[arachne] Re: Big graphics - re-size

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On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:29:07 +1000, Ron Clarke wrote:                       
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> Hi Greg,

> On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:33:34 +0930, Greg Mayman wrote:

>>> It is rather easy to make large graphics (too big for Arachne) to be
>>> re-sized using QV, as you suggest. Quick and dirty hack:-

>>> 1.   Add the following lines of code to arachne\system\gui\saveas.ah

>> I am not set up to compile anything as I'm not sure I have the time to
>> learn <GGG>

> Who said anything about compiling ?  Just point your favourite text
> editor at arachne\system\gui\saveas.ah ..... it is an ASCII file, it is
> not compiled .....  then insert the text in any convenient place in that
> saveas.ah file and save it as ASCII.  The "code" I was referring to is
> HTML-type code:

> ------------------------------------

> <!--start resize images-->
> <FORM ACTION="file://bigpix.dgi">
> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" URL>
> <br><BUTTON TYPE=SUBMIT>View large image without scrolling - images only
> !</BUTTON>
> </form>
> <!--end resize images-->

> ------------------------------------

> Same with the mime.cfg line  - use a text editor and just insert the
> line, save it as ASCII:

> file/bigpix.dgi        |@QV\\QV.EXE $L

I had to fidle a bit with this line in mime.cfg. I use "picturevieuw" =
pv.exe that residents in C:\picture\pv.exe

My line in mime.cfg is now:
file/bigpix.dgi     |@c:\\picture\\pv.exe $l

Do not forget $L...

Now PV is taken over the tasks from Arachne... full screen image, color 
corrections, printing of the picture, size corrections, format
conversion to eg. .GIF or .PIX.
Pictures that can not be shown in Arachne can be seen... like B&W BMP.

I like this... very good idea.

Fidled also a bit with the HTML button to create a nicer button.
But it functions very good...

Regards and thanks, Bastiaan



>>> 3.   Then, when you have ONLY a big graphic on the screen and Arachne
>>> won't scroll all the way left and right, press F2.  There is now a
>>> button as indicated in 1. above. Click it !!

>> Good old F2! It makes for so many links to other features.

> And is about the ONLY place to add new ones - that is where the
> NEmedia links go, too.

>>> Provided you have your QV set to show images full screen, the image
>>> will be full screen.  I just checked with my own bushfire graphics.

> In fact, it is such a reliable "hack" that I have installed it
> permanently on my main Arachne. Wish I had thought about it much
> earlier !

> It does work. Any graphic that QV can handle on its own can be viewed
> by this method from Arachne - even with graphics wider/higher than
> Arachne herself can scroll.

> If QV is not good enough, I could have a look at using lxpic instead.
> All that would need to be changed (apart from the saveas.ah to put the
> button there in the first place) would be the single mime.cfg line.

> Regards,
>    Ron

> Ron Clarke
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