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AUTHOR: "Daniel Denk" <djdenk@gmail.com>SYNOPSIS:Filter Foundry development wishlist.DESCRIPTION:Compile a list of development needs to establish a finalizedversion of Filter Foundry, and to improve or expand on itscurrent capabilities as a viable option to plugin developmentwithout the requirement of complicated programming languages.CURRENT VERSION TESTING:1.4 beta 9 (1.4b9)IMPROVEMENTS/BUGS:* Convolutions 'cnv()' function was radically improved allowingfor entire image processing without a one pixel border limitationin previous versions. (Resolved from previous communication.)* -1 pixel offset compensation when tiling appears to be eliminated,as was typical with Filter Factory and code requirements. This isa value-added development, but mysterious in how it effects theother processing functions. (Evaluate code and test?)*** See examples of comparison between Filter Factorycode from the FF manual and revised code eliminatingthe -1 pixel offset.PRIORITY NEEDS:(FIXED) 1. Default load and save file extensions to lowercase. (.afs, .txt, .8bf)Currently uppercase.2. Establish processing fixes/bugs where needed. One example isincompatibility with former Filter Factory scripts not workingproperly [ie: Simple Tile tools, repeating edge problem].(If a documentation issue based on processing changes, thendocumentation required for the updated code structure.)2a. See examples provided. (Blintz)(FIXED) 3. Control captions currently not being applied in compiled plugins.(FIXED) 4. Fix compiled plugin dialogue to read the filter's name.[ie: CAPTION "Filters Name Goes Here"]4a. Currently defaults to "Filter Foundry" and requires ResHackerto fix.(FIXED) 5. One pixel border bug at very bottom of Preview image.5a. Minor annoyance in aesthetic.5b. Refer to Item 6 as a potential fix or work-around.5c. Refer to example in reference directory: 'bug_preview'5c-a. Demonstrates the border, along with a descriptionof what occurs as a side-effect [ie: 'sticking'].5c-b. This occurs in all plugins compiled.5c-c. Attempted different frames in ResHacker to seeif the issue would go away - results same.(FIXED) 6. Prefer Preview default with no background color.6a. Currently white background for Preview.Fixed by DM 10 Jan 2018: For Windows, the preview area is now inside a"sunken" border, and the area is filled with the Windows"workspace background" color.(ADDED) 7. Obfuscation or hiding of PARM source in compiled binary .8bf.7a. Preferred as a checkbox option in the Make dialogue, or includewith the 'Protect' option already established.(FIXED) 8. Flip to match PS builtin zoom controls (+/-)----------------------------------------------------------------------------(Deprecated) 8. Make additional captions optional (Copyright, Author, etc.)(Don't place box in dialogue at all if nothing entered.)(Deprecated) 9. Determine if all default CONTROLs can read STATIC and not "Static"?(Noticed in ResHacker when editing a dialogue - ResHacker automaticallyCompiles Script to read STATIC, and extracts the additional 001fxx types.)*** Deprecated due to testing in ResHacker.*** Preview problem was solved due to a mistake in DS_OWNERDRAWbeing altered to DS_LEFT.(Deprecated) 10. Add a checkbox option to Preview image adjustment in real-time, andpossibly allow being able to scroll through the main image window.[Like native Photoshop plugins.]*** Deprecated due to lack of support from SDK.DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS (Future Development / Expansion):(FIXED) 1. Support all Photoshop color spaces, RGB, Grayscale, CMYK, and LaB.(FIXED, up to 4 channels) 2. Multi-channel support (Being able to process all channels, regardlessof color-space). [ie: If additional channels are loaded, then 4 channelswill have their own space for code. - Red, Green, Blue, Alpha1, etc, A]3. Add options for Levels display (to be able to see what any adjustmentdoes to the histogram in real-time).----------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Consider a dialogue editor while building plugins, instead of automaticcaptions / labeling - a la ResHacker dialogue editor.(This would fully surpass the traditional Filter Factory dialogue andproduce something more flexible and unique, but with the same orcurrent coding environment established in Filter Foundry.)5. Consider expanding on code, to include support for alpha blending toblend pixels together. [ie: If making a seamless tile, then code inthe blend amount between pixels that overlap](This would take Filter Foundry to the next level beyond what FilterFactory had established, by allowing an additional range of optionsto explore in filter creation.) - If this is possible.'alph()' function? Similar to the scl() or mix() functions?***** Discussed optional coding language - not recommended for thecurrent needs of Filter Foundry. *****ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:* Simple Tile Tools - http://www.btinternet.com/~cateran/simple/(Used as a test source to test current status of continuitywith Filter Factory compatibilities.)LICENSE NOTIFICATION:This file is part of "Filter Foundry", a filter plugin for Adobe PhotoshopCopyright (C) 2003-2009 Toby Thain, toby@telegraphics.com.auCopyright (C) 2018-2019 Daniel Marschall, ViaThinkSoftThis program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modifyit under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published bythe Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or(at your option) any later version.This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty ofMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See theGNU General Public License for more details.You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public Licensealong with this program; if not, write to:Free Software Foundation, Inc.59 Temple Place, Suite 330Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA