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- Dieter Fiebelkorn
- Grüner Weg 29a
- 45768 Marl
- == GERMANY ==
-
- !!!!! GEM-View version 3.06 is on this Disk !!!!!
-
- This version runs with HighColor and TrueColor cards and has been tested
- on the Falcon 030, Spektrum1TC, Crazy Dots, Matrix true-color card, Nova 16M
- and the CyReL M16-1280 (Cybercube Canada).
-
- Please note that problems can occur if you use Chameleon to load GEM-View!
- SEE ALSO: 'GraphicMode' in CHANGES, if you experience problems with
- HighColor or TrueColor.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- !!!!!!! READ ALWAYS THE FILE CHANGES FOR MODUL-CONFIGURATION, PLEASE !!!!!!!
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The authors make NO WARRANTY or representation, either express or implied,
- with respect to this software, its quality, accuracy, merchantability, or
- fitness for a particular purpose.
-
- This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG
- Group, which is copyright (C) 1991, 1992, Thomas G. Lane. All Rights Reserved.
- The authors accept NO LIABILITY for damages of any kind.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-
- Run 'GVW_INS2.APP' to install GEM-View >=3.00 and type in your registration-
- number, your name and your code/key. Take care to type your name precisely,
- observing capital/non-capital letters, spaces and special characters.
- The program will then be automatically registered in your name.
-
- During this process you may, if you wish, instal the programs in
- a directory other than the source directory. To do this, click on the empty
- box below the word "Pfad:" and choose the destination directory from the
- resulting selection box.
-
- The contents of the archives (GVW_V???.PAX, GVW_DOC?.PAX, GVW_TOL?.PAX and
- GVW_PIC?.PAX) can be seen below together with details of the subdirectories
- which will be created.
-
- Some special notes:
- o A once-and-for-all depacking and installation process, which is not
- dependent on your computer type, is all that is required.
- After installation you can use all the files normally.
- o You can start the installation from Floppy Disk, RAM-Disk or Hard-Disk.
- It is, however, essential that the archives ( the .PAX files ) are in
- the same directory as 'GVW_INST.APP'.
- o Before an existing file is overwritten, you will be asked for confirmation
- to proceed.
- o Using 'GVW_INST.APP' doesn't modify the archives so you can copy this
- disk after installation and send it to a friend! ;-)
-
-
- If you registered an earlier version of GEM-View, and do not know your
- code/key, you can obtain it as follows:-
-
- o Send me a letter with two CRI (international reply coupons), which
- you can get at your post-office, saying that you want to know
- your code/key. In this case your full name will be enough but please
- write clearly and legibly!
-
-
- Use the registration-number '000000' in the installation process to get
- an unregistered version of GEMVIEW.
- This version can then be tested for the next 30 days!
-
-
-
- The Archives:
- =============
-
- GVW_V???.PAX
- ------------
- GemView\Dokument\: Changes files and general agreements.
-
- GemView\GemView.App: An unregistered version of the principal program.
-
- GemView\GemView.Inf: A simple INF-file for GEM-View.
-
-
- GVW_DOC?.PAX
- ------------
- SnapShot.Acc: A tool to snap and save all or part of the screen
- or windows
-
- OdiePack.Tif: A test-picture in TIFF format
-
- GemView\DeskIcon\: Icons to install as Desktop Icons (mono/color)
-
- GemView\Dither\: Files with special dither matrices for the
- "Ordered Dithering" which can be set in the
- "Preset" dialog or by using <ALT>"LOAD".
- !!!!!! NEW !!!!!! New matrices created by Alexander Clauss!
-
- GemView\Dokument\: Documents(!) The German and English can be found
- in the folder 'German' or 'English'. It need some
- updating. Your attention is drawn to 'CHANGES' for
- information on important innovations.
- !!!!!! NEW !!!!!! New are the document extentions for GEM-View 3 and
- programing modules for GEM-View 3 (only in german).
