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Dewdrops Mini-icons For Web Page Designers
Copyright (c) 1996 John Edmiston
This version completed and uploaded 14th April 1996.
Welcome to Dewdrops 2.1. Please register this shareware as soon as you
can afford to. There are no nag screens just this reminder in the readme
file. Thousands have downloaded Dewdrops. So far only one has paid.
Please pay your $25 for this program if you find it useful. See below
for details.
Most of these graphics are my own work. The big exception is the lines
which are all non-copyright material from the Web. Thank you to those
who have put their good work on the Web.
Once you have unzipped the file use File Manager in Windows and drag
the Dewdrops directory and drop it into the directory of your Web
Editor. This will make the Dewdrops gif files more accessible to
your Web Editor.
How To Use The Graphics
Most if not all Web editors have an insert graphic command. Use this to
insert the graphics in the Web document.
Make sure that you copy the graphics across to the server.
Make sure that the directory specified in the Web document is the
directory that the graphic is in ON THE SERVER. Put graphics in the same
directory as the document and just insert them by their name without any
path. So the code should read "something.gif" and the graphic should be
in the same directory as "something.htm" - the Web document.
Use small graphics to break up large slabs of text, as markers besides
lists, as attention grabbing indicators when an important point is being
made and for splashes of colour and visual relief. As a rule of thumb do
not have more than 30K of graphics on a single page if you want it to
load quickly on slow links. As many dewdrops are only 1-2K you can
use them freely.
How To Use Backgrounds.
There should be 66 bacground gif files in a directory called backgrnd.
Insert the graphics using the BACKGROUND=*.GIF command where *.gif is
the particular graphic you have selected. Most recent Web editors have a
"background graphic" command. Do NOT confuse this with the BGCOLOUR
(background colour) command which is quite different.
Netscape will tile out these graphics so they fill the page. That is why
they can be so small, these graphics are deliberately small so that they
will load quickly and visitors to your home page will not be frustrated
by the delay of a slow loading background.
Use soft backgrounds e.g paperblu.gif for most purposes when normal
sized text has to be read.
For attention grabbing frames use a startling background like shock.gif.
If you use use a very strong background check your text colour and size
carefully to ensure it is still readable.
Always check that your background graphic and text and link colours are
compatible.
Backgrounds help set the atmosphere of your page. Use parchment.gif if
you want a traditional feel. Use hints2.gif if you want a soft feel.
Loveltr.gif is for romantics etc.
Registration
Individuals - $25
Site licences - Businesses - 2-10 copies - $20.00 per copy
11-50 copies - $12.00 per copy
51-100 copies -$10.00 per copy
100+ copies - $8:00 per copy
Schools, Churches, Non-profit organisations - $25 (as many copies as
they like)
Incorporation into other software packages is allowed provided that a
reasonable licence fee is paid. Contact me at johnedmiston@jed.org.au
for details.
Send cheques to John Edmiston - Religious Journalist
22B Leopold St Aitkenvale 4814
Australia
If possible use Australian dollars. American dollars are also OK. Even
though American dollars are "worth more" it costs me $5 per cheque to
cash them. So the price is $25 Australian or $25 US. The currency
difference pays for the transaction fees.
I accept Bankcard, Mastercard and Visa Card.
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Ph 61-77-752467
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