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View it! Ver 1.0
A PrintMaster Graphics Viewer
by Raymond Roux
The view it! program allows you to easily and quickly view
PrintMaster graphics libraries. All three screen resolutions
are supported and should work on all models (520/1040/Mega).
You must have at least 152,000 bytes of free RAM, and a
graphics library cannot have more than 200 graphics in it.
After starting up the program, an alert box is displayed that
contains two buttons: "view" and "quit". Click on the "view"
button to select a PrintMaster graphics library to view. Click
on the "quit" button to exit the view it! program.
After clicking on the "view" button, a File Selector box is
displayed. Select the PrintMaster graphics library that you wish
to view. The library files come in pairs, one file ends in .SHP
and the other in .SDR, you can select either one. A message will
appear telling you that the graphics are being loaded, this
typically takes just a few seconds.
You can view an entire folder (max 50 libraries) with one command
by going to the desired folder and clicking "OK" without selecting
a file. The libraries will be sorted in ascending order, when
you click on the "done" button the next library will be read in.
You can return the main menu by pressing the "undo" key.
A select group of libraries can be viewed by using the wildcard
"*" in the file name. You don't have to enter the extender.
The graphics are displayed on the screen along with the name of
each graphic. In low resolution there are nine graphics per
page, in medium resolution there are twelve, and in high resolution
there are sixteen. On color monitors, with the default screen
colors, the graphics are black and the names are in red.
At the bottom of the screen is a command box that contains the
number of pictures in the library, a "previous" button, a "next"
button, a "done" button, and the current page number. The "previous"
button displays the previous page of graphics, if you are at the
first page the button will be disabled. The "next" button displays
the next page of graphics, if you are at the last page the button
will be disabled. The "done" button will cause the next library to
be read in (if you selected multiple libraries), or return you to the
main menu where you can select "view" to choose another library or
"quit" to exit.
There are also some keyboard commands that you can use. The left
arrow key works just like the "previous" button. The right arrow
key works just like the "next" button. The up arrow key jumps you
to the first page of graphics. The down arrow key jumps you to the
last page of graphics. The "Undo" key returns you to the main menu.
The "Help" key displays the name of the current library.
That's it! If you have any suggestions or problems, contact me
on GEnie (R.ROUX), Compuserve (75056,2103), or Usenet
(...!trwspp!spp2!rroux).
Enjoy!
Ray Roux