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                ACiD Productions LLC's Multiformat Image Viewer
          Coded by gz - Graphics by Alla Xul, Asphyx and Zerosynapse


   ڿ          
   Ŀ
    Documentation & Update History of ACiD Productions LLC's ACiD View 
   :                                                                    :
                By gz and RaD Man of ACiD Productions LLC(tm)          
    ſ
           

            [ Current version of ACiD View : 6.00 / 2003-7-406:00 ]

            Up to date versions of ACiD View may be found on the ACiD
            Website, http://www.acid.org/.


ķ
 Introduction to ACiD View  
ͼ

            We at ACiD Productions LLC proudly present to you the first
        Windows-based viewer for the  artscene.  This highly innovative
        program is capable of displaying a wide variety of formats such
        as ANSI, ASCII, ADF, BIN, GIF, JPEG, PNG & XBIN with additional
        supported formats underway.  ACiD View for Windows utilizes its
        own internal ANSI routines  making  it  capable of viewing ANSI
        without fussing with the  configuration  of  an internal device
        driver.  We hope that  ACiD View 6  provides you with countless
        hours of pleasure as we've intended with its creation.


ķ
 Features                 
ͼ

       Supports SAUCE descriptions in title bar and full SAUCE option
       Command Line viewing supported
       Windows File Type/File Extension registration
       Drag and Drop Loading of image files into the viewer
       Variable Speed ANSI viewing
       Modem-Simulation for ANSI viewing (2400-57600 bps)
       Multiple File Masking
       Drive and Directory switching
       Automatic Smooth Scrolling option for text-based viewing
       25-, and 50-line mode ANSI, ASCII and BIN viewing
       Built in Text-mode fonts: Standard IBM PC, Amiga, and AcidView
       ANSI and BIN Viewing in 80x25 or 80x50 text-modes
       ANSI and BIN Viewing in 640 pixels wide (1/1, 8x16 font) - Normal
       ANSI and BIN Viewing in 320 pixels wide (1/2, 4x8 font) - "MCGA"
       ANSI and BIN Viewing in 160 pixels wide (1/4, 2x4 font) - "VGA"
       ANSI and BIN Viewing in 80 pixels wide  (1/8, 1x2 font) - "SVGA"
       ANSI and BIN Viewing in Full Screen Mode
       (GIF) CompuServe [G]raphics [I]nterchange [F]ormat viewing
       (JPEG) [J]oint [P]hotographic [E]xperts [G]roup JFIF viewing
       (PNG) [P]ortable [N]etwork [G]raphics viewing
       Full mouse support


ķ
 System Requirements      
ͼ

       VGA: Standard SVGA card in 640x480x16bit (1024x768 recommended)
       CPU: Pentium 586 or better processor (Pentium II 686 recommended)
       RAM: 2MB RAM required (10MB recommended)
       OS: Microsoft Windows 95 or above, compatible with Linux under WineX


ķ
 What ACiD View Displays  
ͼ

       ACiD View will display any traditional text-mode format, not just
        ANSI, in several different sizes.  Where as previous DOS versions
        had various "VGA modes" you could use to scale down the size of 
        an ANSI, ACiD View utilizes your native display resolution and 
        offers several different font sizes to accomplish the same effect.
        Supported sizes are: Normal (standard 8x16 font), Half-size (4x8),
        Quarter-size (2x4) and Eighth-size (1x2).

       ACiD View shows GIF, JPEG and PNG graphics files.

       Support for other popular BBS graphics format is in development.