-
-
- GVW_TOL?.PAX
- ------------
- Gem_Show\: Install GEM-View as a FILE viewer for Multi-Tasking
-
- Gem_XAcc\: Material for sending and receiving XAcc-Messages
-
- Gem_View\: Material for sending VIEW-Messages
-
- Dither.150\: A program to create dithermatrices for GEMVIEW from
- Alexander Clauss
- Stresemannstr. 44
- 64297 Darmstadt
- == GERMANY ==
-
- MultiDia.103\: !!!!! No in this package !!!!! (Show at V 2.48)
- Get it from: Helmut Neukirchen
- by ftp: ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
- by maus: KR2
- by email: hn@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
- by snail: Helmut Neukirchen, Bönnersdyk 63,
- D-47803 Krefeld, Germany
- ---- with Disk and 2 CRIs ----
-
- 1StGuide\: !!!!! No in this package !!!!! (Show at V 2.48)
-
- WinxV22\: WinX. Copyright by Martin Osieka (+ GEMRAM 1.6)
- Martin Osieka
- Erbacherstr. 2
- W-6100 Darmstadt
- == GERMANY ==
-
- VdiFix.110\: VDI-Fix. Copyright by Karsten Isakovic
- Karsten Isakovic
- Wilmersdorfer Str.82
- W-1000 Berlin 12
- == GERMANY ==
-
-
- GVW_MDL?.PAX
- ------------
- Contains sources as examples for programing modules for GEM-View3.
-
-
-
-
- Dieter Fiebelkorn
-
-
-
- ======= Genaral agreements for GEM-View outside of GERMANY =======
-
- ******************************************************************
- * *
- * Provided that all the files *
- * *
- * GVW_INST.APP, GVW_LIES.TXT, GVW_READ.TXT, GVW_V???.PAX, *
- * GVW_DOC?.PAX, GVW_TOL?.PAX, GVW_MDL?.PAX und GVW_PIC?.PAX *
- * (GVW_PIC?.PAX can be outmitted if no enough mem. on disc) *
- * *
- * are included without any change, 'GEM-View' may be freely *
- * copied and given away. *
- * GEM-View is a complex product,so it is published as shareware. *
- * This means that this package may be freely copied, but that if *
- * use is made of the shareware a fee must be paid. *
- * Please send, as that fee, US$30. *
- * Other agreements need a written and signed contract. *
- * *
- * All Copyright and other rights in GEM-View up to and including *
- * the actually Version are the property of the Author *
- * ( Dieter Fiebelkorn. ) *
- * *
- * Commercial use is NOT PERMITTED (this includes distribution *
- * on a Public-Domain-Disk or as part of any package ). *
- * *
- * The inclusion of a free copy with Tool-packages ( e.g with *
- * graphic-cards ) must be the subject of specific permission by *
- * the author. *
- * *
- * The latest version can be obtained from the author,at the MAUS *
- * mailboxes, GEnie or from some ftp-accounts. *
- * *
- * *
- * Other agreements can made in writing (contract). By example: *
- * The distibution agreement with Cybercube Research Ltd. *
- * *
- ******************************************************************
-
- Many many thanks to Charles D. Edwars for the translation of many part of
- the followed document!
-
-
- - [3.06]:
- o Bug in display RSC files fixes.
- o Some updates in external modules.
-
-
- - [3.05]:
- o Slideshow with selectable time delay
- o Summary: Place automaticly your selected images to a greater
- image, with original size or in same size. If too many images
- are choosen the first summary will saved and the work will
- continued with the next images.
- o New modules (© Guido Vollbeding)
- - JPEG.GVS : Saves/Converts true colour images to JPEG.
- JPEG is a pure true colour format and it is not
- a good idea to save palette images as JPEG without
- smooting!
-
-
- - [3.04]:
- o New version of GDOS printer driver:
- - Free choosen device
- - Better position possible
- - Tested on color-GDOS-driver (HP Deskjet 500C & 500C)
-
-
- - [3.03]:
- o Neue Module
- - TIFF 1.01 (4. März `94) LOAD (Freeware © Dieter Fiebelkorn)
- - Some modules of Dirk Meyer (© Dirk Meyer)
- LOAD: Apple II, C64, Calamus Rastergraphik, Apple Imagewriter,
- Mac Startup Screen, Megapaint (gepackt, ungepackt),
- MGF gepackt, Monostar, Printfox, Pagefox, Thunderscan,
- Signum II Zeichensätze
- SAVE: MGF gepackt (monochrome)
-
-
- - [3.02]:
- o GEM-View runs as Accessory, again
- o HP DeskJet driver version 1.08 for Mono/Color(YMC/YMCK)
- o Convertationmodule nach Hints of H. Neukirchen
- o New Modules for LOAD and SAVE:
- - INSHAPE LOAD/SAVE © Cybercube Research Ltd.
