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- ImgViewer/32
- version 2.44
-
- ⌐1992-2000 All rights reserved
- _______
- By Don Bradner ____|__ | (R)
- Arcata Pet Software --| | |-------------------
- 600 F Street | ____|__ | Association of
- Arcata, CA 95521 | | |_| Shareware
- |__| o | Professionals
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- |___|___| MEMBER
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- don@arcatapet.com
- www.arcatapet.com
-
- The online help file is the primary documentation for ImgViewer/32.
- This text document is meant to get you started.
-
- Contents of this file:
-
- I. Program Description
- II. Program Requirements
- III. Getting Started
- IV. Files and Uninstalling
- V. Troubleshooting and bug reports
- VI. Getting future upgrades
- VII. Purchase, License, and Warranty
- VIII. ASP Ombudsman Statement
-
- I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.
-
- ImgViewer/32 is a Windows95/NT program for viewing and printing
- digital images in a variety of standard formats. Image formats
- supported include GIF, .BMP, PCX, TGA, TIF, .JPG, and .PNG. GIF,
- PNG, and PCX provide compression of 256-color images, while .JPG and
- PNG provides compression for 16-million color images, thus saving
- disk space. The Help file contains a section which discusses
- the advantages/disadvantages of each format.
-
- ImgViewer/32 has editing features and file conversion routines built
- in, which allow you to change images to suit your needs. You can
- crop, resize, stretch, rotate, mirror, flip, sharpen, soften, extract
- edges, negate and adjust color-balance, brightness, contrast and gamma.
-
- There is a text insertion tool. Full-Screen view coupled with
- the use of the keyboard arrow keys make a presentation slide
- show easy to do.
-
- A quick Zoom Tool provides instant magnification of areas of an
- image, for close inspection.
-
- Full documentation is included in the form of a Windows Help file.
- When you desire help, press your F1 function key for context-sensitive
- help, or press the help button if you are in a dialog box.
-
- ImgViewer/32 is shareware. It is fully functional and provides
- all features that are included in the registered version, but
- it will "nag" non-registered users occasionally. You are
- entitled to evaluate the program for a period of 30 days, after
- which you are expected to register for continued use. After
- the evaluation period, the program will place a small banner on
- each displayed image. When you register, you will receive a
- copy that includes a key file that eliminates the nag screens
- and banners for the current and future versions.
-
- ImgViewer/32 contains functions which can read and write the
- .GIF format, which contains compression technology covered by
- U.S. Patent No. 4,558,302, owned by the Unisys corporation.
- The author of ImgViewer/32 has obtained a license from Unisys,
- and pays a royalty on each sale, to use this technology. The
- following statement is required by that license:
-
- "Use of this software is permitted only to the extent
- reasonably required to determine whether to purchase
- the software.
-
- "After payment is made, use of this software is limited
- to use on only a single personal computer or
- workstation which is not used as a server. An
- additional payment is required for each use on
- another personal computer or workstation.
-
- "Only a single copy may be made of this software
- solely for backup or archival purposes. The software
- may also be transferred to a single hard disk.
-
- "Any use of this software in violation of the above is
- not licensed.
-
- "For information concerning licensing the LZW
- compression and/or decompression capability, please
- contact:
- Unisys Corporation
- Welch Licensing Department - CISW19
- Township Line & Union Meeting Roads
- P.O. Box 500
- Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19424"
-
- II. Program requirements.
-
- ImgViewer/32 requires an IBM compatible 486 or better, running
- Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT, with at least 16 megs of
- RAM and VGA or better graphics. Recommended: Pentium 75 or
- better with an accelerated graphics adapter.
-
- Many operations require a mouse.
-
- Graphics files can be quite large, particularly with
- true-color, so a large hard disk is recommended. ImgViewer/32
- will require about 4 megs for program installation.
-
-
- III. Getting Started.
-
- During setup, an ImgV32 Program File icon was installed in a
- Start Menu program group of your choosing. Double-click that
- icon to start the program.
-
- When you see the main program window, Click the "open file" icon at the
- left end of the icon bar, and then browse for image files to view.
-
- If you choose to use ImgViewer/32 as your regular viewer you
- will probably want to "associate" file types like JPG with the
- program. Association means that when you open a file from
- Explorer it will automatically start the program and display
- the image. You can easily establish association with
- ImgViewer/32 using the Preferences dialog, which will be found
- in the File menu. Check the other preference items while you
- have that dialog open.
-
- IV. FILES AND UNINSTALLING
-
- When ImgViewer/32 is installed, a program (UNINSTAL.EXE) and a data
- file (INSTALL.LOG) are placed in the ImgV32 directory. The
- following information is provided to aid in removing the
- program in case those files are lost or damaged.
