Deleting.../Deletes the image on view from the MBM in file.
Deleting a bitmap
Replacing...
Replaces the image you are currently viewing with a new selection. This may often be a revised version of the same picture, which you have edited in Sketch.
Replacing a bitmap
Inserting...sAllows you to place an extra bitmap in the (multi-plane) MBM you are currently viewing, before the image on screen.D
Eg: If you are viewing bitmap #6 in an 8 pic MBM, the new image would be inserted as a "new" #6 and subsequent images already existing in the file would be re-numbered as 7, 8 & 9."
Inserting a bitmap
About
* Version 2.1
1997-1998 Lieuwe de Vries3
This program is shareware and should be registered by making payment for continued use to the author.
(see "how to pay" help topic)
Version
For the latest version of MBMView and other products for the Psion range of palmtop computers, visit my website at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/platodva/psion.htm<
Registration
1. Register on CompuServe
(GO SWREG, ID=16986).
2. Register on Regnet
(www.swregnet.com, ID=4245).
3. Register on RegSoft
(www.regsoft.com, ID=2076).
4. Send cash or a a EuroCheque
in Dutch currency (NLG) to me at:
L. de Vries
Taling 11
9101 ZG Dokkum
Netherlands.
Only use currencies: USD$ 25, NLG 50. None other please.A
How to pay
The current image{The "Save" > "Current" menu option acts only on the image you have on screen, not any others which may be in the same file.D
Saving (current)
Making a "slide show"xUse screen captures and other images in compiling a single multi-plane MBM. (see append / insert / replace help topics)
To view, use <Ctrl> + <N> (or <P>) to scroll through them in sequence - much easier than opening and closing all of them as individual files!D
_TIP:- For a "clean screen", turn off both toolbars and set preferences to load images centally."
Slide shows
To take a snapshot
The Series 5 keypress for capture is <Shift> + <Ctrl> + <Fn> + <S>.
This will save a picture of your screen exactly as it is at the time you press the keys.u
You will then have an MBM file, which you can view on its own, import into Sketch (for printing), or add to a collection (to make a very basic slide show).>TIP:- If you want to hide tool or scroll bars - do that first!W0
Screen capture
<Shift>+<Ctrl>+<Fn>+<S>
Sketch
&PAINT.app
1. Displays all Psion Series 5
picture formats - (single/multi MBM
files, application i.d. "AIF" files and
those produced by Sketch.)
2. Also handles Psion file headers
developed by 3rd parties - (eg.
SpritEdit and Photo5 files).M
u3. Displays JPG and BMP and GIF pictures.
4. Saves (whole or part) of any of the
above to a new MBM or Sketch file.
TIP:- MBM (Multi BitMap) files are also known as EPOC picture files. Those in the ROM have a slightly different format, but MBMView allows you to access (and copy) them the same as any others.7
INTRODUCTION
Bitmap information2Shows information about the file currently loaded.
TIP:- The screen color mode and the number of bitmap colors can be made to correspond by using "change color mode" in the Bitmap menu. If these two differ, painting the picture on screen might be slow.
Bitmap info
Getting around
Using the bottom tool bar:
The right four buttons scroll the picture and the left two buttons load the next (or previous) bitmap if the file contains more than one. Tap on the small info box to get the "Jump to" dialog.b
IUsing the pen:
You can move an image around on the screen by dragging it.;
Getting around
Using the keyboard:
The cursor keys scroll the picture.
Scrollspeed can be set in the preferences. For fast scrolling use FN-cursorkeys.;
Display
Image position: Use the "Position" option on the Bitmap menu to center the picture on the screen, or place the top left corner of the bitmap in the top left corner of the screen.0
f(Use the "View preferences" option on the Tools menu to make bitmaps center automatically on loading.)E
TIP:- Remember to check that you are using the best color settings - and don't forget that changing the screen contrast can make a big difference!
Display
Viewing area: The image may be much larger than the Series 5's screen, so turn of the toolbars and use the keyboard to scroll if you want to see the fullest area possible.;
Color settings
Use the "View preferences" option in the Tools menu to set the startup color mode and if you want MBMView to change the color mode automatically when loading a picture.
MBMView can display a picture as 2 colors (black & white), 4 colors (like Sketch files) or as a 16 color grey scale (often used for photographs).
TIP:- You can change the color mode of a bitmap. Experiment a little to see how this changes a picture's appearance. Sketch files always use 4 colors.
