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72	ddenk	1	AUTHOR: "Daniel Denk" <djdenk@gmail.com>
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		4	SYNOPSIS:
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		6	Filter Foundry development wishlist.
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		9	DESCRIPTION:
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		11	Compile a list of development needs to establish a finalized
		12	version of Filter Foundry, and to improve or expand on its
		13	current capabilities as a viable option to plugin development
		14	without the requirement of complicated programming languages.
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		17	CURRENT VERSION TESTING:
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		19	1.4 beta 5 (1.4b5)
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		23	IMPROVEMENTS/BUGS:
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		25	* Convolutions 'cnv()' function was radically improved allowing
		26	for entire image processing without a one pixel border limitation
		27	in previous versions. (Resolved from previous communication.)
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		29	* -1 pixel offset compensation when tiling appears to be eliminated,
		30	as was typical with Filter Factory and code requirements. This is
		31	a value-added development, but mysterious in how it effects the
		32	other processing functions. (Evaluate code and test?)
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74	ddenk	34	*** See examples of comparison between Filter Factory
		35	code from the FF manual and revised code eliminating
		36	the -1 pixel offset.
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74	ddenk	39
72	ddenk	40	PRIORITY NEEDS:
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78	toby	42	1. (FIXED) Default load and save file extensions to lowercase. (.afs, .txt, .8bf)
74	ddenk	43	Currently uppercase.
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75	toby	45	2. Establish processing fixes/bugs where needed. One example is
		46	incompatibility with former Filter Factory scripts not working
72	ddenk	47	properly [ie: Simple Tile tools, repeating edge problem].
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		49	(If a documentation issue based on processing changes, then
		50	documentation required for the updated code structure.)
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74	ddenk	52	*** See examples provided.
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75	toby	54	3. Control captions currently not being applied in compiled plugins.
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75	toby	56	4. Obfuscation or hiding of PARM source in compiled binary .8bf.
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78	toby	58	(Preferred as a checkbox option in the Make dialogue, or include
72	ddenk	59	with the 'Protect' option already established.)
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75	toby	61	5. Make additional captions optional (Copyright, Author, etc.)
72	ddenk	62	(Don't place box in dialogue at all if nothing entered.)
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75	toby	64	6. Fix compiled plugin dialogue to read the filter's name.
72	ddenk	65	[ie: CAPTION "Filters Name Goes Here"]
		66	Currently defaults to "Filter Foundry"
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75	toby	68	7. Determine if all default CONTROLs can read STATIC and not "Static"?
72	ddenk	69	(Noticed in ResHacker when editing a dialogue - ResHacker automatically
		70	Compiles Script to read STATIC, and extracts the additional 001fxx types.)
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75	toby	74	8. Add a checkbox option to Preview image adjustment in real-time, and
72	ddenk	75	possibly allow being able to scroll through the main image window.
		76	[Like native Photoshop plugins.]
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74	ddenk	78	* Deprecated due to lack of support from SDK. *
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74	ddenk	81
72	ddenk	82	DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS (Future Development / Expansion):
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75	toby	84	1. Support all Photoshop color spaces, RGB, Grayscale, CMYK, and LaB.
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75	toby	86	2. Multi-channel support (Being able to process all channels, regardless
72	ddenk	87	of color-space). [ie: If additional channels are loaded, then 4 channels
		88	will have their own space for code. - Red, Green, Blue, Alpha1, etc, A]
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75	toby	90	3. Add options for Levels display (to be able to see what any adjustment
72	ddenk	91	does to the histogram in real-time).
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75	toby	95	4. Consider a dialogue editor while building plugins, instead of automatic
72	ddenk	96	captions / labeling - a la ResHacker dialogue editor.
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		98	(This would fully surpass the traditional Filter Factory dialogue and
		99	produce something more flexible and unique, but with the same or
		100	current coding environment established in Filter Foundry.)
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75	toby	103	5. Consider expanding on code, to include support for alpha blending to
72	ddenk	104	blend pixels together. [ie: If making a seamless tile, then code in
		105	the blend amount between pixels that overlap]
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		107	(This would take Filter Foundry to the next level beyond what Filter
		108	Factory had established, by allowing an additional range of options
		109	to explore in filter creation.) - If this is possible.
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		111	'alph()' function? Similar to the scl() or mix() functions?
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74	ddenk	113	***** Discussed optional coding language - not recommended for the
		114	current needs of Filter Foundry. *****
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74	ddenk	123
72	ddenk	124	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
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		126	* Simple Tile Tools - http://www.btinternet.com/~cateran/simple/
		127	(Used as a test source to test current status of continuity
		128	with Filter Factory compatibilities.)
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		133	LICENSE NOTIFICATION:
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		135	This file is part of "Filter Foundry", a filter plugin for Adobe Photoshop
		136	Copyright (C) 2003-2007 Toby Thain, toby@telegraphics.com.au
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		138	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
		139	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
		140	the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
		141	(at your option) any later version.
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		143	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
		144	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
		145	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
		146	GNU General Public License for more details.
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		148	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
		149	along with this program; if not, write to:
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		151	Free Software Foundation, Inc.
		152	59 Temple Place, Suite 330
		153	Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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