GEM-View

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• [no publisher] (version 3.0 [Registered])Germany, United Kingdom · 1993
• [no publisher] (version 2.48)Germany · 1993
• [no publisher] (version 3.10)Germany · 1994

INSTRUCTIONS

                                                  Marl, January 10. 1993


New Features:
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 - [2.20] (testversion)
    o loads VIDAS
    o loads and saves TARGA
    o loads RSC-Files (also extended INTERFACE format,
                       no color-icon-support)
    o color-icons will show in there monochrom version.
    o can transfer RSC to raster-files
    o Open a new window, when tranfering a GEM-Meta or RSC into Raster
    o Request before overwrite files
    o Better restore colors using window cycle
    o Absoulut size for zooming can used
    o Supports gray-level resolution
    o Fixing bugs: - saving TrueColor TIFF
                   - scaling monochome pictures
                   - clip & zoom


 - [2.19b]: (Translation will made later!)
    o Searching for GEMVIEW.INF:
      - actually directory.
      - directory, where GEM-View started from.
      - pathes, which can find in EnvVar 'PATH='.
      - ROOT-Dir of actually directory.
      - ROOT-Dir of directory, where GEM-View started from.
    o New entry in GEMVIEW.INF (optional) for install the graphic mode
      in HighColor and TrueColor, if GEM-View cannot calc it automaticly.
      (see also GRAPHIC-MODE)
      For Falcon (not need)
      'M15 rrrrrggg ggxbbbbb                               GraphicMode'
      'M16 rrrrrggg gggbbbbb                               GraphicMode'
      Für Crazy Dots (need), Spectrum (not need)
      'I15 xrrrrrgg gggbbbbb                               GraphicMode'
      'I16 rrrrrggg gggbbbbb                               GraphicMode'
      'I24 rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb                      GraphicMode'
      Für Mega Vision 300 (? need)
      'M32 rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb xxxxxxxx             GraphicMode'
      [I == Intel, M == Motorola][nn == #planes] [description of bytes]
      If this entry is found in your .INF-File this information will take.
      If no info is found in .INF GEMVIEW try to calc this information
      automaticly.
      Try it first without this entries!
    o Beim Anklicken der Fensternamen im "Window"-Menu mit Sondertasten:
      -         identisch mit Fuller
      -    identisch mit Closer
      -  nicht bei GEM-View-Fenster
          Schließt das Fenster ohne den Inhalt entgültig zu löschen, dies
          wird im Menu durch ein Closer-Symbol vor dem Namen dargestellt.
          Je nach Wahl des Flags "External Iconify" werden die eigent-
          lichen Daten ins Dir "IconifyPath" gespeichert, nur eine geringe
          Verwaltungsinfo verbleibt im Speicher oder die Daten verbleiben
          vollständig im Hauptspeicher.
    o Q beendet nach Rückfrage die laufende Aktion (identisch zu
      Close LOG-Window) oder das Programm.
    o Alert bei Programmende (Q, ohne Alert Q)
    o Konvertierung von Bildern mit oder ohne Anzeige
      - Farb- und TC-Bilder auch in monochrom konvertierbar, mit oder
        ohne auswählbarer Farbreduzierung
      - Farb- und TC-Bilder können auch in Farbauflösunge mit geringerer
        Farbanzahl konvertiert werden.
      - Konvertierung ohne Qualitätsverlust oder nach entsprechender
        wählbarer Verarbeitung (Zoom, Rotate, Colors, Colordither, ...)
    o Window/Dialog-Redraw verbessert
    o Smart Redraw wird korrekt verarbeitet
    o Verbesserte Farbzuordnung
    o Dialoge auf Schwarz/Weiß schalten, wenn Farbabstand (0, 1) zu klein
    o TIFF speichern verbessert, zusätzlich TIFF-TC in (<=256) Farben
    o Bilder gestaffelt vs. maximale Größe einstellbar
    o Ordered Farbdithering auf 16 Farben
    o Farbdithering auf 128 Farben
    o Diagonal-Scrolling
    o PCX-Farbbilder laden
    o Right-Button-Scroll auch in Metafiles, Texten und Resourcen
    o Verbesserte Reaktion beim Anwählen von Elementen in Hintergrund-
      fenstern (LOG-Window-Icons und Window-Menu)
    o Unterstützung des DRAG & DROP - Protokolls unter Multi-TOS 82
      (von 23.12.1992)

