5.11 File Parameters
In Fractint you can use various filename variables to specify files, set
default directories, or both. For example, in the SAVENAME description
below, [name] can be a filename, a directory name, or a fully qualified
pathname plus filename. You can specify default directories using these
variables in your SSTOOLS.INI file.
SAVENAME=[<path>\][name]
Set the path and/or filename to use when you <S>ave a screen. The
default filename is FRACT001. The .GIF extension is optional (Example:
SAVENAME=myfile)
OVERWRITE=no|yes
Sets the savename overwrite flag (default is 'no'). If 'yes', saved
files will over-write existing files from previous sessions; otherwise
the automatic incrementing of FRACTnnn.GIF will find the first unused
filename.
SAVETIME=nnn
Tells Fractint to automatically do a save every nnn minutes while a
calculation is in progress. This is mainly useful with long batches -
see Batch Mode (p. 148).
GIF87a=yes
Backward-compatibility switch to force creation of GIF files in the
GIF87a format. As of version 14, Fractint defaults to the new GIF89a
format which permits storage of fractal information within the format.
GIF87a=YES is only needed if you wish to view Fractint images with a GIF
decoder that cannot accept the newer format. See GIF Save File Format
(p. 198).
DITHER=yes
Dither a color file into two colors for display on a b/w display. This
give a poor-quality display of gray levels. Note that if you have a 2-
color display, you can create a 256-color gif with disk video and then
read it back in dithered.
PARMFILE=[<path>\][parmfilename]
Specifies the default parameter path and/or file to be used by the <@>
(or <2>) and <B> commands. If not specified, the default is
FRACTINT.PAR.
FORMULAFILE=[<path>\][formulafilename]
Specifies the formula path and/or file for type=formula fractals
(default is FRACTINT.FRM). Handy if you want to generate one of these
fractal types in batch mode.
LFILE=[<path>\][lsystemfile]
Specifies the default L-System path and/or file for type=lsystem
fractals (default is FRACTINT.L).
IFSFILE=[<path>\][ifsfilename]
Specifies the default path and/or file for type=ifs fractals (default is
FRACTINT.IFS).
FILENAME=[.suffix]
Sets the default file extension used for the <r> command. When this
parameter is omitted, the default file mask shows .GIF and .POT files.
You might want to specify this parameter and the SAVENAME= parameter in
your SSTOOLS.INI file if you keep your fractal images separate from
other .GIF files by using a different suffix for them.
ORBITSAVE=yes
Causes the file ORBITS.RAW to be opened and the points generated by
orbit fractals or IFS fractals to be saved in a raw format. This file
can be read by the Acrospin program which can rotate and scale the image
rapidly in response to cursor-key commands. The filename ORBITS.RAW is
fixed and will be overwritten each time a new fractal is generated with
this option.
(see Barnsley IFS Fractals (p. 53) Orbit Fractals (p. 60) Acrospin
(p. 203)).