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- Marl, January 10. 1993
-
-
- New Features:
- """""""""""""
- - [2.20] (testversion)
- o loads VIDAS
- o loads and saves TARGA
- o loads RSC-Files (also extended INTERFACE format,
- no color-icon-support)
- o color-icons will show in there monochrom version.
- o can transfer RSC to raster-files
- o Open a new window, when tranfering a GEM-Meta or RSC into Raster
- o Request before overwrite files
- o Better restore colors using window cycle
- o Absoulut size for zooming can used
- o Supports gray-level resolution
- o Fixing bugs: - saving TrueColor TIFF
- - scaling monochome pictures
- - clip & zoom
-
-
- - [2.19b]: (Translation will made later!)
- o Searching for GEMVIEW.INF:
- - actually directory.
- - directory, where GEM-View started from.
- - pathes, which can find in EnvVar 'PATH='.
- - ROOT-Dir of actually directory.
- - ROOT-Dir of directory, where GEM-View started from.
- o New entry in GEMVIEW.INF (optional) for install the graphic mode
- in HighColor and TrueColor, if GEM-View cannot calc it automaticly.
- (see also GRAPHIC-MODE)
- For Falcon (not need)
- 'M15 rrrrrggg ggxbbbbb GraphicMode'
- 'M16 rrrrrggg gggbbbbb GraphicMode'
- Für Crazy Dots (need), Spectrum (not need)
- 'I15 xrrrrrgg gggbbbbb GraphicMode'
- 'I16 rrrrrggg gggbbbbb GraphicMode'
- 'I24 rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb GraphicMode'
- Für Mega Vision 300 (? need)
- 'M32 rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb xxxxxxxx GraphicMode'
- [I == Intel, M == Motorola][nn == #planes] [description of bytes]
- If this entry is found in your .INF-File this information will take.
- If no info is found in .INF GEMVIEW try to calc this information
- automaticly.
- Try it first without this entries!
- o Beim Anklicken der Fensternamen im "Window"-Menu mit Sondertasten:
- - <SHIFT> identisch mit Fuller
- - <CNTRL><ALT> identisch mit Closer
- - <SHIFT><CNTRL> nicht bei GEM-View-Fenster
- Schließt das Fenster ohne den Inhalt entgültig zu löschen, dies
- wird im Menu durch ein Closer-Symbol vor dem Namen dargestellt.
- Je nach Wahl des Flags "External Iconify" werden die eigent-
- lichen Daten ins Dir "IconifyPath" gespeichert, nur eine geringe
- Verwaltungsinfo verbleibt im Speicher oder die Daten verbleiben
- vollständig im Hauptspeicher.
- o <ALT>Q beendet nach Rückfrage die laufende Aktion (identisch zu
- Close LOG-Window) oder das Programm.
- o Alert bei Programmende (<ALT>Q, ohne Alert <CTRL>Q)
- o Konvertierung von Bildern mit oder ohne Anzeige
- - Farb- und TC-Bilder auch in monochrom konvertierbar, mit oder
- ohne auswählbarer Farbreduzierung
- - Farb- und TC-Bilder können auch in Farbauflösunge mit geringerer
- Farbanzahl konvertiert werden.
- - Konvertierung ohne Qualitätsverlust oder nach entsprechender
- wählbarer Verarbeitung (Zoom, Rotate, Colors, Colordither, ...)
