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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Description ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Nikon II is a utility for capturing the displayed desktop or portions thereof,
- and saving the image captured in a bitmap. Either the whole desktop (screen
- contents), windows for selected applications, a selected region or the contents
- of a window can be captured. The result can be saved in the clipboard for
- subsequent pasting into another application, printed at varying resolutions,
- stored on disk in a number of bitmap file formats or a specified editor can be
- invoked for further processing of the image.
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- Nikon II exists as an icon. A capture or 'snap' is initiated by double-clicking
- on this icon. Alternatively, select Snap from the pop-up system menu.
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- The type of capture, together with operational settings, can be changed by
- single-clicking with the left or right mouse button and selecting Options from
- the pop-up system menu.
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- If a delayed capture is specified, a count of the remaining seconds to the
- capture will be shown below the Nikon II icon. Select Stop countdown to
- terminate a delayed capture.
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- Once the capture is complete, the image will be output to the selected
- destination. A status of working indicates that processing of the image is
- incomplete. The time for this processing will depend on the options selected.
- Note that another capture can be initiated whilst in the working status but
- processing and output of the second image is queued.
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- Refer to Tips on usage for general pointers on usage of the program.
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- Select About from the system menu for licensing and copyright information and
- details on registering your copy of this program.
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- Select Close from the system menu to terminate the program. The current capture
- options will be saved for subsequent execution.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Tips on usage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The following tips on Nikon II usage may be helpful:
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- o Place a shadow of the Nikon II application in the Startup folder to have it
- available at all times. Resource usage for Nikon II is negligible whilst
- inactive.
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- o Set the Delayed snap option to give you time to arrange the desktop and
- pointer for the capture.
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- o Choose the Application(s) source to capture all windows of the selected
- applications and exclude others from the background.
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- o When capturing by Application(s), Window frame or Window client ensure that
- the window(s) selected is/are not partially obscured by other windows as the
- overlapped areas may form part of the captured image.
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- o Select file formats of OS/2 2.x bitmap or Aldus/Microsoft TIFF for best
- compression.
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- o Large prints at higher resolution will use a lot of system memory. If you
- experience problems (eg. thrashing), drop the resolution and/or proportion
- of the page. If your printer supports a number of dpi settings, choose a
- lower value.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Refer to the Description for general help on this program.
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- Use the Options dialog to select the source and destination for the capture.
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- The source can be either the Desktop (entire screen contents), all windows for
- selected Application(s), a selected Region or a selected Window frame or Window
- client.
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- Both Desktop and Application(s) sources will result in a screen size capture
- being taken. For a Desktop capture, the current (or delayed) desktop contents
- will form the resultant image. For Application(s) captures, only those windows
- belonging to the selected application(s) will be captured and the background
- will be blanked out.
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- When a Region, Window frame or Window client capture is initiated, the status
- will change to selecting and a pointer displayed to enable a region or window
- to be selected. For a Region capture, position the bottom left-hand corner of
- the box displayed and click the left mouse button, then size the box and click
- the left mouse button again. The inclosed area will form the captured image.
- For Window frame or Window client captures, move the four arrow mouse pointer
- over the window desired and click the left mouse button. The whole window or
- client area will form the captured image.
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- Note that dialog windows must be captured with the Window frame option.
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- The output destination can be either the clipboard, a specified editor, a file
- on disk or a specified print queue.
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- Selecting Clipboard will place the image in the system clipboard in a standard
- format for subsequent pasting into another application.
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- A destination of Editor will place the image into the clipboard as above and
- then invoke a specified bitmap editor for further processing of the image. The
- editor path and parameters are specified in the Editor Options dialog.
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- Selecting File will save the image in a file on disk. The file name and format
- are specified in the File Options dialog.
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- Selecting Printer will print the captured image. The printer queue, resolution
- and layout can be changed in the Printer Options dialog.
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- For desktop captures, a timed delay can be set to allow rearrangement of the
- screen contents. Select Stop countdown from the system menu to abort delayed
- captures.
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- Additionally, the pointer icon (cursor) can be included in Desktop or
- Application(s) captures. Select Add border to enclose the captured image with a
- line border.
