Conference hydra::amiga_v1

  The IFFCONV program has been updated to do HAM pictures (albeit somewhat
indirectly), and skip AUTH chunks.

  Also, some USENET ray-tracers have been posted. See rgb::disk$ette:[scott.
public.ray.mtv] and [.ray.v2]

  I've modified one module of DBW uRAY to produce MEDIAN.EXE compatible output.
Any interest in this? (Also, I'm 100% sure that I'm following the licence -
can you help me out here, Dave?)
  							Rob

Rob, any chance of getting a DECwindows version for the GPX??

John

>Rob, any chance of getting a DECwindows version for the GPX??

  I need two things: information, and a GPX running DECwindows. The desire
is there, as we will be converting from UIS to DECwindows at some point. And
I've gotten some code off of USENET that will give me a leg up...

							Rob

	I've moved to a new system. The IFF viewer may be found at

	pasta::tater$:[scott.public]

							Rob

Will it work with DECwindows ?!?

John

>Will it work with DECwindows ?!?

  Unfortuantly not. It should be easy to port, however. I need three pieces
of information: 1) How to open a window, 2) allocate and set the color map,
and 3) transferring pixels into the window.

  We're still running UIS, so I don't have easy access to a DECwindows 
machine...

							Rob

  Announcing the availability of a UTOX (DECwindows) compatible version of
IFFCONV. It will convert both IFF and HAM files into UTOX file formats. UTOX is
a tool that runs on DECwindows for viewing picture images of different formats.

  See noodle""::tater$:[scott.public]readme.txt for more info, or copy
xiffconv.exe and install as a foreign command.

  And, for you UIS users, I've removed the intermediate step between HAM and
.img conversion. Much quicker too!

							Rob

  P.S. If anybody has info on ANIM hunks, I'd really like to add support for
them...

This doesn't seem to work here on WJG  (VMS V5.2 / DECwindows)

All I get is either nothing or an ACC VIO.

I have an IFF file (Servo1.iff from digi driod plans)

iffconv servo1   gives an acc vio
iffconv servo1.iff  returns almost immediatly with no file created

I tried recompiling to no avail. 

John

>iffconv servo1   gives an acc vio
	XIFFCONV expects a file extension. It uses it to create .utox and
	.utox_colors.

>iffconv servo1.iff  returns almost immediatly with no file created

	It turns out that servo1.iff is a IFF FORM that XIFFCONV doesn't
	recognize. I've added error reporting, so at least you'll know
	what's happening. 

	I'll try to work in support of more forms, as I get info on them.
	(I'd *still* like to complete the ANIM form support, so that I could
	do the next frames of the Jessica Rabbit animation :-)

								Rob

    	I'm having problems using iffconv. I get the following error:
    error activating image LIBRTL
    image file DUA0:[SYS0.][SYSLIB]LIBRTL.EXE
    ident mismatch with shareable image
    
    	From what little I know about these things, I believe I have
    to re-link. Could somebody please provide the .obj file and how
    I should link ?
    	or an executable linked in VMS 4.7. ?
    
    	Many thanks for your help.
    
    Miguel A. Alvarez

>    	From what little I know about these things, I believe I have
>    to re-link. Could somebody please provide the .obj file and how
>    I should link ?
>    	or an executable linked in VMS 4.7. ?
    
	Copy over the files IFFCONV.C, PIC.H, PIC.C, and DESCRIP.MMS
	located in RGB::TATER$:[SCOTT.PUBLIC], then do MMS IFFCONV.EXE
	This will give you a compiled/linked version for your system.

	(You may also want to copy over VIEW.C and do a MMS VIEW.EXE
	to get a version for your system...)

							Rob

    	Many thanks to Rob, who helped me get iffconv working. Know
    I have another question.
    
    	Can I change the size of the window created by view, and still
    be able to see the image in this new size ? I tried using the MENU
    options on the window corner, but when I expand the window, it turns
    black and the image is gone.
    
    	Is this possible ?
    
    Miguel A. Alvarez

>    	Can I change the size of the window created by view, and still
>    be able to see the image in this new size ? I tried using the MENU
>    options on the window corner, but when I expand the window, it turns
>    black and the image is gone.
    
	Unfortunatly, VIEW doesn't know how to rescale pictures. If I
	were a better UIS programmer, I'd know how to turn off the resize
	menu item.

	UTOX might provide this feature, if you have acess to a workstation
	running DECwindows. There is a version of IFFCONV that converts to
	UTOX compatible input files. (XIFFCONV, in the same place as IFFCONV).

    	I finally have access to a GPX workstation running DECwindows and
    wanted to try it. So I run xiffconv with no problems. I get a .utox
    and a .utox_colors file.
    
    	But when I try xview ($ xview filename.utox) I get the following
    error:


%SYSTEM-W-PRODNOTINS, optional software product "uVMS Workstation Software" not installed
%TRACE-W-TRACEBACK, symbolic stack dump follows
module name     routine name                     line       rel PC    abs PC

                                                           0000B7F1  0000B7F1
XVIEW           setup_window                     5126      00000039  00001A39
XVIEW           main                             5226      00000095  00001CD4
%SYSTEM-W-PRODNOTINS, optional software product "uVMS Workstation Software" not installed
    
    	The workstation is part of a local cluster (LAVC ?), running VMS
    version 5.2-1.
    
    	Could somebody help ?
    
    Miguel A. Alvarez 

    Try the DDIF::CDA notes file ?
    
    I seem to recall something along these lines in there 
    
    
    			Regards
    
    				Pete

    
    Where is the converter ?
    
    	I tried the earlier references but , Directory not known.
    
    
    			Pete
    

>  %SYSTEM-W-PRODNOTINS, optional software product "uVMS Workstation Software" 
 >   not installed


This seems to indicate that the windowing software is not there. Are
you running this on a workstation?

DECwindows or UIS?

John

   re .14

   You need to run UTOX to actually view the output of xiffconv. See the UTOX
notes file: CLOSET::UTOX for more info.

   Xview was a hack program that allows .utox pictures to be displayed on
a workstation running UIS. 

   Also, I've been told that xiffconv has format compatibility problems with
the newer versions of UTOX. Haven't fixed this, as I don't have a workstation
running DECwindows, and also don't have any idea what the new format is.

   re .15

   Try using RGB::DISK$SCOTT:[SCOTT.PUBLIC]. This should always work, no matter
how many times I get moved around!

							Rob