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MultiVu (tm) Version 2.0 (C) Copyright 1994 Phil Grenetz, Gordon Hegfield (C) Copyright 1995 Phil Grenetz Marketed by Ivden Technologies, Inc. Churchville, PA _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | |------------------- Thanks, | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware Phil Grenetz |__| o | Professionals Ivden Technologies,Inc. -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER ===================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- 1. INTRODUCTION TO MULTIVU 2. SHAREWARE CONCEPT 3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 4. PACKING LIST 5. INSTALLATION 6. USAGE NOTES 7. DISCLAIMER 8. DISTRIBUTION POLICY AND LICENSE 9. WHY AND HOW TO BECOME A REGISTERED USER 10. CLOSING WORD 1. INTRODUCTION TO MULTIVU ----------------------- MultiVu (tm) Ver. 2.0 is a Microsoft Windows (tm) hosted text file viewer. MultiVu will run under Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT. MultiVu has a number of powerful features which will make it a handy tool for technical professionals, business persons, all computer users who need to look at text files regularly in their work. Some of these features include: Find text and files on a hard disk or network drive View files up to 2 GB in size Browse contents of compressed archives View unformatted or in word wrapped or hex mode Launch the application associated with a document Copy, move, delete, and rename files Multiple Document Interface Drag 'n' drop support Multi-select files to open Select font and text color for each document Choose different screen and printer fonts Files 'preloaded' for smooth scrolling Load, search, or print while browsing Maintain bookmarks in each open file Compatible with Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and NT 2. SHAREWARE CONCEPT ----------------- "Shareware" is a term used to describe a system for distribution of software. Under the shareware concept, software may be freely copied and passed along to others, or distributed through bulletin board systems, shareware distribution companies, etc. As a recipient of a shareware program, you may use the software for a short trial period to determine if it meets your needs. If it does, you pay the registration fee. By paying the fee, you are granted the right to retain the software for your use. If the software is not suitable, then you may discard it. The shareware system provides substantial benefits to the computing community (of which YOU are a member): a) You get to try out the software BEFORE you buy it so you know exactly what you're buying. b) Shareware is substantially less expensive than most commercial programs. You don't pay for costly marketing programs and fancy packaging. c) You get access to a MUCH broader base of available programs. Thousands of excellent programs have been written by expert programmers who would never consider marketing commercially. Through the concept of shareware, these people make their programs available to the community. Usually, all they ask in return is a small fee to reward them for the time and effort they've put into the program. The system is based entirely on the honor system, and generally works quite well. (Most people are honest and wouldn't violate the trust placed in them by the author of the software.) Shareware is NOT free software - the author counts on your integrity. See Why and How to Become a Registered User. You are encouraged to copy this software and pass it along to others who may be interested in using it. 3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --------------- MultiVu (tm) was co-developed by Phil Grenetz and Gordon Hegfield and is published by Ivden Technologies, Inc. as part of a line of personal productivity utilities. (C) Copyright 1994 Phil Grenetz, Gordon Hegfield (C) Copyright 1995 Phil Grenetz 4. PACKING LIST ------------ MULTIVU.EXE Main Executable File MVLAUNCH.EXE Executable to be Associated with File Types in File Manager MULTIVU.INI Startup Defaults File MULTIVU.HLP On-line Help / Documentation File MVUCOM.PIF Information File for Controlling DOS Programs README.1ST This Conventional Documentation File REGISTER.FRM Registration Form UPDATE.DOC Change History since Version 1.0 FEEDBACK.DOC Comments from Users and Reviewers VENDOR.DOC Shareware Vendor Distribution Policy Statement BBS.DOC BBS Distribution Policy Statement SUPPORT.DOC Tech Support Policy OMBUDSMN.DOC ASP Ombudsman Statement FILE_ID.DIZ Old Standard Product Description File VENDINFO.DIZ New Standard Product Description File 5. INSTALLATION ------------ Install the program by following these steps: a) Copy the file MULTVU20.ZIP to the directory of your choice b) Extract the compressed contents by using the shareware decompression program PKUNZIP. If you don't have a copy, you can probably get one where you obtained MultiVu. You can download it from most BBSs and info services, e.g., CompuServe. c) Add MultiVu to any Windows program group, e.g., Accessories. [Consult your Windows user manual or select Help from the Program Manager.] MultiVu's icons and bitmaps are imbedded in the executable file. They will automatically appear when the program is run. d) If you want to have a file viewer at the ready throughout a