-
- Files distributed with ImgViewer/32:
-
- IVSETUP.EXE
- This file contains all of the program files. Running it will
- install all of the files where they belong, and will also produce a
- record and program that can be used to uninstall this package.
-
- README.TXT
- The text file you are reading now.
- Files installed by running IVSETUP.EXE:
-
- Main Program directory files IMGV32.EXE, IMGV32.HLP, IMGV32.CNT
- README.TXT, UNINSTAL.EXE, INSTALL.LOG.
-
- Windows\System directory files OIK32.OCX, TWIZ32.OCX
-
- Registered users will have one additional file: IV32_REG.KEY.
- This file must be in your ImgV32 directory, and will keep the
- startup shareware screen from appearing. If you upgrade to a
- new version of ImgViewer/32, do not delete this file - it will work
- with all future versions.
-
- Files Required by ImgViewer/32: MFC42.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL. These
- Files will already exist on most computers, but original Windows95
- installations will be missing them. They can be obtained as a
- separate installation set from the Arcata Pet Software website at
- www.arcatapet.com and from major file archive sites.
-
- Files created by ImgViewer/32:
-
- ImgViewer/32 creates some temporary files with .TMP extensions
- in the directory pointed to by your TEMP variable. If there is
- no TEMP variable the files will be in the ImgV32 directory.
- Under normal use, the program will clean these up when it
- exits. In the event of abnormal program termination, there may
- be remnant .TMP files which should be removed manually as is
- true of all remnant temporary files.
-
- Uninstalling ImgViewer/32:
-
- If the UNINSTAL.EXE program and INSTALL.LOG file have been left
- intact in the ImgV32 directory, running the program will remove all
- files that were installed with ImgViewer/32. If the UNINSTAL program
- has been removed, use the file list above to determine which files
- to remove.
-
- V. Troubleshooting and Bug reports.
-
- If you have any problems with ImgViewer/32, please contact the
- author, even if you are not a registered user. Unusual error
- messages, things that just don't "feel" right, documentation
- errors, anything at all. E-mail reports to don@arcatapet.com.
-
- VI. Getting future Upgrades.
-
- When you order ImgViewer/32 from the author, you will receive
- an ownership key that enables the program beyond 30 days. That
- key will work with future versions of the program, so no
- upgrade fee will be required, but you will need to locate and
- download those versions as they occur.
-
- The author maintains current copies available for internet FTP.
- Jumps for the files are available from
- http://www.arcatapet.com/imgv32.html
-
- VII. Purchase, License, and Warranty.
-
- ImgViewer/32 is shareware. Free use is extended to any user
- for an evaluation period of 30 days. For use to be continued,
- the program must be registered with the author. Price is
- $29.95. Registration keys are normally e-mailed; include
- $3 for shipping if disks are desired. California residents
- who want disk copies should also add $2.17 sales tax. All
- funds should be drawn on a US Dollar account. A convenient form
- for ordering is included in the Help file (and may be printed
- from there). A toll-free order number is available at (800)
- 822-9085. There is an OnLine order form at www.arcatapet.com
- (secure).
-
- LICENSE AGREEMENT. You should carefully read the following
- terms and conditions before using this software.
-
- DEMO VERSION. You are hereby licensed to: use the Demo version
- of the software for a 30 day evaluation period; make as many
- copies of the Demo version of this software and documentation
- as you wish; give exact copies of the original Demo version to
- anyone; and distribute the Demo version of the software and
- documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.
- There is no charge for any of the above.
-
- Commercial Shareware vendors should contact the author for
- details on distribution rights.
-
- Unregistered use of ImgViewer/32 after the 30-day evaluation
- period will result in a banner being displayed across each
- image displayed in the program. The demo version is otherwise
- identical to the registered version.
-
- REGISTERED VERSION. Registered users may not distribute their
- registration key file.
-
- LICENSE AND ROYALTIES. One registered copy of ImgViewer/32 may
- either be used by a single person who uses the software
- personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single
- workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not
- both.
-
- You may access ImgViewer/32 through a network, provided that
- you have obtained individual licenses for the software covering
- all workstations that will simultaneously access the software
- through the network.
-
- GOVERNING LAW. The laws of the State of California shall cover
- this agreement.
-
- Disclaimer of Warranty. THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING
- FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE
- OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
- IMPLIED. Because of the various hardware and software
- environments into which ImgViewer/32 may be put, NO WARRANTY OF
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.
-
- Good data handling procedures dictate that any program be
- thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.
- The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. ANY
- LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT
- REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.
-
- VIII. ASP Ombudman Statement
-
- This program is produced by a member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
- shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve
- a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting
- the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman
- can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
- but does not provide technical support for members' products.
- Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 157-F Love Ave.,
- Greenwood, IN 46142 USA, FAX 317-888-2195, or send email to
- omb@asp-shareware.org.
-
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