                           AAAshow Slide Show

       Copyright c. 1997-1998 Oh My Goddess! All Rights Reserved.
     
                              INTRODUCTION

AAAshow is an image presentation program for Windows 95/NT.  AAAshow 
is designed to be a distribution tool for people who produce digital 
images.  AAAshow supports JPG, TGA, PCD, PCX, non-LZW TIF, BMP, RAS, 
DIB, & RLE format images.  AAAshow's rich set of slide show functions 
include delay, loop, pause, next and previous slide, and optional file 
name display.  AAAshow remembers your show settings and exports them with 
the slide show and image files you distribute.  Registration of AAAshow 
removes the nag screen and includes a license which permits you to 
distribute AAAshow with your image files.  It also includes free 
registration for AAAshow's companion utility program, AAApeg.


                             How It Works

Create a slide show (.LST) file with the companion utility AAApeg, or
a text editor.  This file is a simple text file with a list of image 
file names, one per line.  See AAASHOW.LST for an example.  Note that 
you can leave in the file paths if you want.  AAAshow looks first in 
the specified path.  If the file isn't there AAAshow looks in its own 
directory.

Use AAAshow to open and play the .LST slide show file.  Adjust the 
settings (loop, delay, etc.) to your taste.  Once you've registered 
AAAshow. press <F2> to create the distributable slide show (.DST) file.  
This text file contains your list of images, your slide show settings, 
your name, and an encrypted file key which will disable AAAshow's nag 
screen on your client's computer.  AAAshow loads a file called 
AAASHOW.DST at startup if it is present.  So save your distributable 
file as AAASHOW.DST if you want to make it easy on your client.  Copy 
your image files, AAASHOW.EXE, IMGLIB.DLL, and the AAASHOW.DST file you 
just created to a diskette.  You're done!  All your client need do is 
run AAAshow on the diskette (or unzip the archive if you made a .ZIP 
file, then run AAAshow) and click the Start Slide Show button.

                           Restricted Controls

If you rename the distributable slide show file to AAArest.dst, AAAshow 
will display only the Start Slide Show button control.  The 'loop', 
'delay', and 'display file names' controls will be hidden from your 
client.  This feature is helpful for clients who don't want or need to 
adjust the slide show settings that you provide, and would only be 
confused by the presence of the extra controls.

                            YOUR SUGGESTIONS

We love to hear from AAAshow users.  Your comments & suggestions for 
improving AAAshow are very welcome.  Send e-mail to us at the address 
below.

                              REGISTRATION

AAAshow may be registered online on our web site: www.efn.org/~rayo
and on Compuserve (GO SWREG - ID #16610).  See the file REGISTER.TXT 
for mail order registration.  

                              DISTRIBUTION
                         
AAAshow.exe is shareware, but not public domain.  This program is 
Copyright c. 1997-1998 by Oh My Goddess!  All Rights Reserved Worldwide.  
This version of AAAshow may be distributed freely provided the following 
conditions are met:

 1. All of the files in this release must remain together and in their 
 original unmodified form. 

 2. They are not to be included in any commercial product without the 
 express written consent of the author.
 
                        HOW TO CONTACT LEAF & ZIA

e-mail:  rayo@efn.org
http://www.efn.org/~rayo

                                 LEGAL STUFF

THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND OH MY GODDESS!  THE TERMS OF 
THE AGREEMENT BECOME BINDING WHEN YOU USE THE AAAshow PROGRAM.  AAAshow
IS SHAREWARE AND IS SUPPLIED AS IS WITH NO CLAIMS OF SUITABILITY FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  YOU AGREE TO HOLD NEITHER OH MY GODDESS! NOR ITS 
DISTRIBUTORS LIABLE FOR ANY ALLEGED OR ACTUAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE 
USE OF THIS PROGRAM OR ANY OF THE ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Oregon.
AAAshow and Oh My Goddess! are trademarks of Oh My Goddess!.
