Version 3.0
The DL Animation Viewer
Operation Manual



COPYRIGHT (C) 1990-1993 by
Davide Tome' & Luca De Gregorio
All Rights are Reserved



DL-Soft c/o Galactica System
Via Turati, 40
20121 Milano, ITALY

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INDEX


Topic Page

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
GENERAL FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MENU MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SINGLE FILE MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MENU FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
COMMANDS WHILE VIEWING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DELETING A FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CONVERTING A FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SOUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
KEY SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PASSWORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DL VIEWER CONDITIONS AND TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4





PREFACE


This document is Copyright (C) 1990-1993 by Davide Tome' &
Luca De Gregorio. All rights are reserved.

The DL format (Davide Luca) is property of Davide Tome' & Luca De Gregorio
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The latest release of DL VIEWER is always on the following BBS's:

Galactica BBS (Sysop : Davide Tome')
Phone: +39-2-29006058

Inferno BBS (Sysop : Luca De Gregorio)
Phone: +39-2-26221453

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We'll try to keep this documentation brief but informative.
First to run DL VIEWER you MUST have a VGA card. Also it is best
if your PC has XMS memory and the handle parameter set to 128,
otherwhise you may not be able to view some of the larger .DL files.
IMPORTANT: DL VIEWER requires DOS 5.0 to work correctly.

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GENERAL FEATURES - DL VIEWER is a very easy to use but powerful DL file
viewer and converter. It shows animations in VGA 320x200x256 video
mode on every display adapter cards that support standard VGA mode.


MENU MODE - This is the default mode when you just enter DL VIEWER from
the DOS command line. It lists all viewable files in a 4 column menu with
easy to use controls to allow you to show animation the way you want to
see them, including a slide mode. See Menu Features.


SINGLE FILE MODE - This mode has advanced features which make it
attractive for application programs which wants to display an animation.
You can shell to DL VIEWER with a filename to display an animation !
DL VIEWER will not return to your program but remain in MENU MODE waiting
for an ESC to be pressed IF you're using the shareware version.


MENU FEATURES:
- Handles up to 250 files using the keyboard.
- Gives 4 column menu of DL files.
- Arrow keys, PgUp/PgDn, Home/End move thru menu.
- Shows animation file at cursor or tagged animations with [ENTER].
- Mark/unmark files for viewing with [SPACEBAR].
- [F1] gives help.
- [F2] Toggle sound modes (SPEAKER/SOUNDBLASTER/NONE).
- [F3] Prompts for a new drive.
- [F4] Toggle language (ITALIAN/ENGLISH).
- [F6] Menu text color configuration.
- [F9] Toggle file info display.
- [F10] shell to DOS.
- [DEL] if you want to delete the file at the cursor.
- [+ - * /] to change default animation speed.
- [ESC] to quit.


COMMANDS WHILE VIEWING - The following commands (shown in brackets) are
available any time the animation is on the screen.

- [-],[+],[*],[/] respectively to DECREASE, INCREASE, MAXIMIZE and
MINIMIZE animation speed.
- [ENTER] or [SPACEBAR] shows next animation in the tagged list
(if any else return to the menu).
- [ESC] returns to the menu.
- [F2] to toggle sound ON-OFF.
- [F10] Shell to DOS.

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DELETING A FILE. To delete a DL file without exiting to DOS you
can press DEL when this file is at the cursor.
The file won't be really deleted but just renamed to .BAK.
You can later delete *.BAK from you DOS Prompt or rename one
or more files back to .DL to restore them.


CONVERTING A FILE. DL VIEWER automatically converts old 2.0 DL
file format into the new 3.0. It will NOT convert from 1.0, so
if you still have these old animations please use DL-1TO2.EXE.


SOUND. With the 3.0 DL file format you can have music and sound
into a DL animation file. To hear it you can use your SOUNDBLASTER
if you have one or your poor SPEAKER. You can select your sound
device pressing [F2] in menu mode.
Using the SPEAKER might slow down your system if you're using a 286.
For now we're just supporting the default address 220H for the
SOUNDBLASTER card. There might be some problems if you're using
an old card version (before 2.0).


KEY SYSTEM. Some animations can be KEY PROTECTED from their author.
To view them you need to purcase their KEY. Usually you'll find
a registration form within the archive file containing the animation.
We give no warranty about these KEYs since they are created from
the DL MAKER users.


PASSWORDS. Some animation can be PASSWORD PROTECTED from their
author. Usually the PASSWORD is free and you can find it on some
Boards or from the author.

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DL VIEWER CONDITIONS AND TERMS

DL VIEWER is not free software. If you paid a "public domain" vendor
for this program, you paid for the copy and mailing service only, and
not for the program itself. Nothing ever gets to the author of the
program from such a sale.
DL VIEWER is copyrighted software, and all rights are reserved.
The program may not be changed or modified in any way except by the
author. It is SHAREWARE, and may be freely distributed, as long as it
remains in its complete form with all support and documentation.
This program allows a 15 days free trial period, but if you continue
to use it after that time, you must register your copy or you will be
in violation of the copyright. Registering you will receive the
registration package with the leatest version on it and a registration
key which removes the ending screen of the current and all future
versions. DL VIEWER is continually updated, so look for the newest
revision in our authorized distribution sites.






DISCLAIMER

All warranties are disclaimed, including damage to hardware and/or
software from use of this product. In no event will we be liable to you
for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings or other
incidental or consequential damages arising out of your use or inability
to use the program, or any other claim by any other party.
Note that DL VIEWER is a stand alone program, and not associated
with a particular group of animations or pictures.