Alteros Viewer Version 2.1
(C) Lighttek Software 2000-2002
http://www.lighttek.com
e-mail: contact@lighttek.com
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Contents
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   Description
   Features
   Paying
   Distribution terms
   Disclaimer of warranty



Description
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Alteros Viewer is a graphic file viewer with customizable interface. The program allows viewing 2D graphical files (PSD, PNG, TIF, JPEG, BMP, GIF and many others). Build in text editor allows viewing and editing TXT and RTF files.
Alteros Viewer can also display HTML files and other documents via OLE interface (requires installed Internet Explorer).
Program interface can be easily set up with the help of the skins. Besides, Alteros Viewer has its own desktop  files format- ADESK. Using ADESK files you can create graphical interfaces with the program start up commands, files and directories display. ADESK files can be used as Alteros Viewer  start up interface, as well as user's CDROM interface, if Alteros Viewer is used as Autorun shell for CD.
Alteros Viewer  allows you to open any number of documents simultaneously. Convenient files manager is used in order to switch between the documents designed in Windows Taskbar style.





Features:
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- Thumbnails for 2D graphic files.

- Display of 2D graphical files: bmp, btn*, dib, emf, gif, ico, jif, jpe, jpeg, jpg, pcx, rle, tga, wmf, psd, tiff, png, ppm, cel, iff, rgb, fli,flc (only first frame), pic, tim.

- Saving files as BMP or JPEG.

- Zoom in and zoom out modes, screen floating (using only mouse without scrolling down and buttons). 

- Installation of any images as Desktop Wallpaper.

- Image copying into clipboard.

- Slideshow mode.

- Graphical effects (flip, invert, RGB-transitions, Hue-Saturation-Lightness,Brightness-Contrast).

- Resize function for graphical files.

- Crop function for graphical files.

- Display and edit of text files: txt, rtf. All unrecognised types of files are opened with text editor. 

- Browser for viewing HTML files (Requires installed Internet Explorer). Browser also allows viewing any other OLE-documents. Example:  MS Word or MS Excel files. This option requires relevant programs to be installed at PC.

- File manager. Constantly present on the screen and allows opening, sorting files and can perform all major file commands (delete, rename, copy, move).

- Command input box allow to enter file names, directory, http:// address or any other internal command of Alteros.

- Multilanguage interface.

- Alteros skin format allows not only to change the external interface of any standard program element, but also to add new, selected by the user, buttons to any panel of the program. 

- ADESK file format allows creating "desktops", which can be customized by the user. User can create the panel of any size in the active screen of  Alteros, add to it graphical or text buttons, as well as any amount of decorative images. The program contains a wide selection of internal commands, which can be assigned to any interface button.

- Autostart option allows to make any file (including ADESK) to be automatically launched at program's start up. 

- Alteros Viewer with user defined skin and desktop  may be used as autorun.exe program for CDROMs.



PAYING
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1. Internet Online Registration

The simplest way to register, is by registering online with a major credit card
through a secure server. Point your browser to the following URL and follow 
instructions onscreen: 

https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=1333-7



2. Telephone and Fax Orders 

These types of orders should include ALL information contained on the Order Form. 

Telephone 
Toll Free: 877-353-7297
Regular: 425-392-2294 

Fax 
Toll Free: 888-353-7276
Regular: 425-392-0223 
 

3. Paying by Check via Postal Mail 

You should make checks payable to Universal Commerce, Inc., 
including the product's ID (1333-7) on the "memo" of the check. 
All order information except credit card information should be included 
in the Order Form  mail to: 

Universal Commerce, Inc.
ATTN Orders
PO Box 1816 Issaquah, WA 98027
USA


The fee for registered version of Alteros Viewer is: $19.95

You should include an additional $2.50 per order for Mail and Fax Orders or $3 for Telephone orders.  



Distribution terms:
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Alteros Viewer may be distributed freely in its original unmodified and
unregistered form. The distribution must include all files in the
original distribution. 

Distributors may not charge any money for it, while
they may charge money for the medium (online-time, CD-ROM, etc.).

If you like to bundle Alteros Viewer with other programs, goods, services, 
etc. you are selling in a registered form please feel free to contact 
us at: <contact@lighttek.com> to figure out the conditions.





Disclaimer of warranty:
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This software is sold "as is" and without warranties whether expressed or
implied. Because of the various software and hardware environments into
which this program may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular
purpose is offered.
