[comp.sys.amiga] CREATED_INTERLACE flag for icons

C506634@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Eric Edwards) (08/22/89)

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 Vince Lee <johnhlee@cory.berkeley> says:
edu> says:

>1) include an extra flag in the info file CREATED_INTERLACE.  Any icons with
>this flag would be assumed to be made in (for) interlace (of course.)  Thus,
>info files would not be any larger, and the fix would be fully backwards
>compatible, and current icons would remain unchanged on the default WB.

That's fine for the current system but what happens when the A3000 and later
machines come out (assuming there WILL be more machines)?  They are likely to
have screen dimensions other that 640x400 and 640x200

Probobly better to have an optional aspect ratio in the icon.  If the ratio
matches, fine.  Display as is.  If not, this info would be usefull for whatever
 algorithm is used to alter it.

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