                           Gview version 2.5
                    Copyright 1996 Spider Software

This program requires a mouse driver and a VESA compatible graphics card.

To register, click on the register button.  Write down the eight letter
code and send with a check of $15 to:

Spider Software
P.O. Box 1488
Florence, OR 97439

If you have an e-mail account please include your address.

You can click your way through your directories and click on the image file 
that you want to view.  The display will first look for .JPG, then .GIF, 
.BMP, .PXC, .TIF and .TGA extensions.  If there is more than one graphic 
type in a directory, you will have to click on each graphic extension button 
to see a listing of all of the files.  The buttons are visible only for those
graphic files found in the directory.

Click on the file name with the left mouse button to view it.  Click on the 
file name with the right mouse button to get information about the file and 
to get the file modify buttons.  Click on the modify buttons with the left 
mouse button to apply, or the right mouse button to cancel.

Click on the directory name with the left mouse button to make this the 
current working directory.  Click in the directory window with the right 
mouse button to make a new directory.

Modify buttons:

Copy:     This option allows you to copy a graphics file to another 
          directory within the same drive.  Click on the new
          directory, then click on the 'Copy' button.

Move:     This option allows you to move a graphics file to another 
          directory within the same drive.  Click on the new
          directory, then click on the 'Move' button.

Convert:  This will load the current image and request that you pick a new
          graphics format.  Click on one the graphic format buttons, and 
          a new file will be created.  The original file remains untouched.
          You will be prompted to click on the 'Overwrite' button if the
          file already exists.  Click the right mouse button to cancel.

Print:    This option will allow printing on a Hewlett Packard LaserJet or
          DeskJet printer.  Click on the correct buttons to choose your
          printer.

Delete:   Click this button to delete a file.  There is no warning!
          If you accidentally delete a file, go to DOS and type UNDELETE.

Resize:   This will load the current image file and present a slide button
          to pick the percent size.  Click and drag the button to the
          desired size.  Click on the yellow button to accept.  A new file
          will be created with a '_RS' ending to its name.  You will be 
          prompted to click on the 'Overwrite' button if the file already 
          exists.  Click the right mouse button to cancel.

Cover:    When you click this button, you will need to choose another image
          file to overlay on the first.  After loading both files, a slide
          button will appear.  Click and drag the slide button for more or
          less coverage.  Click on the yellow button to accept.  The second 
          image will cover the first.  While viewing the image, if you type 
          'S', a new file will be created with a '_CV' ending to its name.  
          If the file exists, it will be overwritten without prompting.

Rename:
          Enter a new name for your image file.  Do not put in the extension
          as that will be done automatically.  There is an eight character
          maximum length for file names.


Configure buttons:

Slides:   If this option is chosen and you click on an image to view, a 
          slide show will start with that image and continue to the end of 
          the list.  Click on the 'Slides' button with the right mouse 
          button to change the default delay of 15 seconds.  Each time that 
          you run the program, the delay returns to the default of 15 
          seconds.  

          
Fade:
          This small button will toggle the fade function on and off.

Sound:
          This will toggle the PC speaker sounds on and off.

Color:
          Choose a preset background color or click with the right mouse
          button to customize the color.

Type GVIEW /? for a list of command line options.

Write to:

Spider Software
P.O. Box 1488
Florence, OR 97439
<spider@presys.com>
