OS/2 Shareware BBS: Graphics/Graphics.zip/bmpvw141.zip/BMPVIEW.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 1995-12-03 | 22KB | 319 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

BMP Viewer is a bit map picture viewing system for OS/2.  BMP Viewer displays
bit map pictures in a window.  BMP Viewer works with OS/2 Warp.

Drag & Drop a picture on the BMP Viewer window to display it.

Drag & Drop files and folders to the FileList list-box to build a list of files
to View.  Set the Traverse SubFolders Option to include all files from all
sub-folders.

Options of BMP Viewer are maintained through the use of an OS/2 style notebook.
The Settings notebook is opened by pressing {Ctrl}S while the BMP Viewer window
has the focus, by clicking on on the BMP Viewer window with the right mouse
button and selecting "Settings" from the pop-up menu.  The Settings notebook
can also be opened by clicking on "Settings" from the BMP Viewer File List
window menu.

The Settings notebook has two pages.  Each page allows you to choose options
that tailor BMP Viewer to your specific needs. The first page of the Settings
notebook is the Size, where you can set the size and position of the BMP Viewer
and FileList windows.  The second page of the Settings notebook is the Timer,
where you can set the Timer value for displaying list of pictures.

See Disclaimer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Disclaimer: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Keystone Software Corp. makes no representation or warranty with respect to the
adequacy of this program or the documentation which describes it for any
particular purpose or with respect to its adequacy to produce any particular
result.  In no event shall Keystone Software Corp., its employees, its
contractors, the authors of the program and documentation, or Watcom (Watcom
International Corporation and all of its subsidiaries) be liable for special,
direct, indirect or consequential damages, losses, costs, charges, claims,
demands or claim for lost profits, fees or expenses of any nature or kind.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Size: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The size and position of the BMP Viewer and FileList windows are set on the
Size page.  The "Apply" button will apply the values in the spin boxes to the
windows.  The "UnDo" button will undo the settings to there original values.
The screen units of measure are Twips or Pixels, Twips is the default.  A Twip
is defined to be a twentieth of a point, where a point is 1/72nd of a logical
screen inch, as defined by the video driver.  Use the Radio buttons to choose
Twips or Pixels.  Because of the difference in size between Twips and Pixels,
switching from Twips to Pixels and back will not necessarily yield the same
value.  This difference in size and the way some screen drivers work may
account for some slight positioning discrepancies.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Timer: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display List and Display Selected options display pictures based upon the
number of seconds set on the Timer page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. FileList: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select FileList to display the FileList window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. FileList List-Box: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The FileList List-Box contains the list of files to be Viewed.  Drag & Drop
Files and Folders to this list-box to add files to the list.  Use the options
under List menu item to maintain the items in the list-box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. BMP Viewer -- List: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Maintain the entries in the BMP Viewer List-Box.  Use Find to find a file to
include in the list.  Use Load to Load a previously saved list into the
list-box.  Use Save to Save the contents of the list-box to a text file.  Use
Clear to Clear the contents of the list-box.  Use Remove Selected to remove the
selected lines from the list-box.  Use Display to Display pictures from the
list-box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Find: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Find under List to locate files to include in the FileList list-box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Load List: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Load List" option loads a list of Picture paths and names into the File
List window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Save List: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Save List" option saves the list of Picture paths and names in the File
List window to file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Clear List: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Clear List" option clears the list of Picture paths and names from the
File List window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Remove Selected: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Remove Selected" option removes the selected list of Picture paths and
names from the File List window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.6. Display: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Display List" option displays the pictures listed in the File List window.

The "Display Selected" option displays the selected list of Picture paths and
names in the File List window.

Set Loop Display to continuously display the pictures.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Options: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Set Loop Display to continuously display the pictures.

Set the Traverse SubFolders Option to include all files from all sub-folders.

Set the AutoSize Picture to Window Option to size pictures to fit within the
current window size.

Set the AutoSize Window to Picture Option to size the window to fit around the
picture.

Set the Scroll Picture in Window Option to scroll the picture within the
window.

Set the Scroll Window over Picture Option to scroll the window over the
picture.

