                                                           Marl, Oct 12. 1991


Neue Features:
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 - Complett documentation (german and english).
 - Runs as program (PRG, GTP) or as accessory (ACC).
 - Supports the follows picture formats:
   -NEW-> "GEM-View images           [ *.GVW ]"   (internal format)
          "GIF Images                [ *.GIF ]"
          "Sun Rasterfiles           [ *.SUN ]"
          "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 ]"
   Will explains in the documantation.
 - New functions:
   o Identify pictures without loading the picture.
   o 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.
   o The LOG-Window contains Icons for 'Load', 'Identify' pictures,
     'Open' iconified pictures and to call dialog boxes to preset
     some values.
   o Fullscreen: Display a picture on the full screen without any
     gem-window.
   o You can quick zoom a picture two or four times.
   o You can quick shrink picture (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8).
   o Quick zoom/shrink don't use dynamic memory, (which will not free).
 - Growing and shrinking the part of the picture around the position
   of the cursor.
 - Clip images in all directions (also from down-right to up-left).
 - GEMVIEW.PRG have a menuline, you can now use accessories and
 - it supports the AV-protocoll (AV_SENDKEY + AV_ACCWINDOPEN +
   AV_ACCWINDCLOSED).
 - GEMVIEW.ACC comunicate with the main application by AV-protocoll.
   (b.e. Gemini).
 - Window Cycle (^W) will supported and other windows (AV_ACCWINDOPEN)
   will also cycled.
 - 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).
 - Full keyboard support.
 - The picture-window contains a menu with full keyboard support.
 - Extended INF file with presetting values.
 - Faster identify, which picture-format it is.
 - Use less dynamic memory as before.
 - Some correction.
 
 Version 1.2 (Future):
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 - Load and Save TIFF (5.0) pictures.
 - Supporting MultiGEM.
 - Support new picture-formats.
 - Faster algorithms for loading.
 - Display more than one picture at time.
 - Some Tools to convert pictures and printing (can call directly from
   GEMVIEW).
 - Identify-, Loading-, (Redraw-) and Saving-routines in external
   Modules to write special modules by yourself.
 - Dialog to choose picture-formats, each fomat will have a separate
   Path.

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You can get GEM-View from:
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  Dieter Fiebelkorn
  Grner 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. Send $20 (US-Dollar) to me if you use GEMVIEW.
  Or send $25, then you will get all versions up to version 1.2.