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- Select Prompt for options to display the Options dialog when each capture is
- initiated.
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- Press More to change options for the currently selected destination.
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- Press OK to accept these changes or Cancel to ignore changes and exit with
- original settings.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Nikon II is a shareware program and as such, a license is required for use
- beyond the 21 day evaluation period.
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- If you find this program useful and would like to license your copy, a fee of
- $A65 (approx. $US49) for individual use or $A250 (approx. $US190) for corporate
- use is payable. This amount will entitle you (or your corporation) to full use
- of subsequent releases of the product plus support via CompuServe.
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- Nikon II can be licensed by mailing your Mastercard or Visa credit card details
- (card number, full name on card and expiry date) to CompuServe 100033,340. A
- software key for enablement of unlimited use will be returned.
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- Alternately, send credit card details or bank cheque/order for the above amount
- (plus $A10 for delivery) to the address below:
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- Bitware, Software & Services
- P.O. Box 3097
- Manuka A.C.T. 2603
- Australia
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- and a diskette (3.5 inch media only) with the latest version will be mailed in
- return.
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- Press OK to terminate the dialog.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Editor options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Editor options dialog allows qualification of the default bitmap editor
- path name and parameters.
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- If the Editor destination is selected on the Options dialog, the bitmap editor
- specified will be invoked at the completion of the capture. The image will be
- transferred to the editor via the clipboard. Specify the complete path name to
- the editor and (optionally) parameters to be passed. The bitmap editor invoked
- could be the system Icon Editor (for small images) or any Picture Editor
- equivalent. This option permits immediate post-processing of the image.
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- Press OK to accept these changes or Cancel to ignore changes and return to main
- options dialog with original settings.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for File options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- If the File destination is selected in the Options dialog, the image will be
- saved on disk in a file with the name given and in the format specified.
- Specify the full path name to the output file. If the file name ends with a
- sequence number (eg. SNAP0123.BMP) the number component can be automatically
- incremented on each capture to permit a series of files to be retained.
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- Select the desired format for the output file from the list given. Note that
- the OS/2 2.x format may not be accepted by older applications.
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- Press OK to accept these changes or Cancel to ignore changes and return to main
- options dialog with original settings.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Printer options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- If the Printer destination is selected in the Options dialog, the captured
- image will be printed (monochrome output only).
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- Specify the Queue for the print. The default printer, form etc for this queue
- will be used.
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- A choice of low, medium and high resolution can be set to control output print
- quality, with high resolution offering maximum quality.
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- Select a Border percentage to leave a blank edge along all sides of the page.
- The value specified is a percentage of the page width and height.
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- Select the Area percentage to limit the output size. The value specified is a
- percentage of the total page area. Note that the image printed may be smaller
- in area than that specified if it would otherwise overlap the border above.
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- Press OK to accept these changes or Cancel to ignore changes and return to main
- options dialog with original settings.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Conversion options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The image captured can be converted to Monochrome (black and white), Grayscale
- (16 shades of gray) or Color (16 colors). The resultant image quality can be
- fine-tuned by adjusting the Dither (reduction method), Color bias and
- Brightness.
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- Note that Color conversion is only available when the graphics adapter supports
- greater than 16 concurrent colors (eg. 8514/A, XGA).
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- For Monochrome and Grayscale conversion the relative Color bias percentages can
- be changed to lighten/darken areas of the image depending on the red/green/blue
- intensity. A higher bias will result in a lighter tone for areas of that color.
- Additionally, the overall intensity can be changed by setting the desired
- Brightness. Position the slider arm to the desired position.
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- For other than No change, the Dither setting determines the method for color
- conversion/reduction. Select Threshold/nearest for the closest match in the new
- palette. This option is recommended for images that will be subsequently
- changed in size/proportions. Select Error diffusion for a closer match to the
- original in color or tonality.
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- Select Prompt for conversion options to display the Conversion options dialog
- when each capture is initiated.
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- Press Defaults to reset all conversion options to their default values.
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- Press OK to accept these changes or Cancel to ignore changes and exit with
- original settings.