DISPLAY IT! Contents
DISPLAY IT!

How to use DISPLAY IT!

Usage Agreement

Registration Form

Files needed to run this software


How to use DISPLAY IT!

DISPLAY IT! provides the ability to display 16 and 256 color bitmaps in a 'slide show' format.  You may choose as many bitmap files as you wish (in the registered version). You may also set the delay between the display of one bitmap and the next.  Additionally, DISPLAY IT! offers several methods of closing the screen between bitmaps.

DISPLAY IT! comes with the ability to password protect your PC.  This option may be toggled off or on as you wish.  After the bitmaps begin to display, touching the keyboard or pressing a mouse button (not just moving the mouse), will present the Enter Password Dialog Box.  When the password option is turned off, touching the keyboard returns you to the program.

DISPLAY IT! is not a screen saver, but it may be used like a screen saver.  The only difference is that you must begin the display by pressing Go! or clicking the projector icon.  When using  DISPLAY IT! to display bitmaps, you should execute the Windows Control Panel program and select 'none' in the screen saver option.  This prevents regular windows screen saver applications from operating during the DISPLAY IT! presentation.

DISPLAY IT! also provides the ability to group lists of bitmaps used for display into listing files.  Consequently you may organize bitmaps into various groups for display.  This function could be useful for everything from grouping bitmaps by scene or type to putting commercial advertising sequences into logical groups.  When DISPLAY IT! initializes, it uses the most recently used bitmap listing file to load the listbox with bitmaps for display.  You may select another bitmap listing file by choosing the Select Bitmap List File option under the File Menu.

These and other options are detailed below.

DISPLAY IT! displays 16 and 256 color bitmaps.  Do not attempt to load true color bitmaps for display, they may lock the application or make it behave unpredictably.

DISPLAY IT! Menu Items and How They Function.

File

Select Bitmap Files

Select Bitmap List File

Save as Bitmap List File

Exit

Options

Screen Wipe

Set Delay Interval

Use Password

Minimize on Use

Go!

Help

How to Use DISPLAY IT!

Usage Agreement

Registration Form


FILES
FILES Needed to Run DISPLAY IT!

DSPLAYIT.EXE	The Display It! executable
.LST FILES	The bitmap file list data files  A default file will be built for you the first time you run the application
DSPLAYIT.INI	Initialization file with settings.  This file will be created for you if it does not exist.
VBRUN300.DLL	Visual Basic Runtime DLL
COMMDLG.DLL	Windows common dialog DLL
CMDIALOG.VBX	Visual Basic Common Dialog VBX


Select Bitmap Files
Select Bitmap Files....

This menu item the Open File Dialog box.  Select as many .bmp files as you wish and they will automatically be placed in the list of file for display.  The files will be displayed in the order that they are included.


Select Bitmap List File

This option allows you to select a bitmap listing file.  These files are identified by the file extension .lst.  Bitmap list files are a list of bitmaps that have been saved as a file for later use (see Save as Bitmap List File).  You must first save a group of bitmaps as a list file before one will be available for selection under this menu item.


Save as Bitmap File List

This menu item saves the currently selected bitmap files as a listing file.  Listing files are identified by the file extension .lst.  You may save them with any name, but using the .lst standard will make it easier to identify them later.

When you select this menu item, the 'save as' dialog box appears.  Simply type in any name you choose (up to 8 characters) and press OK.  Saving all of your list files in the same directory as DISPLAY IT! is also recommended.  To retrieve a bitmap listing file, please read Select Bitmap List File.


Exit

Selecting this option exits the application.  The same action is taken when you press the Close button.


Screen Wipe

This item presents a list of five choices for the transition from one bitmap to the next.

Close from Left

Close from Right

Open Curtains

Close Curtains

Closing Box

Swirl

Random

Try them out to pick your favorite.  If you do not choose a option, BLANK IT! defaults to the Random selection.


Set Delay Interval
Set Delay Interval...

Selecting this menu item presents the delay interval dialog box.  You may set the delay interval from 5 seconds to 60 seconds.


Use Password
Use Password...

Selecting Use Password brings up the password dialog box.  This box requests the password and the check password.  Checking your password ensures you do not enter a typographical error.  If you forget your password you must re-boot your machine.  Then when you enter DISPLAY IT! turn off the password option.  Turning the option on again allows you to enter a new password.


Minimize on Use

This feature makes DISPLAY IT! automatically minimize itself when the bitmap display begins.  This feature may be useful for commercial purposes, when sales personnel do not wish to manually minimize the application after returning from a bitmap display.


Go!

Selecting Go! begins the bitmap display.  You may also press the "G" key while holding down the Alt key, or click the little projector icon below the Close button to begin the display.

If none of the command buttons on the screen currently have focus (look for the small rectangle around the caption on the button - it indicates the button has focus), pressing enter will begin the bitmap display.


Usage Agreement

DISPLAY IT! is distributed as user supported shareware.  You are encouraged to copy and distribute the unregistered version as much as you wish.  The shareware version allows you to select 3 bitmaps for display.  This will provide you with a demonstration of how the software works.  You may use the software for a trial period, but once you have tried it out, you are asked to discontinue its use should you decide not to register.

The registered version of DISPLAY IT! allows you to enter  5440 bitmaps or 64 K of file names (which ever comes first).  Depending on the length of the path, the average number of bitmaps you may list is serveral hundred.  If you would like to register your copy, a registration form is included for your convenience.  The price for the registered version is $8.00 per copy.  Discounts are available for multiple copies.  When you register DISPLAY IT! you will also receive a free copy of Carner's Make Your Own Screen Saver - a true screen saver program that also displays bitmaps!

Disclaimer:	DISPLAY IT! does not come with implied or expressed warranties.  The user assumes the responsibility for the use of this software.  The program was developed for machines running Windows 3.1, and it is not guaranteed to operate predictably in all system architectures.

Thank you for your interest in DISPLAY IT!


Registration Form
DISPLAY IT! Registration Form

Fill out this form and send it with your enclosed check or money order to:

Carner Enterprises

13298 Rocky Ridge Road N.W.

Silverdale, WA 98383

Choose Print Topic under the File Menu Item in Help to print this form.  If

you do not have a printer just send your request to the address above.

Be sure to include the information on this form.

Name: ______________________________________________

Street Address: _______________________________________

City: _______________________________

State:  ___________ZIP Code: _________

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DISPLAY IT! Registration Fee: $8.00 per copy.

Commercial discounts are available (contact Carner at the address above).

Registration includes a free copy of the screen saver program: Make Your Own Screen Saver (a screen saver that displays up to 15 bitmaps).

Indicate the amount enclosed:  ____________

Diskette	3.5_____	5.25_____

(Diskette will be 3.5 unless otherwise specified)

Please allow a few weeks for delivery of the DISPLAY IT!.  Thank you for

registering your copy of DISPLAY IT!