hw/dmx/config/man/vdltodmx.man

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  29 .TH vdltodmx 1 __vendorversion__
  30 .SH NAME
  31 vdltodmx - dmx configuration file parser and printer
  32 .SH SYNOPSIS
  33 .B vdltodmx
  34 .I infile
  35 .I outfile
  36 .SH DESCRIPTION
  37 .I vdltodmx
  38 reads the input file, which should be in VDL configuration file format.
  39 After a successful parse, a file in Xdmx configuration file format is
  40 written to the output file.
  41 .P
  42 The VDL file format is used with
  43 .IR xmovie ,
  44 which is available from
  45 http://www.llnl.gov/icc/lc/img/xmovie/xmovie.html
  46 .SH EXAMPLE
  47 Given the following VDL-format file:
  48 .RS
  49 .nf
  50 0
  51 2
  52 #
  53 #
  54 2560 2048 Left two-thirds [restrict=*:2]
  55 2
  56 :2.1 1280 2048   0    0 0 0
  57 :2.2 1280 2048   1280 0 0 0
  58 4
  59 1280 1024 0      0
  60 1280 1024 0      1024
  61 1280 1024 1280   0
  62 1280 1024 1280   1024
  63 #
  64 2560 2048 Right two-thirds [restrict=*:2]
  65 2
  66 :2.2 1280 2048   0   0 0 0
  67 :2.3 1280 2048   1280 0 0 0
  68 4
  69 1280 1024 1280    0
  70 1280 1024 1280    1024
  71 1280 1024 2560 0
  72 1280 1024 2560 1024
  73 .fi
  74 .RE
  75 the following DMX-format file will be produced:
  76 .RS
  77 .nf
  78 #
  79 #
  80 virtual "Left two-thirds" 2560x2048 {
  81     display :2.1 1280x2048;
  82     display :2.2 1280x2048 @1280x0;
  83 }
  84 #
  85 virtual "Right two-thirds" 2560x2048 {
  86     display :2.2 1280x2048;
  87     display :2.3 1280x2048 @1280x0;
  88 }
  89 .fi
  90 .RE
  91 .SH BUGS
  92 If the VDL file is not in the expected format, the program will probably
  93 dump core.
  94 .SH "SEE ALSO"
  95 Xdmx(1), xdmxconfig(1), vdl(3), xmovie(1)