# | README File for | | ELSA Windows SPIRIT 9 Display List Graphics Driver | Version 3.01.00.02 (not released) | | Copyright (c) 1999 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany) | | ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de | Sonnenweg 11 LocalWeb : +49-(0)241-938800 | D-52070 Aachen | | ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | 1630 Zanker Road | San Jose, CA 95112 | USA | | ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5 | Nanking East Road | Taipei 105 | Taiwan, R. O. C. | | ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | Mita Suzuki Building 3F | 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku | Tokyo 108-0014 | Japan | | 10/12/1999, GWinkler Contents 1. Overview 2. Installation 3. Remarks / Supported Graphics Boards 4. Version History 5. Known Problems ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Overview This directory/disk contains the ELSA Display Driver for the SPIRIT V.9 CAD application, running on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0. This file contains the newest information about the current driver release. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Installation Please start program SETUP.EXE on the installation disk and follow the instructions of the program. The SETUP automatically checks the SPIRIT 9 installation on your computer and installs the driver into the SPIRIT 9 directory. If SPIRIT 9 is not installed SETUP aborts driver installation. SETUP gets default directory from system registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\softTECH\SPIRIT\9\Path="" which for example may be "C:\ST9\SPIRIT". SETUP changes some entries within SPIRIT 9 configuration files which are - file DCAD.CFG in \ST9\SPIRIT DEVICE1=SWELSA DEVICE2=SWELSADL DEVICE2EMS=0 DEVICE2ARG=PARAMETER DEVICE3_1=STSHADE32 Video=ELSA Displaylist Grafiktreiber - file CRT9.LOG in \ST9\SPIRIT\DRIVER adds an entry for the ELSA SPIRIT 9 Display List Driver to get it run with SPIRITs CONFIG9.EXE configuration setting program. The driver DLLs will be copied to the SPIRIT directory. To uninstall the driver choose "Start\Settings\Control Panel". Double click on "Add/Remove Programs" icon. Select the "ELSA SPIRIT 9 Driver" entry and click on "Add/Remove" button. This will call the uninstall program which removes all driver files and registry settings from your system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Remarks / supported graphics boards The following ELSA graphics boards are supported by the ELSA SPIRIT 9 Display List Driver: ELSA WINNER 2000PRO/X (no multiple screens with NT 4) ELSA WINNER 3000-L (no multiple screens with NT 4) ELSA GLoria Synergy (currently no multiple screens with NT 4) ELSA Synergy II ELSA GLoria II Multiple screens are supported with Windows 98, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, NOT Windows 95. An ELSA Windows GUI driver, which supports multiple screens, is also needed. With Windows NT 4.0 the GUI driver must support the new POWERlib interface to run with multiple screens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Version History 4.1. Version 3.00.00.01 First release of ELSA SPIRIT 9 driver. 4.2. Version 3.00.00.02 SETUP.EXE - fixed installation error with previously installed "Accelerated Graphics Driver" DRW_HNTU.DLL - fixed wrong colors in 16bpp mode on Synergy II while restoring the SPIRIT drawing area 4.3. Version 3.00.00.03 SWELSA.DLL - disappearing of crosshair cursor with deep zoomins fixed SETUP.EXE - New setup program. Checks version of installed SPIRIT 9 release. Versions upto 9.07 will get a driver which does not support layers. Since release 9.08 a layer supporting driver will be installed. 4.4. Version 3.00.00.04 SWELSADL.DLL - Fixed wrong color problem with display list (pan and zoom). 4.5. Version 3.00.00.05 SWELSA.DLL - Fixed error with drivers text output function while getting empty character strings (null pointer problem) from the application. SPD9INFO.DLL - New DLL for driver information via "WINman-Suite/ELSA Info". 4.6. Version 3.00.00.06 SWELSA.DLL - Fixed problem with mirroring function: drawing of the axis of symmetry was to slow. 4.7. Version 3.00.00.08 SETUP.EXE, DRW_HNTU.DLL - Windows 2000 supported now DRW_HNTU.DLL - fixed Windows 9x resource problem 4.8. Version 3.00.01.00 SWELSA.DLL - fixed bug with font size and name. 4.9. Version 3.01.00.02 SWELSA.DLL, SWELSADL.DLL - Driver now calls SPIRIT 9 function, to recognize SPIRITs display list redraw abortion. - Improved drawing performance in XOR mode. DRW_HNTU.DLL - The ELSA SPIRIT 9 driver now supports multiple screens with following operating systems: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 (if the used graphics board has any ELSA Windows GUI driver supporting multiple screens too). With Windows NT 4.0 the GUI driver must support the new POWERlib interface to run with multiple screens. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Known Problems Please reinstall the ELSA SPIRIT driver after updating or reinstalling SPIRIT because this overwrites current DCAD.CFG and CRT9.LOG files. There are still some wrong colors in 256 color mode (8bpp) if SPIRIT application gets the input focus and the drawing area is to be restored. Please hit key to clear up the display.