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- README.TXT for K/oS Zoomer 2.0
- ------------------------------
-
- Zoomer 2.0 replaces version 1.3
-
- This program was created to help people with weak sight.
- It is Freeware. You are encouraged to distribute it. If you
- find it useful however, it would make me feel great if you'd
- drop me a mail to <kelso@apacs.pote.hu> or to my ordinary mail
- address:
- Dr. Schadt Gyorgy
- 7624 Pecs, Kacsoh P. u. 14.
- HUNGARY
-
- Zoomer is part of the freeware collection developed by the
- K/oS team. You can reach K/oS at: www.kos.org
-
- What is Zoomer?
- ---------------
-
- Zoomer is a small program, that when launched opens a small
- window where it displays the area around the cursor magnified
- 2 or 4 times.
-
- The Zoomer window can be moved, resized or set to occupy the top
- 1/8th of the screen, as a system toolbar. It also supports two
- different refresh rates. The contents of the window can also be
- freezed and copied onto the clipboard.
-
- Zoomer was first developed for visually impaired people, but I have
- received feedback from graphic artists, web page designers and
- user interface designers that they also find it a great help with
- their work.
-
- Installing Zoomer
- -----------------
-
- If you got Zoomer in an archive package, you should unpack it first
- into a temporary directory.
-
- Among the files you receive with Zoomer, there is one named ZOOMER.INF.
- This is an install script that Windows uses to set up your software. To
- execute the script, you should right-click on the file in Windows Explorer,
- and choose 'Install' from the popup menu.
-
- After the installation is finished, you can delete the files from the
- temp directory.
-
- * Note
- If the path to the temp directory you have unpacked Zoomer files to
- contains long filenames, Windows Setup will prompt you for the location
- of Zoomer files. Just click Browse and select the directory. This is not
- our fault, it seems like the Windows Setup API fails to handle long
- filenames correctly (no comment).
-
- Usage
- -----
-
- The program runs on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. To exit Zoomer,
- right-click on the Zoomer window, and select Exit.
-
- * Moving the Zoomer window
- Left-click and drag the window to reposition it.
-
- * Resizing the Zoomer window
- Resize the window by dragging it's border (like any Windows
- window)
-
- * Menu Functions
- Right-click the window to access the menu. You can also activate
- the menu by clicking on the small Zoomer icon that appears in the
- taskbar tray.
-
- - Hide/Show : Hides or shows the Zoomer window
- - 2X Zoom/4X Zoom : select 2 or 4 times magnification
- - Cursor Indicator : select the type of the preferred cursor
- position indicator (None, Crosshair, XORing Crosshair,
- Zero Sight or Arrow)
- - Always on Top : toggle whether the Zoomer window stays
- always above other windows.
- - Toolbar mode : toggle system toolbar mode / window mode
- - High Sample Rate : the Zoomer window is refreshed more
- frequently - this results in a smoother display at a
- cost of using more processor time.
- - Update Always : toggles whether the Zoomer window is updated
- only when the mouse cursor moves, or always.
- - Enable Hotkeys : Enables or disables the freeze and copy keys.
- You might want to disable the hotkeys if they are interfering
- with another application.
- - Help : On-line help (also accessable by pressing the F1 key
- when the Zoomer window is active).
- - About Zoomer : displays the About Box
- - Exit : Exits from Zoomer. Zoomer saves the state of it's window
- and your menu settings, and restores them at next startup.
-
- * Tray Action
- Zoomer displays a small icon of a magnifying lens in the system tray
- (the place where the clock is displayed).
-
- The icon indicates whether the Zoomer window is hidden (grayed icon) or
- displayed (color icon).
-
- You can hide/unhide the Zoomer window by double-clicking the icon.
-
- You can also access the Zoomer menu by left-clicking or right-clicking
- on the icon. Left-clicking also brings the Zoomer window to the front if
- it is not in the "Always on Top" mode.
-
- * Zoomer Hot Keys
- If you enable them in the menu there will be two hotkeys available:
-
- - ALT+F11 copies the contents of the Zoomer window to the clipboard
-
- - ALT+F12 freezes/unfreezes the Zoomer window
-
- * Loading Zoomer at Startup
- You can have Zoomer loaded up at system startup by creating a shortcut
- to Zoomer.exe, and placing it into your StartUp folder. If you set the
- shortcut to start Zoomer minimized, Zoomer will be started with it's
- window hidden.
-
- Notes
- -----
-
- 1. Zoomer currently does not handle changes in screen resolution.
- You will have to restart it if you change the resolution.
-
- 2. When using Zoomer with custom pointers (like those fancy 3D
- pointers that come with the Plus! package), the cursor blinks
- at each update. This is not particularly disturbing unless the
- program is in the 'Update Allways' mode.
-
- I believe that this problem arises from the way Windows handles
- multi-color cursors, so the only thing I can recommend is to change
- back to the normal system cursor.
-
- 3. Zoomer may not display colors properly in 256 color display
- modes.
-
- Changes from Previous Releases
- ------------------------------
-
- 1.1
- The first publicly released version
-
- 1.2
- Added an indicator for the current cursor position. This change
- was recommended by Mike <nbit@tarimar.com>
-
- Added 'Update Always' function
-
- 1.3
- Added two new indicator types.
- Corrected spelling errors in the menu and in this document (Thanx
- for Jack <martire@bora.dacom.co.kr> for pointing these out).
-
- 2.0
- Added saving/restoring settings, tray action, freeze and copy keys.
- Added On-line help (by TeX HeX). Zoomer became part of K/oS freeware
- collection.
-
-
- Disclaimer
- ----------
- Zoomer is provided as is. I will not take any responsibilities
- even if it manages to wipe out Life as We Know It.
-
-
- Gyorgy Schadt MCSD
- Author
-