'= UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE) HELP AND TEXT FILE FOR = '= MICROSCOPE FOR THE PC (C) MOLCOL SOFTWARE (UK) 1992-5 = '=============================================================== ' Alteration is illegal without written consent and will lead ' to program malfunction ! '=============================================================== *D_START UK DEFAULT MESSAGES : MSCOPE2.EXE ' ' One Line default messages used in Mscope2.exe ' --------------------------------------------- ' Each message to consist of 1 line only! ' MAXIMUM = 40 LINES !!! ' *D_ONELINE_START Press any key to continue... Press any key to clear message... Use Mouse: Point at control. Click left mouse button to operate! Text is OFF. Click on button in bottom corner to toggle on! Missing or Bad File:- Press any key to QUIT... Note: FOCUS, MAG, & STAGE buttons disabled on Animated Slidesets Click on [VIEW] button to run Animation, else use other options. Creating new file... Opening file... Insufficient number of characters entered - please REDO! Please confirm PASSWORD by entering it again... Input was different ! New password not accepted - aborted! Saving Tutorial text... Press for GUIDE (or) ANY OTHER key to START! Please wait - accessing TUTOR ... PASSWORD IS WRONG - aborting !!! OKAY! Please continue and enter NEW PASSWORD... Press on your keyboard now to get the next message! Press to clear message and try this operation... Use VIDEO panel buttons or STOP to use other controls! Please Wait! Loading... For help on controls: point and hold down RIGHT mouse button. USING HELP: For more details, click on Help button now! Use arrow buttons to scroll, FINI button to end help. Click on HELP for HELP ON HELP or to return to last page viewed. First or last page reached ! You are about to exit Microscope. It will reload after running the associated Program requested. You can ABORT or CONTINUE! SELECT A KEY: {1}-ABORT {2} CONTINUE... Use large arrow buttons to select configurable option and small arrow buttons to reset to new value. Click on FINI to end reconfiguration! Wait! Resetting parameter... Press any key... Press any key to TRY and continue & load another set immediately Mic_ctrl.dta probably bad - CAN'T CONTINUE: Press a key to Fini! No... you have pressed the wrong control! You must operate the correct button to proceed to next stage. SET PASSWORD CONTROL PERMANENTLY OFF: {1} = YES {2} = NO *D_ONELINE_END ' ' Five Line default messages used in Mscope2.exe ' ---------------------------------------------- ' Each message to consist of 5 text lines only. ' ' *D_5LINE_START *D0 Microscope can't continue: problem with missing or bad external files. Try copying the following files into the current DIR from the distribution disc and then run SETUP.EXE :- all .CFG files, SETUP.EXE, all .DTA files, all .LNG files. Alternatively, RE-INSTALL software again! *D1 SAMPLE option ON: Use arrow buttons to position box in viewer. Grab SAMPLE of marked area by 1x, or 2x digital magnification. Turn SAMPLE option OFF to use Microscope's normal controls !!! *D2 !! ILLEGAL SLIDESET !! The copy of Microscope in use is unregistered Shareware versions of Microscope will display SHAREWARE SLIDESETS ONLY! The slideset loaded is a REGISTERED slideset - not SHAREWARE! Press any key to continue and then LOAD a legal slideset. *D3 !!POSSIBLE ILLEGAL SLIDESET or FILES MISSING!! Either you are attempting to view a registered Slideset with a UNREGISTERED version of Microscope (or) files are missing causing the program to malfunction. Try loading another set! *D4 No Mouse Microscope Ver. 2.0 can only be operated with a mouse. A mouse driver is not currently enabled. Please QUIT by pressing a key & enable your MOUSE from DOS by typing: MOUSE. Refer to the more detailed notes in the manual or READ.ME file - PRESS A KEY... ! *D5 You are trying to use Microscope in CREATE mode but you have not included a correct slideset name in the CREATE option. Please return to the CREATE option and select a valid slideset name. *D6 NO... this is not the file you named at the command line. Please load the file named in the window above or select FINI to quit. *D7 You must have a slide in the viewer to create/edit a Tutorial file. TUTORIAL FILES ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR ANIMATED SLIDESETS ! *D8 You are trying to use Microscope in TEACH mode but you have not selected a correct slideset filename in the TEACH OPTION! If you wish to use a created TUTORIAL file for an existing slideset then return to the TEACH option & select a correct filename. *D9 Click on ARROW buttons to search for set. Click on OK button to use lit slideset. Click elsewhere in the box to abort load. *D10 KEYS: Press a number key as shown or any other key to ignore! {1} = QUIT PROGRAM ......(Quit Program & return to system). {2} = CONFIGURE..........(Notes on installing more Slidesets). {3} = ABOUT MICROSCOPE...(Brief note on using Microscope). {4} = TUTOR..............(How to get started brief Tutorial). *D11 ~~~ A file is missing ~~~ An animated slideset has a file by the same name but with a suffix of .ANI; this file is missing from the current directory. You are still able to see the slideset but you should reinstate the missing file from the distribution disk. *D12 WARNING: SLIDESET FILES MISSING OR CORRUPT - PROGRAM MAY NOW MALFUNCTION! Please load a different slideset. Use the slideset management option to try and determine the problem with the bad slideset files. If all else fails attempt to re-install the problem slideset from the distribution disc. Refer to Manual. *D13 CONFIGURING MICROSCOPE ...press any key to continue..! Various Slidesets are available from your local distributor. Use FLOPPY INSTALL BUTTON to install them: the disc icon. Use the CFG button near the FINI button to optimise Microscope's general performance for your type of PC. Read Manual for more detail! *D14 ABOUT MICROSCOPE ...press any key to continue..! Microscope uses either 'STILL' or ANIMATED slidesets. These must be loaded into the tray before a slide is put into the viewer. Magnification, Focus, or Movement is enabled by the slide type as you load it. The correct button to use will be lit. *D15 Option denied: Some of Microscope's features depend on saving temporary data to your disc. There is insufficient disc space to complete the selected operation. You can carry on and use Microscope now but need to make space available before you can use this option. Press any key to continue... *D16 Option denied: You have locked this option off when using the .CFG button to re-configure Microscope. If you wish to be able to switch it off and on at will, use the .CFG button now and select FLASHWARN = Normal or any other speed other than OFF. Press any key to continue... *D17 AUTO-STOP invoked: unless you have extra memory and smart disc cache, animations rely on repeated loads from your hard disc. To prevent undue wear of the hard disc drive, animations are auto stopped if you don't operate a control for some time. Press any key to restart animation... *D_5LINE_END ' ' TEN Line default messages used in Mscope2.exe ' ---------------------------------------------- ' Each message to consist of 10 text lines only. ' ' *D_10LINE_START *D30 You have requested to look at the BRUNEL ELECTRONIC CATALOGUE of real Microscopes. This provides details of Microscopes sold by a small business in England that specialises in helping both new-comers and existing enthusiasts. The catalogue is only available with ENGLISH LANGUAGE text. No other language translations are available. It is of benefit if you speak English only. If you are interested in purchasing a real microscope from Brunel, please write direct to them at their UK address. The manual has been retained in non-English versions of Microscope for program integrity. *D31 You have requested an external program called the OPTICAL COMPANION. This is in English only and provides a brief look at using a real Microscope and the key parts of a real instrument. Maybe you already use a real instrument and have photographs or videos of microscopic subjects? Possibly, you have expertise in this a related field? If so, MOLCOL SOFTWARE would like to hear from you with a view to using your material in additional electronic slidesets for distribution in Microscope for the PC. *D32 You have requested to install additional slidesets from a distribution floppy disc. This feature runs an external program which will allow you to add other slidesets to your collection. Packs of slidesets are distributed on 1 or several floppy discs. If you continue now, you will