Windows session, add MultiVu to your Startup group or add MULTIVU.EXE (prefixed with the directory where you placed it) to the LOAD= command in your WIN.INI file. e) To keep MultiVu out of the way, you may check Run Minimized in the properties dialog presented when you add MultiVu to a program group. This will allow you to take full advantage of MultiVu's drag 'n' drop support. MultiVu can be removed by following these steps: a) Delete all files in the directory in which you installed it. b) If you added MultiVu as an item in a program group under Program Manager, you may delete the item by clicking on its icon to select it, pressing the Del key, and responding to the confirmation prompt c) Then, if you created a program group for MultiVu, you can delete it by pressing the Del key when no other program icons remain in the program group window. d) Finally, delete the MULTIVU.INI from your WINDOWS directory. 6. USAGE NOTES ----------- CUSTOMIZING THE TOOL On startup, MultiVu looks for a file called MULTIVU.INI in your installation directory. It records default settings to be used for files and windows opened during the current session. These settings, which govern various formatting, convenience, presentation, and other behaviors, have global default values which are used the first time you load MultiVu. The settings can be changed at any time during a session by selecting Change Default Settings from the Options menu. Each of the following paragraphs addresses a category of settings. See the online help for additional information. Some categories of settings are covered only online. Directory Settings ------------------ MultiVu maintains relatively small temporary files on your hard disk or network file server. This can be a problem for network administrators trying to avoid multiuser conflicts. To solve this problem, you can choose Change Default Settings from the Options menu and specify the appropriate directory for temporary files by entering a directory path into the edit window labelled Temp Directory, such as the following: c:\winapps\junk An alternative solution is to set the environment variable MVPATH to the directory where temporary files should be stored. File Type Settings ------------------ The File Open and Scan Disk dialogs present a list of file types to which the dialog's action is restricted, e.g., Text Files (*.txt). You can set the default file type by choosing Change Default Settings from the Options menu and entering text into the edit windows labelled Default File Type Text and Default File Pattern. Enter in the edit window labelled Default File Type Text the text describing the file type you wish to be presented by default in the File Open and Scan Disk dialogs, Write Files (*.wri) for example. Enter in the one labelled Default File Pattern the specification, including wild card characters, of fle file names to be displayed along with the default file type, *.wri for example. Multiple patterns must be delimited by semicolons. Format ------ On displaying and printing a document, MultiVu automatically uses preset defaults. You can override this default behavior by choosing Change Default Settings from the Options menu. By default, MultiVu expands each tab to 5 spaces. You can override that with your own default by entering a different value into the edit window labelled Expand a Tab. By default, MultiVu loads, displays, and prints a document without formatting. You can override that with your preferred format by selecting it in the Initial Format section of the default settings dialog. You select it by clicking the applicable radio button with the mouse. You can also change the view format of the file in the current window at any time from the View menu. By default, MultiVu converts unprintable characters to the pipe symbol ( | ) for display and printing purposes. This ensures that if such characters appear in a document, you will be aware of it. You can change this substitute character to any printable character, including a space by entering the preferred character in the edit window labelled Substitute a ... for Control / Graphic Character. OPENING FILES There are three methods for opening files with MultiVu. With drag 'n' drop, you can select one or more files from the Windows File Manager or third party File Manager replacement. It must be a drag 'n' drop server. You may drag these files to the MultiVu icon (if running minimized) or to any part of the MultiVu main window, if the window is visible. You must keep the left mouse button down until you reach the target area, then release it. MultiVu also provides the common File Open dialog box, accessible from the File menu, Open option. It offers multi-select capabilities, like File Manager. Third, you can create associations between MultiVu and specific files or all files with a particular extension, e.g., txt. See the topic: LAUNCHING MULTIVU BY FILE ASSOCIATION, in the online help, for details. 7. DISCLAIMER ---------- IVDEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (IVDEN) HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IVDEN WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES DUE TO LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER REASON, EVEN IF IVDEN OR AN AGENT OF IVDEN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL IVDEN'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. 