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The Hermitage Computer Art Manual
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Copyright (c) 1993 Intersoft, Moscow, Russia
Copyright (c) 1993 The State Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia
1. Computer Configuration and Operating System
"The Hermitage" program will run on any IBM PC (286, 386 or 486)
and compatibles with the following minimum hardware specification:
- RAM not less than 1MB (384KB Extended memory with HIMEM.SYS driver);
- 13 MB of free hard disk space for the VGA version and
23 MB of free hard disk space for the SVGA version;
- 3.5" (1.44 MB) or 5.25" (1.2 MB) FDD - depending on source floppy type;
- mouse (optional, but strongly recommended);
- any VGA or SuperVGA card for the VGA version
or
SuperVGA card with one of the following SVGA chip sets:
ATI Wonder
Chips & Technology
Cirrus Logic CL-GD542X
OAK
Prisma
S3 86C801/805
S3 86C911/924
S3 86C928
Trident 8800
Trident 8900
Tseng 3000
Tseng 4000
VESA board
Video7
Western Digital Paradise
for the SVGA version.
Operating system: MS-DOS v.3.30 or higher (HIMEM.SYS required).
At the program startup there should be at least 470 KB of conventional
memory plus 300 KB of extended memory free.
2. Setup and running the program
2.1 To install the program, insert floppy Disk #1 in the floppy disk drive,
make this drive current, type: SETUP, and then follow the SETUP prompts.
2.2 The SETUP file uses the C: drive and directory HERMVGA or HERMSVGA
(depending on VGA or SVGA version) as the default for transfering files from
floppy to hard disk. If you want to change target drive or directory, please
insert new names.
2.3 About 23 MB of free hard disk space are needed for SVGA full version
installation (13 MB for VGA full version, 3 MB for the VGA demo and 5Mb for
the SVGA demo). If you don't have enough space you can install the program
partially, but not all of the program's images will be available for viewing
in this case. A minimum of 5 MB of free disk space are required for partial
installation of the VGA and the 5.25" SVGA versions and 5.7 MB for the 3.5"
SVGA version.
You can continue installation after increasing free space on your hard
drive. To do this - run SETUP again from Disk #1 and start loading the program
from the appropriate disk in accordance with the SETUP prompts.
2.4 If the Program does not install properly, first remedy the conflict then
run SETUP again from Disk #1, following its instructions. You can continue
installation starting from any diskette.
2.5 To run the program, make the directory where "The Hermitage" resides
current and type: HERM.
2.6 If you would like to run The Hermitage in Windows you have been provide
with a program information file (.PIF) and an icon file (.ICO) in your main
Hermitage directory. To setup The Hermitage in Windows do the following:
1) Select the FILE option from your Window's Program Manager.
2) Select NEW from the FILE menu.
3) Select PROGRAM ITEM and choose OK to get the Program Item Properties box.
4) In the DESCRIPTION box type the program name, "The Hermitage, Vol. I" for
example.
5) In the COMMAND LINE box type the full path name of the HERM.PIF file,
C:\HERMSVGA\HERM.PIF for example. Choose the BROWSE option if you don't
remember where the HERM.PIF file resides.
6) Select the CHANGE ICON box and choose OK when warning message pops up.
7) In the FILE NAME box type the full path name of the HERM.ICO file,
C:\HERMSVGA\HERM.ICO for example. Choose the BROWSE option if you don't
remember where the HERM.ICO file resides.
8) Select OK twice to accept the icon and exit the PROGRAM ITEM PROPERTIES box.
9) To start the program from Windows double click the mouse on the Hermitage
icon.
Warning: Running the Hermitage through Windows may slow down the program's
response time.
3. General Instructions
3.1 You can move the cursor by mouse or with the keyboard arrow keys.
3.2 You can select an object (image, text reference or screen button)
by pointing the cursor to the object and pressing the left mouse button
or the Enter key.
3.3 To view a screen button description move the cursor to it and press the
right mouse button. To remove the button description press the right mouse
button or any key.
To get Help for any screen, press the F1 key or move the cursor to the
Help button and press the left mouse button or the ENTER key. To remove the
Help message, move the cursor to the CANCEL button and press the left mouse
button or ENTER key.
