showcase(1)                                                        showcase(1)


NAME
     showcase - Basic drawing and presentation tool

SYNOPSIS
     showcase [-bfnpsv] [-Ppx,py] [-Ssllx,slly,surx,sury] [-V{NTSC,PAL}] [
     file1 ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     IRIS Showcase is a mixed media presentation system. It's very useful for
     creating interactive or printed presentations, short documents, online-
     help systems and much more. Showcase allows you to integrate 2D drawings,
     text, raster images, 3D models, and audio.

     By default, showcase displays a blank page, the Master Gizmo and the
     Status Gizmo.  The Master Gizmo has a palette of objects that can be
     created on the page.  These objects include text, 3D scenes, images,
     audio, filled and unfilled rectangles, ellipses, circles, arcs, polygons,
     splines, and freehand shapes.

     For more information please refer to IRIS Showcase User's Guide and the
     online help.

     The following options apply to showcase:

     -b   Run in singlebuffer mode. Useful if you are running on an Entry
          Graphics system and wish to start up in Full Color mode.

     -f   Run in the foreground.

     -n   Run with no borders.

     -p   Write the named file as PostScript. The output goes to stdout. Only
          converts one file at a time.

     -s   Display the file in slideshow mode.  No gizmos or menus appear.
          <Alt>P starts the slide show, <Alt>H halts the show.

     -v   Read only mode. No gizmos or menus appear. Most user interaction is
          ignored with the exception of the page navigation keys. If the user
          clicks on an object and that object is linked, the link will be
          followed. If the object is an audio object, the audio will be
          played. Scrolling text blocks and 3D objects can be manipulated.

     -Ppx,py
          Set size of the page in points.  px and py are the point sizes in x
          and y direction.  A point is 1/72" and showcase displays each point
          as a pixel.  To create a page that is 5" by 4" use -P360,288.  The
          default is an 8.5" by 11" page (612 x 792).

     -V{NTSC,PAL}
          Set size of the page to a video format.  NTSC is 640 by 480 pixels.
          PAL is 768 by 576 pixels.


     -Ssllx,slly,surx,sury
          Set the size of the screen window in pixel coordinates.  sllx and
          slly are the lower left corner x and y.  surx and sury are the upper
          right corner x and y.  The default places the window in the lower
          right corner of the screen.

FILES
     /usr/sbin/showcase               The program
     /usr/share/Showcase              Directory for showcase support files
     /usr/share/Showcase/*gizmo       Control and tool programs
     /usr/share/Showcase/Tutorial.*   Tutorial files
     /usr/share/Showcase/templates    Sample templates
     /usr/share/Showcase/clipart      Clipart
     /usr/share/data/images           Sample images
     /usr/share/data/models           3D models
     /usr/share/data/textures         Textures for 3D models
     /usr/share/Showcase/bevels       Bevels for 3D models
     /usr/share/Showcase/crossSectionsCross-sections for 3D models
     /usr/share/Showcase/palettes     Palettes for 3D models
     $HOME/.showPalettes              Custom palettes for 3D models
     $TMPDIR/showcase.xxx             Temporary file directory
                                          The suffix is based on user id.
                                          (defaults to /usr/tmp)
     $HOME/.showcaserc                User preference file

SEE ALSO
     IRIS Showcase User's Guide , Showcase online help

ALUMNI
     Tom Davis, Rocky Rhodes, Scott Carr, Ann Sydeman,
     Eva Manolis, Sarah Parks, Chris Marrin, Alain Dumesny,
     David Mott, Howard Look, Yukitomi Fujinaga, Jackie Neider


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