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From: mjkobb@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Melt
Summary: It works fine with color!!!!
Message-ID: <2331@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Date: 3 May 90 23:32:01 GMT
Reply-To: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA
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Recently, David Elliott wrote:

:This DA, as well as many screen-manipulation programs, doesn't work
:with large screens or color.
 
:If this is the Melt I once tried, it puts up a faked screen and melts
:that.  The SunView, Apollo, and X melt programs I've seen actually
:take a snapshot of the current screen and manipulate that.  Really
:great with a network:  Gee, it's sure getting hot in here... (hit
:carriage return key) Whew!
 

Just to clarify things, the Melt DA works just dandy with color, although it's
slower with 24-bit color than with 1 (unsurprisingly).  It does actually melt
your current screen (i.e. it takes a snapshot).  Much more interesting than
just putting up a fake, I'd think!

--Mike