be expected to insert a floppy disc into your PC's drive unit. Microscope will clear from your screen when running the external program but will be reactivated automatically after the external program ends. *D33 You have requested an external program designed to manage the slidesets installed on your hard disc. The program allows you to delete slideset files from your hard disc or install any existing ones into the control database so that Microscope for the PC can make them available for use. If you are attempting to install new slidesets from a floppy distribution disc, you should use the button above the one you just clicked on instead and invoke the INSTALL FROM FLOPPY option. *D34 You have requested an external program called SETUP. This will allow you to change the language Microscope uses and the screen presentation: International or English screen. Please note: SETUP will reset all user-configurable options to their default parameters. You may need to use the .CFG button to reconfigure Microscope after running the SETUP option. PLEASE REFER TO USER MANUAL for details of SETUP.EXE ! *D35 You have requested an external program called TUTOR. This will help you to get started on using Microscope. It is a very short and easy to follow guide. Many people like to get going right away but if this is your FIRST TIME using Microscope, then you should continue and access the TUTOR first! It will only take about 5 minutes and will save you a lot of time and trouble. Microscope is easy to use ONCE YOU KNOW A FEW BASICS about loading slidesets. You may continue to access the TUTOR or abort. If you continue, the screen will clear for a moment. You will automatically return to Microscope after the Tutorial. *D36 Microscope , slidesets, and associated programs are protected by International Copyright laws. The version you are using is Registered or Licensed software: copying of any files other than for own use (or) distribution of any files or data is strictly forbidden! Queries regarding purchases of the software and slidesets or general enquiries, comment, requests for additional support should be made by fax, phone, or post to MOLCOL SOFTWARE in the UK. (See Microscope front screen for contact details!) *D37 Licensed copies of Microscope can be obtained by contacting:- United Kingdom: Molcol Software Tel/Fax: 0181-685-0528 Portugal : Windmill Holdings Tel/Fax: (+351)-1-492-1849 Australia : Alphon Edugames Tel/Fax: 07-2632744 USA (1) : Guinn's Software Tel/FAX: 903 645 3370 USA (2) : PsL Tel : 713-524-6394 Brazil : Tel/Fax : Portugal +351-1-492-1849 If your country is not listed, contact nearest distributor or Tel/Fax: 0181-685-0528 (UK) or Email: mol@molcol.demon.co.uk (Internet). Various translations are available. *D38 Microscope exists as both SHAREWARE and NON-SHAREWARE software. Registered packages are identified by the word 'REGISTERED' appearing in Microscope's AUX window on start-up. Such versions must NOT be used unless you are the Licensed user and have paid the correct License fee! Versions identified as SHAREWARE in the AUX window may be freely copied and distributed. Use of the Shareware version is free for a period of 1 month from the time it is installed on a PC. This is to enable users to decide if they wish to purchase a LICENSED (REGISTERED) version. ONLY REGISTERED USERS CAN ACCESS PROFESSIONAL SLIDESETS!! *D39 The SHAREWARE version of MICROSCOPE has a minor restriction on the number of sets accessible from the control database. You may only access the first 5 installed as listed in the LOAD window now. You can still INSTALL more sets - but to use them, you must first UNINSTALL those listed below to bring the new ones into the 'pick' window. UNINSTALL is done by clicking on the DBF button. To stop this notice appearing - use only the minor arrow buttons to navigate the list! REGISTERED USERS are able to use all INSTALLED sets without this restriction, enabling a large library to be instantly accessible. See Chapter 0 of the Manual! *D_10LINE_END *D_END ' ' ONE Line HELP messages used in Mscope2.exe ' ---------------------------------------------- ' Each message to consist of 1 text lines only. ' 120 LINES FIXED - Button number relates to line number ' Displays quick help on purpose of button when RB pressed '=============================================================== *BUT_LINE_START LINE 0 START 1}Play video REVERSE. Restart video Reverse. Change direction. 2}Play video FORWARD. Restart video Forward. Change direction. 3}Slow down video/animation speed. 4}Speed up video/animation. Maximum equals runaway. 5}Toggle ON/OFF video jog. ON equals shuttle back and forth. 6}Decrease degree of shuttle and narrow range back & forth. 7}Increase degree of shuttle and widen range back and forth. 8}Toggle video PAUSE ON/OFF. (Mouse movement also pauses video) 9}STEP through animation a frame at a time - when PAUSED! 10}STOP video. Use all other Microscope features on slideset. 11}View video or view next selected slide in 'still' slideset. 12}Move slide selector up (still slidesets only). 13}Move slide selector down (still slidesets only). 14}LOAD. Show slidesets installed & offer SELECT/LOAD controls. 15}FINISH using Microscope. Return to DOS shell or menu system. 16}CONFIGURE internal options of Microscope: beep, click, help. 17}View upper text (when text is displayed). 18}View lower text (when text is displayed). 19}Toggle Tutorial or animation text display OFF/ON. 20}RESET (turn off) effects of contour & relief options. 21}TOGGLE ON/OFF CONTOUR effect to slide. (Stop video first). 22}Toggle ON/OFF RELIEF effect to slide. (Stop video first). 23}LATCH slide image to POSITIVE appearance (still sets only). 24}LATCH slide image to NEGATIVE appearance (still sets only). 25}RESET light, Optics, and Filters to default levels. 26}Select NEGATIVE optics for video or still slidesets. 27}Select GRAPHICS (simplified) optics for video/still slidesets 28}Select HIGH CONTRAST optics for Video/still slidesets. 29}Select NORMAL optics for Video/still slidesets. 30}Latch ON NORMAL HALOGEN LIGHT type. 31}Select DAYLIGHT (blue) light filter. 32}Select RED light filter. 33}Select GREEN light filter. 34}Turn down intensity of light filter (if HALOGEN not active). 35}Turn up intensity of light filter (if HALOGEN not active). 36}RESET LIGHT to default level. (Cancels multi-colour effect). 37}Decrease LIGHT level. (Note: cancels multi-colour effect). 38}Increase LIGHT level. (Note: cancels multi-colour effect). 39}RESET FOCUS to LOW level (if slide on view is a FOCUS type). 40}RESET MAGNIFY to LOW (if slide on view is a MAGNIFY type). 41}RESET STAGE (position) to 1 (if slide is a STAGE type). 42}Decrease FOCUS to lower level (on focus type slide only). 43}Increase Focus to higher level (on focus slide type only). 44}Decrease Magnification to lower level on MAG type slides. 45}Increase Magnification to higher level on MAG type slides. 46}Move slide to show top left corner on STAGE type slides. 47}Move slide to show top right corner on STAGE type slides. 48}Move slide to show bottom left corner on STAGE type slides. 49}Move slide to show bottom right corner on STAGE type slides. 50}TOGGLE ON/OFF POLARISER (grey or multi-colour option). 51}Rotate POLARISER. Select different set of multi-colours. 52}Rotate POLARISER. Select different set of multi-colours. 53}Rotate & change single colour (if single shade is colour). 54}Invoke HELP according to setting in CONFIGURE option. 55}Scroll HELP when displayed. See upper help text. 56}Scroll HELP when displayed. See lower help text. 57}LATCH ON AUTO-HELP. Major HELP follows FLASHED help messages 58}LATCH ON MANUAL HELP. User invokes HELP after flashed help. 59}TOGGLE OFF/ON FLASHED 1 LINE AUTO-HELP MESSAGES. 60}TOGGLE - select, de-select colour for shade of grey. 61}Move single colour/grey selector up. 62}Move single colour/grey selector down. 63}Move up list of installed slidesets by 1 page (5 entries). 64}Move up list of installed slidesets by 1 line. 65}Move down list of installed slidesets by 1 line. 66}Move down list of installed slidesets by 1 page (5 lines). 67}LOAD currently highlighted slideset from disc into tray. 68}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {0} from text. 69}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {1} from text. 70}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {2} from text. 71}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {3} from text. 72}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {4} from text. 73}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {5} from text. 74}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {6} from text. 75}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {7} from text. 76}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {8} from text. 77}When lit, FLASH-indicate detail {9} from text. 78}Show indication lines as white unbroken lines into image. 