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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

4175.0. "AntiFlicker Program" by MSVAX::BARRETT (I must not waste diskspace) Fri Oct 05 1990 04:16

    Recently, several local BBS's have been posting an archive called
    AntiFlicker. The original of this came from CompuServe and contained
    the program, docs, source, and fonts. The only ones on BBS's I've
    seen are missing the source and fonts -- although the missing fonts
    can be "trumped" up by other sources.
    
    This program greatly reduces interlace WB flicker by modifying the
    structures/colors/fonts to anti-alias everything (i.E. causes the
    oposing colors to blend rather than flicker). The result is
    impressive (it's no FlickerFixer, but it may hold me until I get
    one), but it ONLY works on a 2 or 4 color workbench.
    
    I'd like to get this working for  8 color WB, or at least choose
    a better color scheme to go with my desired settings.
    
    Can anyone do this, or post the correct archive that includes the fonts
    & source to TAPE:: so I can give it a shot, or provide an EMAIL address for
    the author, Nicolas Benczan?
    
    Thanks! Let's reserve this note for this program in general if it
    gets uploaded and is found to be useful.
    
    Keith

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4175.1	:(	FASDER::AHERB		`Sun Oct 07 1990 02:45`	2
	I found no use for it since I could not use it with Jrcomm
4175.2	I'd like to see it	NOBHIL::BODINE_CH		`Wed Oct 10 1990 21:55`	10
	>< Note 4175.1 by FASDER::AHERB > > -< :( >- > > I found no use for it since I could not use it with Jrcomm Would somebody be so kind as to upload it anyway. I would like to take a look at it as well. Thanks, Chris
4175.3	Anybody. . . Anybody. . .	NOBHIL::BODINE_CH		`Thu Oct 11 1990 18:57`	6
	>Would somebody be so kind as to upload it anyway. I would like to take a look >at it as well. Somebody must be willing to upload the Antiflicker program???
4175.4		EUCLID::OWEN	Chocolate Frosted Crunchy Sugar Bombs	`Thu Oct 11 1990 19:00`	2
	Well, what's the name of the archive. Maybe we can FTP it...
4175.5		WILARD::BARRETT	I must not waste diskspace	`Thu Oct 11 1990 19:03`	5
	I can upload the copy I have, which contains the running image and docs, but is missing the font files and source. It works, but is incomplete. The archive I have is called ANTIFLICKER.LZH Keith
4175.6	Has anyone got an antiflicker setup they like?	GALAXY::ROBINSON		`Mon Oct 22 1990 14:57`	11
	Has anybdy put this AntiFlicker program through the paces? I put it in my C: directory and set up the line runback antiflicker -c near the beginning of my startup sequence. I can tell that it blurs my fonts a bit but it also kills the colors in my nice animated boing ball pointer. I can explore using different fonts and different placements in the startup-sequence file, but if someone already has done this with or without success, please offer your advice. The documentation is slim. Thanks, Dave
4175.7	]	NOBHIL::BODINE_CH		`Mon Oct 22 1990 15:30`	22
	>Has anybdy put this AntiFlicker program through the paces? I put it >in my C: directory and set up the line runback antiflicker -c >near the beginning of my startup sequence. I can tell that it blurs >my fonts a bit but it also kills the colors in my nice animated boing ball >pointer. I can explore using different fonts and different placements >in the startup-sequence file, but if someone already has done this >with or without success, please offer your advice. The documentation >is slim. I tried using this without much success. I didn't have the fonts that the docs mentioned but I tried it with the Pearl font. It seemed worse to me. The docs said to change the colors to low contrast type colors. But each time you change the colors, you do it blindly since antiflicker does something that won't let you change them on the fly anymore (you have to reboot to see the new colors). I got frustrated and gave up. I too would be interested if somebody got this to work. Chris
4175.8		MSVAX::BARRETT	Sell all you want; We'll make more	`Mon Oct 22 1990 20:02`	3
	I feel the same way. Perhaps someone can locate the "real" archive that is suppose to contain the source and fonts also?