Subj:  PicLab & GEOS 256 Colors
Date:  October 1, 1995
From:  GWRepRay

File:  PICMAP.ZIP
EQUIPMENT: U Got It...
NEEDS:     GW 2.x, PicLab, 256 Color Driver

The Shareware application "PicLab" (available in the AOL file libraries) will
quite successfully convert virtually any .gif file TO the color palette that
the new 256 color driver is looking for. Here's how I set it up to do so -
and a sample .gif file (and conversion result).

The "PICMAP.zip" file has 6 files in it - 3 of which require Piclab to
function.

piclab.gif       -     the Piclab-to-GEOS-palette converted .gif
                             file
geos.map         -    the 256 color palette (courtesy of
                             GWRepBobby)
geos                -    the file PicLab "calls" to do the actual
                             conversion of a .gif file to 800X600 with the
                             GEOS palette
pic.bat            -     the batch file I wrote to use with the
                             Ensemble "Launcher" program
sstools.ini      -     my PicLab  .ini file - yours will be different
                             - use any ascii editor to change as needed...
tetons.gif       -     original .gif file I used

Note:  I have the PicLab .ini file changed so that it will do its work and
automatically send the result to my C:\geos20\document directory for
importing into GeoDraw, etc....  I have also made a Launcher/batch file to
semi-automate the process by prompting for the .GIF file to be converted
before launching PicLab to make the conversion.

Ray