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Re: [Fractint] Update to SDL version
by Jonathan Osuch 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

David, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What would be the correct aspect ratio for 1920x1080? 0.56? > > Define correct. Do we want square pixels? > Yes. Like they look on my other Linux graphics apps and such. I'll have a look at it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see that the <DEL> screen isn't finding the current video > > > > mode > > like > > it should. I'll have to back out changes to see what happened. > Well, I just tried it from my new-default 1920x1080 screen. Del > found > the list of video modes. I picked SF6 (800x600) and got an 800x600 > fractal in the lower left corner of my 1920x1080 window. It seemed > to > find all the modes. I would assume that your 1920x1080 is actually full screen. A full screen video mode will not behave as expected (like DOS Fractint) when a new video size is selected using <DEL>. I had tried to implement it, but was having trouble determining the causes of the problems we were (and still are) having with the different video modes, so I took it out. Once switching normal window sizes works, I will work on getting <DEL> to work when the image is full screen. OTOH, we could have the <DEL> selection reduce the window size to be not full screen. Any preferences? Jonathan

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Re: [Fractint] RE Color maps in the latest FractInt
by Jonathan Osuch 18 Oct '17

18 Oct '17

Knute, > > Anybody know how to change COLOR.MAPs in Jon's latest FractInt > > (SDL2-fractint-20.05alpha-2017-10-15)? > > > > I just installed it but find that it crashes every time I try to > > change > > to a different color.map... every time I press "C", then "L". > > "E+Enter" > > brings up the Color Editor just fine, but I can find no way, no > > keystrokes to bring up the Maps Folder. > Did you move the executable? The zip file has a new SDL2.dll file > along with an updated fractint.hlp file. If you are moving the > executable, since I updated the version of SDL2 I was using, the > SDL2.dll would need to be moved also. Hmm, I tried using the old dll and it worked fine. Jonathan

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Re: [Fractint] RE Color maps in the latest FractInt
by Jonathan Osuch 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

On Tue, 2017-10-17 at 02:49 -0700, Knute wrote: > Anybody know how to change COLOR.MAPs in Jon's latest FractInt > (SDL2-fractint-20.05alpha-2017-10-15)? > > I just installed it but find that it crashes every time I try to > change > to a different color.map... every time I press "C", then "L". > "E+Enter" > brings up the Color Editor just fine, but I can find no way, no > keystrokes to bring up the Maps Folder. Did you move the executable? The zip file has a new SDL2.dll file along with an updated fractint.hlp file. If you are moving the executable, since I updated the version of SDL2 I was using, the SDL2.dll would need to be moved also. If you didn't move the executable (without the new dll), I have no idea what the problem is. I will try to recreate the problem in a test directory. Jonathan

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Re: [Fractint] Update to SDL version
by Jonathan Osuch 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

David, > Well, I just tried it and didn't get any seg faults. Yes, it's a > 1920x1080 window, but when XFractint SDL 10/15 opens, it first gives > me > a small window (640x480?) in the middle of the screen. I press Shift- > F10 > to switch to my HD window size, but the enlarged window keeps the > same > location of the upper left of the XFractint window, leaving most of > it > off screen. So I have to drag it back up (for upper left corner of > screen) to make the whole thing visible. You have a video mode in fractint.cfg with a key code of SF10? You can set the default window size in sstools.ini. It is currently set for 800x600 (unless you changed what SF6 means). In your case, use the xfractint entries. > What would be the correct aspect ratio for 1920x1080? 0.56? Define correct. Do we want square pixels? > > You should get an option to select the video mode (window size) > > before > > the actual loading of the image starts. After you select one, you > > should see a garbled red screen with a warning about using a view > > window and needing to reset things when you are done. Pressing > > enter > > should load the image (slowly). > It was rendered in disk video mode. But it doesn't even get to > prompting > me for a video mode. Just crashes with the error messages I > mentioned > earlier. I see that the <DEL> screen isn't finding the current video mode like it should. I'll have to back out changes to see what happened. Jonathan

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RE Color maps in the latest FractInt
by Knute 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

Anybody know how to change COLOR.MAPs in Jon's latest FractInt (SDL2-fractint-20.05alpha-2017-10-15)? I just installed it but find that it crashes every time I try to change to a different color.map... every time I press "C", then "L". "E+Enter" brings up the Color Editor just fine, but I can find no way, no keystrokes to bring up the Maps Folder. I don't recall having this problem in Jon's previous 2 versions. Any suggestions?