- o Window/Dialog-Redraw verbessert
- o Smart Redraw wird korrekt verarbeitet
- o Verbesserte Farbzuordnung
- o Dialoge auf Schwarz/Weiß schalten, wenn Farbabstand (0, 1) zu klein
- o TIFF speichern verbessert, zusätzlich TIFF-TC in (<=256) Farben
- o Bilder gestaffelt vs. maximale Größe einstellbar
- o Ordered Farbdithering auf 16 Farben
- o Farbdithering auf 128 Farben
- o Diagonal-Scrolling
- o PCX-Farbbilder laden
- o Right-Button-Scroll auch in Metafiles, Texten und Resourcen
- o Verbesserte Reaktion beim Anwählen von Elementen in Hintergrund-
- fenstern (LOG-Window-Icons und Window-Menu)
- o Unterstützung des DRAG & DROP - Protokolls unter Multi-TOS 82
- (von 23.12.1992)
-
- - [2.10]:
- -NEU-> Loads "TIFF"-Pictures with:
- o "uncompressed"
- o "Hohe Packungsdichte"
- o PackBits (Macintosh--RLE)
- o NeXT--RLE
- -NEU-> Saves "GIF87a"-Pictures
- Fix bug in redraw windows and dialog
-
- - [2.02]:
- -NEU-> Saves "TIFF"-Pictures
- New menu-entry "Conversion picture"
-
- - [2.01]:
- -NEW-> "GIF 89a Images"
- o Format for saving choosen (saving before showing)
- o "Not Show" do not show the picture -> only konversation
- o Dialog-Redraw-Bug fixed
-
- - [2.0]:
- -NEW-> "HAM - Hold & Modify images [ *.IFF ]"
- -NEW-> "PC Paintbrush (monochrome) [ *.PCX ]"
- o Saving BMP (MS-Windows Bitmap)
- o Convertion of color-images to (X)IMG in every screen-resolution
- for each number of color of the original picture with saving all
- colors from the original image (see PRESET-DIALOG in your doku)
- o IFF-color-Images with 256 colors now will load correct, too
- o Free scaling Metafiles
- o Free choosen Ordered-Dithering
- o Extended Commandline for Files in same Directory:
- "GEMVIEW C:\BILDER\A.IMG,B.IMG,C.IMG D:\PICS\D.IMG F:\ISLAND\E.IMG,F.IMG"
- o New redraw-routine for Metafiles and raster-images
- o External iconify using 'Iconify Application' and even GEM-View gets
- a 'AC_CLOSE'-Message. A 'IconifyPath'-Directory must exist.
- o Loads 1stWord documents (also Superscript, Subsript, Fotenote,
- Italic new concept)
- o Multifile-selection with Selectric ((c) Stefan Radermacher)
- o Message to GEM-View to load and display files (see GEM-Show.C)
- o Can be use as a picture & file-shower for Multi-TOS
- o Better use of GEM-View while the program is working
- o Message for loading ($DF00 & VA_DRAGACCWIND) stored in a list
- while GEM-View is working, it will used after GEM-View has finished
- the last (actually) action.
- o Multi-Argument -> Multi-Window or Multi-Argument -> Slideshow
- (Slideshow = Pictures follow each other in the same window) be
- chosen
- o After AC_CLOSE all information will saved and put reopen being
- selected GEM-View (accessory entry)
- o Iconify application without ICONMGR
- o You can close the GEM-View-LOG-window without leaving the program
- o Click the closer button to abort the action -> "Action broken"
-
- - [1.1o]: (Testversion)
- o Multi--Window--Version
- o Displays text
- o Displays hexdumps
- o Colorscaling + setup dialog
- o Change color palette with dialogue
- o AutoColorReset/AutoIconify
-
- - [1.1n]: (Testversion)
- o If the image use less then the half of possible colors, the colors
- with higher vid-index will use. This meens the colors of the desktop
- must not change.
- o Faster in High- and True Color transfer
- o A GEM metafile can translate into rasterfile in each resolution,
- with up to 256 colors.
-
- - [1.1m]: (Testversion; buggy on High/TrueColor graphic cards)
- o IFF-color-Images now will load correct (This problem remains in
- version 1.1l)
- o Menuline can be switched off using Multi-TOS
-
- - [1.1l]: (Testversion; buggy on High/TrueColor graphic cards)
- o Greyscale-Dithering Algorithmus for 4, 8, 16, 64 and 256.
- o GEM-View now runs under MultiGEM without any problems.
- o 'CNTRL-SPACE' iconifies the application (needs IconManager)!
- o A GEM metafile can translate into rasterfile in each resolution.
- Posible prombles in HC- or TC-modes.
-
- - [1.1i]: (latest offical version: 232302 Bytes, April 8. 1992)
- o Supports MacPaint- and PBM-Pictures.
- o Supports ImageLab- and JPEG-Images.
- o Color scale adjust (GLOBAL-Dialog).
- o Color-Dithering Algorithmus for 4, 8, 16, 64 and 256 colors.
- o [HELP]- and [UNDO]-Keys. Resets the colors for the picture, and
- restores the old color.
- o Supports TRUE-COLOR BMP images.
- o Processes TRUE-COLOR images.
- o GEM-View run on HC- and TC-graphic cards.