Set Hot Display to always display the selected picture.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Loop Display: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Loop Display" option, if checked causes BMP Viewer to loop at the end of
the list when displaying pictures.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Traverse SubFolders: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Traverse SubFolders indicates that all files in sub-folders should be included
in the list-box when a folder is dropped on the list-box.  BMP Viewer will
include all files from the folder dropped and from folders in that and
subsequent folders.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. AutoSize Picture to Window: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "AutoSize Picture to Window" option sizes the picture to fit within the
current window size.  This option maintains the current size of the picture
window but may display pictures with some distortion.  See the AutoSize Window
to Picture Option.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.4. AutoSize Window to Picture: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "AutoSize Window to Picture" option sizes the window to fit around the
picture.  This option changes the current size of the picture window and will
display pictures with less distortion.  Pictures that are too large to be
displayed on your screen will be displayed in windows no larger that your
screen.  A message may warn you of this situation.  You can use the Arrow keys
to move the picture around within the window.  See the AutoSize Picture to
Window Option.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.5. Scroll Picture in Window: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Scroll Picture in Window" option affects the way the picture moves when
you press the arrow keys.  With this option set, the right arrow key will cause
the picture to move to the right in the window.  The window will appear to have
moved to the left over the picture.  The left arrow key has the opposite
affect.  With this option set, the up arrow key will cause the picture to move
toward the top of the window.  The window will appear to have moved down over
the picture.  The down arrow key has the opposite affect. See the Scroll Window
over Picture Option.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.6. Scroll Window over Picture: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Scroll Window over Picture" option affects the way the picture moves when
you press the arrow keys.  With this option set, the right arrow key will cause
the picture to move to the left in the window.  The window will appear to have
moved to the right over the picture.  The left arrow key has the opposite
affect.  With this option set, the up arrow key will cause the picture to move
toward the bottom of the window.  The window will appear to have moved up over
the picture.  The down arrow key has the opposite affect.  See the Scroll
Picture in Window Option.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.7. Hot Display: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The "Hot Display" option, if checked causes BMP Viewer to display the selected
picture.  This allows you to use the arrow keys to display one picture after
another at your own pace.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. BackGround: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select "DeskTop" or "Folder" to set the BackGround of you DeskTop or a Folder.
Select "Set to Display" to set the BackGround of your DeskTop or Folder to the
bit map image currently being displayed.  Select "Set to None" set the
BackGround of your DeskTop or Folder to (none).  When setting the BackGround of
a folder, you a prompted to specify the folder name by a Folder Dialog Window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Settings: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select to Open the Settings Notebook.  The Settings Notebook allows you to set
the Size, where you can set the size and position of the BMP Viewer and
FileList windows.  The second page of the Settings notebook is the Timer, where
you can set the Timer value for displaying list of pictures.

Close the Settings notebook to Save Settings values.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Info: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

General, Registration and Help Information.  See Information, or Registration
for more Information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Saving Settings: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Closing the Settings notebook saves all your settings in BMPView.Ini, this file
is read when BMP Viewer is started and sets BMP Viewer with your settings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Folder Dialog: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this window to select a Folder.  Select a Drive from the
drop-down-combo-box and click on the "Folders" button to fill the container
with a directory tree of folders.  You can also drag and drop a folder to the
container to build a directory tree of that folder.  Select a Folder from the
container.  Click on OK to return the selected Folder Path and Name.  Click on
Cancel to Exit without selecting a Folder.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Registration: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

BMP Viewer is sold as Shareware "Try before you buy".  If you like BMP Viewer
and haven't registered and paid for your copy, you should do so.

You have 30 days to try BMP Viewer after which you should register or stop
using it.  You have another 30 days after sending your registration fee, to
receive and enter your registration code, after which BMP Viewer may stop
working, undo your settings or just continue to remind you to register.

The registration fee is $8.50 U.S. for check and credit card payments and
$10.00 when paying through CompuServe SWReg ID:  7519.  Checks must be drawn on
U.S. banks and payable in the U.S.A.  Credit card sales are through EDI Tech.

You can get to the Registration menu by pressing {Ctrl}R while the BMP Viewer
window has the focus, or by selecting "Registration" from the context-menu.
You can get to the context-menu by clicking on the window with the right mouse
button or pressing {Shift}F10 while the BMP Viewer window has the focus.

When paying by credit card, you can send the registration information by
e-mail.  See: Contacting the Author.  Also see how to put the registration
information in the clipboard, below.

Fill in the requested information and print the registration form if you wish
to mail it with your check or credit card information.  Please contact Louis
LaBrunda with any questions or for volume discount information.  You can find
the latest version of BMP Viewer in the IBM OS/2 Users Forum (Go OS2USER) on
CompuServe.  Your registration code will work with all V1.x versions.

Be sure to enter your name the way you wish it to be displayed in the
Information window.  Your name is used in the Registration Code verification
process.  Your name and Registration Code are linked and must by entered in the
Registration window for your copy of BMP Viewer to be considered Registered.
Your address is necessary for us to return your Registration Code by Mail.
Your Comments are also welcome.

Clicking on "Create/Print Form" will create the file "RegForm.Txt" and open a
Printer List window.  The contents of the registration form are also placed in
the clipboard.  You can print the form by selecting a printer and clicking on
"Print".  You can also exit without printing the form and send the
"RegForm.Txt" via e-mail or print it in any way you choose.  If you use CIM for
OS/2 or some other CompuServe or e-mail interface, the registration form image
can be inserted from the clipboard into an e-mail message.

If you choose not to register BMP Viewer and wish to remove it from your
system, just delete the BMP Viewer folder, and the folder that VRObj.DLL is
stored in probably C:\VXRexx.  If you have VXRexx or any other Keystone
Software Corp. products that use VRObj.DLL, don't delete that folder.  You can
also delete the BMP Viewer Desktop Object.

See Disclaimer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Contacting the Author: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can reach Louis LaBrunda and Keystone Software Corp. at:

          Louis LaBrunda
          Keystone Software Corp.
          P.O. Box 265
          Liberty Corner, NJ  07938-0265

     Voice:         908-647-5905
     CompuServe:    71604,1662
     Internet:      [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Desktop Object: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This Menu option will create a Desktop Object you can use to start BMP Viewer.
The Install process creates the same object, but if it has some how been lost,
deleted or destroyed, this option will recreate it for you.