CSFlipView
This readme file was last updated on 18th October 2001.
Thank you for downloading and trialing our software.
This server is not freeware. Please support development of more Protel add-on servers by registering your copy of the CSFlipView if you continue to use it.
This and other Protel add-on servers are available on the Considered Solutions Pty Ltd web site http://www.considered.com.au/
This Protel 99SE server was designed to run on P99SE Service Pack 6. It may run on other versions but it has not been designed to nor have we tested it on other versions.
What you do not get by registering
Revision History and What’s New
This server allows you to look at a PCB from the bottom. It provides a user resizable, always-on-top floating window that can show the area around the cursor with either, both or neither an X-Flip and/or a Y-Flip. It is particularly useful when dealing with text on the bottom side of the board, such as when positioning component designators. The flip screen will only start when a PCB is active, but once run will persist regardless of what sort of document is active.
It features:
The quick version: You're on your own. If it breaks something don't blame us. Please refer people to our www site rather than passing this installation file around.
The longer version:
Unfortunately, registration may not include free upgrade to a version compatible with future versions of Protel – I have no way of estimating the work required to undertake this. This will be largely set by decisions made inside Protel (something I have no control over). We will of course try to provide any such upgrade free. Hopefully, this flip function will be built into future versions of Protel as it is a useful function.
Registration is USD$20 (including GST for Australian customers).
Australian customers wishing to pay in Australian dollars should email us at servers@considered.com.au
Payment options are likely to become better developed over the next month or so. Check our www site if you feel that you would like to pay for the server but are put off by the difficulty. You can also email us and we will see if there is some other mutually agreeable method. Our ability to accept your money is not so well developed at this stage.
Make sure you let us know that you have paid for registration and which product you are registering. Email us at servers@considered.com.au
Payment can be sent by cheque to:
Considered Solutions Pty Ltd
5 The Crescent
Chatswood, NSW, 2067 Australia
Made payable to Considered Solutions Pty Ltd
Or by bank telegraphic transfer (TT) to our bank account. Please email servers@considered.com.au for details.
Or into our PayPal account (being established - email us for details servers@considered.com.au).
We are also investigating credit/charge card options – in the very short term this is not likely to be full on-line payment as we would need to raise the price of the servers to cover the large increase in cost. It will be basically like a phone credit card transaction. If you do not trust us with you credit card details then you will have to use an alternative method.
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If you require a receipt or a Tax Invoice (for Australian GST purposes) we are happy to provide one. It can either emailed as a PDF file or snail-mailed. Contact us for details - servers@considered.com.au
Installation follows the normal procedure for Protel add-on servers.
1) Extract all the files to a suitable folder
2) In Protel 99 SE, click on the client menu (the down arrow next to the File menu.
3) Click on the Servers... menu item
4) Right-click in the Server list area and select "Install"
5) Navigate to the CSFlipView.ins file extracted in step 1).
6) Click OK.
You can then assign the process, CSFlipView:ShowFlipWindow, to a key shortcut a toolbar or a manu item using the Protel customization features. I usually add a number of entries to the end of the View menu with various parameters setting up a view with an X-Flip, another with a Y-Flip and one for hiding the window. I also add keyboard shortcuts to toggle the X and Y-flips on the fly.
A help files is supplied with the server.
CSFlipView.hlp provides help on calling the server’s process and the process parameters.
If you copy this file to the \Program Files\Design Explorer 99 SE\Help directory (or the equivalent on your installation) Protel will be able to find it as required – rather than you having to hunt around on your hard disk for it.
A better installation routine would do this automatically – maybe in a future version.
Version 1.1.0.5
Original public release
Version 1.2.0.0
- Default action with no parameters is to now show an x-flipped window – previously nothing would happen.
- Improved behaviour of parameters when the window is already showing.
Unregistered may get support at one or other of the Protel email forums – either PrU or PEDA (join the users forum).
Registered users can email support@considered.com.au or ask on the PrU or PEDA mailing lists.
We hope this server is useful. If you have ideas for new add-on servers we are always interested in hearing from you.
Ian Wilson
Considered Solutions Pty Ltd