "PLOT_REQUESTER"} - select plotter device or file - set papersize - @{"PostScript" LINK "PS_REQUESTER"} - select postscript device or file - set papersize @ENDNODE @NODE "MAIN_WINDOW" @{"Show Picture" LINK "MetaView_Main.ilbm/Main"} @ENDNODE @NODE "PRINT_REQUESTER" @{"Show Picture" LINK "MetaView_Print.ilbm/Main"} @ENDNODE @NODE "PLOT_REQUESTER" @{"Show Picture" LINK "MetaView_Plot.ilbm/Main"} @ENDNODE @NODE "PS_REQUESTER" @{"Show Picture" LINK "MetaView_PS.ilbm/Main"} @ENDNODE @NODE "ILBM_REQUESTER" @{"Show Picture" LINK "MetaView_ILBM.ilbm/Main"} @ENDNODE @NODE "FONT_REQUESTER" @{"Show Picture" LINK "MetaView_Font.ilbm/Main"} @ENDNODE @NODE "PREFERENCES" Settings are changeable by means of the @{"settings window" LINK "MetaView_Settings.ilbm/Main"}. Parts are: - Display - choose between custom or public screen - select screenmode for custom screen - select screenname for public screen - choose the prefered measuring unit (metric or imperial) - Fonts - choose fonts for 5 different font families - Output - select size of EPS preview in pixels (or none for no preview) - select printer device (one of DEVS:*.device, default is printer.device) and unit (default is 0) - select plotter device (one AmigaDOS device, i.e. PLT: or SER:) - select postscript device (one AmigaDOS device, i.e. PSPRT: or PAR:) - @{"PS-Import" LINK "PS_IMPORT"} - select the GhostScript executable - select the file "pstoedit.pro" from PSToEdit package - select the file "makeedit" from the PSToEdit package - choose if text should be convert as bezier-curves or as text - Misc - select in which case the progressbar is shown - choose if the window position shall be saved or not on exit - Settings saved in env:MetaView.prefs and envarc:MetaView.prefs as ASCII and can also be edit separately Defaults: SCREENMODE=$8004 SCREENWIDTH=-1 SCREENHEIGHT=-1 SCREENDEPTH=4 CUSTOMSCREEN=TRUE PUBLICSCREEN=Workbench SERIF_FONT=Times.font SANS_FONT=Helvetica.font TYPE_FONT=Courier.font SCRIPT_FONT=Times.font DECO_FONT=Times.font PRINT_DEVICE=printer.device PRINT_UNIT=0 PLOTTER=PLT: POSTSCRIPT=PSPRT: PROGRESS=0 -> 0 - none; 1 - only I/O; 2 - I/O and refresh EPS_PREVIEW=0 -> 0 - no preview; 32/64/128/256 the max. size of preview PROFILE=libx11:pstoedit.pro MAKEEDIT=pstoedit:makeedit GHOSTSCRIPT=ghostscript:gs PS_TEXT2POLY=FALSE @ENDNODE @NODE "FORMATE" Format Description @{I}Save:@{UI} AMF @{B}A@{UB}miga @{B}M@{UB}eta@{B}F@{UB}ile my own format, deviceindependent, fast and based on AmigaMetaFormat.library CGM @{B}C@{UB}omputer@{B}G@{UB}raphic@{B}M@{UB}etafile uses on Amiga (WordWorth, with colors), PC or UNIX GEM uses on Amiga (WordWorth, no colors), PC or Atari EPS @{B}E@{UB}ncapsulated @{B}P@{UB}ost@{B}S@{UB}cript uses on all Computersystems, can also printed on PSPrinters, TIFF preview is possible HPGL @{B}H@{UB}ewlett-@{B}P@{UB}ackard @{B}G@{UB}raphics @{B}L@{UB}anguage uses for Plotters DR2D @{B}Dr@{UB}awing @{B}2D@{UB} uses on Amiga (PageStream, DrawStudio, ProVector etc.) ILBM @{B}I@{UB}nter@{B}l@{UB}eaved @{B}B@{UB}it@{B}M@{UB}ap uses on Amiga (DPaint etc.) but lost quality on sizeing AI @{B}A@{UB}dobe @{B}I@{UB}llustrator WMF @{B}W@{UB}indows @{B}M@{UB}eta@{B}F@{UB}ile uses on PC (many Clipart-CDs) JMF @{B}J@{UB}ava @{B}M@{UB}eta@{B}F@{UB}ile uses on the WWW, please look at my HomePage for more informations FIG uses on Amiga (AmiFIG or XFig) and UNIX (XFig) @{I}Load:@{UI} AMF CLP @{B}Cl@{UB}i@{B}p@{UB}board uses for ClipBoard on PC (Windows) WMF WPG @{B}W@{UB}ord@{B}p@{UB}erfect @{B}G@{UB}raphic uses on PC (WordPerfect), (some Clipart-CDs) CMX uses on PC and also Macintosh (CorelDraw), DR2D DXF @{B}D@{UB}rawing