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- Galleria and Galleria/CM
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-
- Version 2.1 - August 13, 1994
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-
- DESCRIPTION:
-
- Galleria and Galleria/CM together provide a sophisticated yet easy to
- use environment for the display, editing, printing, conversion and
- capture of bitmapped images for 32-bit Intel-based systems using IBM
- OS/2 2.1 or OS/2 for Windows 1.0 (or later). Both are high-performance
- tools which exploit OS/2 features such as large memory space and multiple
- threads. As Presentation Manager applications, they feature ease of use
- and full interoperability with other applications on the desktop.
-
- Galleria is general purpose tool for the management of bitmapped images.
- It provides a window for the display of images at varying resolutions
- on all OS/2-supported display subsystems (up to 24-bit). Images can be
- read from the OS/2 clipboard or from disk in numerous formats. Once
- loaded, the displayed image can be edited (cropped, resized, rotated
- etc.) and converted to monochrome or grayscale. The modified image can be
- transferred to other applications via the clipboard or saved on disk in a
- different format. High quality monochrome or color printed output can
- also be generated.
-
- Galleria reads and writes common bitmap file formats including BMP, GIF,
- JPEG, PCX, Targa, TIFF and WPG, plus OS/2 metafiles. Full support is
- provided for the import of Kodak Photo CD and Pro Photo CD images.
-
- Additional features include drag/drop support, a file search function,
- multi-level undo/redo, the ability to create saved lists for screen
- shows, a floating zoom window and limited DDE capability.
-
- Galleria/CM (Capture Module) can take a snapshot of the current OS/2
- desktop contents and copy the resultant image to the clipboard, disk or
- printer. Galleria can also be invoked automatically for post-processing
- of the captured image. An options dialog enables selection of either the
- full desktop, window or region for the capture.
-
- Galleria/CM operations can be controlled from either an icon on the
- desktop or the keyboard (with the Print Screen key).
-
- Online manuals for both Galleria and Galleria/CM are provided as part of
- the package.
-
-
- SOFTWARE/HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
-
- Minimum:
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- o IBM OS/2 2.1 or OS/2 for Windows 1.0
- o 386SX
- o 6MB total memory
- o VGA, SVGA or XGA card with appropriate display driver
- o 700KB free disk space
-
- Recommended:
-
- o 486SX (or higher)
- o 8MB-12MB total memory, 16MB+ for highest Photo CD resolutions
- o Video card/display driver combination supporting 256 (or more) colors
-
-
- LICENSING:
-
- License details must be entered when the software is first started. These
- will be provided when the software is licensed.
-
- A limited function demonstration of this software is available by entering
- "DEMO" in the license name field when the software is started. The saving
- of files to disk will be disabled and personal preferences will not be
- retained across sessions.
-
- Note: upgrades are available to licensees of 1.x versions of this software.
- Please see the UPGRADES section in the ORDER.DOC file.
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
-
- To install the software, online documentation etc. you must run the
- INSTALL.EXE utility provided. This graphical utility will prompt for
- installation options and destination. All tasks performed as part of the
- installation process will be displayed in a scrollable log. This utility
- can also be used to fully de-install the software.
-
- The installation process can be classified as one of the following three
- types:
-
- o Individual
-
- This applies when you have an INDIVIDUAL license and wish to install
- the software on a standalone machine. For this type of install you must
- elect to have the install utility copy files to the specified
- directories. On completion, you should have a new folder on your
- desktop with icons for Galleria etc. You can then start the software by
- double-clicking on the required icon. The first time you start Galleria
- or Galleria/CM you will be prompted for your license details. These
- will be preserved across subsequent sessions or installs.
-
- o Server
-
- If you have a CORPORATE license you can install the software on a LAN
- server for use by multiple clients (subject to the maximum number of
- users permitted by your license). The install process is similar to
- that for an Individual install above. The difference is that when you
- start the software and enter license details, a file named
- GALLERIA.LAN will be written to disk in the same directory as the
- executables. (You must have write permission to this directory to
- enable this file to be created.) When you start the software from a
- client on the LAN, it will look for this file and license details will
- be propagated automatically. Note that the GALLERIA.LAN file will be
- invalidated if moved to another disk or server and will need to be
- created anew.
-
- o Client
-
- After a copy of the software licensed for CORPORATE use has been
- installed on the server (and the GALLERIA.LAN file created) you can
- then proceed to install the software on clients attached to the LAN.
- For a client install you should deselect the option to "Copy files to
- directories", instead entering directories of those on the server
- where the software resides. The install will then create icons
- pointing to the server copy of the software. You will not be prompted
- for license details (unless the server copy has been incorrectly
- installed or the GALLERIA.LAN file has been invalidated).
-
- For installation of a copy of software licensed for CORPORATE use on
- a standalone machine, proceed as per the Server install above. The
- GALLERIA.LAN file should be retained.
-
- For an "unlimited use" CORPORATE license, a customized copy of the
- Galleria executables is supplied. You will not be prompted for license
- details as these stored permanently in the executables. You are free to
- install the software on workstations or servers as required.