- (Tested on Wilhelm Spectrum1TC)
-
- - [1.1e] color dithering.
- o Complett documentation (german and english).
- o Runs as program (PRG, GTP) or as accessory (ACC).
- o Supports the follows picture formats:
- -NEW-> "GEM-View images [ *.GVW ]" (internal format)
- "GIF Images [ *.GIF ]"
- "Sun Rasterfiles [ *.SUN ]"
- -NEW-> "Imagelab Images [ *.B&W ]
- "STAD Images [ *.PAC ]"
- -new-> "IFF Imagefiles [ *.IFF ]"
- -NEW-> "MS-Windows Bitmap ( *.BMP, *.RLE )"
- -NEW-> "OS/2 Bitmap ( *.BMP )"
- -new-> "GEM-(X)Image Files ( *.IMG )"
- "GEM-Metafiles (Vector) ( *.GEM )"
- "Neochrome Rasterfiles ( *.NEO )"
- "Art-Director Rasterfiles ( *.ART )"
- "Degas Images ( *.P[IC][123] )"
- "Tiny-Compressed Images ( *.TN[123Y] )"
- "Doodle Monochrome Rasters ( *.DOO [640x...] )"
- "Spectrum 512 Images ( *.SPU, *.SPC )"
- "X Bitmap-File [ *.XBM ]"
- -NEW-> "Portable Bit Map [*.P[BGP]M]"
- -NEW-> "MacPaint Image [*.MAC]"
- Will explains in the documantation.
- o New functions:
- + Identify pictures without loading the picture.
- + You can iconify pictures; this meens the picture will saved into
- a special format, which is quick in load. This format can reload
- any time.
- + The LOG-Window contains Icons for 'Load', 'Identify' pictures,
- 'Open' iconified pictures and to call dialog boxes to preset
- some values.
- + Fullscreen: Display a picture on the full screen without any
- gem-window.
- + You can quick zoom a picture two or four times.
- + You can quick shrink picture (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8).
- + Quick zoom/shrink don't use dynamic memory, (which will not free).
- o Growing and shrinking the part of the picture around the position
- of the cursor.
- o Clip images in all directions (also from down-right to up-left).
- o GEMVIEW.PRG have a menuline, you can now use accessories and
- o it supports the AV-protocoll (AV_SENDKEY + AV_ACCWINDOPEN +
- AV_ACCWINDCLOSED).
- o GEMVIEW.ACC comunicate with the main application by AV-protocoll.
- (b.e. Gemini).
- o Window Cycle (^W) will supported and other windows (AV_ACCWINDOPEN)
- will also cycled.
- o The ICONS/MENU inside the windows can activate, if the window is
- in the background and you can see a part of the ICONS/MENU.
- Press the right mouse-button and select the ICONS/MENU with the
- left one. The MENU is then a MAC-menu (you choose an entry if you
- unpress the left mouse-button).
- o Full keyboard support.
- o The picture-window contains a menu with full keyboard support.
- o Extended INF file with presetting values.
- o Tone Scale Adjust (Grey intensity) can choosen.
- o The colors (RED, GREEN, BLUE) can be intensified or reduced.
- o Faster identify, which picture-format it is.
- o Use less dynamic memory as before.
-
- Version 2.3 (Future)
- """"""""""""""""""""
- ✓ Supporting MultiGEM & MultiTOS.
- ✓ Support new picture-formats.
- ✓ Faster algorithms for loading.
- ✓ Display more than one picture at time.
- ✓ Load and Save TIFF (6.0) pictures.
- o Window for conversion (can hald Source, Options and Destination
- and runs like a batch job)
- o Make Modules (Load, Save and Print loadable) & Doku
- ? __ONE__ Printermodul with source
- ? Keypress for TOP-Window or Window behind the mouse
- ? XAcc-protokoll
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- You can get GEM-View from:
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""
- Dieter Fiebelkorn
- Grüner Weg 29a
- 4370 Marl 1 (Germany)
- BLZ: 426 610 08
- Ktn: 607 984 800
-
- Send a formated Disk, two CRI's (Coupon-Reponse-International),
- your address and a message that you want to get GEMVIEW.
-
- GEMVIEW 1.1 is SHAREWARE.
- For using GEMVIEW 2.x send $25 (US-Dollar) to me. (Request for an
- english Documentation not before April 1993)
-