         !DiaSchau     (!SlideShow, no, NOT Acorn's)
         Version 0.96b                                                
        FREEWARE  BeN  ->> http://home.t-online.de/home/benman/
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 Easy to use slide show with up to 16M colours.   

*** NEW *** from version 0.92 onwards
          * User table has File_Type &0b4 (dia_table)
          * Setup of picture catalogue
          * -> Set sub title
          * -> Set up a special effect for each picture
          * Catalogue format see below...
            
*** NEW **** Effects + edit tables for your personal effects
                       ( from RiscOS 3.5 onwards )

* Display animated GIF's !!!  (GIF89a)

* Plays MPEG-films
                                                                    
* Plays FLI-films
                                                                    
* Plays ARMovies (ae7)

* Displays all graphic formats accepted by !ChangeFSI (!FSI).
                                                                    
* Displays DRAW-files using keyboard commands as follows:                           
                                                                    
                  Cursor right = Scroll right    
                   Cursor left = Scroll left     
                     Cursor up = Scroll up      
                   Cursor down = Scroll down     
                       Page up = Enlarge drawing               
                     Page down = Reduce drawing              
                          Home = Re-load file                    
                             s = Snapshot (Screendump)          
                             m = Mark file                    
                            F1 = Help (in englisch)      
                     Space bar = Next picture                      
                                                                    
                                                                    
*** NEW **** From RISC OS 3.6 onwards JPEGs are displayed using the NEW 
             fast SpriteExt-Module ! (if there is no special effect defined)    
             Squashed sprites will be displayed as well. This is usefull 
             when viewing pictures from a CD-ROM.                                   
             The "Choices" window has been enhanced and is self-explaining.                                    
                                                                    
 How do we start ?
 
 * Drag any directory's or file's icon to DiaSchau's icon bar icon.
 * Click adjust on DiaSchau's icon bar icon to repeat the last show.
 * Drag or double-click a 'Dia_Pic' file.              
                                                                    
 DiaSchau checks which RISC OS version is active, with each picture in turn  
 and how much VRAM is available. The picture is displayed depending on the
 above settings. (if there are no special effects, else X800 Y600 C32K EX1 EY1 !!)            
                                                                    
 You can press the space bar to display the next picture, during the 'show',
 or wait for the set 'wait-delay-timer' to elapse.
                                                      
 Press <RETURN> to stop the display of a multi sprite file.   
 (Do NOT use <ENTER>, please !)
 (Works only with no effects set, else Sprite # 1 will be displayed !!)   
                                                                    
 Pressing 'M' for 'mark' writes the whole file-path of the marked file
 into a file named 'mark' with file type 'Dia_Pic'. The display continues
 with the next file.

 If you marked some pictures and the 'repeat' option is NOT active
 you will be presented with the directory display, where the file
 'mark' is to be found after the show.
 The file resides in '!DiaSchau.Resources.mark' under the name of 'mark'.

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 Setup of your personal 'Dia_Pic' file:

 Just write all the paths of your pictures into a file of type &0b3.
 One path per line.
 How ? Mark the pictures you want in the file during the show by
       pressing 'M' for each picture, you want
       OR
       Shift-drag the files into an editor's text window.

          ! Start the StrongHelp-File 'DiaSchau' !
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 BeN 1995,1996,1997,1998                                                
                                                                    