- - STraight-FAX LOAD/SAVE © NewSTar Technology
- - ARROW R24 LOAD © Ton von Overbeck
- - QFAX/COMA-Fax LOAD/PRINT © John McLoud
- - GDOS Printer (21) SAVE/PRINT (Freeware © Dieter Fiebelkorn)
- Tested on Screen (Mono/Color) and HP 500C (Mono).
- DJ5.SYS (60600 Bytes FontGDOS) works.
- DJ5.SYS (60539 Bytes FSM-GDOS) works.
- DJ5.SYS (62287 Bytes SPD-GDOS) DO NOT work.
-
-
- - [3.01]: Minor changes
-
-
- - [3.00]: (22nd October 1993 [Happy Birthday!])
- New release of GEM-View! Praise, criticism (preferably constructive),
- suggestions for improvement to my address. The future holds the
- development on an interesting series of ideas, which I hope will meet
- with general approval. I hope also that the "Trararis" will stand with
- us. Questions about the modular programming by telephone. (Only Satur-
- days 14-16 o'clock, i do not speak english well!) And i hope to get hold
- of produced modules so that they can be added immediatly to GEM-View!
- (Better bit by bit ;-)
-
- !!! ATTENTION: Choose the right folder for your modules using
- "Install path... ^Z" and save the configuration!
- !!! ATTENTION: The structures for the modul-interface are changed!
-
- It is advisable to use the program WinX2.1 with the Falcon, because
- there's an unpleasant flaw in TOS which has affect that the operating
- system hangs when one has more than 15 windows open. This certainly
- happens with TOS 4.04. It doesn't seem to me to be sensible to limit
- GEM-View, so please be on your guard against this or instal WinX2.2.
- The operating system flaw is going to be eliminated in the new TOS
- release an no longer occurs under MultiTOS.
-
-
- - [2.99ß]: (16th October 1993)
- o External dither matrices can now also used for ordered color dither.
- (On 8 colors ORDER16C.DIT have better results!)
- o External loading drivers now available!
- o Sources for loading drives added.
- I will be delighted to receive other print modules!
- o Big fix on monochrome TIFF's, which width is aligned by 8.
- o "EXTOBFIX.PRG", external modules from "Interface" (Resource Construc-
- tion Set) can now use for display "extended" resources under GEM-Views
- control.
-
-
- - [2.98ß]: (13th October 1993)
- o Some internal changes.
- o Improved color-reduction methods:
- - Conversion to the new picture
- . Statistical (a little bit slower variance-based process for
- calculating the best color palette; excellent
- results on a reduction to 64 - 256 colors, very
- good results on a reduction to 16 colors!)
- o External printing modules: Minor changes (also in Sources)!
-
-
- - [2.95ß]: (10. Oktober 1993)
- o External loding drives in work!
- o Two examples for loading drivers (inclusiv Sources) available.
- IFF.GVL (Mono,Color,TC) and ImageLab (Color)
- o ZOOM (using "Globals <ALT>G") possible without reload the image.
-
-
- - [2.92ß]: (8. Oktober 1993)
- o "Load Type...": Pictures loaded with choice of format. Enables
- GDPS drivers to be tied in also. (Please see MODLPROG.TXT)
- o Alert Boxes triggered by unknown format pictures or existing files
- can be switched off. In this case a protocol file is created and
- shown in the GEM-View window after the conversion is finished.
- Existing file will not be overwritten, the image will saved with
- an new created name, which will also protocoled!
- Make it easier to convert images using the modul described in 2.90ß!
-
-
- - [2.91ß]: (5th October 1993)
- o Interface of the loading functions changed to the future need!
-
-
- - [2.90ß]: (3. Oktober 1993)
- o Sundry smaller changed
- o External module for the predetermination of conversation features.
