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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: 23JUL on May 07, 2004, 04:34:31 PM

Title: .info file structure
Post by: 23JUL on May 07, 2004, 04:34:31 PM

Well, I am interested in the .info file format.
I recently googled for it, but I couldn't find it.
Can someone point me to a description of the file structure of an .info file?

Title: Re: .info file structure
Post by: on May 07, 2004, 05:11:18 PM

http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/infotopam.html

At the bottom. There's source code obviously in the "infotopam" tool from NetPBM :)

Title: Re: .info file structure
Post by: Steady on May 07, 2004, 05:11:32 PM

I believe it's this from workbench/workbench.h include file:

struct DrawerData {
    struct NewWindow   dd_NewWindow;   /* args to open window */
    LONG      dd_CurrentX;   /* current x coordinate of origin */
    LONG      dd_CurrentY;   /* current y coordinate of origin */
};

struct DiskObject {
    UWORD      do_Magic; /* a magic number at the start of the file */
    UWORD      do_Version; /* a version number, so we can change it */
    struct Gadget   do_Gadget;   /* a copy of in core gadget */
    UBYTE      do_Type;
    char *      do_DefaultTool;
    char **      do_ToolTypes;
    LONG      do_CurrentX;
    LONG      do_CurrentY;
    struct DrawerData * do_DrawerData;
    char *      do_ToolWindow;   /* only applies to tools */
    LONG      do_StackSize;   /* only applies to tools */

};



Get the SDK for all the details you might need.

Title: Re: .info file structure
Post by: Georg on May 07, 2004, 06:29:32 PM

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Get the SDK for all the details you might need

Or look at AROS icon.library sources. There you'll also find out about AOS 3.5 style icons (have a palette like NewIcons) and MOS/AROS/PowerIcons style PNG icons.

There's also an ANSI C tool (compilable/runnable anywhere) called ilbmtoicon in there which can convert  1 or 2 IFF ILBM images to an Amiga Icon, with the possibility to specify special icon attributes like tooltypes, default tool, stack size, in a text file which is examined during conversion.