Chip Hitware 3/Chip_Hitware_Vol_03.iso/chiphit3/win95/tool/snapshot/readme.txt

Text File | 1995-08-23 | 8KB | 180 lines

SnapShot/32 allows you to capture any part of Windows 95 or Windows NT
desktop and whatever is displayed on it.  The picture can be printed or
saved as a bitmap (BMP) or GIF file for further processing.  To install
this program, just uncompress the SNAPxxx.ZIP file to an empty directory
on your hard disk and add it's icon to Windows 95 or NT.

SnapShot/32 is a shareware software that should be registered with it's
author.  To register this copy of SnapShot/32, start the program
SNAP32.EXE and select the "Register" function under "Help" menu.

You are free to make copies of the distribution archive (SNAPxxx.ZIP)
and pass it along to others for their evaluation provided that no
modifications or additions are made to the software, its documentation,
or any associated files, and it is not bundled in a distribution of any
other software .

Usage of SnapShot/32 is very simple.  Just select one of the functions
under "Snapshot" menu:

   Desktop - capture the whole desktop (all you can see on the screen)

   Rectangle - cross-cursor will appear.  Click with left mouse button
   where you want the capture rectangle to start, then rubber-band a
   rectangle to enclose the desired region, and click the left mouse
   button again.  Click right mouse button at any time to abort this
   function.

   Window - click with the left mouse button on any window you want to
   capture.  The whole window, together with title bar and borders will
   be included.  If you click inside a window, you may get only one of
   it's sub-windows instead.  If this happens, try again, but click
   rather on a title bar or a frame of the window you want.

   Client - capture client area of a window, i.e.  it's inside, without
   title bar or borders.

When the capture is finished, you can view the image in SnapShot/32
window.  Next you can copy it to the clipboard for processing in other
programs supporting Windows Device Independent Bitmap format by
selecting Edit/Copy function, save to BMP or GIF file or print it.

Starting with version 2.30 there are some advanced options available:
  "Repeat last capture" function and hot-key.
  "Auto capture and save" feature - save pre-defined screen area to a file
  every time the "Repeat last capture" hot key is pressed, or a specified
  time elapses.
  "Save with cursor image included" option.
Please read the "Help" screens while working with SnapShot/32 to learn
more about them.

To register copies of SnapShot/32 please contact:

        Greg Kochaniak
        3146 Chestnut Street
        Murrysville, PA 15668, USA

        e-mail: [e-mail] (preffered)
    http://198.207.242.3/gregko/gregko.htm

License cost:
        Single licenses:       $20 each
    Site license:         $500
       Site licenses cover a single organization for an area of up to
           one hundred miles (160 km) in radius.
        World-wide license:  $1500

Please use the REGISTER program usually provided with SnapShot/32 to
make payments. I use KAGI SHAREWARE registration service, which accepts
different payment methods, including credit card and invoices.
If you live in US or Canada you may also mail me your check or money order
directly, payable to Greg Kochaniak.

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Changes log:

Ver. 2.40, released 1995.08.23
Fixed the printing bug under Windows 95 (it would not print at all),
introduced since ver. 2.34.
Changed the way license numbers are generated. Until now the numbers
were based on the name of the machine, where the program was running.
Now they are based on the name of the owner, so that people could use
SnapShot/32 on several machines. Still the "single user license" number
must be entered separately on each machine, but since it is tied to
the owner name, one can install it e.g. on her/his desktop and laptop
computer independently. The name of the owner appears in the "Help/About"
box. People who registered earlier and have licenses based on machine
names can upgrade to a "single user license" at no cost by sending
me an email message or a letter containing their machine name and
old license number. The old licenses will still work.

Ver. 2.34, released 1995.07.30
Bug fix: SnapShot/32 saves it's position and window size on exit, and
when restarted, it's window is positioned as before.  This created
problem when the saved position was completely off-screen so the window
was not visible.  Fixed by checking for any corner of SnapShot/32 window
being off-screen, and if so - repositioning the window to the center of
the screen.  Also modified the message that appears if SnapShot/32 can
not register its hot keys, e.g.  due to another program (sometimes
another copy of SnapShot/32) using them.  This message is less cryptic
now, explains the reason and suggests changing the keys with "Configure
Hot Keys" dialog under "Options" menu.
Also fixed: "Enable hot keys" check box in hot keys setup dialog was
not doing anything.

Ver. 2.33, released 1995.07.23
Added ability to read GIF files, but only in registered version.
You may read-in GIF file to view it, print it, translate to BMP
file or change the GIF file attributes like interlaced mode and
transparent background.

Ver. 2.32, released 1995.07.14
Working on a MAP file for a GIF image for one of my WEB pages I
needed to read coordinates of points on the bitmap. Added the
display of last mouse click coordinates to the title of
SnapShot/32 window.

Ver. 2.31, released 1995.07.12
There seems to be a bug in Win95 betas - when asking how many
colors the display supports ( GetDeviceCaps( dhdc, BITSPIXEL ) call )
it says "2" even if it's in 16 color mode. For this reason the
bitmaps or GIFs saved in 16 color mode were black and white only.
Worked around this bug by forcing 16 colors always if less colors
are reported.

Ver. 2.30
Added hot key configuration dialog.
Added "Repeat last capture" function and hot-key.
Added the "Auto capture and save" feature - save pre-defined screen
area to a file every time the "Repeat last capture" hot key is pressed,
or a specified time elapses.
Added "save with cursor image included" option.
Fixed a problem with hot-keys, which did not operate under NT 3.5
if SnapShot/32 window was not in foreground.

Ver. 2.29
Made separate functions "Save BMP" and "Save GIF" under "File" menu
for easier access. Save GIF has now options to set interlaced mode
for GIF file (fade-in effect on WEB) and to set transparent background
attribute. The transparent background is available only in registered
version.
Added "Setup" button to "Print" dialog for easier access.

Ver. 2.28
(there was no 2.27 release)
Fixed GIF save for graphics cards with more than 256 colors.
Fixed BMP save - used to save always 256 color bitmaps, now it's
the same as the display color resolution.

Ver. 2.26:
Fixed problems with color printing.
Removed printing and clipboard copy restriction for non-registered
version.

Ver. 2.25:
Changed registration info, added REGISTER application.

Ver. 2.24:
Changed hot keys to F12, since PrintScreen did not work on Windows 95.
Fixed printing on Windows 95.

Ver. 2.23:
Added hot-keys (PrintScreen with different Shift and Ctrl combinations).
Among other things they allow capture with menus pulled down.

Ver. 2.22:
Fixed the capture problem on Windows 95, that caused parts of
SnapShot/32 windows be visible after selecting one of the functions from
Snapshot menu.

Ver. 2.21:
Fixed the problem that sometimes caused SnapShot/32 to hang on startup.

Ver. 2.20:
Added ability to save captures in GIF format, importang e.g. for people
working on HTML (Web) documents.
Worked around a problem in NT 3.51 beta and Win95 where Print Setup dialog
crashed the program.