SvII-GL

Short:    SViewII-based AmigaMesaRTL outputhandler (V1.10)
Author:   Andreas R. Kleinert
Uploader: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de
Type:     gfx/misc

              sviewmesa 1.10 (4.12.98)

 (C) 1998 by Andreas R. Kleinert. All rights reserved.


 "sviewmesa" is an outputhandler for the AmigaMesaRTL system,
 that does implement a subset of OpenGL for the Amiga.

 You may obtain a copy of AMesaRTL from Aminet:util/libs/amrtl#?.lha
 (e.g. "amrtl040.lha" is the version for 040 CPUs with FPU).


 What is it for ?
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 It's to import GL-based drawings directly into SViewII.

 How to use ?
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   - well, first you have to install it
     (-> Execute "install.bat" in a CLI/Shell or via IconX)
   - then, each time it again needs to be set as the
     default outputhandler for AMesaRTL ("init.bat")
     (-> Execute "init.bat" in a CLI/Shell or via IconX)

 How does it work ?
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   - you start any AMesaRTL application (after init.bat)
   - its output will be directed to "sviewmesa"
   - the "sviewmesa" handler then will write a temporary PNM file
   - SViewII will be started, if not already done
     (please adjust the search path in "init.bat" accordingly)
   - after that, the PNM file will be imported to SViewII
     via ARexx (using the port named "SViewII.rx")
   - the PNM file again will be deleted

 What to do next ?
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   - close the Window that has been left open by "sviewmesa"
   - do something with the graphics (maybe at first make a copy,
     because "sviewmesa" will delete if right after importing
     it to SViewII)


 Additionally
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   The source code is included for educational purposes - although
   it looks quite poor. Currently, all images will be imported
   using the fixed size of 640x480. You can change this by
   environment variables, e.g. as follows:

      SetEnv SVMESA_WIDTH 128
      SetEnv SVMESA_HEIGHT 64

   This for example easily could be simplified by introducing a GUI...

   Please let me know, if there should be any interest!



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                             AmigaMesaRTL 3.0
                      A run-time library of Mesa 3.0

                         by Jarno van der Linden
                            jarno@kcbbs.gen.nz

            http://www.kcbbs.gen.nz/~jarno/AmigaMesaRTL.html

             Mesa 3.0 is Copyright (C) 1995-1998  Brian Paul