Short:        AMF,DR2D,DSDR,DXF,CGM,WMF,XFIG DataTypes
Author:       subvcbhd@linux.zrz.tu-berlin.de (Henk Jonas)
Uploader:     subvcbhd linux zrz tu-berlin de (Henk Jonas)
Type:         util/dtype
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

AMF- AmigaMetaFormat Datatype for all
other DataTypes for use with _registered_ MetaView (2.1 or better).

MetaView avaible at http://www.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jonash and Aminet:gfx/conv
Look there for registration.


COPYRIGHT:

  This datatype are freely distributable. The source based on the bmp.datatype
  example from David N. Junod.


INSTALLATION:

  Install "amf.datatype" (for all peoples with OS 3.0+):
    Copy the descriptor (Amiga MetaFile) to "devs:datatypes/" and the
    datatype (amf.datatype) to "sys:classes/datatypes/".

  Install "metaview.datatype" (for peoples with registered MetaView and OS 3.0+):
    Copy the descriptors (Windows MetaFile, DXF, DR2D, DSDR, CGM, XFIG) to
    "devs:datatypes/" and the datatype (metaview.datatype) to "sys:classes/
    datatypes/", verify the path in "env:metaview.prefs"
    (should created from metaview-install), reboot and try it.


BUGS:

  Maybe there are serious bugs.


PREFS:

  The datatype looks for env:datatypes/amf.prefs. This file can hold options
  with the following template:
    WIDTH=xxx                Default: 640
    HEIGHT=xxx               Default: 480
    DEPTH=xxx                Default: 4
    ASPECT=(TRUE/FALSE)      Default: TRUE
    TRANSPARENT=(TRUE/FALSE) Default: FALSE
  look at MetaView.doc/.guide for explanation.


IMPORTENT:

  I TAKE NO WARRANTLY FOR ANY DAMAGES ON YOUR SYSTEM!


Henk (4.10.97)

History:
40.0  (4.10.97)
  - second release
  - now with free amf.datatype for all peoples
  - faster metaview.datatype, now converting to AMF and not to ILBM
  - correct handling of DTM_WRITE etc., thanx to Datatype-Mailing-List
  - correct handling of filename with SPACEs
39.4  (19.4.97)
  - first try, first release :-)