comparison xaim/releasenotes.text @ 0:5242703e91d3 tip

Initial checkin for AIM92 aimR8.2 (last updated May 1997).

+xreview.  Christmas 1993. 
+
+1. compilation
+The makefile has flag settings for a linux 386 PC, Sun/OpenWindows, 
+Sun/X, and DECStation. The default values are for DEC; if you need a 
+different architecture, comment them out.
+
+2. Known bugs.
+a. 'Previous' and 'Next' (keyboard options) do not work on a DEC
+b. ALL timing functions are removed in the Linux version. This means that
+   it is not possible to control the animation speed.
+
+3. Byte-Swapping
+Suns have a different byte-swapping to DECs and Linux PCs (well, my PC
+anyway). Because AIM cartoons are simply a copy of the screen memory, their
+byte-order is determined by the SCREEN they were generated on, NOT the
+cpu used. 'xreview' will display anything in either byte-swapping format,
+by using '-dec' or '-sun' options (which are aliases for '-rv', '-msb', -'lsb).
+If what you get is gunk, try using them (the default is the current cpu
+byte-order).
+
+4. Colour
+Not tested; you get to play with the colour masks ...
+