- - A primitiv example with source code is available. It asks for
- details of the pictures to be converted. (Wildcards, as well as
- multiple selections through "Selectric" are allowed). The destination
- folder and the target format can choosen. The exapmle is admittedly
- very primitive, a window orientated module with instal options in
- detail (also for individual files seperatly) is definitely pretter.
-
-
- - [2.89ß]: (1. Oktober 1993)
- o Minor changes
- o External printer modules now available. There are simple examples with
- it (including source code). I will delighted to receive other print
- moduls!
- - 8 pin printer function with 120 dpi for the NEC P6.
- - 24 pin printer function with 180 dpi for the NEC P6.
- - Demo module for color printing including ordered dither to 8 colors.
- o Extaernal conversation modules functional. Simple examples (with
- sources) included. I will delighted to receive other conv. modules.
- - Horizontal and vertical mirroring for Mono, Color, TrueColor.
- - Horizontal and vertical doubling for Mono and Color.
- The enlargement in TC should be resereved by the user an an example.
- But this example shows the limitation for individual picture types!
- - Horizontal and vertical halving for Mono and Color (see above).
- - Doubling and halving (physicaly) for Mono and Color (see above).
- <ALT>+ and <ALT>- is only a virtual doubling and halving only for
- display!
-
-
- - [2.88ß]: (27. September 1993)
- o Some internal extentions
- o Extenal saving moduls functions, will loaded if necessary.
- Several examples are provided as source text: ESM, ESMTC, IFF, TIFF,
- TIFF8BPS, TIFFTC which will provide interest users with specimen
- examples of the new storage modules. Again I will delighted to
- receive other modules of this type!
- o Infofunctions for modules: The flags "resistent and "automatic" can
- switch on/off in this dialog (effects only to loading modules).
- The "file-selector" flag can not changed by the user, because it
- it a special module feature.
- o Better rotation in TrueColour with TrueColor pictures.
- o Fault in "Palette -> TrueColor" eliminated.
-
-
- - [2.85ß]: (22. September 1993)
- o DSP-JPEG decoder will only be directed at the registered version of
- GEM-View (Recognisable by missing strips on loading).
- o Switch for TrueColor-XIMG pictures: Unaligned (used by GEM-View) or
- 16 pixel aligned.
- o Smaller storage usage in the loading of unstripped TIFFs.
- o Bug in the loading of TIFFs with extra smaples fixed.
- o Bug in loading RLE4-packed BMPs frightened and eliminated.
-
-
- - [2.80ß]: (15. September 1993)
- o Sundry small changes.
- o Faster loading of JPEG files (without DSP) by about 33%.
- Many thanks to Guido Vollbeding for the optimised assembler routine
- for inverse DCT-Transformation.
- o Powerful acceleration (in parts over 500%) in loading non-interleaved
- Color GIF images.
- Many thanks to Stefan Becker for the optimised assembler decompression
- function for non-interleave Color GIF images.
- o Improved color reduction methods:
- - Number of colors
- . Freely selectable
- . With regular color palettes (4, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216 colors)
- - Calculation of color palette.
- . Fix (Fixed color palette as in GEM-View up to version 2.48 ;-{ )
- . User (User definable, the picture follows the color palette of
- the top window [better] or the standard palette dithered
- [worse]. Useable for sequences of pictures with should use
- the same colors in the same order!)
- . OcTree (Fast, good process! In the case "approximativ" is switched
- on, only about 30000 pixels used for calculating the color
- map. In most cases this is sufficient.)
- . Statistical (see GEM-View 3.00)
- - Convertion to new picture
- . Ordered Dither (fast process with regular palettes.)
- . Nearest Color (A non error propagation dithering process.)
- . Floyd Steinberg(error propagation dithering process, alternating)
- . JJN-Dither (error propagation dithering process, alternating)
- . Stucki-Dither ( --- " --- last 4 with dynamic palette.)
- - Noise Filer (Diminishes effect in color tran 24 bit -> 15 bit)
- - Compress C-Map (Switch off the compression of the real used colors
- will not made. Should be switched off for "Ordered
- Dither" and "User".)
- - Grey (Convert to greyscale color map.)
- - Always (Always use, even when not necessary. Must be
- switched on in connection with "User".)
- o Better identification of XGA images.
- o Loading PCDs (Kodak Photo-CD) in BASE/4 and BASE (Switch in GLOBAL).
-