gimp/plug-ins/gflare
Hans Breuer 6cb914db84 from now on use make.msc from $(TOP)/glib/build/win32; all occurences of
2001-02-17  Hans Breuer  <hans@breuer.org>

	* */*/makefile.msc */makefile.msc : from now on use
	make.msc from $(TOP)/glib/build/win32; all occurences
	of DIRENT removed and general update

	* app/config/makefile.msc app/paint/makefile.msc
	  app/plug-in/makefile.msc themes/Default/makefile.msc :
	new files

	* app/base/base.c : ported to GDir usage

	* app/config/gimpconfig-serialize.c :
	  app/config/gimpconfig-deserialize.c : HAVE_UNISTD_H
	* app/config/gimpconfig.c :
	  app/config/gimprc.c : HAVE_UNISTD_H, use <io.h> for
	open() prototype and merged pmode parameter
	(_S_IREAD | _S_IWRITE)

	* app/core/cpercep.c : msvc doesn't have cbrt(), provide
	it via pow(). Also include <glib.h> for painless 'inline'
	definition.

	* app/core/gimpdatafiles.c : ported to GDir usage

	* app/core/gimpimage-convert.c : work around a msvc compiler
	limitation (can't convert from uint64 to double)

	* app/file/file-open.c app/file/file-save.c :
	access() -> _access() for G_OS_WIN32

	* app/plug-in/plug-in.c : HAVE_UNISTD_H and <io.h>

	* libgimpbase/gimpbase.def : updated externals

	* libgimpbase/gimpenv.c : define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN to
	avoid clashes with incompatible DATADIR definitions

	* libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.def : updated externals

	* lingimpmath/gimpmath.def : updated externals

	* libgimpwidgets/gimpwidgets.def : updated externals

	* libgimpwidgets/libgimp-glue.c : adapt to const changes
	of some prototypes

	* plug-ins/makefile.msc : disabled gdyntext

	* plug-ins/gap/iter_ALT/*/*.inc : GimpRunModeType -> GimpRunMode

	* plug-ins/FractalExplorer/FractalExplorer.c :
	* plug-ins/gap/gap_lib.c :
	* plug-ins/gfig/gfig.c :
	* plug-ins/gflare/gflare.c :
	* plug-ins/gimpressionist/gimpressionist.c :
	replaced DIRENT usage with GDir

	* plug-ins/script-fu/script-fu-scripts.c : #include <windows.h>
	to get the Sleep() prototype
2002-02-17 15:55:54 +00:00
..
gflares removed antique Makefile targets, including the "files" hack (which was 2001-11-15 14:42:29 +00:00
.cvsignore (from gimp-narazaki-990909-0) 1999-09-09 07:09:33 +00:00
gflare.c from now on use make.msc from $(TOP)/glib/build/win32; all occurences of 2002-02-17 15:55:54 +00:00
Makefile.am removed antique Makefile targets, including the "files" hack (which was 2001-11-15 14:42:29 +00:00
README *** empty log message *** 1999-09-06 23:31:51 +00:00

==========================================================================

	GFlare plug-in ver 0.25

		Eiichi Takamori <taka@ma1.seikyou.ne.jp>

==========================================================================

  GFlare is a plug-in for the GIMP.  The name "GFlare" is short for
"Gradient Flare".  It renders lense flare effect using custom
gradients.  The basic idea is suggested by Marcelo Malheiros,
originally based on a 3DStudio MAX plug-in called LenZFX:
	http://www.digimation.com/techsupp/lzfxfeat.htm

INSTALL:

1) Edit Makefile, if needed.

2) Type "make install".

3) Type "make install-data" if needed. (It copies sample gradients and
   gflares under ~/.gimp)

3) Add new entry to ~/.gimp/gimprc as
     (gflare-path "${gimp_dir}/gflares:${gimp_data_dir}/gflares")

3) Run the GIMP. The menu path is <Image>/Filters/Effects/GFlare.


HOW TO USE IT:

  The document is not yet done. Try and see.

  Main Dialog:
  - Preview
      click on it changes the position of GFlare
  - Settings page
    - Center, Radius (pixel), Rotation (degree), Hue Rotation (degree)
    - Vector Angle (degree) and Vector Length (percentage to Radius)
    - adaptive supersampling ... same as "Blend tool"
  - Selector page
    - ListBox
    - New, Edit, Copy, Delete buttons. Edit button invokes GFlare Editor.

  GFlare Editor:
  - General page:
  - Glow page:
  - Rays page:
  - Second Flares page:     

  WARNING: This plug-in is in development stage, and the code is very
alpha. The GFlare datafile format may be changed in future version.

  Suggestions and ideas for user interface, flare algorithm, etc. are
very welcome.


KNOWN BUGS:

  There are still lots of bugs, of course. ;-)
  They seem related to GTK, and I don't know exactly how I can fix them.

  * It warns at startup as:
    ** WARNING **: file gdkwindow.c: line 422 (gdk_window_move_resize): "window != NULL"
    If you are annoyed, accompanying "gtkviewport.c.patch" will shut up
    the warning.
  * Edit button remains prelighted when GFlare Editor dialog is done.
  * Dialogs are not shown quickly at startup.
  * Sometimes note tab labels are disappeared.
  * Sometimes it crashes, but I don't know yet why it happens.

TODO:
  * Random hue scattering for Second Flares.
  * Improve internal gradients.
  * Currently number of Second Flares is fixed(30).
  * Change opacity for one second flare dynamically, in inverse
    proportion to the size of it.
  * Reduce dialog size
  * Add tweak ability "How to combine Glow, Rays, Second Flares in
    what order"


CREDITS:

  Marcelo Marheiros and Federico Mena Quintero suggested a lot of
ideas. Very Thanks!!

  Marcelo made gradients whose names end with _1, _2, etc. The
gradients whose names end with _101, _102 etc. are mine.

  Quartic did awful Gradient Editor, and gradients PDB procedures.

  A fair proportion of this code was taken from:

  The GIMP -- an image manipulation program
  Copyright (C) 1995 Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis

  Gradient editor module copyight (C) 1996-1997 Federico Mena Quintero
  federico@nuclecu.unam.mx