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The X-Philes Number 1 (1995).iso
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XX XX XXXXXX XX XX XX XX XXXXXX XXXXXX
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XXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XX XXXX XXXXXX #1, 1995
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X-Philes CD-Rom viewer version 3.0
1995-09-25
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This disk contains the latest version of the X-Philes fileviewer
for Windows 3.1, 3.11 and Windows 95.
To install this software, just run the setup.exe program from this disk.
You SHOULD NOT try to install the fileviewer that are located
on the CD, Use the one on this diskette instead.
If you try to install from the CD-Rom under Windows 3.11 you may
get into trouble. If your systems doesn't work properly after the install,
you may have to replace the file VER.DLL with the original one
from your Windows disks or the one from this disk. The problem
occurs because the setup on the CD was developed under Windows 95 and
the VER.DLL from Windows 95 is not compatible with the one under
Windows 3.11.
Most of the files on this CD is packed with the standard ZIP compression
format.
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How to use:
The first window that appear when you start the X-Philes viewer is the
arealist. This is the list of all fileareas 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't fit the window
at the time.
On top of the arealist window theres a menu where you can do the following:
File:
Set CD-Rom drive:
Normaly the viewer searches automatically for the X-Philes CD-Rom.
But if it can't find it you can here 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:
Here you can save most 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 arealist 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 fileareas on the CD.
A maximum of 1000 search hits will be listed.
Info:
About X-Philes:
Displays info about this product and system.
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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 did match in the search.
If you click on one file a 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 theres a menu located and where you can do the
following:
File:
Close: (F1)
Allows you to close the window and goto the previous arealist
window. The Escape key or F1 key on your keyboard will also
activate this function.
Edit:
Here you can set the style of the text in the areaviewer.
Search:
This function has the same function as the Search in the previous
windows. The difference is that here you can select if you want to
search in this area(local search) or in all areas.
Function:
Here you 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.
View File:
If the filename you have selected ends with .ZIP an another
window will appear with a list with 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 on 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 file you select. The function of
these buttons are the same as the one in filelist window.
If the filename doesn't 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 select a file with this option selected
a fileselector 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
an 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 filelength of the selected file.
An 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.
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The fileviewer window:
In this window the actual contents of the file is displayed.
You can use the scrollbar to the right or the Cursor/Page Up/Down keys
to scroll the text up or down.
On the of the Windows you can view the following parameters:
* Number of lines of the text
* Number of characters in the text (the filelength)
* The current row number the cursor is located on
* The current column the cursor is located on
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:
Here you can 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" 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
Windows clipboard or into some other application.
Font:
Set Font:
Here you can 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.
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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
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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. There will perhaps be a
X-Philes #2 CD-Rom available in 1996 if theres a demand for it.
The latest version of the viewer can be found on the Synchron City BBS
+46 431 17506 or at our WWW page.
If you live in Sweden and wants to receive the latest version of this
software you just send 20 Skr in stamps to the place where you bought
your CD from. If you live outside Sweden you have to send us 3 international
reply coupons.
Please contact us if you want help in your CD-Rom production or help writing
software in any language.
The X-Philes
Tore Nestenius
Tranbaersvaegen 25
S-372 38 Ronneby
Sweden
BBS: +46 (0)431-17506
email: dt93tn@pt.hk-r.se or 100554.1465@compuserve.com
Compuserve: 100554,1465
Netmail: Tore Nestenius 2:200/700
WWW: http://www.pt.hk-r.se/student/dt93tn/dt93tn.html