 - [2.10]:
     -NEU-> Loads "TIFF"-Pictures with:
            o "uncompressed"
            o "Hohe Packungsdichte"
            o PackBits (Macintosh--RLE)
            o NeXT--RLE
     -NEU-> Saves "GIF87a"-Pictures
     Fix bug in redraw windows and dialog

 - [2.02]:
     -NEU-> Saves "TIFF"-Pictures
     New menu-entry "Conversion picture"

 - [2.01]:
     -NEW-> "GIF 89a Images"
   o Format for saving choosen (saving before showing)
   o "Not Show" do not show the picture -> only konversation
   o Dialog-Redraw-Bug fixed

 - [2.0]:
     -NEW-> "HAM - Hold & Modify images  [ *.IFF ]"
     -NEW-> "PC Paintbrush (monochrome)  [ *.PCX ]"
   o Saving BMP (MS-Windows Bitmap)
   o Convertion of color-images to (X)IMG in every screen-resolution
     for each number of color of the original picture with saving all
     colors from the original image (see PRESET-DIALOG in your doku)
   o IFF-color-Images with 256 colors now will load correct, too
   o Free scaling Metafiles
   o Free choosen Ordered-Dithering
   o Extended Commandline for Files in same Directory:
     "GEMVIEW C:\BILDER\A.IMG,B.IMG,C.IMG D:\PICS\D.IMG F:\ISLAND\E.IMG,F.IMG"
   o New redraw-routine for Metafiles and raster-images
   o External iconify using 'Iconify Application' and even GEM-View gets
     a 'AC_CLOSE'-Message. A 'IconifyPath'-Directory must exist.
   o Loads 1stWord documents (also Superscript, Subsript, Fotenote,
                             Italic new concept)
   o Multifile-selection with Selectric ((c) Stefan Radermacher)
   o Message to GEM-View to load and display files (see GEM-Show.C)
   o Can be use as a picture & file-shower for Multi-TOS
   o Better use of GEM-View while the program is working
   o Message for loading ($DF00 & VA_DRAGACCWIND) stored in a list
     while GEM-View is working, it will used after GEM-View has finished
     the last (actually) action.
   o Multi-Argument -> Multi-Window or Multi-Argument -> Slideshow
     (Slideshow = Pictures follow each other in the same window) be
     chosen
   o After AC_CLOSE all information will saved and put reopen being
     selected GEM-View (accessory entry)
   o Iconify application without ICONMGR
   o You can close the GEM-View-LOG-window without leaving the program
   o Click the closer button to abort the action -> "Action broken"

 - [1.1o]: (Testversion)
   o Multi--Window--Version
   o Displays text
   o Displays hexdumps
   o Colorscaling + setup dialog
   o Change color palette with dialogue
   o AutoColorReset/AutoIconify

 - [1.1n]: (Testversion)
   o If the image use less then the half of possible colors, the colors
     with higher vid-index will use. This meens the colors of the desktop
     must not change.
   o Faster in High- and True Color transfer
   o A GEM metafile can translate into rasterfile in each resolution,
     with up to 256 colors.

 - [1.1m]: (Testversion; buggy on High/TrueColor graphic cards)
   o IFF-color-Images now will load correct (This problem remains in
     version 1.1l)
   o Menuline can be switched off using Multi-TOS

 - [1.1l]: (Testversion; buggy on High/TrueColor graphic cards)
   o Greyscale-Dithering Algorithmus for 4, 8, 16, 64 and 256.
   o GEM-View now runs under MultiGEM without any problems.
   o 'CNTRL-SPACE' iconifies the application (needs IconManager)!
   o A GEM metafile can translate into rasterfile in each resolution.
     Posible prombles in HC- or TC-modes.

