Short: Best meta- and vectorgfxconvert: AMF,WMF,DXF,DR2D,WPG,XFIG to other Author: subvcbhd@linux.zrz.tu-berlin.de Uploader: subvcbhd@linux.zrz.tu-berlin.de Type: gfx/conv MetaView 2.0 REQUIREMENT: - any Amiga - OS 2.x (only tested with 3.0) - 1 MB RAM or better 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/ or - doubleclick the test-icon WHAT IS IT? Programm to view and convert * WMF files (also embeded in Windows(tm) CLP files) * AMF files * DXF files * DR2D files * XFIG files (version 3.0 or 3.1) * WPG files (version 1.0) to * ILBM * AMF * CGM * GEM * DR2D * HPGL * EPS There is also a menu item for open CDR-files, this is only for testing and can extract the preview picture. 'preview.bmp' can be found in 't:' dir. SHAREWARE: This MetaView are shareware. If you use this programm regulary you must pay 30,- DM (20 $) to me. After this you get the newest version from MetaView and the keyfile. Without the keyfile you can`t save your pictures about ARexx. 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. To get the newer versions from MetaView, bugfixes etc. please look at "Aminet:gfx/conv/" or you send me a empty disk and a franked and filled return envelop. BUGS: - Not all WMF-codes are supported, but the most WMF-files should work. - In this version MetaView can`t display and convert any included BitMaps!!! - If you find a bug on startup and own Kick 3.1, please install the new SetPatch 43.5 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! START: This programm is startable from Workbench or CLI. For start from Workbench just doubleclick the icon. For start 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. - LOAD/K force to load the gfx-file as AMF,WMF,CDR,DR2D,WPG,CLP, if you dont use this option, the program look for the filetype alone. - SAVE/K save the gfx-file as AMF,EPS,CGM,GEM,WW,ILBM,AMF2 or PRT AMF - AmigaMetaFileFormat EPS - Encapsulated PostScript CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile GEM - GEM Metafile WW - WordWorth-ARexx-script ILBM - Interleaved Bitmap AMF2 - AMF with previewpicture (* not yet *) PRT - Printer DR2D - Drawing 2D HPGL - HP Graphics Language CLIP - copy to ClipBoard unit 0 if you dont use this option, then you get AMF-files - WIDTH/K/N for ILBM, CLIP and PRT the WIDTH of output (ILBM - pixels, PRT - mm) - HEIGHT/K/N for ILBM, CLIP and PRT the HEIGHT - XOFF/K/N for PRINTER the x-position in mm - YOFF/K/N for PRINTER 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) HEIGHT = 400 (ILBM,CLIP) or 50 (PRT) XOFF = 0 YOFF = 0 DEPTH = 4 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 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 - 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 - QUIT quit MetaView MENU: - Project - Open - Open as - AMF - WMF - CLP - DR2D - WPG - DXF - FIG - CDR - Save as - AMF - AMF+PIC /* not yet */ - ILBM - EPS - GEM - CGM - DR2D - HPGL - WW - Print - About - Quit - Other - Logo - draw the start picture again - Info - show some picture infos (type, size, version) - Copy - copy to clipboard (unit 0) - Settings - Aspect - preserve picture aspect (proportions) or not - Transparent - draw to background or not (importend for ILBM brush) - Change... - change screentype, -mode, -depth and defaultfonts REQUESTERS: - Print - 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 - you can set the picture dimension and the depth - Change Settings... - 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) - Substitute FONT - 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 HISTORY: Version 2.0 NEW: - change from pd to shareware - support Screenmode and PublicScreens - support transparent - many new Importformats - HPGL- and DR2D-export FIXED: - fixed bug in ILBM-export when width not a multiple from 16 (thanx