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Archive : : Showgirls - new version

Posted By: kiero. on 2005/2/6 9:47:00

It has been a long time since the last release. Diploma exams were the biggest reason for delay (he passed. Ed.). I hope you enjoy this release. A list of new features introduced in this version can be found by following the More link.

You can get Showgirls 0.7 here: http://www.binaryriot.com/kiero

It has been a long time since the last release. Diploma exams were the biggest reason for delay (he passed. Ed.). I hope you
enjoy this release. A list of new features introduced in this version are as follows:

- added Opus Magellan-like looking up of files on the list.

- added context menu to each file/directory. Now it's possible to copy, move, rename, delete files. Also JPEG transformations are there for easier/faster usage.

- Posibility to insert alpha channel to images (Process/insert alpha).

- Added Altivec® support to Median (Min/Max/Med), Sharpen and Levels filters. Resulted in >2x speedup (only 30% for Levels filter because it's very simple). More to come.
(NOTE: Only for users of G4 and MOS1.5 - So another reason to ask the developers nicely to release componants of 1.5!. Ed.)

- Middle mouse button is used for zooming.

- Improved zooming. Smoother.

- Automatic file extension setup/replacing when saving files (see Settings).

- Possibility to display only colour or only alpha data (See image context menu).

- Improved JPEG saver config window. Now can display preview of saved image and resulting file size/quality.

- IFF/ILBM saver.

- colour picker.

- Improved resampling window. Possible to get border colour from colour picker.

- New function: Blender. Allows you to blend an image with the background colour according to the image's alpha layer.

- New function: Insert text. Uses TTEngine.library by Grzegorz Kraszewski.

- Cache cleanup implemented. Removes thumbnails for files that don't exist anymore.

- Possibility to copy filename (with or without path) to clipboard from context menu.

- Change between window and fullscreen with doubleclick on picture area (see Settings)

- Gaussian blur.

- Added path history to CopyTo/MoveTo context menu.

- Added history for path string context menu.

- No longer needs BetterString MCC.

- Zoom factor indicator in details group.

- ... lots of smaller fixes and improvements.

You can get Showgirls 0.7 here: http://www.binaryriot.com/kiero

Acill

Re: Showgirls - new version
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Wow, lots of new stuff! I cant wait to try it out! Thanks a lot for all the work.
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»2005/2/6 12:45

magnetic

Re: Showgirls - new version
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Kiero the MEGAHERO

but... isnt MOS DEAD?

ROTFL

magnetic

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»2005/2/6 19:50

cecilia

Re: Showgirls - new version
Order of the Butterfly

Joined: 2003/8/30

Posts: 459

From: universe, milk...

ok, one thing:Quote:

- New function: Insert text. Uses TTEngine.library by Grzegorz Kraszewski.
i've already installed this and i thought I did it right
i mean, the lib is in LIBS: and there's the ttengine.database and ttfcodepage in Prefs/env

but if i click on the add text thing nothing happens. it sort of sits there.

[ Edited by cecilia On 2005/2/6 21:48 ]
"if you ever slam anyone, for anything, somehow you always end up eating shoe" Targhan
»2005/2/7 0:35

Kaczus

Re: Showgirls - new version
Order of the Butterfly

Joined: 2003/9/6

Posts: 199

From: Poland / Lodz

Did You choose ttf font?
»2005/2/7 5:13

cecilia

Re: Showgirls - new version
Order of the Butterfly

Joined: 2003/8/30

Posts: 459

From: universe, milk...

well, at first I had my truetype fonts in system:morphos/fonts/_ttf

but it seemed to expect them in system:fonts/_truetype

which never existed. so, i just now created that, copied my truetype fonts there and redid my ttengine.database

it still freezes at the text window. or "meditates". it's obviously looking or waiting for something and snoop isn't telling me what. and why would dir be hardcoded?? isn't this amiga?

I also noticed that Showgirls sometimes expects the template dir to be called
icon_templates

which is different than what has been called in the past

"templates"

i've tried deleting the config files in env: and prefs and resaving it all and there's still a problem.

plus, the Pick color thing doesn't seem to work.

[ Edited by cecilia On 2005/2/7 9:21 ]
"if you ever slam anyone, for anything, somehow you always end up eating shoe" Targhan
»2005/2/7 12:18

Leo

Re: Showgirls - new version
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Quote:

but... isnt MOS DEAD?

