To the site administrator: This file and GraphicsWorkshop.tar should
   replace the previos version, GraphicsWorkshop.tar.Z. PS. sorry about
   the number of copies, but after the number of install complaints, I
   felt this version warranted a new copy. It should also go into the
	2.0 sources directory.

This program is a set of generic tools for loading and saveing bitmaps in 
various forms. It has a simple program for demonstrating the features of the 
object. Currently, the objects are under going Beta testing and should be final 
sometime in mid spring. At this time, the protocol spoken is not stabalized, 
so if you wish to program with the objects at this time, expect that some-
things could change between now and final release, however, things will
likely remain the same.

The bitmaps support are the following:

Type      Long Name                             Reading Writing Multiple
--------- ------------------------------------- ------- ------- --------
gif(1)(2) Graphics Interchange Format              Y       Y       N
jpg       Joint Photographic Extention Group       Y       N       N
pbm       Portable Bitmap                          Y       Y       N
pgm       Portable Graymap                         Y       Y       N
ppm       Portable Pixmap                          Y       Y       N
tiff      Tagging Image File Format                Y       Y       Y
xbm       X11 Bitmap                               Y       Y       N

(1) Gif does not handle gif89a files, and may not work with some custom
    header extensions.
(2) Be careful when saving to gif, since it requires color quantitization, you
    may experience color banding. Saving works best on images with losts of
    colors.

Installing:

   Installing is easier than ever. Take the following steps:

   o untar the package, tar -xvf GraphicsWorkshop.tar
   o Double click on the appropiate package.
      o GraphicsWorkshop.pkg is the main executable
      o Converters.pkg are the converters
      o GRSource is all the source.
   o Have fun and report bugs to alex@data.ACS.CalPoly.EDU.

   Note: you need the first two to run the program, you can delete
         the last if you're not interesting in programming converters
         or playing with the source. 
   PS: To previous users, the install script is still there, and you
       can still use it, but the above method should be easier.

If things don't work, and you have the developement enviroment, try building
everything in debug mode, so you can send me a snap shot of the console
window. This will help me find the problem quickly and easily. If you can't
compile, just try and send me the best description you can of the problem.
Also, if the problem involves a particular bitmap, please NeXTmail be that
bitmap along with the problem description. (Don't worry about picture 
content, I'm not easily offended.) Anyways, I can be reached at the address
below.

Alex Raftis
alex@data.ACS.CalPoly.EDU

