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        | README File for
        |
        | ELSA Windows SPIRIT 9 Display List Graphics Driver
        | Version 3.01.00.04
        |
        | Copyright (c) 1999 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
        |
        | ELSA AG                    Internet   : http://www.elsa.de
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        | D-52070 Aachen
        |
        | ELSA Inc.                  Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
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        | USA
        |
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        | 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5
        | Nanking East Road
        | Taipei 105
        | Taiwan, R. O. C.
        |
        | ELSA Japan Inc.            Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
        | Mita Suzuki Building 3F
        | 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
        | Tokyo 108-0014
        | Japan
        |
        | 11/18/1999, GWinkler



        Contents

        1.      Overview
        2.      Installation
        3.      Remarks / Supported Graphics Boards
        4.      Version History
        5.      Known Problems


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1.      Overview

        This directory/disk contains the ELSA Display Driver for
        the SPIRIT V.9 CAD application, running on Windows 95/98 and
        Windows NT 4.0.
        This file contains the newest information about the current 
        driver release.


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2.      Installation

        Please start program SETUP.EXE on the installation disk
        and follow the instructions of the program.
	
	The SETUP automatically checks the SPIRIT 9 installation on
	your computer and installs the driver into the SPIRIT 9 
        directory. If SPIRIT 9 is not installed SETUP aborts driver
	installation. 

        SETUP gets default directory from system registry:

           HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\softTECH\SPIRIT\9\Path="<path>"

	which for example may be "C:\ST9\SPIRIT".

        SETUP changes some entries within SPIRIT 9 configuration files 
        which are

        - file DCAD.CFG in <d:>\ST9\SPIRIT

            DEVICE1=SWELSA
            DEVICE2=SWELSADL
            DEVICE2EMS=0
            DEVICE2ARG=PARAMETER
            DEVICE3_1=STSHADE32
            Video=ELSA Displaylist Grafiktreiber

        - file CRT9.LOG in <d:>\ST9\SPIRIT\DRIVER

          adds an entry for the ELSA SPIRIT 9 Display List Driver to
          get it run with SPIRITs CONFIG9.EXE configuration setting
	  program.

        The driver DLLs will be copied to the SPIRIT directory.

	To uninstall the driver choose "Start\Settings\Control Panel".
	Double click on "Add/Remove Programs" icon. Select the
	"ELSA SPIRIT 9 Driver" entry and click on "Add/Remove" button.
	This will call the uninstall program which removes all driver
        files and registry settings from your system.       


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3.      Remarks / supported graphics boards

        The following ELSA graphics boards are supported by the
	ELSA SPIRIT 9 Display List Driver:

         ELSA GLoria Synergy (currently no multiple screens with NT 4)
         ELSA Synergy II
	 ELSA GLoria II

        Multiple screens are supported with Windows 98, NT 4.0 and 
        Windows 2000, NOT Windows 95. An ELSA Windows GUI driver,
	which supports multiple screens, is also needed.
	With Windows NT 4.0 the GUI driver must support the new
	POWERlib interface to run with multiple screens.


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4.      Version History

4.1.    Version 3.00.00.01

        First release of ELSA SPIRIT 9 driver.

4.2.    Version 3.00.00.02

        SETUP.EXE
         - fixed installation error with previously installed
           "Accelerated Graphics Driver"

        DRW_HNTU.DLL
         - fixed wrong colors in 16bpp mode on Synergy II while
           restoring the SPIRIT drawing area

4.3.    Version 3.00.00.03

	SWELSA.DLL
	 - disappearing of crosshair cursor with deep zoomins fixed 

	SETUP.EXE
	 - New setup program. Checks version of installed SPIRIT 9 
           release. Versions upto 9.07 will get a driver which does 
           not support layers. Since release 9.08 a layer supporting 
           driver will be installed.

4.4.    Version 3.00.00.04

	SWELSADL.DLL
	 - Fixed wrong color problem with display list (pan and zoom). 

4.5.    Version 3.00.00.05
	
	SWELSA.DLL
	 - Fixed error with drivers text output function while getting 
           empty character strings (null pointer problem) from the 
           application.

	SPD9INFO.DLL
	 - New DLL for driver information via "WINman-Suite/ELSA Info".

4.6.    Version 3.00.00.06
	
	SWELSA.DLL
	 - Fixed problem with mirroring function: drawing of the
           axis of symmetry was to slow.

4.7.    Version 3.00.00.08
	
	SETUP.EXE, DRW_HNTU.DLL
	 - Windows 2000 supported now 
	DRW_HNTU.DLL
	 - fixed Windows 9x resource problem

4.8.    Version 3.00.01.00
	
	SWELSA.DLL
	 - fixed bug with font size and name.

4.9.    Version 3.01.00.02

	SWELSA.DLL, SWELSADL.DLL
         - Driver now calls SPIRIT 9 function, to recognize SPIRITs
           display list redraw abortion.
	 - Improved drawing performance in XOR mode.

	DRW_HNTU.DLL
	 - The ELSA SPIRIT 9 driver now supports multiple screens
           with following operating systems: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0
           and Windows 2000 (if the used graphics board has any 
           ELSA Windows GUI driver supporting multiple screens too).
	   With Windows NT 4.0 the GUI driver must support the new
	   POWERlib interface to run with multiple screens.

4.10.   Version 3.01.00.03

	SWELSA.DLL
         - fixed clipping problem when symbols are displayed on screen.

4.11.   Version 3.01.00.04

	SWELSA.DLL
         - added ELSA splash screen appearing during driver startup 
           (switchable via SWELSA.INI in Windows directory)

	SWELSADL.DLL 
	 - fixed problem with copying drawing elements into layer

	DRW_HNTU.DLL, DRWMHK.DLL
         - fixed some minor problems with multiple screen systems
           additional file DRWMHK.DLL


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5.      Known Problems

        Please reinstall the ELSA SPIRIT driver after updating or
        reinstalling SPIRIT because this overwrites current DCAD.CFG
        and CRT9.LOG files.

        There are still some wrong colors in 256 color mode (8bpp)
        if SPIRIT application gets the input focus and the drawing
        area is to be restored. Please hit <Esc> key to clear up the 
        display.