-
- Note: if you have a previous version of this software installed, you must
- ensure that old versions of the library (BITWAREx.DLL) files are deleted.
-
-
- DISPLAY DRIVER PROBLEMS:
-
- Galleria, as a graphics-intensive application, demands a high level of
- support from display drivers. It is recommended that you ensure that you
- have the latest version of display driver installed for your display
- adapter type prior to installation.
-
- Below are fixes or bypasses for common problems that may be experienced:
-
- o Failure with SYS3175/SYS3182 etc. when loading first image with VGA and
- SVGA drivers. Replacement IBMVGA32.DLL and IBMDEV32.DLL modules are
- included in the floppy-based version of this software in the FIXES
- directory. These modules are also available for download from the
- OS2AVEN forum on CompuServe (as GALPTF.ZIP). Alternatively, contact IBM
- Support requesting the fix for APAR PJ10311.
-
- o Scrolling errors with 8514/A, S3 and ATI drivers. Bad data may be
- displayed in the scrolled area or even outside of Zoom window. This
- may also result in lockups on S3 systems. Replacement IBMS332.DLL and
- 8514_32.DLL modules are included in the floppy-based version of this
- software in the FIXES directory. These modules are also available for
- download from the OS2AVEN forum on CompuServe (as GALPTF.ZIP).
- Alternatively, contact IBM Support requesting the fix for APAR PJ12059.
-
- For ATI cards, use the replacement 8514/A driver or contact ATI
- Technologies for a fix.
-
- o Miscellaneous errors (including exceptions, incorrect colors or
- scrolling problems) with other drivers. This is normally an indication
- that the display driver currently installed does not fully support
- the default "direct" paint mode used by Galleria. These problems may
- disappear if you change the driver settings to use a different color
- depth. If not, you should be able to bypass the problem by setting the
- "Paint directly" cutoff value to the maximum in the Galleria
- Preferences dialog. For a permanent fix, contact the vendor of your
- display adapter for an updated driver.
-
-
- PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
-
- Memory requirements will depend on the size of the image being processed
- and level of edits required. In most cases performance can be improved by
- setting the pre-allocated size of your SWAPPER.DAT file to a large value
- (eg. 16MB). The SWAPPATH statement in CONFIG.SYS would look something
- like this:
-
- SWAPPATH=d:\ 4096 16384
-
-
- DDE TOOLKIT
-
- A DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) toolkit is available which demonstrates how
- to drive Galleria from your own application for the loading and display
- of images. The DDE interface implemented is not intended to enable
- Galleria to be used as a general purpose server, but specifically to add
- image handling capabilities to other applications lacking this support.
-
- The toolkit consists of the full C language source, IBM C Set++ makefile
- etc. of a simple OS/2 2.x PM client. You are free to model your own
- client on this sample program.
-
- The sample client source is included in the floppy based version of this
- software in the DDE directory. This is also available for download from
- the OS2AVEN forum on CompuServe (as GALDDE.ZIP).
-
-
- UPDATE HISTORY:
-
- Changes since Version 2.0 include:
-
- o enable single license entry for installation on servers
- o add option to disable copy of files for installation on clients
- o fixed exception when saving very large images in GIF format
- o reworked Photo CD import logic
- o reduced import times for large files
- o added recovery for traps on import due to unexpected data
- o fixed metafile scaling and placement on import
- o added workaround to accomodate incorrect printer driver data length
- o use size of image on clipboard with Edit Merge function
- o added option to turn off palette management in 256 color mode
- o increased maximum permitted image size to 8192x8192
- o fixed bad scaling of logo
- o added File Delete function
- o added full support for display, edit, saving of RGB (24-bit) images
- o updated install utility to set association data for Galleria icon
- o simplified Photo CD menu, disk label now in overview window title
- o save Scale to Window setting across sessions
- o added JPEG as File save format
- o added import support for PBMPLUS PBM/PGM/PPM binary files
- o added import support for PC Paint/Pictor (.PIC) files
- o enable drag/drop of file(s) from Drives folders while active
- o added DDE capability with corresponding destination in Galleria/CM
- o added support for Pro Photo CD 64Base files
- o added logic to preserve license details across subsequent installs
- o simplified print setup options, improved color output etc.
- o permit load of truncated GIF files
- o added option to disable save prompt when image has been changed
- o permit install to same directory as installation files
- o added optional resampling filter to Enlarge/reduce function
- o enabled CUA shortcut keys for Undo and Redo
- o repaint image at completion of scroll
-
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- SALES/TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
-
- Full sales and technical support for this software is provided on the
- OS2AVEN forum on CompuServe. Send a message to "Galleria support" at
- 100033,340 in section 1.
-
- Updated versions and fixes to this software will also be available for
- download from library 1 of this forum.
-
-
- CONTACT:
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- Bitware Australia Pty. Ltd.
- P.O. Box 3097
- Manuka A.C.T. 2603
- Australia
-
- Fax: +61-6-2810175
- CompuServe: 100033,340
- Internet: 100033.340@compuserve.com
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