Portrait Displays Liquid View 2.0 Now Available; Liquid View Enhances Windows to Improve Legibility of Business Applications.Business Editors/Technology Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002 Portrait Displays, Inc., a global leader in visual enhancement software products for computer displays, today announced the latest version of Liquid View(R) for enhancing Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (R) user interface to improve legibility leg·i·ble adj. 1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting. 2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition. of business applications. Liquid View is a software utility designed to scale Windows interface components on the desktop and within applications at the touch of a button making it an ideal companion to today's displays and notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. . Liquid View is compatible with Windows(R) 98/SE, Windows(R) ME, Windows(R) 2000, and Windows(R) XP Home and XP Professional operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . "Liquid View is an ideal tool to provide users with better legibility of the Windows user interface regardless of a display's native resolution," said J. Michael James, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Portrait Displays. James goes on to add, "With advances in display technology, notebooks and computer displays can now show more than two times as much information as before on the same size screen. This advantage allows a user to see multiple page views, more application windows, and images look more like photographs. The trade-off is the Windows interface tools like icons, menus, and text appear to shrink in size. This creates a challenge for users because the interface tools become so small they need put their nose against the screen to read them. Users can incrementally scale the interface `on-the-fly' with Liquid View to get the best fit for their display." Liquid View desktop software utility scales the Windows user interface by manipulating the display registers and preference settings within the Windows operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Liquid View defines relationships between icons, text, and application tools at eleven different levels to provide the best overall scaling factors for the display. Liquid View scales interface components independent of the native resolution resulting in improved legibility without the user having to change the resolution of their display. The advantage is a user can more easily increase their application menus and tools without affecting their application workspace. "Our notebook computer OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and clients have indicated many of their users feel compelled to reduce the screen resolution to make things look bigger because the Windows interface is difficult to navigate. It doesn't make much sense to get a great performing display with expanded capability and run it in low resolution. We think Liquid View helps to bridge the gap between high-resolution and better legibility by eliminating the trade-offs," said Scott Anderson Scott Anderson is the name of:
Portrait Displays has shipped over 500,000 copies of Liquid View 1.0 to date, making for a good proving ground for development and launch of version 2.0. "We have made significant improvements to the latest version of Liquid View incorporating feedback from all types of users," said Anderson. "Based on user comments, we have dramatically improved the functionality by providing predefined scaling values that immediately change the screen when selected." The interface now has a preview window depicting the effect of the scale value so there is no guess-work as to what value the user prefers. "We've also added a floating button on the desktop to allow a user to open the Liquid View interface without having to scroll through the Programs menu or hunt through the Task Tray for the right icon," said Anderson. Liquid View is now available through Portrait Displays website at www.portrait.com for an introductory price of US$29.95 for the downloadable version or US$49.95 for the CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). version. Free upgrades are available to Liquid View 1.0 users for a limited time. Liquid View supports Windows versions See Windows. in English as well as Chinese (traditional and simplified), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. About Portrait Displays Inc. Portrait Displays, Inc. is the sole developer and owner of Pivot(R) technology and LiquidView(R). Pivot(R) is used to enable alternative viewing modes of 90 and 270 degrees (portrait mode Portrait mode and landscape mode refer to the orientation of text (and pictures) on a printed page. (The paper must be a rectangle, however in practice square sheets are hardly ever used. ) and 180 degrees (presentation mode) as well as traditional landscape orientation on computer displays. Liquid View(R) enables users to enlarge the high-visibility areas of their display for easier viewing and more productive user-interface navigation. Portrait Displays, Inc., is a private California corporation with headquarters in Pleasanton, California Pleasanton, nicknamed "P-town"<ref name="">Ptown (Pleasanton) Bike Advocates Meeting, East Bay Bicycle Coalition website, August 14, 2007, retrieved August 17, 2007, is a city in Alameda County, California and was incorporated in 1894. ; representatives in Taiwan, and Korea; and a wholly-owned subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan: Portrait Displays K.K. Information is available at: www.portrait.com and at www.portrait.co.jp |
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