ķ
 ACiD View Functions      
ͼ

     Function Keys
    Ŀ
     F1  = Help                  
    Ĵ
     F2  = Toggle Full Screen    
    Ĵ
     F3  = Switch Font Size      
    Ĵ
     F4  = Switch Character Set  
    Ĵ
     F5  = Refresh Display       
    Ĵ
     F6  = Toggle Smooth Scroll  
    Ĵ
     F7  = Toggle BPS            
    Ĵ
     F8  = Toggle Color/Grey/B&W*
    Ĵ
     F9  = Toggle Ext/Blinking*  
    Ĵ
     F10 = Screen Capture*       
    Ĵ
     F11 = Show full SAUCE info  
    


 ķ
  F1   Quick-Help :    Brief description of the keys.
 ͼ 
 ķ
  F2   Full Screen :   Toggles between the native video mode defined
 ͼ                  under Windows and Full Screen mode.
 ķ
  F3   Font Size :     This determines the font size to be used while
 ͼ                  displaying a text-based file.
 ķ
  F4   Character Sets : Toggles which font will be used while displaying
 ͼ                   a text-based file.  Options are 25-Line, 50-Line,
                          Amiga Topaz and "ACiD View" PC DOS character sets.
 ķ
  F5   Refresh :       Toggles if the ANSI will be displayed line-by-line
 ͼ                  or pixel-by-pixel.
 ķ
  F6   Smooth Scroll : Toggles if the ANSI will scroll down automatically
 ͼ                  or if you must control the viewing manually.
 ķ
  F7   Modem Speed :   Increases the modem emulator speed for text-based
 ͼ                  files.
 ķ
  F8   Color Mode* :   This is usually set to Color, however it can be
 ͼ                  set to Grey to do greyscale or ASCII to strip
                         the color from ANSIs and BINs and reveal hidden
                         text such as personal greets from the artist.
 ķ
  F9   Toggle Blink* : Determines if 16 background colors instead of
 ͼ                  blinking will be used for ANSI and BIN display.
 ķ
 F10   Screen Capture* : Captures the display to a PNG image file.
 ͼ
 ķ
 F11   Display SAUCE : Displays full SAUCE information including the
 ͼ                  extended COMMENT block.

 * = Not yet available in this version of ACiD View.


ķ
 ACiD View Alternative Functions 
ͼ

 CTRL+O          : OPEN a specific file.
 CTRL+J          : JUMP to Directory.  Expands selected folder in browser.

 CTRL+UP         : Opens PREVIOUS file.
 CTRL+DOWN       : Opens NEXT file.

 CTRL+LEFT       : INCREASE resolution (by decreasing font size)
 CTRL+RIGHT      : DECREASE resolution (by increasing font size)

 CTRL+1          : 2400 BPS Modem Emulation
 CTRL+2          : 4800 BPS Modem Emulation
 CTRL+3          : 9600 BPS Modem Emulation
 CTRL+4          : 14,400 BPS Modem Emulation
 CTRL+5          : 28,800 BPS Modem Emulation
 CTRL+6          : 38,400 BPS Modem Emulation
 CTRL+7          : 57,600 BPS Modem Emulation

 SHIFT+F5        : Refresh display with Modem Emulation


ķ
 ACiD View Command Line Viewing  
ͼ

 In this initial version, ACiD View does support basic viewing from the
 command line.  Look for more documentation on command line switches as
 they are introduced in future versions.

 At present, you can specify a specific file you would like to view
 from the command line using the following syntax:

 ACiDview.exe [drive:][path][filename]

 i.e.: ACiDview.exe R:\ACiD\Artpacks\Best_of\best.1994\SO-EVEND.ANS


ķ
 ACiD View Windows Registry Keys 
ͼ

 To re-initialize the Windows file type/file extension registration,
 delete the following key:

 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACiD\ACiDView\Settings\registered


ķ
 Acquisition Viewer 6.00  
ͼ

1)  Initial public distribution of ACiD View for Microsoft Windows.


ķ
 Credits                  
ͼ

 Code and Interface Design: gz
 Splash Screens: Asphyx and Zerosynapse
 Windows Icons: Alla Xul
 Code Review: Eto, SIDS and Tasmaniac
 Additional Thanks: Bob Copeland for ANSIconv code,
                    CodeProject.com for Explorer Window
                    and Venturus of Vandals for the
                    superior Amiga Topaz font for DOS
 Beta Testers: Enzo, Villeret and Yce
 Special Thanks: RaD Man


ķ
 Bugs?                    
ͼ


        If you have any suggestions or manage to find any bugs, please 
        report them to the author, gz (gz@acid.org).

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