diff --git a/editor/ppmfade b/editor/ppmfade

index dcd7bf2..5091651 100755

--- a/editor/ppmfade

+++ b/editor/ppmfade

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ exec perl -w -x -S -- "$0" "$@"

 #

 ##############################################################################

 use strict;

+use File::Temp "tempdir";

 sub doVersionHack($) {

     my ($argvR) = @_;

@@ -149,20 +150,26 @@ if ($first_file ne "undefined") {

 print("Frames are " . $width . "W x " . $height . "H\n");

+#

+# We create a tmp-directory right here

+#

+my $tmpdir = tempdir("ppmfade.XXXXXX", CLEANUP => 1);

+

+

 if ($first_file eq "undefined") {

     print "Fading from black to ";

-    system("ppmmake \\#000 $width $height >junk1$$.ppm");

+    system("ppmmake \\#000 $width $height >$tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm");

 } else {

     print "Fading from $first_file to ";

-    system("cp", $first_file, "junk1$$.ppm");

+    system("cp", $first_file, "$tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm");

 }

 if ($last_file eq "undefined") {

     print "black.\n";

-    system("ppmmake \\#000 $width $height >junk2$$.ppm");

+    system("ppmmake \\#000 $width $height >$tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm");

 } else {

     print "$last_file\n";

-    system("cp", $last_file, "junk2$$.ppm");

+    system("cp", $last_file, "$tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm");

 }

 #

@@ -170,14 +177,14 @@ if ($last_file eq "undefined") {

 #

 # Here's what our temporary files are:

-#   junk1$$.ppm: The original (fade-from) image

-#   junk2$$.ppm: The target (fade-from) image

-#   junk3$$.ppm: The frame of the fade for the current iteration of the 

-#                the for loop.

-#   junk1a$$.ppm: If the fade involves a ppmmix sequence from one intermediate

-#                 image to another, this is the first frame of that 

-#                 sequence.

-#   junk2a$$.ppm: This is the last frame of the above-mentioned ppmmix sequence

+#   $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm: The original (fade-from) image

+#   $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm: The target (fade-from) image

+#   $tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm: The frame of the fade for the current iteration of the 

+#                	 the for loop.

+#   $tmpdir/junk1a$$.ppm: If the fade involves a ppmmix sequence from one intermediate

+#                         image to another, this is the first frame of that 

+#                         sequence.

+#   $tmpdir/junk2a$$.ppm: This is the last frame of the above-mentioned ppmmix sequence

 my $i;    # Frame number

 for ($i = 1; $i <= $nframes; $i++) {

@@ -185,147 +192,147 @@ for ($i = 1; $i <= $nframes; $i++) {

     if ($mode eq $SPREAD) {

         if ($i <= 10) {

             my $n = $spline20[$i] * 100;

-            system("ppmspread $n junk1$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmspread $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } elsif ($i <= 20) {

             my $n;

             $n = $spline20[$i] * 100;

-            system("ppmspread $n junk1$$.ppm >junk1a$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmspread $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk1a$$.ppm");

             $n = (1-$spline20[$i-10]) * 100;

-            system("ppmspread $n junk2$$.ppm >junk2a$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmspread $n $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk2a$$.ppm");

             $n = $spline10[$i-10];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1a$$.ppm junk2a$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1a$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2a$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } else {

             my $n = (1-$spline20[$i-10])*100;

-            system("ppmspread $n junk2$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmspread $n $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         }

     } elsif ($mode eq $SHIFT) {

         if ($i <= 10) {

             my $n = $spline20[$i] * 100;

-            system("ppmshift $n junk1$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmshift $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } elsif ($i <= 20) {

             my $n;

             $n = $spline20[$i] * 100;

-            system("ppmshift $n junk1$$.ppm >junk1a$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmshift $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk1a$$.ppm");

             $n = (1-$spline20[$i-10])*100;

-            system("ppmshift $n junk2$$.ppm >junk2a$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmshift $n $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk2a$$.ppm");

             $n = $spline10[$i-10];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1a$$.ppm junk2a$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1a$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2a$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } else {

             my $n = (1-$spline20[$i-10]) * 100;

-            system("ppmshift $n junk2$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmshift $n $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         }

     } elsif ($mode eq $RELIEF) {

         if ($i == 1) {

-            system("ppmrelief junk1$$.ppm >junk1r$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmrelief $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk1r$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i <= 10) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1$$.ppm junk1r$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk1r$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } elsif ($i <= 20) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-10];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1r$$.ppm junk2r$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1r$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2r$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } else {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-20];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk2r$$.ppm junk2$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk2r$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i == 10) {

-            system("ppmrelief junk2$$.ppm >junk2r$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmrelief $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk2r$$.ppm");

         }

     } elsif ($mode eq $OIL) {

         if ($i == 1) {

-            system("ppmtopgm junk1$$.ppm | pgmoil >junko$$.ppm");

-            system("rgb3toppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm " .

