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Update 2020-02-09 to SDL version
by Jonathan Osuch 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

Folks, Fixed creation of parameter entries (using <b>) that randomly failed. Fixed fractal type menu items that did not return to the currently selected fractal. Changed Arbitrary Precision Math C code to use 32/64 bit routines instead of 16/32 bit routines. Look in the directory: https://www.fractint.org/ftp/experimental/ For: Windows version (32-bit) is: SDL2-fractint-20.05alpha-2020-02-09.zip Pre-compiled 64-bit Linux version is: SDL2-Xfractint-20.05alpha-2020-02-09.tar.xz Jonathan

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Archives updating
by Timothy Wegner 19 Jun '21

19 Jun '21

The archive links for the fractint list are working, but the list archives appear not to be updating. I have asked support about this. While I don't think the low traffic is the problem, we might be advised to post a few more messages in case there's some threshold before newer messages get archived. Tim

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xfractint batch mode
by Chris Combs 06 Mar '21

06 Mar '21

Hello! I am firing up xfractint on my Ubuntu machine and it's pretty much as I remembered fractint many years ago--an old friend. Is anyone successfully using batch mode with xfractint? I can't get it to output anything other than a blank 800x600 image around 3KB. xfractint works well in interactive mode with the same .par. I was wondering if it might be related to setting video params, based on the fractint manual, but that doesn't seem to be a thing with xfractint...? command line: combs@pripyat:~$ xfractint @madnessmethod.par/madnessmethod batch=y savename=barf .par contents: madnessmethod { reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-0.83027567839279071/+0.20488435231784574/18436.37 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=88888 inside=0 colors=(a)grey.map } very glad for any help anyone can offer! Many thanks, Chris one-time alt.binaries.pictures.fractals lurker -- *Chris Combs.* Artist and technologist in Washington, D.C. (he/him) http://chriscombs.net

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