8. DISTRIBUTION POLICY AND LICENSE ------------------------------- Distribution Policy ------------------- ANY ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTING MULTIVU FOR ANY KIND OF REMUNERATION IS AUTHORIZED TO DO SO IF IT ADHERES TO THE GUIDELINES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS (ASP) FOR SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS. Permission to distribute the MultiVu package is not transferable, assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of this limited distribution license. U.S. Government Information: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government of the computer software and documentation in this package shall be subject to the restricted rights applicable to commercial computer software as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013 (DFARS 52.227-7013). The Contractor/manufacturer is Ivden Technologies, Inc., 87 Arbor Road, Churchville, PA 18966-1007. Ivden Technologies, Inc. may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Ivden Technologies, Inc. License to Use MultiVu ---------------------- MultiVu (tm) is a copyrighted software package. It is being distributed as user supported shareware. By using or distributing this package, you agree to the following: You are granted a limited license to try this program, MultiVu, for 30 days. If you find this software useful and wish to continue using it after the 30 day evaluation period, you must pay the registration fee. Registration for use on a single personal computer is $19.00. You may, instead, register for installation on a local area network (LAN) server. The LAN registration fee of $49 permits an unlimited number of concurrent users on the registered server. Shipping and Handling is additional for either type of license. Register for each personal computer and each LAN server on which MultiVu is installed. See Why and How to Become a Registered User. No other license or rights are granted by implication or otherwise. After evaluating MultiVu, if you continue to use it, you MUST register. 9. WHY AND HOW TO BECOME A REGISTERED USER --------------------------------------- Here's a small sample of what people around the world are saying about MultiVu: "MultiVu .. is a smooth operator, letting you load, search, or print while you're browsing. All this, and MULTVU10.ZIP (87K) is just $19.00 to register." Windows Online Review, Issue 94, February, 1995 ====================================================================== ".. it can scan your hard disk for files that contain a certain keyword. Undoubtedly you've had occassions that you knew you had a file somewhere which contains certain information, but you had no idea where to find it. Splendid!" ".. from a group of American shareware-authors who we know to release fast and technically well-written software, so we have good hopes that future versions will be even better. MultiVu is well worth registering." PC Active, the Netherlands, June 1995 issue. ====================================================================== In exchange for registering your copy of MultiVu, you will receive: - the current version without the registration reminder - a copy of Smiler Shell, about which the following comments have been made in the press: "New way to bring the power of DOS into Windows" (Brian Livingston, InfoWorld) "Very slick! Extremely handy and well-designed." (Windows OnLine Review). - the next version of MultiVu when it is available. In addition, you will receive a listing of other Ivden products. To register, do one of the following: - fill out the registration form (see REGISTER.FRM) and send it or a note with the applicable registration fee to: Ivden Technologies, Inc. 87 Arbor Road Churchville, PA 18966-1007 - register via the CompuServe Information Service: GO SWREG and select Register Shareware MultiVu is Product Number 2993 (one user) or 8423 (LAN version) - order by credit card from Public (software) Library PsL accepts MasterCard, Visa, Amex, and Discover Cards (800) 2424-PsL or (713) 524-6394 (Voice) (713) 524-6398 (FAX) CompuServe e-mail at 71355,470. 7:00 am to 7:00 pm CST Monday-Friday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on weekends (MultiVu is Product Number 11408) PsL also takes orders at P.O.Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705. Use a credit card or a check or money order in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. THE ABOVE PHONE NUMBERS ARE FOR ORDERS ONLY. Any questions about the status of an order, refunds, registration options, volume discounts, site licenses, dealer pricing, product details, technical support, etc, must be directed to: Ivden Technologies, Inc. 87 Arbor Road Churchville, PA 18966-1007 (215) 322-8205 (Voice or FAX) CompuServe ID: 71221,3602 Support BBS: (215) 322-5114 Please read the files SUPPORT.DOC and OMBUDSMN.DOC. They define the support you can expect from Ivden Technologies, Inc. and the ASP when you become a registered user of MultiVu. 10. CLOSING WORD ------------ We hope you find that MultiVu makes your Windows environment more productive. If you like the product, please register it. If you have comments -- positive or negative -- please share them with us.