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Re: [Fractint] Update to SDL version
by Jonathan Osuch 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

Folks, I've updated the SDL port to not crash as often when changing image sizes. The Windows version sometimes provides a blank screen because it thinks the parameters have changed. Toggling the <F> key (floating point) will get the image to generate. The mouse zoom box behaves a little differently in that it will now change size in the direction the mouse is moving. I am working on a 64-bit Windows version, but it doesn't want to link. Windows version (32-bit) is: https://fractint.net/ftp/experimental/SDL2-fractint-20.05alpha-2017-10- 15.zip Pre-compiled 64-bit Linux version is: http://www.fractint.net/ftp/experimental/SDL2-Xfractint-20.05alpha-2017 -10-15.tar.gz or look in the directory: https://fractint.net/ftp/experimental/ Jonathan

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New Fractal Music from Albrecht: "Contemplation, & Contrapoints"
by Harold Lane 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

After I posted Albrecht's new fractal music pieces: "Contemplation," "Contrapoints" and their source fractal, "move3", he said: 'I would like to add the original source image "move" '. Here are links to a JPG version of that original source image: http://tinyurl.com/Original-source-image-move or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/Music/221014-Hurricane3-Move.jpg I also have the ~3MB .BMP version if you need that format of the image... - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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New Fractal Music from Albrecht: "Contemplation, & Contrapoints"
by Harold Lane 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Albrecht Niekamp made two new fractal music pieces and gave me permission to put them on my server and post links to them on the Fractint list. If I understand it correctly, the quality of the sound generated by the MIDI sound hardware and software can vary from computer to computer. That said, on my computer the MIDI versions of Albrecht's 1st piece, Contemplation, is has a nice -- yes -- contemplative, always advancing feel to it, with pleasant syncopation felt from time to time. His second piece, Contrapoints, is similar, but with, perhaps, a more relaxed feel to it. As is often the case with Albrecht's fractal music, both pieces do not have an ending cadence, but just sort of stop. When the first piece ended, I initially felt, "Hey. I was listening to that. Where did it go?" More careful listening to the ending left me feeling better about it. Here they are: 1st part: http://tinyurl.com/Contemplation-NAM90P79-MID or: www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/Music/2017-10-12_Contemplation_NAM90P79.M… 2nd part: http://tinyurl.com/Contrapoints-NAM90P80-MID or: www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/Music/2017-10-12_Contrapoints_NAM90P80.MID The music's source fractal image is the same one as he used for his fractal music piece, Flying: http://tinyurl.com/2017-03-19-Flying-Move3-jpg or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/Music/2017-03-19_Flying_Move3.jpg (Albrecht actually uses the (larger) .BMP version of the image.) Enjoy! - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [Fractint] Update to SDL version
by Jonathan Osuch 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

David, > When I run DOS Fractint under DOSBox here, it can change resolutions > but DOSBox doesn't allow resizing the window. > > I have a 1920x1080 disk video mode set up for DOSFractint that works. > Would be nice if DOSFractint allowed me to use a non-disk window that > size. :) You can put any window size you want into fractint.cfg. If it is too big, fractint 'should' send you back to the selection screen. Also, if you rename fractint.cfg to something else (say fractint_old.cfg), then the available window sizes will be auto detected and you can see them using the <DEL> key. It currently won't save a new fractint.cfg file. It is in the works. Write down the suitable window sized, change your fractint.cfg file back, and then edit the entries as needed. Full screen may not work very well because of differences between the actual physical screen size and the allowable area for writing to the screen without drawing on the task bar, etc. Jonathan

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Re: [Fractint] Update to SDL version
by Jonathan Osuch 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

Hal, > Can someone else try changing the resolution of the output fractal in > *non-SDL* Xfractint with the Delete key, and report their results > here? Xfractint is run from the command line with the desired resolution. It has no capability to change the resolution once running. Jonathan

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