Running SpecView SE

  You can run SpecView SE directly from the installation folder, from the Start menu, from desktop or from the console. To create desktop or Start menu icons use the CTRL-H shortcut, then check all needed options and click the Restore shortcuts button.

  Note also, that if you've got any problems with SpecView SE parameters (window sizes and positions, etc), you should type from a console:

specview --safe

and the program will start with default set of parameters.

  When exporting picture using the "Treat as 4x4 chunks" mode note that colors are discarded automatically before such an export. You can restore them by clicking the appropriate button at any time.

SpecView SE main window shortcuts reference


CTRL-O Open Speccy picture, SlideList, TR-DOS floppy-disk image or AMD Copier *.SCL archives.
CTRL-E Export picture to the BMP, JPEG or GIF file(s).
CTRL-P Hard copy picture (send to printer).
CTRL-ALT-P Tune printer.
ALT-X Exit SpecView SE.
CTRL-G Register file types to use with SpecView SE.
CTRL-H Restore desktop and Start menu shortcuts.
CTRL-B Discard picture brightness.
CTRL-D Discard picture color information.
CTRL-I Enable (disable) inverse (experimental).
CTRL-C Tune color palette.
CTRL-N Start new SpecView SE session.
CTRL-Z Zoom in.
CTRL-M Zoom out.
CTRL-1 Original picture size.
CTRL-2 Double picture size.
ALT-Enter Full screen mode.
ALT-H Hide toolbar.
ALT-I Hide progress bar.
CTRL-R Rescan folder.
SPACE Show next picture.
BACKSPACE Show previous picture.
CTRL-L Use SlideList instead of disk folder (on/off).
CTRL-ALT-X Export folder content to SlideList editor.
CTRL-ALT-E SlideList editor.
F1 Show this help file.
SHIFT-F1 Display copyright and version information.
ALT-F1 Go to SpecView SE homepage on the Web.


SpecView SE full screen mode shortcuts reference


F1 Show this help.
CTRL-R Rescan folder.
SPACE Show next picture.
BACKSPACE Show previous picture.
ESC Disable full screen mode.


SpecView SE SlideList editor shortcuts reference


  Note that SlideList editor works with TR-DOS floppy disk images and AMD Copier archives in READ-ONLY mode. It means that you can't add or delete any files to/from an image. Note also, that letter cases (e. g., "m" and "M") are ignored while batch export, so be careful.

F1 Show this help.
CTRL-O Open SlideList file.
CTRL-S Save SlideList file.
CTRL-E Export selected files from a SlideList to BMPs, JPEGs or GIFs ("batch export").
ALT-F4 Close SlideList editor window.
INS Insert path to a screen file into SlideList.
DEL Delete selected paths from SlideList.
CTRL-ALT-S Switch SlideList aplhabetically sorted/unsorted; no undo.
CTRL-L Use SlideList instead of disk folder (on/off).
CTRL-A Select the whole SlideList.
CTRL-ArrowUp Move selected item up.
CTRL-ArrowDown Move selected item down.


  Note, that old SlideList format (e. g., for SpecView SE v.2.1.3) is also supported.