4. Working with the program
4.1 Main Menu
The first screen to appear after you type HERM will be the logo screen.
Press any key to continue. The Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main
Menu consists of screen buttons under the Panoramic View of the Hermitage
buildings.
The following button descriptions are either left to right or top to
bottom.
Buttons in the first row:
"Book" - enter the Book Mode
"Setup" - enter the Screen Setup Mode
"Map" - enter the Map Mode
"Topics" - enter the Topics Mode
"Autoshow" - run Automatic Show
"Exit" - Exit the program
"Help" - get Help
Buttons in the second row:
"Russian" - changes to Russian dialogs
"English" - changes to English dialogs
You can proceed with the program in any way, but we recommend you first
select the language and then adjust both the screen color and intensity via
the Screen Setup Mode.
4.2 Screen Setup
After you press the Setup button of the Main Menu an image and a set of
buttons appear on the screen. Using "-" or "+" screen buttons you can adjust
the image by the following parameters as you like:
"red" - increase or decrease red color
"green" - increase or decrease green color
"blue" - increase or decrease blue color
"intensity"- increase or decrease intensity
You can save the current screen adjustments by using the Save button, or
restore default values using the Restore button.
To return to the Main Menu use the Main Menu button (decorated with double
up arrows).
In any mode you can adjust screen palette using functional keys:
F2 - increase red color
F3 - decrease red color
F4 - increase green color
F5 - decrease green color
F6 - increase blue color
F7 - decrease blue color
F8 - increase intensity
F9 - decrease intensity
F10 - restore original pallete
4.3 The Book Mode
When you press the Book button in the Main Menu two windows appear - the
text window and the illustration window.
There are buttons under the text windows.
4.3.1 Buttons in the Book Mode
Buttons in the first row:
"Next Page" - go to the next page (if any)
"Previous Page" - go to the previous page (if any)
"Previous Screen" - return to the previous chapter (if any)
Buttons in the second row:
"Main Menu"- return to the Main Menu
"Map" - enter the Map Mode
"Help" - get Help
"Index" - go to the Index
4.3.2 Index
While in the Book Mode you can read all chapters one by one, using text
references, or you can use the Index to select any chapter you desire.
The index consists of numbered text references. You can select any of them
using the "Next Page" or "Previous Page" buttons to change the Index pages.
To select a chapter, point the cursor to its title in the Index and press
the left mouse button or the Enter key.
The appropriate text appears in the text window with the image in the
illustration window.
4.3.3 Working with a chapter
While reading the text, you can select a new image for the illustration
window if there is a blue reference to the image in the text. Gray
references in the text or at the end of the chapter will allow you to
select additional related text and illustrations, or proceed to the next
chapter.
You can do this by pointing the cursor on the the reference and pressing
the left mouse button or the Enter key.
When there aren't any gray references in the chapter you can return to
the previous chapter by selecting the "Previous Screen" button.
Using the buttons described in the section 4.3.1, you can select pages,
go to the Index, enter the Map Mode or return to the Main Menu.
4.3.4 Working with an image
By pointing the cursor to an image and pressing the left mouse button
or the Enter key, you can select a full image on the screen.
This image can be manipulated by using the appropriate screen buttons
as described in Section 4.6.
4.4 Map mode
When you press the Map button in the Main Menu or in other modes, a scheme
of the State Hermitage Museum appears on the screen.
This screen displays action buttons as well as a small image of the
current hall and its name. If you are entering from an image of one of the
halls of The Hermitage, that hall is highlighted in red and a small image of
it is displayed. Otherwise the default, a picture of the Atlas Portico, is
displayed and no hall is highlighted.
You can change the current hall by pointing the cursor to the hall on the
map and pressing the left mouse button or the Enter key.
4.4.1 Action buttons
"Main Menu" - return to the Main Menu
"1st floor" - 1st floor Map
"2nd floor" - 2nd floor Map
"3rd floor" - 3rd floor Map
"Help" - Help
4.4.2 Working with an image
By placing the cursor on an image in the small window and pressing the
left mouse button or the Enter key you can select a full image. This image
can be manipulated by using the appropriate screen buttons as described in
section 4.6.
