Anzio on Windows 8

[Richard Kreiss]

Bob,

One quick question, can AnzioWin be used in lieu of Windows Terminal Server
(RDP)?  Window to Windows Server

Richard Kreiss

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Bob Rasmussen
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:55 PM
> To: filePro Mailing List
> Subject: Anzio on Windows 8
> 
> I've already had a few questions about the possibility of running Anzio on
a
> Windows 8 PC. The short answer is "no problem". Keep reading for the long
> answer.
> 
> First, Windows 8 being released doesn't really change anything. Anzio Lite
> and AnzioWin run as they have since, oh, Windows XP. Anzio counts as a
> "desktop" application, and those almost all run without problems. But I
don't
> want to take on the task of educating you all on Windows 8; there are lots
of
> better sources for that. But one note: Anzio (or any other old
> app) will not run on Windows RT, which is the OS that runs on the ARM
> platform.
> 
> NEW HARDWARE
> 
> What's really new is the surge of portable hardware generally referred to
as
> "tablets". There are units where the screen folds all the way around onto
the
> back of the keyboard. There are units where the screen detaches from the
> keyboard base. And there's at least one unit with a "slider"
> design -- the Sony Duo. I picked up one yesterday at Fry's, and they're
> available online from Sony. Very cool!
> 
> All these units (and many others) are touch capable. SOME of them,
including
> the Sony, can take a stylus, too. That's an important distinction. For one
> thing, it helps when you want to click on small buttons (and don't want to
use
> an external mouse). For another thing, it lets you sign documents
on-screen.
> More on this below.
> 
> If you're considering using these units in the field, cellular support may
be
> important. However, tethering to an iPhone (or similar) is another way to
go.
> 
> Some (maybe all) W8 touch devices have a gravity sensor, and they rotate
> the screen image if you rotate the device. On the Sony, there's a physical
> switch that locks this out.
> 
> ANZIO ON SMALL TOUCH DEVICES
> 
> Anzio in general works quite well. These units have adequate screen
> resolution to see an 80 by 25 screen quite well. (The Sony has an 11.5
inch
> screen that is full HD - 1920x1080 pixels.)
> 
> When Windows 8 runs on a touch PC, it always shows an icon on the task bar
> that brings up a popup keyboard. You can choose between a couple of
> layouts. I just learned the other day that it is possible to configure W8
to
> offer you a "standard keyboard", which lets you turn on function keys.
> That's good! All that seems to be missing then is PageUp and PageDown.
> 
> Anzio can be configured to have a toolbar, with up to 20 buttons. You can
> make these do whatever you want (at least in AnzioWin). So one option is
to
> have toolbuttons perform as certain special keys, such as F-keys, Esc,
Del,
> and Ctrl-C.
> 
> When the screen rotates, Anzio's window may get resized. Anzio handles
this
> as it has always handled window size changes, by changing the text size,
but
> keeping the number of rows and columns the same.
> 
> So I think these units end up being very usable with Anzio.
> 
> A FIELD REP'S DREAM APP
> 
> Now let me tantalize you with a combination of features we're bringing
> together in an as-yet unreleased version of AnzioWin. It goes like this:
> 
> 1) Your host app (in filePro, for instance) generates a print document, in
one
> of the formats that Print Wizard (inside AnzioWin) supports.
> 
> 2) Optionally, you specify a form overlay.
> 
> 3) You tell AnzioWin to Preview the document. The preview can be in "page
> mode", allowing the user to view all the pages in the document.
> 
> 4) The Preview window can also cause the screen orientation to switch to
> portrait, and zoom to full screen.
> 
> 5) A "mask" can be defined, which indicates where on the screen the
> customer needs to sign - in what rectangle(s), on what page(s). The user
> clicks on the rectangle, and it expands into a larger area where the user
cah
> sign on the screen. Note that they're seeing the actual document (invoice,
> delivery ticket, etc.) they're signing.
> 
> 6) User clicks "print", and Anzio prints, or creates a PDF, (or both)
containing
> the original document PLUS the signature.
> 
> 7) The host app requests Anzio to upload the signed document, where it is
> filed away.
> 
> Just like UPS! Better than UPS!
> 
> Let me know of your interest in any of this.
> 
> Now batten down the hatches (those of you on the US Atlantic coast)!
> 
> Regards,
> ....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.
> 
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