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- │ The NOMSSI Viewer Release 1.0 (4.8.93) │
- │ An image file viewer for Super VGA │
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- │ Copyright (c) 1993 by NOMSSI NZALI Jacques Hubert Christian │
- │ All Rights Reserved. │
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- The NOMSSI Viewer reads and displays images archived in files in Windows BMP,
- GIF, PCX, TIFF and TGA files formats. Once loaded, the images can be palette
- edited and dumped to a palette colour TIFF file. The NOMSSI Viewer has
- mouse support, slide show support and online help (Press F1).
- It requires a PC with a Super VGA graphic cards running DOS 3.3 or higher.
- The SVGA chipsets
- Acumos, Ahead, ATI, AL2101, Chips&Tech, Cirrus, Cirrus54, Compaq,
- Everex, Genoa, MXIC, NCR, Oak, Paradise, Poach, PRIMUS, Realtek,
- S3, Trident, ET3000, ET4000, Video7
- and the VESA extensions should be autodetected, allowable screen resolution
- are found.
-
- You may want to use The Universal VESA TSR, a stand alone program
- copyright (C) 1993 by Kendall Bennett. Look for the file UVESAxx.ZIP at
-
- godzilla.cgl.rmit.oz.au: /kjb/MGL
- or at SIMTEL20 msdos/graphics directory
-
- Acknowledgment:
- The SVGA auto detection uses the VGADOC package,
- (c) 1993 by Finn Th¢gersen.
-
- Files in distribution
-
- README.NV This file
- NV.EXE The executable
- NV.HLP Online Help texts
- NVGER.HLP german help texts. Rename it to NV.HLP
- REGISTER.FRM register form
-
- USAGE : NV [-V]
-
- Problem:
- The VESA get modeinfo call (4F01h) may hang up some machines (bug?).
- Use the -V switch to disable VESA mode checking.
-
- Hotkeys
-
- General
- Alt + Key select an active Option. Press left Alt-key *together*
- with the lightening letter.
- (i.e. Alt + S for "SlideShow", Alt + A for "Scan",
- Alt + N for "Name").
- Alt+F3 Close window
- ESC Cancel the current operation.
- Enter Confirm a vaild input/selection
- TAB select (highlight) the next field in a dialogbox.
-
- Help: F1 Open Helpwindow
- F5 Zoom/restore size of the active helpwindow
- Ctrl+F5 Change the size and/or position of the active window
-
- File: F3 Open dialogbox "Load an image file"
- Space bar select (tag/reverse tag) file. Needed for Slideshow or
- for group copy
- Gray + tag all files
- Gray - clear all tags
- Gray x or * reverse all tags
- F10 go to the menubar
- F7 copy file(s)
- F8 slide show
-
- Options: F9 Open dialogbox "Options"
-
- Tools
- Ins Brightness +
- Del Brightness -
- Home Contrast +
- End Contrast -
- F10 restore original palette
- F2 Save as TIFF-file
- PgUp/PgDn scroll up/down (slow)
- arrow keys scroll (fast)
-
- Slideshow: F8
- Space bar freeze image, stop (Mouse right button)
- Enter continue, next image (Mouse left button)
- TAB reverse image ordering
- ESC cancel slide show, end
-
- Hint: To open more than one window at a time, switch to the menu item
- DOS SHELL or EXIT and press F3
-
- LICENSING AGREEMENT
-
- "The NOMSSI Viewer" is SHAREWARE. It is requested that all users comply
- with the following licensing and registration provisions if they use
- The NOMSSI Viewer on a regular basis. Should you find this program useful,
- please, register it. You will got the latest release of "The NOMSSI Viewer".
- The user fee for this Sofware is DM 34,- or US$25 (see REGISTER.FRM).
-
- You may copy and distribute verbatim UNMODIFIED copies of these Sofware as
- long as its remains in it complete form with all support files, documentation
- files and this license agreement. You may charge a distribution fee for the
- physical act of transferring a copy.
- You may not copy, sublicense, distribute or transfer The NOMSSI Viewer
- except as expressly provided under this License Agreement. Any attempt
- otherwise to copy, sublicense, distribute or transfer The NOMSSI Viewer is
- void and your rights to use the program under this License agreement
- shall be automatically terminated. However, parties who have received
- computer software programs from you with this License Agreement will not
- have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full
- compliance.
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- Except when otherwise stated in writing, NOMSSI NZALI Jacques Hubert
- Christian, refered hereafter as "The author" and/or other parties provide
- "The NOMSSI Viewer" "as is", without warranty of any kind, either expressed
- or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as
- to the quality and performance of "The NOMSSI Viewer" is with you.
-
- In no event unless required by applicable law will The author and/or any
- other party who may redistribute "The NOMSSI Viewer" as permited above be
- liable to you for damages, including any lost profits, lost monies, or other
- specials, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or the
- inability to use "The NOMSSI Viewer" (including but not limited to loss of
- data or losses sustained by third parties or a failure of the program to
- operate with any picture or any other programs), even if you have been
- advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other
- party.
-
- Mere aggregation of another unrelated program with this program on a volume
- of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other program under
- the scope of these terms.
-
-
- Please report problems, suggestions comments concerning the program
- or the licensing agreement to
-
- MAIL NOMSSI NZALI Jacques Hubert Christian
- Thueriger Weg 3/435
- 09126 Chemnitz
- Germany
-
-
- E-MAIL Internet: nomssi@physikus.physik.tu-chemnitz.de
-
-
- "The Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of
- CompuServe Incorporated. GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of
- CompuServe Incorporated."
-
- PC, PC/AT are trademarks, and IBM is a registered trademark,
- of International Business Machines Corporation.
-
- All other products or services mentioned in this manual, including:
-
- Acumos, Ahead, ATI, Chips&Tech, Cirrus, Compaq,Genoa, NCR, Oak, Paradise,
- Poach, PRIMUS, Realtek, S3, VGA, Paradise, Everex, Trident, Video 7,
- Tseng Labs, MS-DOS, PC-DOS, PCX, Windows, OS/2, PC Paintbrush, GIF,
- Compuserve
- are trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, or
- registered service marks of their respective companies or organizations.
-
- We state that we are using the other trademarked names only in a
- editorial fashion, with no intention of infringement of the trademark.
-