XX XX XXXXXX XX XX XX XX XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XX XXXX XXXXXX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX X-Philes CD-Rom (The Underground Version) (c) 1995 Synchron Data All rights reserved 1995-11-10 Welcome to the X-Philes CD-Rom! How to install the X-Philes Windows fileviewer: To install the software you just run the SETUP.EXE program from the \INSTALL directory on the CD-Rom and then follow the instructions. This software will copy the software to your harddisk and create a program icon for it in Windows. If you don't want to install the software you can run XPHILES.EXE in the \EXEC directory to start the program directly from the CD. Please read the DISCLAIM.TXT file before using this product. ** The creators of this CD does not take any responsibility for ** ** any experiments with the things described in these files. ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to use the X-Philes viewer: The first window that appears when you start the viewer is the area list. This is the list of all file areas located on the CD and all the files on this CD can be found in these areas. You only have to click ONE time with the left mousebutton to access these areas. A scrollbar will appear in the bottom of the list if all areas can not fit the window at the same time. You can allways use the escape-key to close the top window, except the main window. On top of the area list window there is a menu where you can do the following: File: Set CD-Rom drive: Normally the viewer searches automatically for the X-Philes CD-Rom. But if it can not find it, you can manually set the correct drive where the CD is located. Reset Settings: This option lets you center all the windows and set their default size. This can be useful if you have moved/resized the windows and you want them back at the original position and size. Save Settings: This is used to save windows size, position and fonts to a setup file and next time you start the viewer these settings will be automatically loaded. Edit: Set Font: Allows you to customize how the text in the area list will appear. Search: Search: (Control + F) This option lets you search all the files description for a given keyword. The search will be made in all file areas on the CD. A maximum of 1000 search hits will be listed. Info: About X-Philes: Displays info about this product and system. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The filelist(Area view) window will appear everytime you have selected an area or made a successfully keyword search. The window will show you all the files in the selected area or all the files that mateched in the search. In the demo version of the X-Phile, the files that can be viewed have a star '*' infront of them and the color of the file is black. All the files that have a grey color can only be viewed in the real version of the X-Philes CD. If you click on one of the files, an event will be activated depending on the function selected in the "function" menu. You can scroll the window Up or Down using the scrollbar to the right of the window or using the Cursor/Page Up/Down keys. On top of the window you can find a menu where you can do the following: File: Close: (F1) Allows you to close the window and go to the previous area list window. The Escape key or F1 key on your keyboard will also activate this function. Edit: You can set the style of the text in the area viewer with this function. Search: This function has the same function as the Search in the previous windows. The difference is that in this case, you can select if you want to search in this area(local search) or in all areas. Function: You can select what you want to do when you select a file with the left mousebutton. If you select a file and press shift at the same time the length of file will be displayed at the top of the window. These functions can also be selected by clicking on the "VIEW", "COPY", "UPLOAD" -buttons located just above the filelist. View File: If the filename you have selected ends with .ZIP, another window will appear with a list of the contents of the .ZIP file. From this list you can then select what file to display. The escape key or "Go Back" button will close the window. If you press the big "X" button, the first file in the list will be selected. On the bottom of the "Zip Contents" window you can select what you want to do with the chosen file. The function of these buttons is the same as the one in filelist window. If the filename does not end with .ZIP, the fileviewer window or the picture viewer will appear. Copy File: This function allows you to copy the selected file to an another drive for later use. If you choose a file with this option, a file selector will appear where you can select the target drive and directory. Upload File: This function is useful if you want to transfer the file to another computer or calculator using the standard RS-232 serial port. X-modem is used as protocol for transferring the files. You can only Upload files in this viewer, not downloading. A special X-Modem uploading window will appear when you select a file. In this window, you can select the desired communication speed and communication port. When the target machine is ready, just press the "Start Transfer" button to start the upload. If you press the "Cancel" button while uploading, the upload will be aborted. Just press the cancel button or the escape key to return to the previous window. Info: Will display a dialogbox with the file length of the selected file. another way to display the length of a file is to hold down shift and select a file. The length will then be displayed at the top of the window. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The fileviewer window: In this window, the actual contents of the file are displayed. You can use the scrollbar to the right or the Cursor/Page Up/Down keys to scroll the text up or down. On top of the Window, you can view the following parameters: * Number of lines of the text * Number of characters in the text (the filelength) * The cursors vertical posistion * The cursors horizontal position In the topmenu you can do the following: File: Save As: This is the function to use if you want to save the text in the viewer to an external file. A fileselector will appear in which you can select the destination name, drive and directory. Printer Setup: This is used to setup the printer. Print: If you want to print out the text to your printer, this is the right option for you. When this option is selected, a messagebox is displayed with the amount of lines the text consists of. Press "OK" to start printing and "Cancel" to return to the viewer without printing. Close: Will return you to the previous window. You can also use F1 or the escape key to do the same thing. Edit: Copy: Will copy the text you have selected with the mouse into the Windows clipboard or into some other application. Font: Set Font: This is used to set the style of the text. Search: Find: (Control +F) You select this option to start a new search. A window will appear in which you can enter the keyword to search for. Find Next: (Control +N) Finds the next line that matches the keyword. Find Previous: (Control +P) Finds the previous line that matches the keyword. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Graphics viewer: If the file you are trying to view has the following extensions: .GIF .JPG .BMP .IMG .PCX .TGA .TIF .DIB The graphics viewer will be activated and try to load the picture for viewing. In the graphics viewer you can do the following: *Zoom the pictures in several steps *Print the picture *SET JPEG picture parameters ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Please write to us if you find any bugs or if you have some ideas for the future revision of the X-Philes CD-Rom. Synchron Data Tore Nestenius Tranbaersvaegen 25 S-372 38 Ronneby Sweden BBS: +46 (0)431-17506 email: dt93tn@pt.hk-r.se 100554.1465@compuserve.com Compuserve: 100554.1465 All the information found on the X-Philes is meant for educational purposes only. Publishers and distributors does not take any responsibility for the use of the of the information contained on this CD-Rom. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may resulf from the use of the X-Philes. All files found on the X-Philes is belived to be shareware or in the public-domain. Please support the shareware authors if you find any useful files. The X-Philes is copyrighted (c) 1995 Synchron Data, all rights reserved.