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- 1) Select all files by clicking on the first file in the file list and
- dragging the mouse to the end of the file list. You can also create a
- catalog of any combination of files. You can hold down the <Shift> key
- while using the mouse to add and subtract files from being selected.
- Also, if no files are selected, GDS will catalog every file.
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- 2) Next, select "Create Catalog" from the "View" menu. Use the "up" and
- "down" arrow keys to increase or decrease the number of thumbnails
- displayed on the screen.
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- 3) Make sure the "Borders" and "Labels" options are set as you want them.
- Type "L" and "B" to change them, or use the mouse and click on the
- "Labels" and "Borders" buttons.
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- 4) Press <Enter─┘> to start generating the first screen.
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- 5) When each screen is done, press <Alt-W> to write the screen out as a GDS
- catalog GIF file. GDS names the files sequentially like GDS000.GIF,
- GDS001.GIF, GDS002.GIF, unless you've used the "/N<name>" command line
- option (see "COMMAND LINE OPTIONS" below.)
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- 6) You can print the catalog image by pressing 'P' at the prompt after each
- catalog screen is completed. If you do, GDS prints the catalog image and
- then returns you to the prompt again, in case you want to save the file or
- exit. GDS printouts support Hewlett Packard LaserJet II, 3, 4 and
- compatible printers (also see the /#LPT2: command line option for printer
- configuration information; the printer must be configured properly).
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- 7) You're done. When you look at the GIF files, you will be able to click on
- a picture and see the original as long as the original file is in the
- current file list (if it's in the same directory; it usually is). You can
- also use <PgUp> and <PgDn> to move through multiple screen catalogs while
- viewing the catalogs.
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- HELPFUL HINTS
- Some users like to generate catalogs with a black background, rather than a
- white one. White backgrounds are the default mode for GDS, and are great for
- printing catalogs. If you do need to use a black background, you can toggle
- the "White Catalog Backgnd" option in the "View" menu.
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- If you have to catalog a large number of images, you can use the /W<n> command
- line option to tell GDS to automatically write catalog images. Here's how it
- works:
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- 1) Start GDS with the /W<n> option. The "<n>" is the first file number, for
- example, /W4 would write the first catalog as GDS004.GIF.
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- 2) Use GDS to create the first catalog screen (as described at the top of
- this document).
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- 3) When GDS is done creating the catalog, type <Alt-W> to write the image as
- a GIF file and continue making catalog screens. From this point on, GDS
- will automatically write successive catalog screens to GIF files.
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- This process can also be automated from the command line, by using the /P
- option. Just specify the path/file specification of the files to be cataloged
- and include the /P<n> and /W<n> options. The "/P" option sets the number
- thumbnail tiles across for the catalog screens. For example, /P4 would
- create catalog screens with four thumbnails across, and probably four high.
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- If you create catalogs from the DOS prompt, you can control the labelling,
- borders, and background color as well:
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- /L0 - Disable thumbnail labels (/L1 enables them)
- /U0 - Disable thumbnail borders (/U1 enables them)
- /~A0 - Use black background for catalog screens (/~A1 uses white)
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- See the "Command Line Options" section of the "Help" menu for more details
- about obscure catalog options.
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