79}Show indication lines as black unbroken lines into image. 80}Show indication lines in default of white/black dots. 81}Show indication lines as white/black long dashes into image. 82}Toggle ON/OFF all indicators for current STILL slideset. 83}LOCK/UNLOCK BLACK BACKGROUND (colour follows light filters). 84}OPEN AUX WINDOW. (only responds when appropriate). 85}FLASH SLIDESET NAME TO SCREEN for time set in configure. 86}SWAP samples: shuffle the order of cut images held in tray. 87}GRAB SAMPLE at 1x magnification from slide and hold in tray. 88}GRAB SAMPLE at 2x magnification from slide and hold in tray. 89}Clear left-most sampled image currently held in sample tray. 90}Clear 2x sampled image held currently in 2x sample tray. 91}SWITCH ON SAMPLE FEATURE -(animations must be stopped first) 92}SWITCH OFF SAMPLE FEATURE - and release MOUSE cursor. 93}Move SAMPLE-TARGET box towards left side of viewer. 94}Move SAMPLE-TARGET box towards top of viewer. 95}Move SAMPLE-TARGET box towards bottom of viewer. 96}Move SAMPLE-TARGET BOX towards right of viewer. 97}Enable fine positioning of SAMPLE-TARGET box. 98}Enable rapid & rough positioning of SAMPLE-TARGET box. 99}Enable rapid but 'chunky' 2x sample to be cut from image. 100}Enable slow but smooth 2x sample to be cut from image. 101}Read Brunel's electronic catalogue of real Microscopes. 102}Real Microscopes & getting involved with this software! 103}Install NEW slideset packs from floppy disc. 104}Access the control database: delete or add slidesets. 105}SET UP: language and screen for your country. 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 *BUT_LINE_END LINE 121 END ' ' This section displays flashed help (option !) when ' an inappropriate key is pressed! ' *H_1LINE_START LINE 0 START 1}No animated set loaded? LOAD an ANIMATED SLIDESET and retry! 2}No animated set loaded? LOAD an ANIMATED SLIDESET and retry! 3}No animation is running? Speed already at minimum? 4}No animation is running? Speed already at maximum? 5}No animation set loaded? Animation is not running? 6}Can't JOG less: JOG is off? At minimum? No animation running? 7}Can't JOG more: JOG is off? At maximum? No animation running? 8}Animation not running? No animated slideset loaded? 9}Animated slideset not PAUSED or not loaded or not running? 10}Already STOPPED? Animation set not running or not loaded? 11}Already viewing? No slideset loaded? 12}Selector is disabled on animated slidesets! 13}Selector is disabled on animated slidesets! 14}Top or Bottom entry reached? Top or bottom page reached? 15 16 17}Text off? At top of text? No Slideset loaded? No text? 18}Text off? At bottom of text? No slideset loaded? No text? 19}No slide on view? Animated slideset not running? No text? 20 21}No slide loaded? Animation running?-(STOP animation first). 22}No slide loaded? Animation running?-(STOP animation first). 23}No slide loaded? Animation running?-(STOP animation first). 24}No slide loaded? Animation running?-(STOP animation first). 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34}At Minimum? Set to Halogen?-(Select another filter first!) 35}At Maximum? Set to Halogen?-(Select another filter first!) 36 37}Light is at Minimum Intensity already! 38}Light is at Maximum Intensity already! 39}Not a still slideset? Not a Focus slide? No slide on view? 39}Not a still slideset? Not a Magnify slide? No slide on view? 39}Not a still slideset? Not a Movable slide? No slide on view? 42}At Minimum Focus? Not a focus slide? No slide in viewer? 43}At Maximum Focus? Not a focus slide? No slide in viewer? 44}At Minimum? Not a Magnify slide? No slide in viewer? 45}At Maximum? Not a Magnify slide? No slide in viewer? 46}Not a movable slide? No slide in viewer? 47}Not a movable slide? No slide in viewer? 48}Not a movable slide? No slide in viewer? 49}Not a movable slide? No slide in viewer? 50 51 52 53}Colour not selected?-Set single colour for grey shade first! 54 55 56 57}Denied: AUTO HELP is LOCKED off. Use .CFG button to turn on! 58}Denied: HELP IS LOCKED TO MANUAL. Use .CFG button to turn on! 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68}Indicator 0 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 69}Indicator 1 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 70}Indicator 2 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 71}Indicator 3 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 72}Indicator 4 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 73}Indicator 5 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 74}Indicator 6 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 75}Indicator 7 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 76}Indicator 8 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 77}Indicator 9 not active for this image - nothing to refer to? 78 79 80 81 82 83}Can't unlock background. Select another optical type first! 84 85 86 87}Sample feature off? 1x store full? 88}Sample feature off? 2x store full? 89 90 91}Sample feature ON already? Animation is not stopped? 92}Sample feature OFF already? 93}Sample feature OFF? At limit in this direction? 94}Sample feature OFF? At limit in this direction? 95}Sample feature OFF? At limit in this direction? 96}Sample feature OFF? At limit in this direction? 97 98 99 100 101}External Program file not found: BRUNEL2.EXE 102}External Program file not found: OPTICALX.EXE 103}External Program file not found: MIC2FLOP.EXE 104}External Program file not found: MIC_CTRL.EXE 105}External Program file not found: SETUP.EXE 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 *H_1LINE_END LINE 121 END ' ' Ten line help screens invoked auto or manually from Mscope ' ---------------------------------------------------------- *H_10LINE_START LINE 0 START [HELP ON HELP :SECTION 1 - PAGE 1 OF 8] HELP may be switched to Auto or Manual from the Main Screen! Click on the button marked 'A' to set to Auto. Click on the button marked 'M' to set to Manual. QUICK HELP flashed messages can be turned OFF or ON:- Click on the button marked '!' to toggle off/on. To see more about using HELP, click on the down arrow button in the HELP BAR above. Click on FINI to end help. (more...) [HELP ON HELP :SECTION 1 - PAGE 2 OF 8] HELP may be CONFIGURED with the CFG button to provide help options depending on your expertise on using Microscope:- OFF: Auto-help not allowed. The help button will need to be pressed to receive help messages! INTELLIGENT: Help messages auto-display on subsequent attempts to use an inappropriate control, if a different control is not operated between 1st & 2nd attempt. AUTO: Messages auto-display on inappropriate action. MANUAL: USER manually requests message on last action. [HELP ON HELP :SECTION 1 - PAGE 3 OF 8] Use the mouse and left mouse button to click on one of the 4 buttons in the help bar above. Clicking on the FINI button will clear this screen and return you to the main Microscope screen. When using Microscope, HELP can be invoked automatically or manually. If you set the HELP feature to AUTO by clicking on the small button marked 'A' in the main help panel, then every time you carry out an inappropriate action, this help screen will appear. If you have also selected the 'FLASH QUICK HELP' auto feature by clicking on the small button marked '!' (more...) [HELP ON HELP :SECTION 1 - PAGE 4 OF 8] then you will automatically receive a brief message when you perform an inappropriate action. Once you get to know Microscope and how to use it fully, these auto help features may begin to annoy you. They may be switched off and on: CLICK ON 'A' for AUTO HELP or 'M' to switch to MANUAL HELP. Toggle the '!' button on or off to control auto flashes of brief help messages. These 3 buttons are located on the HELP panel on the Main screen. When Auto-Help is off, you can invoke HELP by clicking on the HELP button. You will normally get help on the last action performed! [HELP ON HELP :SECTION 1 - PAGE 5 OF 8] Microscope is designed to be used without a manual and without the need to search for a specific help topic. To learn how to use Microscope, simply ensure the HELP feature is set to AUTO, AND THE FLASH HELP MESSAGE '!' feature is ON - then attempt to operate the program by pointing the mouse at the controls while clicking on the mouse buttons: either the left mouse button to operate the control or the