Version 1.65 (October, 7th - 2000)
- Support for EPS files (you can view TIFF previews, if they are included
in EPS).
- Support for JPEGs with exotic extemsions - *.jpe and *.jfif
- More settings for UI:
- you can turn off all hints at once
- you can set HTTP referrer and HTTP user agent for WebOpen feature
- Totally reworked file formats registration - now you can choose icon
for file formats associated with Imager (currently only 3, but I'll
extend it), as well as unregister them from Imager.
- You can customize what files appear in Imager when you click "Back"
and "Forward" buttons (some kind of search mask) - Quick Browser
Masks.
- Massive improvements in UI (User Interface).
- New 'Check for Update' menu item takes you to our web site, where
you can learn about latest updates for Imager.
- This is the last version in 1.x series
Version 1.64
- Updated graphics engine, smaller and faster.
- Small bug-fixes.
- I changed ONLINE HELP format to separate html files suitable for all
browsers.
- Futuris Flash Player 5.0 is included with Futuris Imager.
- Futuris Flash Player allows you to view and print Macromedia Flash
movies (and create standalone projectors for them).
- In future versions I'm going to add some tutorials for Imager in Flash
format and integrate Futuris Flash Player with Futuris Imager.
- Imager's version numbers changed (because all latest versions wasn't
big updates, with only bigfixes):
1.9 changes to 1.63
1.8 changes to 1.62
1.7 changes to 1.61
Version 1.63 (released as 1.9)
- Fixed support for TIFF images with LZW compression.
- Small bug-fixes.
- Small UI improvements.
Version 1.62 (released as 1.8)
- Fixed support for GFI fax images (FAX) with CCITT compression.
- "WebOpen" deprication cancelled for a while.
- Export to JPEG (including Progressive JPEGs and Grayscale 24-bit JPEGs).
- Export to WAP Bitmap (WBMP) for cell-phones.
- All unavailable menu items and toolbars are grayed now to prevent
errors.
- Small UI improvements.
Version 1.61 (released as 1.7)
- Support for GFI fax images (FAX) with CCITT compression.
- Improved color support.
- User Interface (UI) is much redesigned and very cute now.
- FIX: Windows98 & Windows2000 users will see 3D( or flat) menus
(standart effect) now.
- Improved "File Browser", "File Search", "File
Info".
Version 1.6
- Support for Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
- Support for PSP (Paint Shop Pro)
- When you browse through the folder, files are arranged in alphabetic
order now.
- Now you can export images to BMP and TGA (Truevision TARGA) formats.
- File Search allows you quickly find files on your HDD(s). New format
for online help (Microsoft HTMLHelp). For users, that don't have Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0 (or higher) installed - provided special ZIP with
HTML files for viewing in other browsers (visit out website to download
it).
- Completely changed toolbars (some interesting settings now available,
like 'old-style' buttons).
- Rewritten web-cam viewing functionality.
- New File Browser.
- Double-click any file to open it in Imager (if it supported by Imager).
Otherwise it will open in external associated application.
- 'Favorites' window now integrated with 'File Browser' to be more comfortable
to view. Now you can choose, which files to display in 'File Browser'
- it can be all files, all image files or only favorite files (IML).
- BUGFIX: Online Favorite didn't work if opened by double-clicking them
in Windows Explorer. FIXED!
- BUGFIX: New copy of Imager launched every time you double-click file
in 'File Browser' instead of opening file in current window.
- Added new pretty-looking icons for program and associated files.
- Completely changed 'File Association' dialog. Now description to most
file formats available.
- BUGFIX: File formats associated with Imager from 'File Association'
dialog sometimes did not work. FIXED!
- BUGFIX: Sometimes Imager incorrectly says, that format is already
associated with Imager, but it was wrong. FIXED!
Version 1.5
- Support for Adobe Photoshop format (PSD)
- Support for Adobe PhotoDeluxe format (PDD)
- Support for additional Windows bitmap formats (DIB and RLE)
- Support for Portable Bitmap format (PBM)
- Support for Portable Pixel Map format (PPM)
- Support for Portable Grayscale Map format (PGM)
- Support for Dr. Halo CUT format (CUT + external palette *.pal files)
- Improved support for SGI images
- 'Save as...' feature renamed to 'Save To Bitmap' and now it saves
all images in Windows Bitmap format (and it works)
- Dialogs now indicated on toolbar "Info" dialog acts as toolbar
now
- Status bar added to Imager (it displays hints for all buttons and
menu items + progress for long operations, like 'web cam' loading)
- Many small improvements
- Completely rewritten file handling
Version 1.41
- PhotoCD and PCX images now can be browsed in directories
- File Browser speed increased in about 10 times!