Screen colors
Create from file list3
Make a plain text file with a filename on each line. The first line contains the result filename. The following lines each represent a MBM file. The first bitmap from each file (all supported types) is copied to the result file.iTIP:- You can write this in Word, then export it as a text file using the "More" option in the File menu."
MBM building (list)
Default directory
After loading a file you can set the folder that it has come from to be the "default directory". This will then be used for saved files - and as MBMView's "start up" folder.0
}TIP:- If you changed directory you can go back to your start-up folder using the "Default directory" option on the View menu."
Start-up folder
Mosaic
You can create a Mosaic to view all bitmaps in the current file or directory as "thumbnail" pictures. All the bitmaps are numbered to make jumping to a specific one very easy (Use CTRL-J). When using directory mosaic load the file first.jThe mosaic is a newly created bitmap, so all operations can be used on this bitmap, ie saving, moving etc.
Making thumbnails
Patching
When saving a bitmap in an OPL program using gSaveBit , the resulting bitmap cannot be converted on the PC using BMCONV.EXE. Using this patch options solves this problem. This opion works on the current loaded (standard MBM) file.
Saving (patch)
Preferences
Scroll speed: Set scrollspeed in pixels.
Startup colors: If checked MBMView will start in 16 color mode instead of 4 color mode.
Auto switch colors: If checked screenmode is auto set to bitmap mode.
Center bitmap on loading: Center picture on screen.
Mosaic size: Width and height of each small bitmap in a mosaic.
Load 16 color JPG/BMP: Load files in 16 colors. If not checked, 4 colors will be used.}
Preferences
Appending...
This option adds a bitmap to the end of the MBM file currently in view. It only works on standard MBM files, but makes it very easy to create a single multi-plane file from a numer of seperate bitmaps.
TIP:- Do some planning first by viewing then re-naming the pics you plan to use so that they are also numbered, ("01 Icon", "02 Toolbar" etc). This can make things a lot less confusing and ensures that you build the file right first time.
Append bitmap
Save all bitmaps
When the current loaded file contains more than one bitmap, use this menu option to save (or add) all the bitmaps to another file. Use this option to make a (working) copy of ROM MBM files on your C drive.
Eg: You could choose to create a "reference" MBM of all images in ROM by opening all the MBM files you can find, then using "Save" > "All" to build 1 (huge) multi-plane MBM.
Saving (all)
You could then scroll through this to review Psion's "house style", saving to Sketch those images which you want as a style template for a project.
File format
MBMView saves bitmaps in the standard MBM format. It can be converted on the PC to BMP files using BMCONV.EXE.
When saving to a non existent file MBMView will create a new MBM file. If the file exists, it will add the picture to the file.J
kWhen saving as a Sketch file it will overwrite the file you select. Sketch files can only contain 1 bitmap."
MBMView files
"Cropped" saving
If you wish to save only part of a picture, push the <control> button while selecting with the pen the area to save from the image on the screen. Choose a "save" option in the usual way.
TIP:- Use this option to remove large borders from photographs, or unwanted parts of a screen shot. This can save a lot of memory!
Saving (selection)
Saving as Sketch files
MBMView can read AND write Sketch files. Sketch files, however, are always in 4 color mode. You can save a 16 color MBM file as a sketch file, but Sketch will convert it to 4 colors on loading.jTIP:- Change the color mode to 4 colors before saving it as a Sketch file. This saves a lot of disk space!
Saving (to Sketch)
Sketch
&PAINT.app
1. Displays all Psion Series 5
picture formats - (single/multi MBM
files, application i.d. "AIF" files and
those produced by Sketch.)
2. Also handles Psion file headers
developed by 3rd parties - (eg.
SpritEdit and Photo5 files).M
y3. Displays JPG and BMP and GIF
pictures.
4. Saves (whole or part) of any of the
above to a new MBM or Sketch file.
TIP:- MBM (Multi BitMap) files are also known as EPOC picture files. Those in the ROM have a slightly different format, but MBMView allows you to access (and copy) them the same as any others.7
INTRODUCTION
Bitmap information2Shows information about the file currently loaded.
TIP:- The screen color mode and the number of bitmap colors can be made to correspond by using "change color mode" in the Bitmap menu. If these two differ, painting the picture on screen might be slow.
Bitmap info
Getting around
Using the bottom tool bar:
The right four buttons scroll the picture and the left two buttons load the next (or previous) bitmap if the file contains more than one. Tap on the small info box to get the "Jump to" dialog.b
IUsing the pen:
You can move an image around on the screen by dragging it.;
Getting around
Using the keyboard:
The cursor keys scroll the picture.
