Windows 3.1x PhotoBubble
16 bit Viewer
How to download
the viewer...
1. We recommend reading through these instructions entirely, or printing them, before you download the viewer.
2. To achieve the very best performance we recommend setting your monitor to 256 colors.
3. Download the Win3.1 PhotoBubble Viewer (1.194Mb).
4. Go back to your program manager and locate the file BUBWIN16.EXE. Run BUBWIN16.EXE. Running BUBWIN16.EXE installs the PhotoBubble Viewer in the directory C:\OMNIVIEW\OMNIVW16\.
5. Go back to your browser now. NOTE: If you are using AOL, skip ahead to step 6.2.
6.1 The directions for setting the Preferences in Netscape are below. The procedure is similar for other Web browsers.
a. Choose Preferences from the Options menu.
b. In the Preferences menu go to Set Preferences On, then choose Helper Applications.
c. Click on the New Type button.
d. On the Mime Type command line, type: application. On the Mime SubType command line type: photobubble.
f. In the Preferences menu, go to the File Type extensions command line and type: bub.
g. In the Action box, choose Launch Application, then choose Browse.
h. In the pop-up file directory, open the C:\OMNIVIEW\OMNIVW16 directory and select BUBVIEWR.EXE. Click OK.
Your browser is now configured for the PhotoBubble Viewer. When you click on a PhotoBubble the Viewer will automatically launch.
6.2 For AOL users only:
a. Go to the web page containing the PhotoBubbles you would like to view. Click on a PhotoBubble.
b. The first time you try to view a PhotoBubble in AOL, a prompt will ask you if you would like to configure a viewer. Click yes.
c. In the pop-up directory, open the C:\OMNIVIEW\OMNIVW16 directory and select BUBVIEWR.EXE. Click OK.
Now each time you click on a PhotoBubble, AOL will automatically launch the Viewer.
If AOL fails to prompt you....
d. Go to the Members Menu item in AOL.
e. Choose Set Preferences.
f. Click on the WWW icon.
g. Click on the Helper App icon in the upper rt. corner.
h. Choose New in the Helper App dialog box.
i. In the Desciption command line type: PhotoBubble Viewer.
j. In the Content Type&SubType command line type: Application/PhotoBubble.
k. In the File Extension command line type: bub.
l. In the Application Name command line type: C:/Omniview/Omnivw16/Bubviewr.exe.
m. Close the Preferences windows.
7. After you have sucessfully installed the viewer you may delete the BUBWIN16.exe file.