right mouse button to bring up a note on what the on-screen button does. The latter messages will stay on screen until the right mouse button is released. [HELP ON HELP :SECTION 1 - PAGE 6 OF 8] Another way of learning to use Microscope is to read through this help file a section at a time; although this may be slower than just having a go and learning by your mistakes. You can't break anything by having a go, so why not just attempt to load and use a slide set and see how you get on. To use all features, you must have a slide (an image) loaded in Microscope's viewer. This is the blank area in the centre of the screen. Images are contained in data files termed slidesets. You will need to use the LOAD BUTTON to search the current... [HELP ON HELP :SECTION 1 - PAGE 7 OF 8] directory of your hard disc and load a slideset into the tray: this is the vertical row of boxes to the left of the screen. When a slideset resides in the tray, use the VIEW button (one with a pair of eyes on it on the International screen) to transfer a selected image from the tray to the viewer. SPECIAL NOTE: When using manual help or auto-help, you may be presented with a page from the middle of a section. This is normal! Read through the page on screen to see if it contains [HELP ON HELP :SECTION 1 - PAGE 8 OF 8] the advice you need. If it doesn't, simply use the scroll buttons to search through other pages of the section for the appropriate information. - End of Section 1 - [VIDEO and ANIMATION CONTROL :SECTION 2 - PAGE 1 OF 6] To use buttons in the Video Control panel, you must have first loaded an ANIMATED slideset from disc. Most controls are easy to understand and are similar to Video Recorder controls. Use the RUN button (running man symbol in International screen and PLAY in English screen) to start the animation; the VIEW BUTTON serves a similar purpose (EYES icon in the International screen). STOP the video to use all of Microscope's features. Note: You might attempt to use the VIDEO buttons on a STILL slideset; this would be an inappropriate action! (more...) [VIDEO and ANIMATION CONTROL :SECTION 2 - PAGE 2 OF 6] When an animated slideset is correctly loaded into the tray, all the buttons in the Video Panel will become enabled. Use buttons: JOG to loop several frames, STOP to halt action, VIEW to start again, PAUSE to hold action, STEP to flick through when PAUSED, PLAY to restart in FORWARD or REVERSE when paused. STOP to use SAMPLING and EFFECTS. You must stop the animation to use some of Microscope's other features! A button is available to increase or decrease speed. When this is set to maximum, the video sequence will run fastest. [VIDEO and ANIMATION CONTROL :SECTION 2 - PAGE 3 OF 6] Special Notes on using animated slidesets. ------------------------------------------ PERFORMANCE depends on disc-access speed, processor speed, size of extended memory (if any is installed), caches, and memory- managers. The higher performance your PC, the better animated slidesets will run. MOUSE CONTROL is less efficient when running animated slidesets. As soon as you move the mouse, animation will pause for... [VIDEO and ANIMATION CONTROL :SECTION 2 - PAGE 4 OF 6] a small period of time. This allows you to move the mouse and click on another control. If you attempt to click on a control when the pointer is flashing, responses will be more erratic. POINTING TO IMAGE DETAIL can help one person teach another about a certain feature of the slide displayed. Simply point at the detail and hold down the left or right mouse button: animation will pause until you release the button. (more...) [VIDEO and ANIMATION CONTROL :SECTION 2 - PAGE 5 OF 6] VIEWING TEXT FOR ANIMATED SLIDESETS is only possible when the animated slideset is running. If you stop the animation (video) then the text is removed from the screen. To view the text file without distraction: start the video sequence running, PAUSE it by clicking on the PAUSE button, and use the TEXT SCROLL buttons in the bottom right hand corner to scroll through the text. Don't forget to STOP the video by clicking on the STOP button if you want to use many of the non-video buttons, for example to cut a sample of the image to the sample tray. (more...) [VIDEO and ANIMATION CONTROL :SECTION 2 - PAGE 6 OF 6] INDICATORS do not exist for animated slidesets. Instead most animated slidesets in a pack also include a STILL slideset containing several key images from the animated set. This will be accompanied by a text file with referenced indicators into the still slideset images. - End of Section 2 - [VIEW SLIDE, VIDEO, SELECT SLIDE:SECTION 3 - PAGE 1 OF 2] To use the VIEW button on either a STILL or ANIMATED slideset, you must have a set loaded in the tray from the disc. On a STILL set the VIEW button will load into the viewer a SELECTED slide. To select a slide for viewing, use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons (just below the VIEW control) to move the selector next to the one you wish to see. Clicking on the VIEW button will then move it into the viewer. Animated slidesets remove the selector mak- ing the UP/DOWN arrow buttons redundant. In this case, click on the VIEW button to start the VIDEO ONLY. (more...) [VIEW SLIDE, VIDEO, SELECT SLIDE:SECTION 3 - PAGE 2 OF 2] If an animated slideset is already loaded and running, then clicking on the VIEW button is considered an inappropriate action. However, once the animated slideset has been halted in response to clicking on the STOP button, the VIEW button may be used to RE-Start the animation sequence. Note: animated slide- sets may also be called Video Sequences within the help text. - End of Section 3 - [LOAD SLIDESET, SEARCH DIRECTORY:SECTION 4 - PAGE 1 OF 5] Microscope uses electronic slidesets organised as a set of data files. These must exist in the Microscope main directory and a reference to them must exist in a special CONTROL database. Installing new slidesets normally establishes this for you prior to using the main program currently in use. Clicking on the LOAD BUTTON opens the control database and displays a list of the slidesets currently installed in a box at the base of this screen. You can then use the large and small arrow buttons that are presented to search for the next slideset you wish to ... [LOAD SLIDESET, SEARCH DIRECTORY:SECTION 4 - PAGE 2 OF 5] load into the slide tray. The large arrow buttons move you up or down 5 entries at a time through the control database. The small arrow buttons move you one entry at a time. Highlight the slideset you wish to use and then click on the button with =OK next to it to load the slideset. Clicking elsewhere in the directory display box will abort the attempted load and leave the currently loaded slideset in the tray. Once a slideset is in the tray, use the VIEW button to put a still slide into the viewer or to START an animated slideset running. [LOAD SLIDESET, SEARCH DIRECTORY:SECTION 4 - PAGE 3 OF 5] Special Notes regarding slideset loading problems:- --------------------------------------------------- A still slideset or animated slideset is represented by four files. For animated sets the filenames have file extensions of .ANI, .QPL, .MIC, and .SET; STILL slidesets also have .QPL, .MIC and .SET files but - instead of an .ANI file - have a .TUT file! Should one of these files be accidentally deleted from the directory then you will experience problems loading and running slidesets. YOU must not delete files associated with slidesets! [LOAD SLIDESET, SEARCH DIRECTORY:SECTION 4 - PAGE 4 OF 5] If you wish to remove slidesets from your hard disc, use the slideset management feature available from Microscope's main menu system. The same feature can be used to install NEW slidesets into the CONTROL database, although the appropriate files must first be copied into the current directory from the distribution discs. OBTAINING AND USING ADDITIONAL SLIDESETS:- You will have received a starter pack of slidesets with the... [LOAD SLIDESET, SEARCH DIRECTORY:SECTION 4 - PAGE 5 OF 5] Microscope software. More slidesets on a variety of subjects are available. Contact your local vendor or distributor for further details. - End of Section 4 - [FOCUS, MAGNIFY, MOVE :SECTION 5 - PAGE 1 OF 3] Still slidesets consist of slides which may possess one of three properties: focus, magnify, or move (the third may also be referred to as STAGE type. These slide type are described below: FOCUS : The slide may have up to 4 different level of focus. Re-focusing is achieved by operating the FOCUS buttons to either focus more or less, or to reset to minimum. Focus slides may be REAL, that