MagicPoint 

-- an X11 based presentation tool 

http://www.mew.org/mgp/


ftp://ftp.mew.org/pub/MagicPoint/magicpoint-1.06a.tar.gz
592 Kb    1999 Jul 29 


Lack libttf.a so build with --disable-freetype --disable-vflib
[2000 Apr 28: have libttf.a, so only need to disable freetype; no this
fails with 1.07]

try apt-get install freetype2

    cd /usr/local/src/magicpoint-1.06a/             ## or /sda3/magicpoint-1.06a
    ./configure --disable-freetype --disable-vflib  ## or  ./configure --disable-freetype
    xmkmf
    make Makefiles
    make -k
  [su root]
    make install
    make install.man

Built and installed without reported error.
[To install xmkmf install: ivtools-dev   4Mb]

    cd /usr/local/src/magicpoint-1.06a/sample
    mgp tutorial.mgp

     mgp outfile.mgp -g 740x900+250+30




Usage: mgp [opts] mgpfile
	-b <color>: Specify background color
	-d: Demo mode - go through the presentation
	-g <geometry>: Set window geometry
	-h Display this help message
	-n: Disables control key input from tty
	-o: Do not override the window manager
	-p <page>: Start at the specified page
	-q Do not beep on errors
	-t <timeslot>: Enable presentation timer
	-v: Show version number and quit
	-w <dir>: Specify a working directory
	-x <engine>: Disable specified rendering engine
	-B: Ignore background image
	-C: Use private colormap
	-D <dir>: Generate html pages for the presentation
	-F<mode>,<effect>,<value>: Use forwarding caches
	-G: Page guide is on
	-O: Obey to the window manager
	-Q <quality>: Set background image quality(0-100)
	-R: Do not perform automatic reload
	-S: Do not process directives that forks process
	-T <timestampfile>: Update timestampfile on page refresh
	-V: Be verbose
	-X <gsdevice>: ghostscript device to use