 - [1.1i]: (latest offical version: 232302 Bytes, April 8. 1992)
   o Supports MacPaint- and PBM-Pictures.
   o Supports ImageLab- and JPEG-Images.
   o Color scale adjust (GLOBAL-Dialog).
   o Color-Dithering Algorithmus for 4, 8, 16, 64 and 256 colors.
   o [HELP]- and [UNDO]-Keys. Resets the colors for the picture, and
     restores the old color.
   o Supports TRUE-COLOR BMP images.
   o Processes TRUE-COLOR images.
   o GEM-View run on HC- and TC-graphic cards.
              (Tested on Wilhelm Spectrum1TC)

 - [1.1e] color dithering.
   o Complett documentation (german and english).
   o Runs as program (PRG, GTP) or as accessory (ACC).
   o Supports the follows picture formats:
     -NEW-> "GEM-View images           [ *.GVW ]"   (internal format)
            "GIF Images                [ *.GIF ]"
            "Sun Rasterfiles           [ *.SUN ]"
    -NEW->  "Imagelab Images           [ *.B&W ]
            "STAD Images               [ *.PAC ]"
     -new-> "IFF Imagefiles            [ *.IFF ]"
     -NEW-> "MS-Windows Bitmap         ( *.BMP, *.RLE )"
     -NEW-> "OS/2 Bitmap               ( *.BMP )"
     -new-> "GEM-(X)Image Files        ( *.IMG )"
            "GEM-Metafiles (Vector)    ( *.GEM )"
            "Neochrome Rasterfiles     ( *.NEO )"
            "Art-Director Rasterfiles  ( *.ART )"
            "Degas Images              ( *.P[IC][123] )"
            "Tiny-Compressed Images    ( *.TN[123Y] )"
            "Doodle Monochrome Rasters ( *.DOO [640x...] )"
            "Spectrum 512 Images       ( *.SPU, *.SPC )"
            "X Bitmap-File             [ *.XBM ]"
     -NEW-> "Portable Bit Map          [*.P[BGP]M]"
     -NEW-> "MacPaint Image            [*.MAC]"
     Will explains in the documantation.
   o New functions:
     + Identify pictures without loading the picture.
     + You can iconify pictures; this meens the picture will saved into
       a special format, which is quick in load. This format can reload
       any time.
     + The LOG-Window contains Icons for 'Load', 'Identify' pictures,
       'Open' iconified pictures and to call dialog boxes to preset
       some values.
     + Fullscreen: Display a picture on the full screen without any
       gem-window.
     + You can quick zoom a picture two or four times.
     + You can quick shrink picture (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8).
     + Quick zoom/shrink don't use dynamic memory, (which will not free).
   o Growing and shrinking the part of the picture around the position
     of the cursor.
   o Clip images in all directions (also from down-right to up-left).
   o GEMVIEW.PRG have a menuline, you can now use accessories and
   o it supports the AV-protocoll (AV_SENDKEY + AV_ACCWINDOPEN +
     AV_ACCWINDCLOSED).
   o GEMVIEW.ACC comunicate with the main application by AV-protocoll.
     (b.e. Gemini).
   o Window Cycle (^W) will supported and other windows (AV_ACCWINDOPEN)
     will also cycled.
   o The ICONS/MENU inside the windows can activate, if the window is
     in the background and you can see a part of the ICONS/MENU.
     Press the right mouse-button and select the ICONS/MENU with the
     left one. The MENU is then a MAC-menu (you choose an entry if you
     unpress the left mouse-button).
   o Full keyboard support.
   o The picture-window contains a menu with full keyboard support.
   o Extended INF file with presetting values.
   o Tone Scale Adjust (Grey intensity) can choosen.
   o The colors (RED, GREEN, BLUE) can be intensified or reduced.
   o Faster identify, which picture-format it is.
   o Use less dynamic memory as before.

 Version 2.3 (Future)
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  Supporting MultiGEM & MultiTOS.
  Support new picture-formats.
  Faster algorithms for loading.
  Display more than one picture at time.
  Load and Save TIFF (6.0) pictures.
 o Window for conversion (can hald Source, Options and Destination
     and runs like a batch job)
 o Make Modules (Load, Save and Print loadable) & Doku
 ? __ONE__ Printermodul with source
 ? Keypress for TOP-Window or Window behind the mouse
 ? XAcc-protokoll


You can get GEM-View from:
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  Dieter Fiebelkorn
  Grüner Weg 29a
  4370 Marl 1 (Germany)
  BLZ: 426 610 08
  Ktn: 607 984 800

  Send a formated Disk, two CRI's (Coupon-Reponse-International),
  your address and a message that you want to get GEMVIEW.

  GEMVIEW 1.1 is SHAREWARE.
  For using GEMVIEW 2.x send $25 (US-Dollar) to me. (Request for an
  english Documentation not before April 1993)