is - the original image was captured by a real Microscope at different levels [FOCUS, MAGNIFY, MOVE :SECTION 5 - PAGE 2 OF 3] of focusing; alternatively, the slide may have been digitally SHARPENED using software tools. MAGNIFY : Like focus slides, a magnify type slide can be seen at up to 4 levels of magnification. The images may have been digitally magnified or captured via a real Microscope at different levels of magnification. The latter will provide increased resolution. [FOCUS, MAGNIFY, MOVE :SECTION 5 - PAGE 3 OF 3] MOVE : This type of slide can be repositioned to provide 4 different views of the subject. Use the MOVE button to navigate the slide in the viewer to see 1 of the 4 corners of the slide. A small box beneath the slideset tray shows the number of levels possible for whatever slide is in the viewer. The slide type can be identified by seeing which slide-type control button is lit! Any slide can only be a single type from one of these 3 types. [LIGHT INTENSITY :SECTION 6 - PAGE 1 OF 1] Use the light control to increase or decrease the overall light intensity. Slides will not be consistent in their levels of grey scale, contrast, and brightness. You will need to adjust the light each time you change an image to gain the optimum viewing conditions. Using the light controls will reset any full colour effect which may be active, such as the polariser. This will cause the image to revert back to grey scale. The longest button in the light control panel resets the light to default level! [LIGHT FILTERS :SECTION 7 - PAGE 1 OF 1] Four different colour filters can be selected: Halogen light - (which is the default), daylight (most natural when used at minimum intensity), Red, and Green. When using the Halogen filter, intensity is increased or decreased by using the light control only, but for all other filters you can adjust the colour by using the filter intensity controls as well as using the light control to vary overall brightness. The longest button in the control panel will reset colour filter to default values for filter type and filter intensity! [OPTICAL TYPES :SECTION 8 - PAGE 1 OF 2] Four optical types can be used to view any slide:- Normal : Image has balanced tones like a normal photo. Contrast : Image has higher contrast between shades. Graphic : Image simplified to 4 grey shades. Negative : Inverse normal shades. Use this type if you wish to view animation slidesets with shades inverted. The longest bar in the control panel resets optical type to the default type of normal. You should also note that changing the [OPTICAL TYPES :SECTION 8 - PAGE 2 OF 2] optical type will turn off the polariser, and return the image to grey scale. The polariser may be turned back on again! Use of the optical types along with the contour effect or relief effect features will simulate real Microscope optical arrangements: typically Nomarski and phase-contrast. Their use along with the light and inverse effect controls will help you see images in different perspectives; flat microscopic subjects require visual-modelling from you to perceive their real form. [EFFECTS :SECTION 7 - PAGE 1 OF 2] Two effects are available. Also, two additional features have been categorised as PSEUDO effects. The 2 real effects are:- CONTOUR EFFECT : creates lines in the slide image along the borders of some shaded areas. SPECIALLY USEFUL WHEN POLARISER IS ON!! RELIEF EFFECT : This produces a 3D like effect as though the subject had been in an embossing process - a bit like looking at a footprint in the sand. Use either the long button above the effects button to reset [EFFECTS :SECTION 7 - PAGE 2 OF 2] effects to normal or alternatively, use the effects buttons themselves to toggle effects on or off. You can not use these features on a animated slideset which is running: YOU MUST STOP THE ANIMATION FIRST! Note: Contour and Relief Effects are Auto Cancelled when accessing the directory or changing the image!! The other 2 effects are NORMAL and INVERSE viewing. The default is NORMAL viewing. These are set by you manually by pressing either the normal or inverse viewing button. The inverse effect is not appropriate on animations - see optical types for this! [POLARISER & SELECT COLOUR :SECTION 8 - PAGE 1 OF 3] The Polariser button acts as a toggle to switch all grey shades to colours, or reset all colours back to grey. It should be noted that colours are not TRUE colours, since 16 possibilities are insufficient to represent a colour image properly. The two arrow buttons below the polariser control can be used to change the colour range. The bottom most control on the polariser panel allows a single colour to be changed; this control should be used in conjunction with the three buttons to the right next to the shade/colour selector display - a small box with 16 strips [POLARISER & SELECT COLOUR :SECTION 8 - PAGE 2 OF 3] of grey (with polariser off). The three buttons enable you to select a single grey for colour-switching. The two arrow buttons move the grey/colour selector (a tiny white dot) up and down. Operating the top button toggles the grey shade selected to colour or back to grey. When any shade is being displayed as a colour the bottom most button in the polariser panel is used to select different colours for the one 'selected'. This set of controls can help reveal image information in a more dramatic way. The combination of controls is probably the most difficult [POLARISER & SELECT COLOUR :SECTION 8 - PAGE 3 OF 3] to understand and may require a little practice to get used to them. The Polariser and Single Colour Select are designed to be transient options: use of other controls like the light, optic type, or colour filter will reset all colours back to shades. - End of Section 8 - [SAMPLE OPTION :SECTION 9 - PAGE 1 OF 5] A panel in the top right corner contains a group of controls for taking samples from any slide on display. The most important buttons are the two below the on/off light; this is a tiny black window surrounded by 4 buttons with directional arrow icons on them. If you are using the International screen, the ON button is marked with a large tick and the OFF button with a large cross. Turning the SAMPLE option on traps the Mouse cursor inside the Sample panel until the OFF button is operated. It is wise to switch off all indicators before turning the sample [SAMPLE OPTION :SECTION 9 - PAGE 2 OF 5] feature on. This will enable you to select and cut sections from the slide without them containing indicator line elements. When Sampling is turned on, a small box will appear in the slide image. Use the four arrow buttons to position the box over the part of the image you wish to cut. The degree of movement can be selected by using the two buttons just to the right of the OFF & ON buttons. When the desired position is achieved, cut the image by using the 1x or 2x button. A section of the slide will be [SAMPLE OPTION :SECTION 9 - PAGE 3 OF 5] cut and placed in the sample tray. Up to three cuts can be stored for the 1x option before you will need to use the TRASH button to erase a previous sample and make room for a new one. The left most image in the 1x sample tray is always trashed when clearing out the 1x sample tray. A SHUFFLE button in the top right of the sample panel may be used to shuffle around the samples held in the 1x tray. This enables you to select which image to trash and allows you the place any sample next to another one for easy comparison of the image data. [SAMPLE OPTION :SECTION 9 - PAGE 4 OF 5] The 2x sample button will cut and double the size of the sample taken. Only a single 2x sample may be held in the tray. You must TRASH the 2x image before taking another 2x cut from the slide. Although the 2x sample will magnify the image data, it does not improve image resolution. The 2x sample may appear fairly chunky. You can improve the smoothness of the 2x sample by selecting the smooth option; two buttons to the right of the 2x control allow you to select chunky or smooth cuts. The lower of these should be operated prior to taking a sample if you prefer [SAMPLE OPTION :SECTION 9 - PAGE 5 OF 5] a smooth image. These buttons have no effect on 1x samples. If you wish to take samples from a animated slideset then you must STOP the animation sequence before attempting to turn the sample feature on. Sampling enables details from one slide to be compared with those of another and enables additional magnification which may be useful when studying very tiny detail in a slide. - End of Section 9 - [INDICATORS FEATURE :SECTION 10 - PAGE 1 OF 3] All STILL slidesets contain text to explain