- Context menus for all files in File Browser available
- Fixed installer issue (folders for favorites and cache wasn't autocreated
by default)
- Some small improvements
Version 1.4
- Support for ZSoft PCX/PCC
- Support for Microsoft Word 5.5 SCR file format
- Support for Kodak PhotoCD (PCD) format
- Improved TIFF support
- Improved UI (color, Windows standard icons)
- Improved speed of loading
- More customizible (even toolbars handle style)
- MSIE-like favorites system
- Both WWW and local file favorites
- Built-in file browser (Windows Explorer - like)
- Resizable TWAIN-scanning window
- New 'stitch' image behavior (image auto-stretches to window size)
- FIXED TGA/TIFF images not closing
- New HTML-based help system (not HTMLhelp by Microsoft)
Version 1.3
- WebImager now integrated to main Imager window as floating panel.
- Futuris Imager now should run on PCs without Common Controls Update
(Win95a)
- New style of menu «Recent Files» moved to «Go»
menu
Version 1.21
- Better perfomance
- Fixed all directory navigating issues
- Fixed dialog boxes handling
- Registration for file formats improved
- Added «Register All» button for ALL formats registration
in 1 second
- Imager now correctly opens an image, even if Windows Explorer gives
it a name of file with spaces.
- Redesigned all dialogs
- Improved window sizing – much faster now, less blinking
- New keys for directory navigation – [INSERT] to go back and [HOME]
to go forward (also available in full screen mode).
Version 1.2
- Directory navigation features (next/prev files in directory, home
image)
- QuickJump – switch from current image to any image from the same
folder using special button
- You can register/unregister image formats, supported by Imager, to
be opened with Imager in special dialog box (try 'Tools/Formats')
- New help system, based on standart Windows Help 4.0
- All new icons
- Now Imager window cannot be smaller than 380X280 pixels (or about
that) – so if you'll try to view small (10x10 pixels) images, toolbars
and menu don't disappear now
Version 1.1
- Favourite images system (just like in browsers)
- Help system
- You can view images directly from the web! And auto-refresh them in
time periods you want - use 'Open from the web'
- You can acquire images from TWAIN-compliant devices now
- Most dialogs are not modal now (can be used together with main Imager
window)
- Now Imager have standard Windows menu (I made this, because pop-up
menu became really huge)
- Image pop-up menu is very simple now
- Main menu are now in Microsoft Office97/2000 style - can be docked
and undocked
- Toolbar added (it can be docked anywhere you want). To show/hide toolbars
use their pop-up menu
- All sizing/positioning routines has been completely rewritten (hope
it's not so buggy now)
- If you decided not to open an image and closed "Open image..."
dialog before selection was made then Imager will display default image
path and "Close" menu item made available. FIXED
- New graphic formats supported:
- Animated GIFs (*.gif), TIFF images (*.tif; *.tiff) - uncompressed
and LZW compressed, SGI black & white images (*.bw), SGI RGB images
(*.rgb), Autodesk CEL files (*.cel), Autodesk PIC files (*.pic), Truevision
images (*.tga; *.vst; *.icb; *.vda; *.win) - uncompressed and RLE compressed.
Version 1.06
- Better 'recent images' handling and 'window position' handling
Version 1.05
- Now you can print your images directly from Imager:
- 'Print' - prints your images (or [Ctrl] + [P])
'Printer Setup' - changes settings of printer
- New keyboard shortcuts (old do not available any more):
[UP] - Scroll Up
[DOWN] - Scroll Down
[LEFT] - Scroll Left
[RIGHT] - Scroll Right
[F11] - Go FullScreen
[SPACE] – AutoSize New "paging" keys
[PAGE UP] - Page Up
[PAGE DOWN] - Page Down
[DELETE] - Page Left
[END] - Page Right
- Fixed scrollbars and recent files issues
- Fixed default image centering in FullScreen mode
- Some changes in pop-up menu (re-arranged)
Version 1.04
- Now you can work with ClipBoard (copy and paste) using Imager
- You can save any image to BMP inside Imager
- Imager now exits if [Esc] button pressed (it can be turned off in
'Settings')
- Imager can display image size in it's window title (can be turned
on in 'Settings')
- Default settings are changed in this release ('window position saving'
and 'image size in window title' are disabled)
- Imager now shows last modification date of the file
- New keyboard shortcuts:
[PAGE UP] - Scroll Up
[PAGE DOWN] - Scroll Down
[DELETE] - Scroll Left
[END] - Scroll Right
[INSERT] - Go FullScreen
[HOME] – AutoSize
- No more errors if 'sample.gif' file is deleted
- Special distribution with installer
Version 1.03
- PCX Support Removed - Too buggy (that was a 3rd party module)
- Imager now won't change it's size when exiting
- Added "Recent files" system (you can open your last 4 opened
files from special menu item)
- Drag'n'drop support (you can drag files from Windows programs right
to Imager window)
Version 1.02
- All routines in Imager have been completely rewrited (more stability
added)
- "Lock" mode removed from program
- "Full Screen" mode emproved (with black background, image
centering and more)
- Added PCX format support
- Now you can configure Imager settings from special "setting"
window
- New "autosize" feature for image window
- All credits, license, this file are now in separate files
Version 1.01
- Now Imager correctly works when launched from root directory
- Scrollbars not flat now, hope you'll like the new look
- Now Imager correctly shows image path of default image
- Imager 1.01 supports files from command-line (so you can drop file
on Image icon and associate it with file formats)
Version 1.0
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