-                   ">junk1o$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmtopgm $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm | pgmoil >$tmpdir/junko$$.ppm");

+            system("rgb3toppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm " .

+                   ">$tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i <= 10) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1$$.ppm junk1o$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } elsif ($i <= 20) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-10];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1o$$.ppm junk2o$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } else {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-20];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk2o$$.ppm junk2$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i == 10) {

-            system("ppmtopgm junk2$$.ppm | pgmoil >junko$$.ppm");

-            system("rgb3toppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm " .

-                   ">junk2o$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmtopgm $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm | pgmoil >$tmpdir/junko$$.ppm");

+            system("rgb3toppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm " .

+                   ">$tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm");

         }

     } elsif ($mode eq $EDGE) {

         if ($i == 1) {

-            system("ppmtopgm junk1$$.ppm | pgmedge >junko$$.ppm");

-            system("rgb3toppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm " .

-                   ">junk1o$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmtopgm $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm | pgmedge >$tmpdir/junko$$.ppm");

+            system("rgb3toppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm " .

+                   ">$tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i <= 10) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1$$.ppm junk1o$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } elsif ($i <= 20) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-10];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1o$$.ppm junk2o$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } else {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-20];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk2o$$.ppm junk2$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i == 10) {

-            system("ppmtopgm junk2$$.ppm | pgmedge >junko$$.ppm");

-            system("rgb3toppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm " .

-                   ">junk2o$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmtopgm $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm | pgmedge >$tmpdir/junko$$.ppm");

+            system("rgb3toppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm " .

+                   ">$tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm");

         } 

     } elsif ($mode eq $BENTLEY) {

         if ($i == 1) {

-            system("ppmtopgm junk1$$.ppm | pgmbentley >junko$$.ppm");

-            system("rgb3toppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm " .

-                   ">junk1o$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmtopgm $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm | pgmbentley >$tmpdir/junko$$.ppm");

+            system("rgb3toppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm " .

+                   ">$tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i <= 10) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1$$.ppm junk1o$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } elsif ($i <= 20) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-10];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1o$$.ppm junk2o$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1o$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } else {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-20];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk2o$$.ppm junk2$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i == 10) {

-            system("ppmtopgm junk2$$.ppm | pgmbentley >junko$$.ppm");

-            system("rgb3toppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm junko$$.ppm " .

-                   ">junk2o$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmtopgm $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm | pgmbentley >$tmpdir/junko$$.ppm");

+            system("rgb3toppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm $tmpdir/junko$$.ppm " .

+                   ">$tmpdir/junk2o$$.ppm");

         }

     } elsif ($mode eq $BLOCK) {

         if ($i <= 10) {

             my $n = 1 - 1.9*$spline20[$i];

-            system("pamscale $n junk1$$.ppm | " .

-                   "pamscale -width $width -height $height >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("pamscale $n $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm | " .

+                   "pamscale -width $width -height $height >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } elsif ($i <= 20) {

             my $n = $spline10[$i-10];

-            system("ppmmix $n junk1a$$.ppm junk2a$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("ppmmix $n $tmpdir/junk1a$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2a$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         } else {

             my $n = 1 - 1.9*$spline20[31-$i];

-            system("pamscale $n junk2$$.ppm | " .

-                   "pamscale -width $width -height $height >junk3$$.ppm");

+            system("pamscale $n $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm | " .

+                   "pamscale -width $width -height $height >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

         }

         if ($i == 10) {

-            system("cp", "junk3$$.ppm", "junk1a$$.ppm");

-            system("pamscale $n junk2$$.ppm | " .

-                   "pamscale -width $width -height $height >junk2a$$.ppm");

+            system("cp", "$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm", "$tmpdir/junk1a$$.ppm");

+            system("pamscale $n $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm | " .

+                   "pamscale -width $width -height $height >$tmpdir/junk2a$$.ppm");

         }    

     } elsif ($mode eq $MIX) {

         my $fade_factor = sqrt(1/($nframes-$i+1));

-        system("ppmmix $fade_factor junk1$$.ppm junk2$$.ppm >junk3$$.ppm");

+        system("ppmmix $fade_factor $tmpdir/junk1$$.ppm $tmpdir/junk2$$.ppm >$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm");

     } else {

         print("Internal error: impossible mode value '$mode'\n");

     }

     my $outfile = sprintf("%s.%04d.ppm", $base_name, $i);

-    system("cp", "junk3$$.ppm", $outfile);

+    system("cp", "$tmpdir/junk3$$.ppm", $outfile);

 }

 #

 #  Clean up shop.

 #

-system("rm junk*$$.ppm");

+system("rm $tmpdir/junk*$$.ppm");

 exit(0);