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GUNNING WORDNOLOGY PRESENTS THE FLAGS OF THE WORLD
Copyright 1992 John P. Gunning
Welcome to the flags of the world. The 185 flags in this
series represent over 95% of the flags of the nations of the world.
They are presented in bitmap format for use with Windows as tiles
for desktop decoration. This file you are reading appears as both
AAREADME.1ST and ZZREADME.1ST in the ZIP file because, with so many
files in the list, we want to be sure you don't miss it. If you've
read one, you don't need to read the other, but both are to be left
in the compilation of the distributed shareware.
Most of the flags here are "state" as opposed to "national"
flags. Most North Americans are unaccustomed to the distinction
because our heritage is of the U.S. or Canadian flag where the
single flag is flown as both state and national flag. Many nations
have both. The national flag is the flag flown at home and abroad
to represent the nation. The "state" flag is flown on government
office buildings and embassies to represent the government of that
country and is typically the national flag or a variation on it
with some symbol or emblem added, such as a coat of arms. Other
flags may included ensigns, which are a variation on the national
flag flown on military vessels, and a merchant flag which is flown
on commercial vessels.
We have not included all the nations of the world because (a)
not all of them have a definitive flag yet and (b) a few have
recently changed theirs and we were not able to get an
authoritative handle on the new design. A half dozen or so nations
make changes to their flags every year. As well, several of the
now-independent republics of the former Soviet Union have not yet
settled on a flag. Some, like Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and
Ukraine reverted to their pre-conquest flags, as has Croatia which
has been recognized in the last week or so at this writing. All
their flags as well as Russian's are here. Some have not yet
officially adopted their previous flag and a few, like Georgia, are
still fighting about it. We have included the Soviet flag because
it is still of great historical significance although it no longer
represents a nation or government. We have included both Yemen
flags as that situation remains unclear, and we have included both
the communist Vietnam flag and the flag of free, pre-communist,
Vietnam. We've included a few protectorates with particularly
colourful or interesting flags like Guam and a few like Ciskei and
Transkei whose international standing is debatable.
These flags have been created with an aspect ratio that
anticipates use on VGA and SVGA monitors. If used on an EGA
monitor, they will appear horizontally shortened and a bit too
tall. If you are running Windows on an EGA monitor, add $2.00 to
the registration outlined below and we'll ship you a disk with a
set of the flags in an aspect ratio that looks good on an EGA
monitor.
To use, load the flags into the directory where you keep your
bitmaps for wallpaper (typically the Windows root directory), open
the Desktop in your Control Panel from the Main directory. Select
Wallpaper and the window will display a list of all available
bitmaps, including all these flags, which are listed alphabetically
by nation (most are obvious as most national names are eight
characters or less - we've done a bit of abbreviating for places
like Central African Republic (CENAFRI.BMP) but you'll have little
difficulty figuring them out), select the one you want, select TILE
as opposed to CENTER and select OK. The program will cover the
screen with the flag of your choice. Most of the flags have a
border around them which is intended to contrast nicely with the
colours of the flag. This is usually dark blue, light blue or red.
A few seemed to look better with no border and a handful wanted
something a bit different in the border. You can change the border
by calling the flag into the Windows Paint Program and using the
coloured eraser (the one in the left hand column) to change from
the colour we've used to one of your own selection. Be sure to use
a thin eraser in case the flag itself has some of the colour you're
changing from. Select the existing colour as the primary colour (in
the center box), the colour you want as the secondary colour and
then "rub" the eraser over the edge of the flag to change to the
new border colour.
We have included one grouping of four flags (called
FOURFLAG.BMP) which is the flags of the USA, CANADA, GREAT BRITAIN
and FRANCE in two rows. You can create any combination you want
with the Windows Paint program by opening a NEW document and then
using PASTE from the EDIT menu to call in each flag you want.
Since a PASTE is always brought into the upper left corner, move
each flag to the position you will want it to occupy before
bringing in the next one, so that the last flag to be brought in
will be in the upper left. After assembling the flags, you may have
some with different border colours. If you want them all the same,
save the flag configuration - then use the coloured eraser to
change the colours as outline above. It will be best to use the
SHIFT key to constrain vertical or horizontal movement. Note that
the flags are not all exactly the same size because the flags
themselves vary in their size and h/w ratio.
This is SHAREWARE - this collection is not in the public
domain. It is a copyrighted work. It took a lot of work to collect
the information and create these flags. Our request is very modest
but we would appreciate your honoring the spirit of shareware by
supporting this work. You are permitted to use the flag files for
30 days to determine whether you like them and intend to continue
using them. You then owe us the grand sum of $10.00 ($12.00 if you
want to receive the EGA aspect ratio set).
If you want to use the flags for some other purpose involving
a product, our licensing arrangement is simple and inexpensive and
they are available in PCX as well as BMP.
Use this form to register your set (for Canadian and Ontario
residents we pay the GST and PST - GST registration number is
128374949).
Since banks charge so much to clear checks, we suggest a crisp
fresh Ten Dollar bill in a couple of pieces of folded paper. We'll
send a receipt if you need one.
Mail to GUNNING WORDNOLOGY, 344 DURIE STREET, TORONTO, ONTARIO,
CANADA, M6S 3G3. Be sure to have your return address on the
envelope.
FLAGS OF THE WORLD REGISTRATION
NAME ______________________________________________________________
COMPANY NAME_______________________________________________________
ADDRESS__________________________________________________________
CITY___________________PROV/STATE________________ZIP/POSTAL________
SEND A RECEIPT FOR THE REGISTRATION FEE (check here ______)
SEND THE EGA SET (check here and add two dollars ____)
indicate disk size 5.25" or 3.5" (please circle)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT