Please make a UltraFractal clone. UltraFractal is a program who draws many fractals. All the power of the program stays only in some scripts with fractal formulas, coloring methods so it is not hard(for an experieced program) to write (or to modify an existent) formula parser. All types of features who exists in UltraFractal exists also in The GIMP too (eg. Alpha Channel support, Layers, etc), so they can be "linked" toghether to produce all fractals from UltraFractal. All thing is to be done is a formula interpreter that interprets all formulas/parameter, I think that you don't need to know much about fractals because, like I said, all formulas/types are in external scripts. Please test UltraFractal (www.ultrafractal.com) to see that even if the images obtained from it are great, it will be not very hard to "clone" it on GIMP. After instll it please see the *.ucl, *.ufm, *.uxf files from the UltraFractal directory or read the "UltraFractal programming" help. Even if you'll make only a formula intrepreter (without interface) it will be great. I recomand to do this as a "The Gimp" PLUG-IN. If you'll do this, The Gimp will be known also as "the best fractal rendering tool"; a good reason for this is also the post-rendering retouching capabilities in The GIMP (I mean after you render a fractal you can modify the image with paint tools from The Gimp) who doesn't exists in UltraFractal. Unfortunately, UltraFractal is not free :-(, so if you'll make a clone of it you'll give to us the freedom.... Please make it; you'll make many people happy. Thank you very much. Paul. ______________________________________________________________________ Do you want a free e-mail for life ? Get it at http://www.email.ro/
