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- # Icon VuMaster PRO 2.50 for Windows 3.0 or 3.1 #
- # Copyright (C) 1993 Shortdog Inc. #
- # Shareware Version 2.50 #
- # Written By: Sean Bishop #
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- # ANOTHER QUALITY PROGRAM FROM SHORTDOG INC. #
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- Thank you for your interest in Icon VuMaster PRO for Windows
-
- ALL THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THIS FILE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILE(S) ARE
- COPYRIGHT (C) 1993 SHORTDOG INC.. YOU MAY FREELY DISTRIBUTE THE FILE(S)
- CONTAINED IN THIS ARCHIVE PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE NOT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY.
- SHORTDOG INC. CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE
- USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY WAY. THIS PRODUCT IS SHAREWARE AND A FEE OF
- $8.00 IS REQUIRED FOR USE BEYOND THE 20 DAY EVALUATION PERIOD.
-
- New In 2.50:
- ------------
- I have added the ability to clone the viewing form so you can view more
- than one directory at a time. I have also enlarged the icon viewing window
- yet again so you can now view 100 icons at a time from a list of up to 1100
- icons. I have added more commands to the menu bar. I have tried to make the
- code work better to ensure that it is as error free as possible, which is
- hard considering I don't have any more systems with which to test.
-
- NOTE TO USERS OF DISPLAYS USING LARGE FONTS:
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- This program was designed in 640X480 resolution using small fonts which is
- the default for Windows. Those who use higher resolutions with big fonts
- will see a larger icon viewing form than those with small fonts, the program
- still will work fine but the icons will not fill up the entire viewing area.
-
- SHAREWARE NOTICE:
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- This program is Shareware, which means you have the right to use it for
- a 21 day evaluation period and after that time you should register the
- program if you continue to use and enjoy it. The registration fee is $8.00
- to register the program with Shortdog Inc.. If you would like the latest
- version of Icon VuMaster Pro sent to you on disk along with all the other
- Windows programs from Shortdog Inc. then please enclose $5.00 extra for
- shipping and the cost of the disk.
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- REQUIREMENTS:
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- (1). Windows 3.0 or 3.1 in Standard or 386 Enhanced Mode
- (2). Mouse
- (3). VBRUN200.DLL located somewhere in your path (FOUND ON MOST BBS')
-
- INTRODUCTION:
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- Icon VuMaster started out as a simple utility that would allow you to view
- your icon files quickly and very simply, then Windows 3.1 came along with a
- built in feature to browse your icons when setting a program up in Program
- Manager. Well, that meant that my program was pretty much useless to users
- of Windows 3.10, so I have made a few changes that are quite handy at times.
- There are quite a few icon viewers out there now, but this program is very
- simple and easy to use plus it allows you to view up to 100 icons on the
- same screen and scroll through up to 1100 icons. You you can rename and
- delete icons if you wish. You now can clone the viewing window and view two
- different directories at the same time.
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- VIEWING ICONS:
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- To view your icons, just simply use the DRIVE and DIRECTORY lists to get to
- the drive and directory that your icons are located and they will appear in
- the boxes located on the left side of the form. If you have more than 100
- icons in the selected directory then you will be able to use the scroll-bar
- located to the left of the icons to scroll up and down through the pages of
- icons in that directory. One limitiation is that this program will only let
- you view up to 1100 icons in one directory, if you have more than 1100 in
- one directory then the icons that are past 1100 will not be shown.
-
- If you would like to find out the name of one of the icons displayed then
- you just click on the picture of the icon and its filename will be displayed
- in the text box that is located in the lower right side of the form.
-
- Bad icons are shown in the list with a black icon with a white X through
- it and the word BAD in 2 places, trying to edit a bad icon will only clear
- the icon editing page.
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- If you are viewing icons on a removable drive then you can now update the
- icon list by clicking the menu command Refresh List.
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- DELETING ICONS:
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- If, while viewing icons, you see an icon that you would like to be deleted
- from the disk then you can double-click or click with the right mouse button
- on the icon you wish to be deleted or renamed. You can also select the menu
- item Icon Management, but no icon is selected by this method and you must
- scroll through the list to find the one you wish to delete.
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- Once you do this a small form will appear with the filenames of the icons
- in the current directory. If you double-clicked on an icon or clicked with
- the right mouse-button on an icon then you will see the filename and the
- selected icon when this dialog box appears. You can now scroll through the
- list and delete the icons you need to by clicking on the filename and then
- clicking the delete command button and the icon viewed in the picture box.
-
- If you would like to rename one of the icons in the list then you can do
- so from this dialog. To change the name you must select the file you want to
- rename in the filelist and then type in the new filename, ex. ICONVU.ICO,
- in the text box that is located at the bottom of the dialog and then you can
- click the button that is labeled Rename To: and the file will be renamed and
- the icon list will be updated to reflect the changes made once you exit this
- Icon Management dialog box.
-
- MENU COMMANDS:
- --------------
- There is a menu command with the caption 'ABOUT' that will give you some
- info on the program. There is also the menu command called 'EXIT' that
- will let you exit the program. There is 'Icon Management' that will allow
- you to rename and delete icons.
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- CLONING THE VIEWER:
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- You can use the menu labeled Multiple to make a duplicate copy of the icon
- viewer using the New Instance command under that menu. Once you do this, you
- will be able to use the new form just as if it was another program. You will
- notice the menu command Delete Instance is enabled in the new form, this is
- so you can delete this form if you no longer need it, you can also delete the
- form by closing it with the control box located in the upper left part of the
- application.
-
- CLOSING:
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- If you have any suggestions on how to improve this program then please
- send them to me at the address listed below or call me at the number listed
- and I will answer them as soon as possible. Those who call the EXEC-PC BBS
- can leave me a message and I will be able to get back usually in one day.
-
- Shortdog Inc.
- 241 Eversole St.
- Hazard, KY 41701
- (606) 439-0609
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