Hello!

XXL at http://atarionline.p...&page=1#Item_11wrote,that he's searching for GFX-man, who can draw GFX for 3rd mode of Basic (8 mode Antic). So, I wrote early beta version for do it.

Handling:

1,2,3,0 - color number

L - load data (960 bytes)

S - save data (960 bytes)

D - drawing/clearing picture

Draw with joystick. Load and save data with full path (for example: D:TEST.SG3).

One more - no DOS exit and no error detect in this beta, but fully functional for this time.

Some info about SG3 (Standard Graphics 3) format:

- four colours

- 40x24 resolution

- no additionalinformation

- only 960 bytes long

In future I'm planning add AG3 (Additional Graphics 3) format:

- add colour options on the end of file (4 bytes)

- maybe add some bytes for info/author for future use (max 800 bytes) - for examples to presentation

- 964 (or 964+800 bytes max) long.



Best regards,

Sikor



New format AG3 description:



Extended with additional data format SG3. Description indicates the additional elements (described in the order ).



* Information about the color settings at the end of the file ( 4 bytes)

* Differentiator file ( 1 byte in the form of a mark ) :

** N - no further information

** S - short info

** I - info

** A - animation

** F - future applications

* Length of 245 (or 245 + additional ) bytes



Highlights :

* N - indicates the absence of additional information , it ends a file, the file length 245 bytes

* S - a short info, 40 - byte text information at the end of the file, the file length of 285 bytes

* I - info , information Descriptive divided into blocks :

** 240 bytes of data

** 4 bytes in order of color registers 708, 709, 710 and 712

** Discriminant I - 1 byte

** 40 bytes short info ( the same as the differentiator S)

** 1 byte indicating the amount of 120 byte blocks description (1 to 3 )

** Additional descriptions blocks - 120 , 240 or 360 bytes

In total file length will be 406, 526 or 646 bytes

* A - animation ( in preparation)

* F - " future" , the extras are not specified (probably the image width , height , others - in preparation)



== What are the differentiators ? ==



The purpose of this format is to use the image boxes in a custom way. With the description of the work included in the file "on compo " may incorporate a description, and record them at the end of the data does not affect the display . You can use them to encode additional options (for example, the number of frames in the animation and switching time - may well be one slideshow ).



Format *.AG3 will be available from next public beta version.