the subject matter contained in the slide image. The text will have references which appear as numbers within curly brackets against key words or phrases. The number within any set of brackets will be from 0 to 9. To the left of the viewer on the main screen, a vertical row of buttons can be seen with a number between 0 and 9 on the face of each one. At the bottom of this row a further 5 buttons exist to help control the Indicator feature. The LAST or BOTTOM one of these buttons is the TOGGLE ON/OFF indicators feature. [INDICATORS FEATURE :SECTION 10 - PAGE 2 OF 3] When Indicators are ON, each time a slide image from a STILL slideset is changed, a set of lines will extend from the row of indicator buttons into the image. These will correspond with the number references from the text associated with the image on view and will help you to find the correct element to study. If INDICATORS are OFF, then only the tiny light for each active indicator will be lit and no lines will be visible. If you click on any indicator button which is active, the associated detail in the slide image will be revealed; irrespective of whether [INDICATORS FEATURE :SECTION 10 - PAGE 3 OF 3] the indicator lines are visible or not. The style of indicators can be altered by using the 4 buttons between the ON/OFF toggle and Indicator button 9. Note: Indicators are not available for Animated slidesets. - End of Section 10 - [LOCK OR UNLOCK BLACK BACKGROUND:SECTION 11 - PAGE 1 OF 2] Although images used in slidesets are designed to be viewed in grey shades, several features allow the images to be seen in colour: red, green, blue filters, or by using the Polariser. The method used means that not only the slide images become colour rendered - but everything else as well, including all other elements on the screen. To prevent confusion, the back- ground is configured to remain as black. You can use the button which has a key icon on to allow the background to be released from black. The background will then 'follow' colour ranges. [LOCK OR UNLOCK BLACK BACKGROUND:SECTION 11 - PAGE 2 OF 2] You should note that operating the lock/unlock background button when the NEGATIVE microscope optics are in use will have no effect. The background control is taken over by the program to prevent errors in consistency of presentation whenever this optical type is in use. - End of Section 11 - [AUXILIARY WINDOW FEATURE :SECTION 12 - PAGE 1 OF 1] The small window below the SAMPLE panel is normally closed. The window may be opened manually by operating its button. The data displayed when you do this provides data regarding Microscope's version in use and the amount of spare memory available on your PC. The window may also open under control of the software to display additional information about a specific subject in a slide or a slideset itself. In these circumstances, window control is entirely depended on which slide is on view. - End of Section 12 - [FLASH SLIDE NAME ON SCREEN :SECTION 13 - PAGE 1 OF 1] Use the NAME button to see the title of the slide you are currently viewing. The name will be flashed onto the screen and remain until the time set under the CONFIGURE option elapses. See the HELP regarding the CFG control to learn how to set the FLASH NAME time period. If the last 3 characters of the slide name contains numbers or graphic characters, they should be ignored. These characters are used in slidesets to pass control information to Microscope's main software. - End of Section 13 - [FINISHING A SESSION :SECTION 14 - PAGE 1 OF 1] Use the button marked FINI to end using Microscope and to return to Microscope's internal Menu system. When you use the control you are presented with a check before the program ends. If you change your mind about 'quitting' simply press the escape button instead of responding to the message to end. - End of Section 14 - [TEXT ON/OFF UP/DOWN :SECTION 15 - PAGE 1 OF 2] Text explaining details in Microscope Slides is displayed in the window at the bottom of the screen under control of 3 buttons located to the right of the text window. The button in the bottom right corner is used as a toggle to switch text on & off. The up/down arrow buttons will either scroll text for animated slidesets or display top/bottom five lines of text for still slides. Still slides will have up to 10 lines of text for each image of a set, while animated slidesets can have up to 36 lines for the entire set. Animated sets must be running or [TEXT ON/OFF UP/DOWN :SECTION 15 - PAGE 2 OF 2] paused to see the associated text: animated slideset text is not displayed when the animation is STOPPED! - End of Section 15 - [CONFIGURABLE FEATURES :SECTION 16 - PAGE 1 OF 1] Use the CFG button to reconfigure several key features to make Microscope more suitable for your PC. When changing a setting, the new one is saved automatically to a default file. This is then used by Microscope to establish start-up parameters. If you have a very fast or very slow PC, you will certainly need to use configure to tailor microscope to your needs. Once you are able to use Microscope well, you may also wish to permanently turn off some of the auto-help features to prevent help text from popping up on the screen when you hit a non-option. [EXTERNAL PROGRAM MODULES :SECTION 17 - PAGE 1 OF 1] Several external programs are called from Microscope by using the larger buttons next to the AUX window. The screen will clear but after the external program ends, you will be returned to Microscope. Two of these external program options are used to help manage the slidesets used by Microscope: one to install new slidesets from distributed floppy discs, and one to un-install or re-install slidesets existing on your hard-disc. The second of these options can be used to help locate problems with slide- set files; this is the button marked DBF. See Manual for more! *H_10LINE_END 10 LINE END ' ' External Programs Text messages ' *EX_START *EX_1LINE_START 1 LINE START (80LINES) [MIC_CTRL.EXE]- Slide Management for Microscope - HELP DELETING ASSOCIATED FILES FROM DISC... Can't open MIC_CTRL.DTA ... please run DIAGNOSTICS! INSTALL FAILED ! INSTALL FAILED for LAST SLIDESET! All .MIC files found in directory have been installed! One or more .MIC files in directory have NOT been installed! File : MIC_CTRL.DTA has no slidesets installed. Run diagnostics! NOT ALLOWED!! Can't UNINSTALL last remaining file in control database! Removing filename from control database... UNKNOWN PROBLEM: Can't remove file from control database! Unable to open temporary file: DIRMIC.TMP ! Unable to open temporary file: DATABASE.TMP ! Unable to open MIC file! Press any key to FINI...! UNKNOWN ERROR... Press any key to try and continue ... Files not found or POSSIBLE BAD files are:- Progress report delay on... Press any key to continue... Not present - no delete. DELETED! Slideset has been Installed okay ! The following slideset marker files have been found:- FINI ...? {1} = Yes {2} = No Attempting to install Slideset... Attempting to UN-install Slideset... Attempting to install all Slidesets in current dir... Record removed from control database. 1 slideset remains installed - removal not allowed! DELAY REPORT IS ACTIVE: Press any key to continue... Install into database, slideset:- Un-Install from database, slideset:- XXX WARNING XXX '?' in the wrong place in command line - cant install! Filename not allowed: Bad filename: Attempting to open file MIC_CTRL.DTA... Cant open MIC_CTRL.DTA. It has no records. Cant open Mic_ctrl.dta. Does it exist in current dir? Is disc write-protected? Bad characters in filename... MIC_CTRL.DTA found and opened okay. Cant find usable file in current directory: Problem accessing or using MIC file! Cant get file data from MIC header file! THE named .MIC file found IS NOT a true MIC file! FOUND OKAY! Unable to find usable file in current directory: Checking if a TUTORIAL FILE should be present for slideset... Looking for file in current directory: No check required. No TUT file distributed for this slideset! Checking number of records in TUTORIAL file: Wrong number of records! File is corrupt: Checking to see if slideset name exists in database... Problem accessing names in Mic_ctrl.dta database! Problem putting slideset name into Mic_ctrl.dta database! Slideset name and details found in Mic_ctrl.dta and updated! Slideset name and details have been added to database! PROGRESS REPORT IS : ON PROGRESS REPORT DELAY IS : ON PROGRESS REPORT IS : OFF PROGRESS REPORT DELAY IS : OFF SLIDESET FILENAME = XXX WARNING XXX : slideset name missing- can't do anything! Filename to install or