Oil

Oil is an extension to Tcl which provides a high-level method to control graphics, effects and other media systems. Writing simple screens with FX and animation is almost laughably easy. At the time of writing it provides:

• Objects stacked on top of each other and acting individually.
• All manipulations happen in real-time.
• Per-object filters, which provide effects and manipulations (without affecting the object's own data) and which can be chained for a large combination of effects.
• Scaling (only height at time of writing)
• Animation
• Movement
• Automatic load/speed reaction: animation and movement are based on time so the script-writers do not need to concern themselves with the speed of the platform or load irregularities.
• Other basic graphical functionality: transparency, colour keys etc.

Requirements

• Tcl >= 8.4
• SDL >= 1.2

Credits

• Kristoffer Lawson, design, most of the code
• Taneli Korhonen, some filters

Other Contributions

• Clif Flynt (helping to debug and test).

Download

• Source code
• Compiled shell (Intel Linux)

Applications

• Only Managers Require Accuracy by Sleber Eid
• Demo in Two Hours by Sleber Eid

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