Scrollspeed can be set in the preferences. For fast scrolling use FN-cursorkeys.;
Display
Image position: Use the "Position" option on the Bitmap menu to center the picture on the screen, or place the top left corner of the bitmap in the top left corner of the screen.0
f(Use the "View preferences" option on the Tools menu to make bitmaps center automatically on loading.)E
TIP:- Remember to check that you are using the best color settings - and don't forget that changing the screen contrast can make a big difference!
Display
Viewing area: The image may be much larger than the Series 5's screen, so turn of the toolbars and use the keyboard to scroll if you want to see the fullest area possible.;
Color settings
Use the "View preferences" option in the Tools menu to set the startup color mode and if you want MBMView to change the color mode automatically when loading a picture.
MBMView can display a picture as 2 colors (black & white), 4 colors (like Sketch files) or as a 16 color grey scale (often used for photographs).
TIP:- You can change the color mode of a bitmap. Experiment a little to see how this changes a picture's appearance. Sketch files always use 4 colors.
Screen colors
Create from file list3
Make a plain text file with a filename on each line. The first line contains the result filename. The following lines each represent a MBM file. The first bitmap from each file (all supported types) is copied to the result file.iTIP:- You can write this in Word, then export it as a text file using the "More" option in the File menu."
MBM building (list)
Default directory
After loading a file you can set the folder that it has come from to be the "default directory". This will then be used for saved files - and as MBMView's "start up" folder.0
}TIP:- If you changed directory you can go back to your start-up folder using the "Default directory" option on the View menu."
Start-up folder
Mosaic
You can create a Mosaic to view all bitmaps in the current file or directory as "thumbnail" pictures. All the bitmaps are numbered to make jumping to a specific one very easy (Use CTRL-J). When using directory mosaic load the file first.jThe mosaic is a newly created bitmap, so all operations can be used on this bitmap, ie saving, moving etc.
Making thumbnails
Patching
When saving a bitmap in an OPL program using gSaveBit , the resulting bitmap cannot be converted on the PC using BMCONV.EXE. Using this patch options solves this problem. This opion works on the current loaded (standard MBM) file.
Saving (patch)
Preferences
Scroll speed: Set scrollspeed in pixels.
Startup colors: If checked MBMView will start in 16 color mode instead of 4 color mode.
Auto switch colors: If checked screenmode is auto set to bitmap mode.
Center bitmap on loading: Center picture on screen.
Mosaic size: Width and height of each small bitmap in a mosaic.
Load 16 color JPG/BMP: Load files in 16 colors. If not checked, 4 colors will be used.}
Preferences
Appending...
This option adds a bitmap to the end of the MBM file currently in view. It only works on standard MBM files, but makes it very easy to create a single multi-plane file from a numer of seperate bitmaps.
TIP:- Do some planning first by viewing then re-naming the pics you plan to use so that they are also numbered, ("01 Icon", "02 Toolbar" etc). This can make things a lot less confusing and ensures that you build the file right first time.
Append bitmap
Save all bitmaps
When the current loaded file contains more than one bitmap, use this menu option to save (or add) all the bitmaps to another file. Use this option to make a (working) copy of ROM MBM files on your C drive.
Eg: You could choose to create a "reference" MBM of all images in ROM by opening all the MBM files you can find, then using "Save" > "All" to build 1 (huge) multi-plane MBM.
Saving (all)
You could then scroll through this to review Psion's "house style", saving to Sketch those images which you want as a style template for a project.
File format
MBMView saves bitmaps in the standard MBM format. It can be converted on the PC to BMP files using BMCONV.EXE.
When saving to a non existent file MBMView will create a new MBM file. If the file exists, it will add the picture to the file.J
kWhen saving as a Sketch file it will overwrite the file you select. Sketch files can only contain 1 bitmap."
MBMView files
"Cropped" saving
If you wish to save only part of a picture, push the <control> button while selecting with the pen the area to save from the image on the screen. Choose a "save" option in the usual way.
TIP:- Use this option to remove large borders from photographs, or unwanted parts of a screen shot. This can save a lot of memory!
Saving (selection)
Saving as Sketch files
MBMView can read AND write Sketch files. Sketch files, however, are always in 4 color mode. You can save a 16 color MBM file as a sketch file, but Sketch will convert it to 4 colors on loading.jTIP:- Change the color mode to 4 colors before saving it as a Sketch file. This saves a lot of disk space!