un-install checked as : Unclear request made. Please check:- Is this what you want to do... {1}=Yes {2} =No Sorry - bad filename or operation failed - aborting ... Use UP/DOWN arrows to select task. Use to PERFORM task or ? for HELP on task. Language translation file missing or bad: Can't continue. Please reinstate file from distribution disc! F10 -Dir ENTER -Done ESCAPE -Abort F9 - See Installed slides SLIDESET FILENAME = Unclear request made. Please check:- Is this what you want to do... {1}=Yes {2} =No Sorry - bad filename or operation failed - aborting ... Uninstalling all slidesets named in control database... UNKNOWN PROBLEM - ABORTING... REPORT OPTION IS ON : (MIC_CTRL.exe is running ...) Please answer: {1} = YES {2} = NO Press to Fini Delete associated files from directory - if any are found? Uninstalling:- {F9} - To see more slidesets installed. No slidesets found in Mic_ctrl.dta ! File corrupt or missing?! No slideset MIC files found in current directory! All command line characters ignored. Opening in default mode! Too many or too few characters in . Changed it to:- *EX_1LINE_END 1 LINE END *EX_10LINE_START 10 LINE START *EX0 Help on : Set / Reset Uninstall PASSWORD The uninstall option will delete Microscope Slideset files from the hard-disc. Where Microscope is used in an educational environment, it may be undesirable for users to have open access to the uninstall option. The set/reset facility enables password protection so that files are not deleted unless authorised by the password owner: for example - a class tutor. If password protection is not required and you accidentally invoke the set / reset option, you should press WHEN ASKED TO ENTER A PASSWORD. Please refer to the Manual for full details. *EX1 Help on : INSTALL slideset. All slidesets used by Microscope must be represented by having a filename included in a special control database: MIC_CTRL.DTA. This database and all slideset-associated files must exist in the current directory on your hard-disc. To install or re-install a slideset, ensure the following files have been copied into the current directory from the distribution discs:- .MIC .SET .QPL and if it exists: .TUT *EX1A ...where is the slideset name up to 8 chars. You may then use option 1 from this menu to name the and have it installed in the control database. Several checks are performed to ensure the correct files are present. *EX2 Help on : UN-INSTALL slideset Slidesets used by Microscope are represented by a filename in a special control database: MIC_CTRL.DTA. If you no longer wish to use a slideset, then you should use this UN-INSTALL option to remove the name from the database. All files associated with the slideset will be deleted from the current directory of your hard disc: please make sure you still have a copy of them if you wish to re-install them in the future! *EX2A The following files will be deleted:- .MIC .SET .QPL and if it exists: .TUT ...where is the slideset name up to 8 chars. *EX3 Help on : INSTALL ALL All slidesets used by Microscope must be represented by having a filename included in a special control database: MIC_CTRL.DTA. This database and all slideset-associated files must exist in the current directory on your hard-disc. This option will automatically search the current directory on your hard-disc for all associated slideset files and install them into the control database. *EX3A If a file is found which is already represented in the control database, then references about this slideset will be updated from .MIC. The files below will be the types relevant to the search and install option. .MIC .SET .QPL and if it exists: .TUT ...where is the slideset name up to 8 chars. NOTE: This process may take some time if you have a lot of slidesets on you disc. *EX4 Help on : DIAGNOSTICS Microscope performs only rudimentary error checks during operation. This is to avoid slow animation and working. If anything appears to be going wrong then DIAGNOSTICS will perform several intelligent tests to try and indicate the problem. Some of these tests include auto-correction solutions. Problems most likely will be caused by files being deleted by you outside of Microscope's environment. Please remember to use the UN-INSTALL option to get rid of unwanted slidesets. Don't just delete files from your disc! *EX4A The User Manual includes a special section on problems. If you are a registered User - then you will get to know of significant discoveries via a periodic newsletter. Comprehensive testing is carried out on MICROSCOPE prior to launch, but as with any highly complex program, bugs may appear. All feedback is welcome from REGISTERED Users. *EX5 Help on : FINI This ends the use of MIC_CTRL.EXE operations and returns control either to Microscope's main PROGRAM or to DOS - depending on how MIC_CTRL.EXE was invoked. *EX6 Help on : PROGRESS REPORT This TOGGLES on/off the progress report option. When turned on, all attempts to INSTALL/UNINSTALL Slidesets issues progress reports to the screen. This may assist in tracking down problems if they occur! *EX7 Help on : PROGRESS REPORT DELAY This TOGGLES on/off the progress report DELAY option. With this ON, if the PROGRESS REPORT OPTION IS ALSO ON, each report given during an install or UN-INSTALL attempt waits for a key press before continuing with the operation. This will help you to understand problems better if an operation fails. *EX8 MICROSCOPE SLIDESET CONTROL & DIAGNOSTICS Ver 2.0 1992 - 5 Set / Reset Uninstall PASSWORD TASK Install a named slideset into the control database. Un-install a named slideset & delete it from disc. Install all slidesets found in current directory. Perform diagnostics. FINI. Progress report off/on. Delay on/off after progress report. *EX9 MIC_CTRL.exe by Maurice Smith - (C) Molcol Software 1992-95 Note: Normally accessed from MSCOPE2.EXE ! To use by self: MIC_CTRL IN: (or) MIC_CTRL OUT: Where is a slideset name of up to 8 characters of a SLIDESET you wish to install/uninstall for use in MICROSCOPE. This program searches the current directory for *.MIC files. Please see either Microscope User Manual, or associated README files for more. *EX10 INPUT SLIDESET NAME FOR OPERATION SELECTED Please enter the slideset name you wish to install or uninstall Use F10 to see slideset filenames in current directory. Do NOT enter the filename extension (.MIC)! Use F9 to see the slidesets currently installed in the control database. *EX11 SORRY: This is a RESERVED option - see manual! Instead, try toggling the PROGRESS REPORT to ON and the REPORT delay option prior to attempting any Install or Un-install. When you try to INSTALL/UNINSTALL the set you are having trouble with, messages will be sent to the screen. This will allow you to see what is wrong and help you understand what to do to overcome the problem. Also, try reading sections of the MANUAL which refer to slideset management or slideset file names. Most problems with Installation of slidesets are caused by files missing from the directory. *EX12 Confusing... *.MIC is presumed?! UNINSTALL ALL slidesets found in the control database... [Note: 1 slideset must always remain in the control database ] [Will UNINSTALL all but the first encountered!] TOO MANY or NO characters in - changed to: *EX13 Unable to locate correct .CFG or .DTA files in directory. Ensure MIC_CFG.DTA is installed in the current directory. If it exists, it may be corrupt. Try running SETUP.EXE! If all else fails, try re-installing the software from the main distribution discs. BAD or NON-LOCATED files are :- *EX14 Unable to WRITE temporary file to disc... MIC_CTRL.EXE must not be run from a floppy disc. Please copy all files into a single directory (\MSCOPE) onto your hard disc and then run MIC_CTRL.EXE from that drive and directory! *EX15 Slideset is not currently installed in control database! Do you want to delete the slideset files from your disc - if any are present? *EX16 Uninstall not allowed: PASSWORD PROTECTION AUTO-INVOKED!! A usable PASSWORD check file, MICPASS.CPT has not been found in the current directory. The file may exist but has been tampered with or has become corrupt (or) the file has been deleted. The file may have been deliberately erased to disable the uninstall option (see Manual). If you wish to re-enable the option to uninstall slidesets from your disc then you must reinstate the missing file by copying it back into the current directory from the original distribution discs. *EX17 Uninstall option is temporarily disabled! This is only until you have used the SET/RESET PASSWORD option at least once to determine whether or not you wish to