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        DROPVIEW 1.1
        A multi-Window Drag & Drop Bitmap utility
        from SJHDesign


    This version of Dropview is a replacement for version 1.0 with the
    following enhancements:

        1) CloseWindows command  on the Dropview Icon's System
                   menu allowing the user to close all open Bitmap Windows
                   without closing the program(My thanks to the many users
               who suggested this feature, and my apologies for not
           including this helpful command in version 1.0.)

            2) Bug Fix : Version 1.0 had a bug that prevented part
                   of the visible area of a bitmap window from being
           updated(repainted)when it was brought out from behind
           another bitmap window.  The user could update the window
           with the REFRESH command, but this is something the program
           should do automatically. It has been corrected.

       All existing users of DROPVIEW need to do is copy the version of
       DROPVIEW.EXE included in this archive over the old one.


    A) INSTALLATION
       This part is easy- just unzip the file. You don't have to put
       DROPVIEW.EXE in a directory on your path.

    B) RUNNING DROPVIEW
       DROPVIEW requires the File Manager or it's Norton Desktop counterpart
       to run. You can start it from the Program Manager, your favorite menu
       program or just by double-clicking on DROPVIEW.EXE in the File Manager.
       The DROPVIEW icon(a little target) will appear on your desktop.  At
       this point, you are ready to start loading bitmaps one at a time or
       in groups by dragging them from the File Manager down to the DROPVIEW
       icon. If you want DROPVIEW to load automatically whenever you
       start Windows, open the File Manager and drag the file DROPVIEW.EXE
       to the STARTUP group in Program Manager. This way, the DROPVIEW is
       always on your desktop for loading bitmaps and changing wallpaper.
       DROPVIEW can load Win3x, OS/2, RLE4 or RLE8 bitmaps from monochrome
       to 24 bit color.

    C) WHAT IT DOES
       DROPVIEW allows you to drag any number of bitmaps from the File
       Manager and loads each one in it's own scrollable window.  Once
       a bitmap is loaded, you can :
        -zoom it in or out
        -copy all or part of it to the clipboard
        -save it under a different name
          if you've made any changes to it.
           -make it your desktop wallpaper without
          messing around with Control Panel.
        -get it's vital statistics(size, # of colors,
         type, etc.)
       DROPVIEW windows will also accept any kind of image from the
       Clipboard and allow you to save it as a Win3x bitmap. When a
       clipboard image or a bitmap is saved, DROPVIEW automatically
       uses the existing palette. In other words, if you paste a 16
       color(4 bit) PCX image, DROPVIEW will save it as a 16 color
       bitmap.

    D) MENU COMMANDS
       The menu commands available for each DROPVIEW window are explained
       in the Help dialog. To view it, click on the DROPVIEW icon and choose
       HELP. A few general notes on the menu commands:

         COPY BITMAP: when you choose the COPY BITMAP command, only the
         visible area of the bitmap is copied to the clipboard. If you
         want to copy the entire bitmap, resize the window so the whole
         bitmap is visible. If you only want a portion of the bitmap, then
         resize and\or scroll the window until the part you want is visible.

         REFRESH PALETTE : this command only works on 256 color bitmaps.
         When you a load lot of bitmaps at once, you will notice that the
         colors on some of them seem washed out. Choosing REFRESH PALETTE
         restores the original colors in the current window. Due to the
         way Windows works with colors, though, there are some limitations
         to this. If the REFRESH PALETTE command doesn't restore the correct
         colors, you will have to close some bitmap windows to make more
             memory available and try again.

         WALLPAPER : only files already written to disk can be used as
         wallpaper. In other words, if you paste an image from the clipboard
         and use one of the WALLPAPER commands, DROPVIEW will use whatever
         disk file was last loaded in that particular window as it's wallpaper
         file. If you paste a bitmap or alter it in any way, you must
         SAVE and reload it before it can be used as wallpaper. 4 and 8 bit
         RLE images can also be used for walllpaper.

    E) CLOSING DROPVIEW
       The DROPVIEW windows can be closed individually by opening the system
       menu(that little bar in the upper left hand corner) and choosing
       CLOSE. To close the DROPVIEW icon, click on it and choose CLOSE.
       Doing this will also close any DROPVIEW windows that are still open.

    F) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
       Any system that will run Windows 3.1 will run DROPVIEW. The program
       does not run under Windows 3.0.  On some systems, DROPVIEW will not
       work together with Norton Desktop for Windows. NDW seems to disable
       other Drag & Drop programs(like DROPVIEW) in certain cases, although
       the majority of our Beta Testers reported no problems running DROPVIEW
       under NDW.

    G) REGISTERING DROPVIEW
       If you register your copy of DROPVIEW, you will recieve DROPVIEW 1.1
       at no charge. We are currently Beta testing this program and expect
       it to be ready by 2/1/92. It has the following enhancements:

        1) Reads GIF, PCX, TGA, WPG and TIFF(including
               Compressed and Group III fax)files.
        2) Converts files to any of the above formats.
        3) Image Processing capabilities such as resizing,
           rotating, flipping, and dithering.
        4) Can take a file in ANY of the above formats and
           load it as Desktop Wallpaper.

      Version 1.1 of DROPVIEW will carry a $29.95 price tag, but if you
      register this program, we will send it to you at ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE.
      SJHDesign is an established software development group that plans on
      being around for a while. Our first shareware offering, DTPBROWSER,
      has hundreds of registered users who recieved free upgrades. Registered
      users of our programs get free technical support, free or low cost
      upgrades, and substantial discounts on our other Windows programs.

      TO REGISTER DROPVIEW 1.0, PRINT THE FILE ORDERFRM.TXT WITH NOTEPAD
      OR ANY ASCII TEXT EDITOR, FILL IT OUT AND SEND A CHECK FOR $14.95
      to:
        SJHDesign
        C/O Scott Hanrahan
            326 E. 34th St.
            NY, NY 10016

      (make checks payable to SCOTT HANRAHAN)


    H) Other very useful Windows programs from SJHDesign:

       DTPBrowser - multi-window text and bitmap editor
       SJHEdit    - FAST Text editor for extremely large files
       SJHConvert - loads and converts BMP, GIF, TGA, WPG, PCX ,
            WMF and TIFF(Standard,Compressed and Group III fax)files.
       Dbview     - small, fast viewer for Paradox and Dbase files.

    FOR INFORMATION, CALL SJHDesign AT [phone]. IF YOU GET THE
    ANSWERING MACHINE, LEAVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS (OR FAX #)AND WE
    WILL RESPOND PROMPTLY.

    Please direct any comments, criticism, praise, bug reports, etc.
    to Scott Hanrahan, CIS I.D. 70144,3033