to MagicBox Inc.) - the long terrible bug, i hope, was not my fault, but an error on 'mathieeesingbas.library' from Kick 3.1 - fixed bug in ILBM-export for Kick 2.0 Version 1.4 NEW: - preserve picture-aspect thanks to Geoffrey A. Gass - enhanced ILBM-export - enhanced printing, also from CLI FIXED: - Installer-Bug, thanks to Geoffrey A. Gass CHANGES in 'amigametaformat.library' - please look at 'amigametaformat.readme' Version 1.3 NEW: - CLI-Arguments - batchmode to convert many Cliparts (with s:dpat) - automatic gfxtype recognite FIXED: - Bug with ASL-Requester (mixing file- and pathname), thanks to Andreas Kleinert - No more 'unexpect End of File' if loading correct WMF, thanks to Harry W. Turner II and Geoffrey A. Gass - Better colors in WMF-files CHANGES in 'amigametaformat.library' - please look at 'amigametaformat.readme' Version 1.2 Second public release, first within the AMF-Library.lha. NEW: - WMF-import CHANGES in 'amigametaformat.libary' - fix some bugs in CGM-driver with AMF_POLYGON and AMF_FILL_POLY Author: Henk Jonas Zionskirchstrasse 28 10119 Berlin Germany email: subvcbhd@linux.zrz.tu-berlin.de tel.: +49 (0)30 4492199 WWW: http://www.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: o Banktransfer (prefered) o Money (on your own risk!) o Check (payable to me) Comment: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ ---------------- cut here -------------------------- 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 ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 1446 638 55.8% 10-Feb-97 02:21:26 MetaView.info 1149 551 52.0% 10-Feb-97 02:21:52 +ARexx-Examples.info 49 49 0.0% 10-Feb-97 02:20:24 +ARexx.Examples.readme 349 219 37.2% 16-Apr-96 21:13:10 +Click me for testing! 414 156 62.3% 10-Feb-97 02:21:26 +Click me for testing!.info 1149 547 52.3% 10-Feb-97 02:21:46 +Examples.info 51636 30297 41.3% 10-Feb-97 02:20:22 +example1.dr2d 673 316 53.0% 10-Feb-97 02:21:46 +example1.dr2d.info 3536 1037 70.6% 10-Feb-97 02:20:22 +example2.amf 673 296 56.0% 10-Feb-97 02:21:44 +example2.amf.info 2736 907 66.8% 26-Sep-96 17:49:34 +example3.amf 673 299 55.5% 10-Feb-97 02:21:44 +example3.amf.info 62696 13277 78.8% 26-Sep-96 18:22:26 +example4.amf 673 301 55.2% 10-Feb-97 02:21:44 +example4.amf.info 11285 2051 81.8% 10-Feb-97 02:20:22 +example5.fig 673 316 53.0% 10-Feb-97 02:21:44 +example5.fig.info 346 292 15.6% 29-Nov-96 17:40:58 +Pfeil_links.dr2d 346 293 15.3% 29-Nov-96 17:39:12 +Pfeil_oben.dr2d 346 293 15.3% 29-Nov-96 17:39:28 +Pfeil_rechts.dr2d 346 294 15.0% 29-Nov-96 17:40:30 +Pfeil_unten.dr2d 291588 68662 76.4% 10-Feb-97 02:20:22 +MetaView 11136 4219 62.1% 10-Feb-97 02:20:22 +MetaView.guide 774 336 56.5% 10-Feb-97 02:21:26 +MetaView.guide.info 664 326 50.9% 10-Feb-97 02:21:26 +MetaView.info 6614 1485 77.5% 10-Feb-97 02:20:22 +MetaView.install 703 351 50.0% 10-Feb-97 02:21:26 +MetaView.install.info 10283 3929 61.7% 10-Feb-97 02:20:20 +MetaView.readme 769 333 56.6% 10-Feb-97 02:21:26 +MetaView.readme.info 18732 3145 83.2% 10-Feb-97 02:39:02 +amigametaformat-cgm.driver 13004 3578 72.4% 10-Feb-97 02:39:04 +amigametaformat-dr2d.driver 33400 7798 76.6% 10-Feb-97 02:39:02 +amigametaformat-eps.driver 4648 1924 58.6% 10-Feb-97 02:39:02 +amigametaformat-file.driver 16220 3023 81.3% 10-Feb-97 02:39:04 +amigametaformat-gem.driver 5504 2089 62.0% 10-Feb-97 02:39:02 +amigametaformat-hpgl.driver 24432 6238 74.4% 10-Feb-97 02:39:02 +amigametaformat-region.driver 24744 6323 74.4% 10-Feb-97 02:39:02 +amigametaformat-window.driver 10720 3821 64.3% 10-Feb-97 02:39:04 +amigametaformat-ww.driver 2636 1231 53.3% 10-Feb-97 02:39:00 +amigametaformat.library 1032 602 41.6% 10-Feb-97 02:20:24 +amigametaformat.readme -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 618797 171842 72.2% 11-Feb-97 14:03:40 39 files