aaron@stat.tamu.edu (Aaron Hightower) (09/28/90)
I am currently developing, of all things, a sprite editor. The reason that I
began developing this program is to suit my own needs. After seeing the
existing software to edit sprites, I realized the following things:
(1) There is no IFF standard for a sprite data file, although there is a
"SPRT" ID for the ILBM IFF spec.
(2) There is no editor, to my knowledge, that allows creation of 15 color
sprites.
(3) There is no editor, again to my knowledge, that allows the creation of
sprites with variable heights. IE: Why waste space with NULL data because
of a set sprite height. Or more importantly, why limit your sprite height?
At this time, my sprite editor incorporates the following:
(1) An special IFF file for sprites (similar to the 8SVX format for sounds.)
(2) Support for sprites of varying heights.
I have other ideas that I would like to implement, but would not be necessary
for the purpose that I have in mind. The editors I have seen have appeared
inadequete for some needs.
Please, I need your suggestions; programmers, what kind of functions do you need
in a sprite editor?
Please send all responses via mail to: aaron@stat.tamu.edu
The final product will be released to ShareWare.
Thank you for your support,
Aaron Hightower.