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By using this software the user agrees that the authors will not be liable for any damage caused directly or indirectly. There is no warranty for this software. Use it at your own risk. This software can be distributed freely as long as no files are changed, added or removed and as long as it is not sold commercially.
- Manually:
WARNING 2: If ImageType handlers are not installed in default place, file /boot/home/config/boot/UserSetupEnvironment shall be edited to define environment variable IMAGETYPES with path of handlers directory (NB, BeOS shall be restarted):
# to reach ImageTypes handlers
export IMAGETYPES=<where you like rooted path>
WARNING 3: Datatypes version of aVa uses Datatypes library 1.6.3. If you dont have libdatatypes.so installed and some Datatypes handlers available, Datatypes version of aVa will not run, get Datatypes and handlers from www.be.com (with BeOS PR2 you have libdatatypes.so and some handlers).
- Clipping rectangle is rectangle with squares on border in Edit window. It is also View window boundaries. It is the same (in size) for all images in the document.
- Offset of clipping rectangle can be adjusted for each image in the document.
- Main menu (with aVa icon ) is application menu and acts on/for all opened documents. Item "Open..." acts as dragging of file/files onto application icon:
- Quitting: via main menu, Edit menu or Edit window close box. If items requiring save are changed (see settings), a dialog box is displayed. If answer is yes, quit is canceled and you can save document using Edit menu.
- save panel: in save panel for images, if you use '=' as files name, files are saved with name unchanged else name of saved images will be <name>.xxx with xxx from 000 to ... Images are clipped but never scaled when saved.
- with mouse:
- if in settings, option "images are loaded via bitmap cache" is set, and if an image is already in cache, update to handler settings for load isnt used when image is redisplayed.
- Why two versions? Use of Datatypes library implies copy of data following Datatypes private format 'bits' into the BeOS bitmaps. This is time costly. ImageTypes version create displayable bitmap without copy. This is faster.
- Why two windows, "Edit" and "View"? Why not, the 1st to do somethings, the 2nd to see what you do.
- Why many software piece? For handlers, design. Sometimes, linker 64K restricted version.
- ImageTypes version of aVa can load files only if they are "image/" mime typed or not mime typed. Datatypes version of aVa dont take care of mime type of files.
- libdatypes from Jon Watte, version 1.6.3.
- libjpeg was build with sources from "the Independent JPEG Group's software" release 6a of 7-Feb-96.
- libpng was build with sources from "The Contributing Authors and Group 42, Inc." version 0.96.
- libz was build with sources from "Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler" version 1.0.4, Jul 24th, 1996.
- For libjpeg, libpng and libz, go to ftp.uu.net/graphics.
- aVa icon is from shadocks eyes.
- Some diagnostics may be found in /tmp/spy.*.
- Next release of BeOS (R3) will have something like Datatypes. Wait and see.
- Sometimes BeOS is on strike. It cant launch any application and cant reboot or shut down. There is only one way: hardware reset or power down/up.
- When scale isnt 100% and settings option "use update rect" active, there is a noise of 1 pixel in updated windows.
- Dont change screen when aVa is running, that is not implemented.
- And all what I have not seen.
Enjoy