It's possible to use PPaint without problems within MorphOS environment, but you must first edit its configuration file:

PPaint_Prefs/Startup_1.set

This is a text file, so you need a text editor like MorphEd, GoldEd, CEd, etc.. Load the mentioned file and find the line:

BLITLIBS = "personal_agnus_blit.library", "personal_68000_blit.library", 1

Change the final 1 to 0. Actually this forces PPaint to avoid using those libraries for blitting (and banging unexisting hardware). Then the program will work flawlessly.

[ Edited by DoctorMorbius_FP on 2006/3/8 15:29 ]

Thanks for the tip but unfortunately it doesn't work for me.
PPaint reports "Could not open blit libraries" and does not start.

Snoopium shows that PPaint looks in several places for them but it does look like this is the thing that stops PPaint starting up.

Hum! It seems you have some other quirks in your configuration files (I assumed you managed to clear them a little).

Compare each item of your configuration files with the relevant item in the configuration files attached (that work for me). You should find other meaningful differences, I presume.

Note that in these files the display mode is a 640×480 8-bit screen (for my Radeon 9000; change to your equivalent display mode). These values were chosen because they should be safe everywhere, but actually my PPaint is set for a 1280×1024 8-bit screen and works fine.


[ Edited by DoctorMorbius_FP on 2006/3/9 15:40 ]

Ehm, attached where?

what about PerfectPaint? It now runs under MorphOS

http://www.amiforce.de/perfectpaint/perfectpaint.php

EDIT: Oh, haven't seen that someone has already mentioned it :)

[ Edited by analogkid on 2006/3/9 19:41 ]

Hi,

what about Pixel32 for MorphOS? It's a 32bit PhotoShop clone for MorphOS.

You can have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel32

Regards

Christoph

Would be nice to see new version. I paid for the prog but current version is totally unusable.

I finally got PPaint working quite nicely, although the problem was a bit strange.

In the configuration file you set USEBLITLIBS to 0 but PPaint still wants to open them, it just won't use them. It seems I didn't have the personal_68040_blit.library but I did have a 68000 version so I edited the file for the different filename. I also changed the screenmode to one that is available on my system (don't know if this is important or not).

After that it worked although I had to edit my 8 bit screenmodes because the default ones were "safe" ( = flickery) rather than making best use of my monitor.

Finally, I couldn't get PPaint to work at better than SVGA resolution. How did you get SXGA ?

cheers

koan

[ Edited by koan on 2006/3/10 11:08 ]

@ C64Days

> Ehm, attached where?

Ciao Fabrizio! If you want to see attached files, you must be logged in!

@ koan

I'm glad you've solved most of your problems with PPaint!

> Finally, I couldn't get PPaint to work at better than
> SVGA resolution. How did you get SXGA ?

Gulp! I don't remember; going to see what's needed...

OK, I've tried to change resolution and was successful. Select the "Project/Image Format" menu. The "Image and Screen Format" window opens: it contains a list of the available 8-bit screen modes. Click on your preferred screen mode and press the "Proceed" button. Save the configuration if you want this setting to be permanent.

You may also need to click the arrow on the right hand side of the "Screen: ... " line in the "Image and Screen Format" window. This selects the same graphic size for the image, so you avoid stretching.

If you already tried all of this and were not successful, ensure you have defined an 8-bit SXGA screen in the "System/System settings.../ModeEdit" window of Ambient. Otherwise, I really don't know: I had no need to try other special actions when I installed PPaint.

[ Edited by DoctorMorbius_FP on 2006/3/10 15:37 ]

Quote:

Umm, actually I'm logged in and I can't see any attachments.

I've defined other 8 bit screenmodes but only 800x600 (SVGA) is in the requester that PPaint shows. I thought maybe it's a hardcoded limitation because of lack of Chip mem but then I re-read your post and you said you were using SXGA.

I have never been able to make it works, can't do it now either. My screen is just a mess from the beginning.

I have Radeon 9100.

@ Hooligan

> My screen is just a mess from the beginning.

This is the effect of a bad configuration. The first time I started PPaint, it was a mess even for me. Then I configured it for opening on the Workbench in my Amiga4000 and imported the configuration on the Pegasos.

I have a Radeon 9000.

@ koan

You can see the aspect of an attachement in the picture below (show the picture separately in order to see it in real size).


Here it is a picture of PPaint screen in SXGA mode (show the picture separately in order to see it in real size). Note the list of screen modes.


Ehm... I hope you see the images above (they appear with a direct link to MorphZone attachment cache).

Those who are able to see the attachments will see the pictures even below.

P.S.
I can send you the configuration files by email, if you like.


[ Edited by DoctorMorbius_FP on 2006/3/11 2:15 ]

 Attached file(s) 

Dear DoctorMorbius,

thanks for your help, the screenshots are quite self-explicative,
but again, i'm logged in and i can't see that attach, my guess
is that you can see it from the attachment manager perspective
while me and Koan can't. Please be so kind to mail it to me at
lanch -AT-tiscali *DOT* it , thanks!

The attachment is there, 5th post.

But only visible if you're the original author of the post or a moderator of this forum?

If i knew how to count up to 5 i would have bought an A1!

Quote:

Some days ago, I saw the attachment.

I just logged in with both Aweb under MorphOS and Mozilla Firefox under Linux/Debian but I can't see the attachments.

Any ghosts out there ?

Could it be a problem of MorphZone engine?

Targhan, do you read? Any suggestions for unlucky persons?

Im tring to run the new PerfectPaint patched for MOS/Os4 without good luck.
Anyone can sayme the correct tooltypes?
I only can see the firs screen that ask for the resollution and the startup script. Then.... nothing more happends.
Any suggestion??

Thx4all

Quote:
Wouldn't we all...

@DoctorMorbius_FP

Ciao, thanks for emailing me the config files - I still can't see them attached to your post here on MZ.

I now have PPaint running at high resolution.

When I originally configured my screenmodes I was shocked to see my monitor listed so I selected it. (What, is this like some kind of mainstream OS ? ;)

For some reason PPaint did not like the predefined 8 bit screenmodes and actually the default ones did not make best use of the monitor. After I edited them, PPaint now happily runs.

thanks

koan

For what it's worth, I can't see the attachment either.

BLITLIBS = "personal_agnus_blit.library", "personal_68000_blit.library", 1

Change the final 1 to 0. Actually this forces PPaint to avoid using those libraries for blitting (and banging unexisting hardware). Then the program will work flawlessly.

[ Edited by DoctorMorbius_FP on 2006/3/8 15:29 ]

Thanks Doctor Morbius!!

That definetly clears up the garbage bits here on the AmigaOne! The Amiga OS4
is using ScreenMode: P96-0:FakeNative: 640 x 480. It's a 8 bit Radeon mode.
I vaguely recall Amiga's use of video blitter and probabily would have never figured
out the problem.

You're a charm, erm - scientist!