············································································· +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ***************************************************************************** (---------------------------) THE ( COPPER COLORS EDITOR V1.0 ) MANUAL (---------------------------) ***************************************************************************** +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ············································································· RIGHTS: The manual and the program mustn't be changed by anyone who has not the permission of the programmer. You may copy the COPCOL ED! If you use it,you should send 10DM or $7 to: Ludwig Huber Wilhelm-Busch-Weg 14 86161 Augsburg Germany If you want to distribute it in some way,contact me first. HOW TO RUN IT ------------- To run CopCol Ed,you need to have the req.library in your LIBS: dir. You should find this library on the CopColEd-DISK. Req.library was written by Colin Fox (of Pyramyd Designs) and Bruce Dawson (of CygnusSoft Software).Req.library is copyrighted. WHAT IS COPCOL ED? ------------------ CopCol Ed is an editor for colors that can be displayed using the Amiga's COPPER.The program was made for PROGRAMMERS. THE SCREEN ---------- On the left side,there are most of the gadgets of CopCol Ed,a zoom window of the selected Line and a display of numbers(S:Topline of right window; L:selected line;R,G,B:RED,GREEN,BLUE).On the right side of the screen,there is a window showing the colors as they will probably appear in you program. THE GADGETS ----------- You select a line in the right window by clicking on it.(use the right slider to move in the whole colorlist) Use the sliders on the left side to change the color of the selected Line. ABOUT - See this text BINARY/SOURCE - Here you select the type of data to be saved.Data can be saved as binary-data or as Assembler source code. ONLYCOLS/HARDWARE/OWNFTYPE - Here you select the type of data to be loaded or saved. ONLYCOLS:always 24bit-color data(dc.b RED,GREEN,BLUE) HARDWARE:the data you'll probably want to write to the color register(when 24bit-colors are selected: dc.w normal12bit,lower12bits_with_bits_as_usual) OWNFTYPE:always binary-save;this is useful if you want to load a edited colorlist again(a load restores some settings) LOAD - loads data(with defined type) into the colorlist SAVE - saves " " " " from " " PREFS - LOAD CONFIG - loads the preferences SAVE CONFIG - saves the preferences to "S:CopCol_ED.config" NTSC/PAL - changes the screen size for pal/ntsc 24B-COLS/12B-COLS - Here you select the depth of the colors to edit. To edit with 24BIT-COLS you need to have AA-CHIPSET. AUTOSET - resets all settings SIZE:XXXX - Here you can choose(use left&right mousebutton) the amount of lines to be edited and to be loaded(!). CLRALL - sets all colors to black SPREAD - sets the colors of the selected line to the line you click after the "SPREAD" gadget.You can abort this operation by clicking a second time on "SPREAD". COPY - same as spread,but copies the selected line UNDO - if you think that your last change in the colorlist was wrong,click here COPPER HARDWARE-PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES ------------------------------------ Part of a 12bit-color copperlist: dc.w $180,$fed ;move RED:15 GREEN:14 BLUE:13 to color0 Part of a 24bit-color(AA-chipset) copperlist: dc.w $180,$fed ;<-move RED:240 GREEN:224 BLUE:208 TO color0 dc.w $106,$0200 ;set bit9 in bplcon3: now change lower colorbits dc.w $180,$123 ;<-move RED:241 GREEN:226 BLUE:211 to color0 dc.w $106,$0000 ;clr bit9 in bplcon3: now change upper colorbits BUG REPORTS ----------- If you find bugs in my program,report them to me and don't forget to tell me the conditions under which something happened(AXXXX,RAM?,68XXX). ############################################################################## last changes in manual done on 10.7(JULY).1993 _ _ _ ( ) ( )_( ) ( )_ _ ( _ ) _ UUCP: midas@tomtec.abg.sub.org (___) (_) (_) (_) (_) The manual was written and COPCOL ED was programmed by Ludwig Huber. ##############################################################################