Having failed to locate or make a workable display for Fractint 20.x for my Samsung 17" LCD monitor, I recently downloaded the Windows version, 20.04, and have been using it with pleasure. Some questions, however, remain: 1) Is it possible somehow to increase the maximum allowed render size from the current 1536 x 2048 pixels? 2) Can startup parameters be set and default parameters be changed, i.e. so when I start a new fractal rendering, my own colour map is the default? Also, the default Fractint colour map returns whenever I change maxiter after starting a render. Thanks, Tony Hanmer Mestia, Svaneti, Republic of Georgia www.geosynchronici-2.blogspot.com
In article <AANLkTikUj38qoetRiocDb3zaCMtyDvmtCTthk2NxWhLS@mail.gmail.com>, "Tony (Anthony) Hanmer" <a.hanmer@gmail.com> writes:
1) Is it possible somehow to increase the maximum allowed render size from the current 1536 x 2048 pixels?
Screen size is limited by the size of your monitor. Disk video can be any size.
2) Can startup parameters be set and default parameters be changed, i.e. so when I start a new fractal rendering, my own colour map is the default?
You can either change the default.map file or set command-line arguments on a shortcut.
Also, the default Fractint colour map returns whenever I change maxiter after starting a render.
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Tony,
1) Is it possible somehow to increase the maximum allowed render size from the current 1536 x 2048 pixels?
I have increased this in patch 10 to 4096x4096, which is not yet released. I'll try to focus on releasing it in the next couple of weeks.
2) Can startup parameters be set and default parameters be changed, i.e. so when I start a new fractal rendering, my own colour map is the default?
Use sstools.ini. There is a separate section for WinFract.
Also, the default Fractint colour map returns whenever I change maxiter after starting a render.
I do not see this, but I am using patch 10. Jonathan
Tony (Anthony) Hanmer wrote:
....I recently downloaded the Windows version, 20.04, and have been using it with pleasure.
With the SSTOOLS.INI file, you should be able to set most of your default values, as in the following: [fractint] inside=0 map=C:\FractInt\MAP_s\default.map ifsfile=C:\FractInt\IFS_s\fractint.ifs parmfile=C:\FractInt\PAR_s\fractint.par lfile=C:\FractInt\L_s\fractint.l formulafile=C:\FractInt\FRM_s\fractint.frm autokeyname=C:\FractInt\KEY_s\auto.key [xfractint] inside=0 map=C:\FractInt\MAP_s\default.map ifsfile=C:\FractInt\IFS_s\fractint.ifs parmfile=C:\FractInt\PAR_s\fractint.par lfile=C:\FractInt\L_s\fractint.l formulafile=C:\FractInt\FRM_s\fractint.frm [Winfract] WinfractPosition=90, 70 ImageWidth=800 ImageHeight=600 WindowSizing=True FractintMenus=True ZoomOut=False As you can see with the above, the different sections are for the different executables being used. Though I believe the WinFract version uses most of the FractInt settings, along with those few additional settings for a Windows environment. There is a full blown example using just about every possible setting option available: http://www.Nahee.com/Fractals/FractInt/sstools.ini
Maryetta Campbell wrote:
Tony (Anthony) Hanmer wrote:
....I recently downloaded the Windows version, 20.04, and have been using it with pleasure.
With the SSTOOLS.INI file, you should be able to set most of your default values, as in the following:
[fractint] inside=0 map=C:\FractInt\MAP_s\default.map ifsfile=C:\FractInt\IFS_s\fractint.ifs parmfile=C:\FractInt\PAR_s\fractint.par lfile=C:\FractInt\L_s\fractint.l formulafile=C:\FractInt\FRM_s\fractint.frm autokeyname=C:\FractInt\KEY_s\auto.key
[xfractint] inside=0 map=C:\FractInt\MAP_s\default.map ifsfile=C:\FractInt\IFS_s\fractint.ifs parmfile=C:\FractInt\PAR_s\fractint.par lfile=C:\FractInt\L_s\fractint.l formulafile=C:\FractInt\FRM_s\fractint.frm
XFractint (Linux) doesn't use Windows' style pathnames in sstools.ini. Here's from mine (unmodified defaults): [xfractint] inside=0 map=maps/default.map ifsfile=ifs/fractint.ifs parmfile=pars/fractint.par lfile=lsystem/fractint.l formulafile=formulas/fractint.frm -- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community
Hi everyone, Thanks for all the replies, which really help. 4096 x 4096 pixels max render size is at least a doubling of the previous max, which I welcome. And my wish for the next release would be further, much larger increases... but I, of course, have no idea how difficult such a request is to implement. Tony Hanmer On 2 October 2010 23:09, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
Maryetta Campbell wrote:
Tony (Anthony) Hanmer wrote:
....I recently downloaded the Windows version, 20.04, and have been using it with pleasure.
With the SSTOOLS.INI file, you should be able to set most of your default values, as in the following:
[fractint] inside=0 map=C:\FractInt\MAP_s\default.map ifsfile=C:\FractInt\IFS_s\fractint.ifs parmfile=C:\FractInt\PAR_s\fractint.par lfile=C:\FractInt\L_s\fractint.l formulafile=C:\FractInt\FRM_s\fractint.frm autokeyname=C:\FractInt\KEY_s\auto.key
[xfractint] inside=0 map=C:\FractInt\MAP_s\default.map ifsfile=C:\FractInt\IFS_s\fractint.ifs parmfile=C:\FractInt\PAR_s\fractint.par lfile=C:\FractInt\L_s\fractint.l formulafile=C:\FractInt\FRM_s\fractint.frm
XFractint (Linux) doesn't use Windows' style pathnames in sstools.ini. Here's from mine (unmodified defaults):
[xfractint] inside=0 map=maps/default.map ifsfile=ifs/fractint.ifs parmfile=pars/fractint.par lfile=lsystem/fractint.l formulafile=formulas/fractint.frm
-- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community
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david wrote:
XFractint (Linux) doesn't use Windows' style pathnames in sstools.ini. Here's from mine (unmodified defaults):
[xfractint] inside=0 map=maps/default.map ifsfile=ifs/fractint.ifs parmfile=pars/fractint.par lfile=lsystem/fractint.l formulafile=formulas/fractint.frm
Thank you for the heads-up on this, since I have never used Linux, I was unaware. I had just copied the same lines from the other ones and grouped it under the [xfractint] section.
Maryetta Campbell wrote:
david wrote:
XFractint (Linux) doesn't use Windows' style pathnames in sstools.ini. Here's from mine (unmodified defaults):
[xfractint] inside=0 map=maps/default.map ifsfile=ifs/fractint.ifs parmfile=pars/fractint.par lfile=lsystem/fractint.l formulafile=formulas/fractint.frm
Thank you for the heads-up on this, since I have never used Linux, I was unaware. I had just copied the same lines from the other ones and grouped it under the [xfractint] section.
That's what I thought had happened. Is easy to do! :-) -- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community
Tony,
Also, the default Fractint colour map returns whenever I change maxiter after starting a render.
Try using the menu instead of pressing <x>. I just noticed that using <x> does cause the color map to change.
Found the problem and fixed it. Thanks for pointing it out. It also occurs if you only change the passes= option. Jonathan
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