An OS that isn't updated anymore is likely to die... sooner or later, but the result is the same.

@Kiero: nice work !
Only thing: pageup/pagedown don't do what they are supposed to do :)
And there's no other way to go to next/previous page :)

Leo.
»2005/2/7 13:37

kiero

Re: Showgirls - new version
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@cecilia

Well, it's weird. Here i can specify .ttf file which is in any directory (and you don't have to rebuild ttengine database) and it works fine. if file doesn't exist then it simply displays error message at bottom of InsertText window. Try to update ttengine.library to version 7. maybe it will fix some problems.

About templates. My fault. In old version the dir was called templates but on my dev partition (in place from where i archive releases) it's icon_templates. But anyway, it should work with templates from any directory without any problem. And path will be remembered when you restart the app. I have fixed some things and will upload fixed version in a day or two with Templates instead of icon_templates dir.

And what you mean that color picker doesn't work? Here it work perfectly (press Pick button and then next mouse click on image "freezes" selected color). No tester reported any problems with it.

@leo

Pageup/down didn't work when string gadget was active. I fixed it.
»2005/2/7 14:03

cecilia

Re: Showgirls - new version
Order of the Butterfly

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Posts: 459

From: universe, milk...

Quote:

Try to update ttengine.library to version 7.
i've only ever had ver 7, which i installed this january. the date on the file is 13-jan-05 and the size is 165408

and I tried using viewISO1.1 to see the fonts and it works fine.

to make sure the lib didn't get somehow currupt, i'll try reinstalling it.

i've had no real trouble with using ttf on other programs (yet). IFX (which just uses the normal system method) has no problems with fonts.

i'll have to try fxpaint next and see what happens there. i believe that is supposed to use this ttengine. (?)

also, while i've tried to update my mui files as best as i can, it's possible i may have missed something. and now that we can't access morphos.net anymore, what can i do to update what i need?
i mean, i still only have MOS1.4, not 1.42
i'm not even sure what that change entails.

i'm feeling we need a bit of organisation here after all this.....lack of communication, i'll call it.

and, by the way, i really love this program. i mean, it's incredible. i would LOVE to be able to use text on it becuse that would make it that much more useful than it already is. so thanks.

and i'll worry about the Pick color thing later.
"if you ever slam anyone, for anything, somehow you always end up eating shoe" Targhan
»2005/2/7 16:22

kiero

Re: Showgirls - new version
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Ok, to sum it up:
You select .ttf file with requester and the app crashed? What was font size (number on the right from the font name)? Would be nice if you could email me ramdebug log after a crash. And maybe a font You chose+current settings (from the window). You are only person that have problems with it tho, so it's a bit hard to find a reason.

PS. 1.4.2 didn't update any mui stuff.
»2005/2/7 16:49

cecilia

Re: Showgirls - new version
Order of the Butterfly

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Posts: 459

From: universe, milk...

Quote:

You select .ttf file with requester and the app crashed?
yes, the top of the text window says:
***Application is meditating**

it's automatically looking for a font in:
FONTS:_truetype/Arial.ttf
size 40

and, YES, i have arial.ttf in that dir. I just looked at it in the viewISO. just to make sure. snoop doesn't register any FAIL. even accessing the ttf is OK. so, something happens right after that. i guess.
the thing is, i don't have the opportunity to pick another font. that's what's already in the string gadget and it blows up right at that point. that's one of the reasons why i made that dir in FONTS:

(Oh, and btw, the color picker seems to be working. don't ask me how that happened. I did go out for a walk and to get some vitamines so maybe my peg got jealous. ya never know with those wacky machines)
"if you ever slam anyone, for anything, somehow you always end up eating shoe" Targhan
»2005/2/7 17:18

cecilia

Re: Showgirls - new version
Order of the Butterfly

Joined: 2003/8/30

Posts: 459

From: universe, milk...

ok, this is weird, but i changed my ttengine.lib to version 6.6 and now the text thing works.

I changed the lib a couple of times, rebooted just to make sure that was it. i have NO idea what is wrong with using version 7 of this lib on my system, but there you have it.

(and, my system is one of those Pre-April pegs. possible one of the first ever made)
"if you ever slam anyone, for anything, somehow you always end up eating shoe" Targhan
»2005/2/9 13:20

kiero

Re: Showgirls - new version
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Good that it works now. I really had no idea what could be a problem:)
»2005/2/9 15:14