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- SHOWBIT.DLL
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- This DLL is helpful when large bitmaps or many
- different bitmaps, which otherwise
- must be integrated into the help file, are to be displayed.
- 16,256 and more colors as well as gray scales can be shown
- under different resolutions of your graphic card.
- It is the ideal tool for electronic manual projects,
- hypertext books or simply to illustrate and "pop up" the winhelp
- source files you have already written. In addition, easy
- winhelp integration of multimedia elements (ShowBmp.dll) as well as
- execution of windows applications 'right from the winhelp text'
- is now provided.
- SHOWBIT enables the display of up to 16 bitmaps on one
- single help topic. It also enables to combine several animated bitmaps
- on one help topic.
-
- - BAGGAGE file support for all bitmaps and MCI files
- - GIF file display
- - PCX file display
- - works from different help projects at the same time
- - ** high resolution hotspot display **
- - hotspot functions: ** jumps, popups, legends and immediate sound play **
- - all DLL's very much smaller than before.
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- SHOWBIT is the younger brother of SHOWBMP.DLL, and is included
- in the total software package.
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- Installation
-
- (a) Copy the zipped file in a new subdirectory
- (b) Unzip it with the pkunzip -d option.
- (c) Then start winhelp.exe and open the file showbit.hlp
- (you can compile showbit.hlp from showbit.rtf with hc.exe
- [available in the CIS winsdk forum, libary winhelp])
- and install the supplemented help and demonstration file.
-
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- Quick reference:
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- Calling SHOWBIT.DLL from a help file is dead easy:
- In case you save your documents in RTF-format,
- copy SHOWBIT.DLL into an execution directory (HERE: C:\WINDOWS)
- and integrate the following line in your help document:
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- {ewl SHOWBIT.DLL,ShowBit_DLL,c:\pictures\test.bmp}
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- Explanation:
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- ewl SHOWBIT.DLL
- -> Fist argument: Execute command
- and complete path to SHOWBMP.DLL or
- use subdirectory known to system.
- ewc will center the bitmap
- (id the whole cmd line is centered),
- ewl will place it on the left side,
- ewr will place it on the right side
- of the topic window. ewl and ewr
- will allow text right or left from
- the bitmap.
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- ShowBit_DLL -> Second argument: DLL's Window class
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- c:\pictures\test.bmp -> Third argument : Complete path to
- bitmap .
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- {ewl C:\WINDOWS\SHOWBIT.DLL,ShowBit_DLL,c:\pictures\test.bmp [CMD]}
- *****
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- [CMD] -> Fourth argument: Special command
- (optional! To date, the commands
- available are (many others may follow):
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- MOVER n lets the bitmap slide in from the right side (n=speed)
- MOVEL n lets the bitmap slide in from the left side
- MOVET n lets the bitmap slide in from the top
- MOVEB n lets the bitmap slide in from the bottom
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- STRETCH n s
- lets the bitmap grow (speed n) from the initial size s
- [in % of total bitmap]
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- HOTSPOT_EDIT enables to define hotspots on high resolution images.
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- ********* Note *************
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- Device independent bitmap files (*.bmp, *.dib), GIF bitmap files
- and PCX files can be displayed with this version. Others might follow.
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- The DLL reads the bitmap file and corresponds with the Winhelp
- engine to adjust the client window size for the size of the bitmap.
- The DLL is removed from memory when WinHelp finishes.
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- Only in the shareware version
- of the program, which is for evaluation purposes,
- every bitmap will be displayed with a small title "evaluation display".
- If you register, you will receive a
- copy without limitations.
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- Registration: GO SWREG
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- # ID 2365 Single user version -> $ 49
- # ID 2500 Development version -> $ 149
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- The software package contains ShowBmp.dll and ShowBit.dll and demo
- material. In the development version you are allowed to pass the
- DLL's to you customers without royalty.
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- Current limitations:
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- - 16 bitmaps on one help topic page;
- - One instance of sound,video,animation
- at one time on one help topic page;
- - printing not supported
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- Further Notes:
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- {ewl SHOWBIT.DLL,ShowBit_DLL,.\BITMAPS\test.bmp [CMD]}
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- .... will work, if the dll is located in an execution directory
- (see "PATH" documentation) and if a subdirectory in the current
- help directory named "BITMAPS", which contains a file named
- "test.bmp", exists. Note the "." in front of "\BITMAPS\".
- This way to call the DLL will enable system
- independent file location of your help file, dll's and bitmaps.
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- Developed and tested on a 486 33 MHz 8 Mb System using
- Borland C++ 4.0 and WfW 3.11. Also runs with Visual Help and
- RoboHelp.
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- Have fun. Please contact me, as usual, in case of problems
- or suggestions.
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- Munich, 16.8.94
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- Dr. Rudolf Bumm
- Munich
- Germany
- (100025,2206)
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- Copyright 1993, 1994 and all rights reserved.
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- WINDOWS is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
- All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered
- trademarks of their respective holders.
- GIF is a file format of the COMPUSERVE coorp.
- PCX is a file format of Microsoft Corp.
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