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- Gview version 2.5
- Copyright 1996 Spider Software
-
- This program requires a mouse driver and a VESA compatible graphics card.
-
- To register, click on the register button. Write down the eight letter
- code and send with a check of $15 to:
-
- Spider Software
- P.O. Box 1488
- Florence, OR 97439
-
- If you have an e-mail account please include your address.
-
- You can click your way through your directories and click on the image file
- that you want to view. The display will first look for .JPG, then .GIF,
- .BMP, .PXC, .TIF and .TGA extensions. If there is more than one graphic
- type in a directory, you will have to click on each graphic extension button
- to see a listing of all of the files. The buttons are visible only for those
- graphic files found in the directory.
-
- Click on the file name with the left mouse button to view it. Click on the
- file name with the right mouse button to get information about the file and
- to get the file modify buttons. Click on the modify buttons with the left
- mouse button to apply, or the right mouse button to cancel.
-
- Click on the directory name with the left mouse button to make this the
- current working directory. Click in the directory window with the right
- mouse button to make a new directory.
-
- Modify buttons:
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- Copy: This option allows you to copy a graphics file to another
- directory within the same drive. Click on the new
- directory, then click on the 'Copy' button.
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- Move: This option allows you to move a graphics file to another
- directory within the same drive. Click on the new
- directory, then click on the 'Move' button.
-
- Convert: This will load the current image and request that you pick a new
- graphics format. Click on one the graphic format buttons, and
- a new file will be created. The original file remains untouched.
- You will be prompted to click on the 'Overwrite' button if the
- file already exists. Click the right mouse button to cancel.
-
- Print: This option will allow printing on a Hewlett Packard LaserJet or
- DeskJet printer. Click on the correct buttons to choose your
- printer.
-
- Delete: Click this button to delete a file. There is no warning!
- If you accidentally delete a file, go to DOS and type UNDELETE.
-
- Resize: This will load the current image file and present a slide button
- to pick the percent size. Click and drag the button to the
- desired size. Click on the yellow button to accept. A new file
- will be created with a '_RS' ending to its name. You will be
- prompted to click on the 'Overwrite' button if the file already
- exists. Click the right mouse button to cancel.
-
- Cover: When you click this button, you will need to choose another image
- file to overlay on the first. After loading both files, a slide
- button will appear. Click and drag the slide button for more or
- less coverage. Click on the yellow button to accept. The second
- image will cover the first. While viewing the image, if you type
- 'S', a new file will be created with a '_CV' ending to its name.
- If the file exists, it will be overwritten without prompting.
-
- Rename:
- Enter a new name for your image file. Do not put in the extension
- as that will be done automatically. There is an eight character
- maximum length for file names.
-
-
- Configure buttons:
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- Slides: If this option is chosen and you click on an image to view, a
- slide show will start with that image and continue to the end of
- the list. Click on the 'Slides' button with the right mouse
- button to change the default delay of 15 seconds. Each time that
- you run the program, the delay returns to the default of 15
- seconds.
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- Fade:
- This small button will toggle the fade function on and off.
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- Sound:
- This will toggle the PC speaker sounds on and off.
-
- Color:
- Choose a preset background color or click with the right mouse
- button to customize the color.
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- Type GVIEW /? for a list of command line options.
-
- Write to:
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- Spider Software
- P.O. Box 1488
- Florence, OR 97439
- <spider@presys.com>
-