                                GIFCom 
                   Users's guide and reference manual 
                             Version 3.10 

                           Jupiter Software 
                     a division of MLK Enterprises 

Under the copyright laws, neither the documentation nor the software may
be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any
electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without
the prior consent of MLK Enterprises. 

Copyright 1994 - 1997    MLK Enterprises 
                         202 216th Ave NE 
                         Redmond, WA 98053-3927 

Special Notices 

The following terms in this publication, are trademarks of Jupiter
Software a division of MLK Enterprises: 

                          GIFCom GIFView 

The following terms in this publication, are trademarks of other
companies as follows: 

80286          Intel Corporation 
80386          Intel Corporation 
GIF            CompuServe Information Services 
GIF87a         CompuServe Information Services 
GIF89a         CompuServe Information Services 
IBM            International Business Machines 
MS-DOS         Microsoft Coporation 
OS/2 Warp      International Business Machines 
PC DOS         International Business Machines 
 

System Requirements

Minimum 
1.    PC DOS or MS-DOS 3.00 
2.    80286 processor 
3.    VGA display (for image viewing) 
4.    300 KB of available conventional memory 
5.    505 KB of available disk space 

Recommended 
1.    80386 or higher processor 
2.    VESA Local Bus (VLB) Super VGA 256-color display 
3.    620 KB of available conventional memory (necessary for image
      conversion) 
4.    1 MB of available EMS memory (speeds image display and processing) 














                             Using GIFCom 

What You See 

Once the program starts the main work area of GIFCom displays.  This
consists of a list area where the names of the images appear, and a
command area at the bottom of the screen. 

Surrounding the areas are borders which also contain important
information, including the name of the program at the top of the screen.
At the left of the border between the list and command areas is
information regarding the number of screens necessary to contain a
listing of all GIFs in the current directory.  In the center of that
same border is a full path to the present directory. 

Note Unless you placed GIFCom in the same directory as your image files,
     the list area will initially only show the DOS directory structure
     of the current directory. 

The Commands 

Commands are selected either by pressing the key or key combination that
is highlighted, or by clicking the highlighted portion of the commands
with a mouse or other pointing device: 

<W>rite JPEG comment     <ENTER> to view comment 
<T>ransform image        <I>nformation about GIFCom 
<E>dit GIF comment       <S>ize of image 
<C>hange drive           <P>rint comment 
<F1> - Help              <ALT+C>onfigure GIFCom 
<ESC> to quit            <D>elete image 
<V>iew image             <R>ename image 

Most of the commands are self-explanatory--GIFCom is supposed to be easy
to use, after all--so just a few instructions should be necessary: 

1.    Choosing to <P>rint a comment the first time will prompt you for
      the maker and type of your printer and the printer port it is
      connected to.  If you do not see your exact printer listed, simply
      choose one that is similar.  (Information on printer emulation
      will be found in your printer manual and possibly on the printer
      itself.) 
2.    <P>rinting a comment will always ask if you wish to print to
      <D>isk or <P>rinter.  Printing to disk lets you enter any valid
      DOS filename for the comment.  You may also include a drive letter
      and path for the comment. 
3.    The <ALT+C>onfigure command can be used to change whether <ENTER>
      is used to view a comment and <V> views the image (the default) or
      vice versa, as well as all the colors in GIFCom. 
4.    The first time you <V>iew an image, GIFCom detects your monitor's
      display capability and chipset and simply asks you to confirm its
      diagnosis.  Should you make a mistake of any kind, deleting the
      GIFView.cfg file found in the same directory as the GIFCom program
      will let you start over. 
5.    If you attempt to view the comments for a GIF87a, which will not
      have any, GIFCom will allow you to create your own or import a
      text file containing the desired comments.  (Supplying a comment
      for a GIF87a converts it to the GIF89a format.) 
6.    <R>enaming an image does not change the file extension. 

A few notes about JPEG-format files 

Unlike GIF files, JPG files can have more than one comment,
necessitating a few differences when dealing with JPG comments: 

1.    Any JPG comments will be lost when converting to GIF. 
2.    It isn't possible to edit the comments for a JPG file. 

When viewing images in GIFCom, you may now lighten or darken the palette
of a GIF.  Simply press the <+> or <-> keys while the image is
displayed.  When you press a key to stop displaying the image, you will
be prompted to save the changes. 

Note This feature is not available for JPG files. 

Contacting the author 

You may contact the author at: 
                           Jupiter Software 
                           202 216th Ave NE 
                        Redmond, WA 98053-3927 
                 http://www.mlkenterprises.com/jupiter 
              internet e-mail: support@mlkenterprises.com 

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