E@{B}x@{UB}change @{B}F@{UB}ile uses on PC and UNIX (AutoCAD), (mostly CAD files) DSDR @{B}D@{UB}raw@{B}S@{UB}tudio @{B}Dr@{UB}awing uses on Amiga (DrawStudio) FIG GEM CGM HPGL EPS/AI @ENDNODE @NODE "PS_IMPORT" For working Postscript import you have to install GhostScript and PSToEdit on your computer. Both packages can be found in Aminet. The last versions are: GhostScript: AMINET21:Aminet/gfx/show/gs503_000.lha PSToEdit: AMINET11:Aminet/gfx/edit/pstoedit2.lha After installing both programs, it is necessary to tell metaview, where the programs can be found. Use the settings requester for that. The page "PS-Import" of the settings requester allows to set the path and filenames for the GhostScript's executable file and two files of the PSToEdit package. Use the "?"-Buttons to search for them. The check-button "Text to Bezier" determines, if text parts in PostScript files shall be convert to bezier curves or not. The advantages of converting text to bezier curves are the higher chance to preserve the text in other graphic formats and the independence of the result from the installed fonts on the target system. The disadvantages are the longer conversion time and the bigger file size on the end. @ENDNODE @NODE "AUTHOR" Henk Jonas Zionskirchstrasse 28 10119 Berlin Germany email: subvcbhd\@dattel.zrz.tu-berlin.de tel.: +49 (0)30 4492199 WWW: http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jonash bank account: Name: Henk Jonas Name of bank: Berliner Sparkasse (Berlin, Germany) Number of bank: 100 500 00 Number of account: 1744 037 104 Please fill out the following form and send it to me: ---------------- cut here -------------------------- Name: _________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Hometown: _________________________________________ Country: _________________________________________ EMail: _________________________________________ Payment: I pay 30 DM (15,34 Euro :-) or 20 US-$ o Banktransfer (preferred) o Money (on your own risk!) o Check (payable to me) o I add 10 DM (5,11 Euro) or 5 US-$ to get MetaView on CD together with Ghostscript and PSToEdit. Comment: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Where did I find MetaView: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ ---------------- cut here -------------------------- @ENDNODE @NODE "THANKS" - to all peoples, that support the AMIGA - to all peoples, that understand my bad english ;-) - to my girlfriend and my rat ;-) - to all peoples that mail or write me - and last but not least to all peoples, that have register, thanx @ENDNODE @NODE "INDEX_E" A @{"AMF " LINK "FORMATE"} @{"ARexx " LINK "AREXX"} @{"Arguments" LINK "START" } B @{"Batchconverting" LINK "BATCH" } @{"Bugs " LINK "BUGS" } C @{"CGM " LINK "FORMATE"} @{"CLI " LINK "START"} @{"CMX " LINK "FORMATE"} D @{"DR2D " LINK "FORMATE"} @{"DSDR " LINK "FORMATE"} E @{"EPS " LINK "FORMATE"} @{"Errors " LINK "ERRORS"} @{" - preview" LINK "PREFERENCES"} @{" - Import" LINK "PS_IMPORT"} F @{"FIG " LINK "FORMATE"} G @{"GEM " LINK "FORMATE"} @{"Gadgets " LINK "MAIN_WINDOW"} H @{"History " LINK "HISTORY"} @{"HPGL " LINK "FORMATE"} I @{"ILBM " LINK "FORMATE"} M @{"Menuitems" LINK "MENU" } @{"Mainwindow" LINK "MAIN_WINDOW"} P @{"Picture-Index" LINK "PIC_INDEX"} Preferences @{" - change" LINK "PREFERENCES"} @{" - file " LINK "PREFERENCES"} @{"Print " LINK "PRINT_REQUESTERS"} @{"Plotter " LINK "PLOT_REQUESTER"} PostScript @{" - Printer" LINK "PS_REQUESTER"} @{" - Import " LINK "PS_IMPORT"} R @{"Register " LINK "AUTHOR" } @{"Requesters" LINK "REQUESTERS"} W @{"WMF " LINK "FORMATE"} @{"Workbench" LINK "START"} @ENDNODE