have PASSWORD PROTECTION enabled. Uninstall is a powerful option. It can delete all Microscope slideset files from your hard disc. You should use the SET/RESET PASSWORD option from the menu to let the software know if you will allow UNINSTALL to be used by anyone without the need to input a password. Please refer to the Manual regarding using Microscope in an educational or multi-user environment. *EX18 The Uninstall option will delete slideset files from your hard disc. You can establish PASSWORD CONTROL now to prevent users from accessing Uninstall without first entering a correct pass- word. This may be desirable in an educational environment. Alternatively, you can disable the PASSWORD CONTROL option permanently now and make the Uninstall option available to all. If you wish to do this, the only way you can re-enable PASSWORD CONTROL is by copying the file called MICPASS.CPT back into the current directory from the distribution disc. Most single users will not need PASSWORD CONTROL! See Manual for more details. *EX19 PASSWORD CONTROL of the UNINSTALL option has been set to be permanently OFF. This means any user will be able to delete slideset files from the hard disc. If you wish to re-establish PASSWORD CONTROL of the UNINSTALL option, you must copy the file called MICPASS.CPT back into the current directory from the distribution disc. This will over-write the current file by this name: this is the only way to re-enable PASSWORD CONTROL! Please refer to the Manual for more details. *EX20 Please enter PASSWORD. The word should be at least 4 characters long. If changing a password or entering one for the first time be sure to make a note of it. Should you forget the PASSWORD and wish to UNINSTALL files, you will need to copy the file called MICPASS.CPT back into the current directory from the distribution disc, over-writing the current file by this name: this is the only way to reset the PASSWORD CONTROL. Press to accept PASSWORD (or) use to abort! *EX21 PASSWORD CONTROL IS ALREADY SET. This means the UNINSTALL option which deletes MICROSCOPE slideset files from your hard disc will require the current password to be input before any UNINSTALL operation can take place. If you know the PASSWORD then you can change it now to a new one. Do you wish to do this now. You may answer yes or no (or) use to abort. Please refer to Manual for more details! CHANGE PASSWORD...? *EX_10LINE_END *EX_END ' ' Floppy Drive slideset installer messages ' *FL_START *FL_1LINE_START MICROSCOPE for the PC Ver 2.0 * SLIDESET INSTALLER * FLOPPY DRIVE - MICROSCOPE SLIDESET INSTALLATION SOFTWARE * Attempt to install software on PC without a VGA card! Microscope will only work on a VGA colour screen... sorry! Help:- Insert disc containing slideset files into the floppy drive. Use keys indicated below to establish destination for the files and to establish appropriate drive designations. When ready, press ENTER key to start the Installation process. After discs have been processed, press to complete & Fini. Note: Install TO Microscope's normal directory only!!! KEYS:- {1}-Change 'FROM DRIVE' {2}-Change 'TO DRIVE' {3}-Change 'TO DIRECTORY' to Start Installation to complete the installation and then QUIT/FINI STATUS: Copying to [FROM] DRIVE - not allowed! Wait - testing 'FROM DRIVE' ... Wait - testing 'TO DRIVE' ... Warning: 'TO DRIVE' non-existent or NO DISC SPACE Continue installation..? {1} - Yes {2} - No Space error may be invalid if extended DOS partition > 32 meg! Still attempt installation..? Keys: {1} -Yes {2} -No This disc has been done already during this session! Files already copied - Please change disc or fini! Buffer is full: Can't install any more until later! Please wait - completing Installation of files in buffer! Input new DIRECTORY & press ENTER = {ESC}- Leave as default {ENTER} - Accept new Directory Press any key ... Wait... Attempting to Install slidesets into control database... NO files ready to install! Can't install this slideset- files missing for slideset:- Installing :- BLANK LINE FROM Floppy Drive not ready OR not present - please check! MIC Files not found. Check:[FROM DRIVE] & floppy disc! Unknown I/O error - ? Insufficient Disc Space on 'TO DRIVE'! Disc Media bad - check format, size, etc., Path not found - check drives & directories above ! ERROR Copying files from floppy onto TARGET drive/directory... File = WARNING - .ANI or .TUT FILE MISSING FROM DISC! WARNING - .QPL FILE MISSING FROM DISC! WARNING - .SET FILE MISSING FROM DISC! FROM DRIVE A/B/C/D/ ETC = TO HARD DISC A/B/C/D/E/F ETC = TO DIRECTORY = ABSOLUTE TARGET :- Insert next disc from slideset pack into floppy drive & press ENTER key or else PRESS to FINI. Awaiting key press... Insert next disc from slideset pack into floppy drive & press ENTER key or else PRESS to FINI. *FL_1LINE_END *FL_10LINE_START *FL1 SLIDESET FILES have been copied onto your hard disc. For Microscope to be aware of them, their names must be inserted into the control database. This is done automatically for you now. This may take a while if you have processed a lot of discs. Screen messages will advise you of Installation status for each slideset. PRESS ANY KEY NOW TO BEGIN THE FINAL PROCESS but do not press any keys again until you receive a message to do so! The screen will clear several times - this is normal. *FL2 One or more slidesets did not install. This may be due to you copying them to a directory which has no Microscope software in it. Also you may have files missing on the distribution disc. When you have returned to Microscope's main screen, select the slide management option (DBF icon on button) and attempt to Install All. Switch on the report options in the management program prior to running Install All to see what is wrong. *FL3 Unless you have received ERROR messages, slidesets should have installed okay! If you encounter problems on the slidesets when using Microscope - then try installing them again with your slideset management software from Microscope's menu system. If you received an error message, the following may help to identify what the Installation failure was due to:- ERR 01 = Control database not found in current dir: Mic_ctrl.dta ERR 02 = FAILED - reason unknown. ERR 03 = FAILED - reason unknown. *FL_10LINE_END *FL_END ' ' 5 LINE MESSAGES USED IN TUTOR ' *TU_5LINE_START *TU1 Welcome to this brief guide to get you started on Microscope. Simple instructions like this one will appear on your screen. Read each one carefully. When you are ready, press the spacebar and attempt to follow the memorised instruction. Press any time to end TUTOR and return to Microscope! *TU2 Microscope uses electronic slidesets held as files on your disc! To start, you must first load a slideset from the disc. This is done by moving the mouse to point at the LOAD SLIDESET control while clicking on the left mouse button. The LOAD button you must use is flashing now... *TU3 A window opens showing the slidesets currently installed and the mouse cursor is trapped in the window. Normally, you use the arrow buttons to highlight the set you want to use and click on the 'OK' button to load it. For now, click on the flashing 'OK' button to load the highlighted set! (Clicking elsewhere aborts.) *TU4 Well done! You can see a slideset has been loaded into the tray on the left. The slideset may be of STILL images or a VIDEO sequence. In both cases you must operate the VIEW SLIDE button to transfer an image (slide) into the central viewing area. *TU5 You now know enough to get started. AUTO-HELP messages are used when operating Microscope to guide you along a learning curve. Also, remember that if you want to know what a control button does, you only have to point at it AND HOLD THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON pressed to find out. Try this on the flashing control. *TU6 Good! You are ready to go and start using Microscope. The last thing you need to know is how to quit Microscope. Simply click on the FINI button any time to quit. Try it now to leave the TUTOR and return to Microscope. Remember to use the LEFT mouse button to actually operate the control. *TU7 No... you pressed the left mouse-button! Try again! Don't forget: you must keep the right mouse button held down. The button help-text disappears as soon as you let go! *TU8 Nearly right. You did not remember to hold down the right mouse button long enough. You can't see much in a split second. Try it again but keep the right mouse button pressed until you have read the line of text explaining the Microscope control... *TU_5LINE_END *EOF LANGUAGE FILE - THIS LINE MUST NOT BE REMOVED!