Copyright 1991 Sudden Incorporated, Rod Coleman




                       Configuring Sudden View

    The personalized version of Sudden View can be configured in a number 
of different ways by changing the name of the actual Sudden View code     
file.  This is done from the GEM Desktop by selecting the Sudden View     
program or accessory file name and then selecting the "Show Info..."      
function under the file menu.  You can then change the name of the file   
as indicated below and select the "OK" function to return to the GEM      
Desktop.                                                                  
    
    Sudden View's code file name should always begin with "SV" and may    
optionally be followed by a four digit buffer size, a keyboard repeat     
rate code and AutoSave indication.                                        

    The buffer size must always contain exactly four digits, but may      
contain leading zeros.  The number you select should at least be smaller  
than your machines total RAM capacity minus about 200 Kbytes.  If the     
number is larger than your total RAM capacity, 64 Kbytes will still be    
reserved for other processes.  This number will represent the size in     
Kbytes of Sudden View's workspace.  For instance, 0085 would reserve 85   
Kbytes and 3200 would reserve 3.2 megabytes.                              
    
    The keyboard repeat rate code can be any letter from "A" to "F", with 
"A" being fastest.  I recommend "B" or "C" until you get used to it.      

    If the eight character in the name is a "Y", then the AutoSave        
feature will be active; "N" will make it inactive.                        
    
    If you end the file name with a file type of ".PRG", Sudden View will 
run as a normal program and return its workspace after completion.  If    
the file type is set to ".ACC" then Sudden View will run as a resident    
accessory once the system is rebooted with Sudden View in the Root        
directory.  Your Root directory is A: if your are booting from a floppy   
disk and C: if you are booting from a hard disk.                          

    The accessory version of Sudden View will retain its memory buffers,  
files and pointers even when it is not activated.  It's handy for using   
with some other GEM program that has ASCII files as its input.            
    
    As an example, "SV0064FY.ACC" will configure for an accessory version 
with a 64 Kbyte file buffer, a slow repeat rate and an active AutoSave.   

    SV0256CN.ACC will produce an accessory version with a 256 Kbyte file  
buffer, a medium repeat rate and no AutoSave.                             

    SV9000.PRG will produce a program version which will open a file      
buffer with all available RAM memory since no current Atari ST computers  
have a nine megabyte RAM capacity.  The repeat rate will default to the   
normal system value, and AutoSave will default to active for this         
configuration since these features are not specified in the file name.    
    
    Once you have named your file, each time you run the "PRG" file or    
boot the "ACC" file, Sudden View will take on the characteristics which   
you have defined.  SV.ACC will default to 256 Kbytes and SV.PRG will      
default to all available memory.  Both examples will default to normal    
keyboard repeat rate and active AutoSave.                                 
    
    One last item that may cause problems; Sudden View scans the          
directory at load time and if you have more than one copy of the program  
in your Root directory, it will configure from the first one only.  It's  
best to only have one copy of the code file that begins with SV in the    
root directory at any time.                                               
                                                                          
    
    
                       Activating Sudden View

    If Sudden View is configured as an accessory, it can be activated as  
any normal accessory under the "Desk" menu.  If you are running under a   
TOS shell or some other environment, you may be able to use Sudden View's 
hot key activation.  Just try the "Control / Alternate / s". It may work. 
    
    As an accessory, Sudden View initializes its file buffers at boot     
time and maintains them no matter how many times you activate or exit the 
accessory.                                                                

    If Sudden is configured as a "PRG" file, it is activated upon running 
and all file buffers are cleared upon exit.  See Quitting Sudden View      
under File Management for more details.