4.5 Topics Mode
When you press the Topic button in the Main Menu three screen panels
appear:
left panel - three Slide rows
right panel - topics Index
bottom panel - two rows of buttons
The slides on the left panel represent the most important nine topics of
the Hermitage collection. The Name and Slide of the current topic is
highlighted by a blue frame.
4.5.1 Working with topics
You can proceed through the topics sequentially, one by one, or directly
as you like.
To do this, point the cursor to the slide or to the appropriate topic name
in the topics Index and press the left mouse button or the Enter key.
After you select the topic, up to nine new slides for this topic appear in
the left panel.
The current slide of the current topic and its description are highlighted
by a blue frame.
There is also a short description of the current topic in the right panel.
4.5.2 Action buttons
First row buttons:
"Previous" - go to the previous topic
"Next" - go to the next topic
"Main Menu" - return to the Main Menu
Second row buttons:
"Help" - get Help
"Index" - return to the Topics Index
4.5.3 Working with a slide
By pointing the cursor to the selected slide and pressing the left mouse
button or the Enter key, you can make it current. If you point the cursor
to the current slide and press the left mouse button or the Enter key again,
you can enlarge the image and manipulate it as described in the Section 4.6.
4.6 Working with a full image
You can enter the Full Image Mode from any of three other modes:
Book, Map or Topic.
To enter this mode, place the cursor on a small image (illustration
window in the Book, small image in the Map or to any slide in the Topic mode)
and press the left mouse button or the Enter key.
A full image window with a column of action buttons will appear.
Action buttons:
"Book" - Go to the chapter of the Book related to the current image.
"Map" - Enter the Map Mode. If the current Full Image is one of
The Hermitage halls you'll get the appropriate floor map. For
any other images you will enter the 2nd floor map of the Map
Mode.
"Lens" - Select any detail of the image and enlarge it in the special
window. You must point the cursor to the required part of the
screen and press the left mouse button or the Enter key. If
you point the cursor to the enlargement Window and repeat
pressing the left mouse button or the Enter key, you can
enlarge the detail as many times as you want. To cancel this
mode, press this button again or press the "Cancel" button.
"Zoom" - Divides the screen into two parts, places the current image
in the left half of the screen and a 2X's enlargement to the
right. Select any possible direction (from top to bottom,
side to side or diagonally) and press the appropriate button
to start movement of the image in the "Zoom" window. To stop
movement, click the left mouse button or press any key.
Select the Cancel button to exit from the Zoom Mode.
"Panorama" - Displays the Panoramic view of the current full image.
Select any possible direction (from top to bottom,
side to side or diagonally) and press the appropriate button
to start movement of the image. To stop movement, click the
left mouse button.
Select the Main menu button to exit from the Panorama Mode.
"Information" - Get information about the whole image. To remove this
information, press this button again or press the "Cancel"
button.
"Only Image" - Removes all but the Full image from the screen. You can
display the image icon bar by pressing any key.
"Next" - Active only if you enter the Full Image Mode from the Topic
Mode. In this case, it allows you to retrieve the next Full
Image of this topic.
"Previous" - Active only if you enter the Full Image Mode from the Topic
Mode. In this case, it allows you to retrieve the previous
Full Image of this topic.
"Cancel" - Cancels the previous mode selected by any other screen
buttons.
"Help" - Displays a Help screen. Pressing F1 will also display this
screen. Select the Cancel button to remove this screen.
4.7 Auto Show
You can run the program in the Automatic Mode by using this screen button
from the Main Menu. You can interrupt the Auto Show and exit to the Main Menu
at any time by using the Esc key.
You can pause the Auto Show at any time by pressing any key except Esc.
To continue the show, press any key.
5. Help
Help is available in each mode by selecting the Help button or pressing
F1. You can remove the Help text from the screen by using the Cancel screen
button.
6. Exit the program
You can exit the program by using the Exit screen button in the Main Menu.
Information about the authors and the last cover appears. Press any key to
clear these screens, or wait for the screens to clear automatically. If you
wish to pause these screens, press the PAUSE button on your keyboard.
The State Hermitage and Joint Venture Intersoft wish you an enjoyable
trip to The State Hermitage Museum.
Joint Venture Intersoft
30/6 Vavilova str. 117900 Moscow Russia