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- ICONS CONTROL 95
- The indispensable tool to process Windows icons
-
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- INTRODUCTION
- ------------
- Icons Control 95 is designed to display as many icons/images as possible
- (32x32 thumbnail size) in a 10x10 grid for quick browsing. Icons/images
- can be copied, renamed, moved, and erased with a click of the mouse.
- Hardcopy of icons can be printed on any printer supported by Windows.
- Icons Control 95 can even display icons embedded inside DLL or EXE files.
- Displayed icons can be edited, converted to bitmaps, or extracted to ICO
- format (in the DLL or EXE viewing mode). In addition, you can convert
- from about different image formats (inluding BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF,
- PCX, WPG, MacPaint, etc.) of any size to ICO with a single mouse click.
- Conversion and extraction can be done in batch mode, thus saving a
- considerable amount of time for those of you with large number of icons
- to process. Furthermore, any portion of the screen can be captured into
- an icon or bitmap. For those of you who have access to TWAIN devices
- (i.e. scanners, digital cameras, etc.), you can even scan image of any
- size directly into icons. For a complete description of Icons Control
- 95, please refer to the help file accessible by clicking on the Help
- icon from outside as well as inside the program.
-
-
- FEATURES
- --------
- * Displays 100 icons/images simultaneously.
- * Powerful Image Browser that displays over 40 different image formats.
- * Creates new icons/bitmaps.
- * Converts from about 40 image file formats (including BMP, WMF, JPEG,
- PNG, GIF, TIFF, MAC, PCX, WPG, TGA, MSP, PCT, RAS, etc.)to ICO.
- * Extracts icons from DLL and EXE files with a mouse click.
- * Copies, renames, moves, and deletes existing icons/images.
- * Captures any part of the screen and save as an icon.
- * Makes parts of icon transparent.
- * Prints hard copy of icons/images (even inside DLL/EXE).
- * Imports images from TWAIN devices into icons (optional).
- * Editing tools:
- Free-hand drawing (pixel by pixel).
- Line drawing.
- Box drawing (outline/fill).
- Circle drawing (outline/fill).
- Flood fill drawing.
- Color probe.
- Image rotating (any angle)
- Image shifting (up, down, left, and right).
- Image flipping (horizontal and vertical).
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- INSTALLATION
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- Run SETUP.EXE from the Explorer. You will be asked to enter a folder to
- install Icons Control 95 (default is c:\Program Files\Icons Control 95).
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- HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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- * Any computer running Windows 95.
- * A standard VGA (a Windows-accelerated graphic board is recommended).
- * A mouse or trackball.
- * Any printer supported by Windows (optional).
- * Sound blaster card or compatible (optional).
-
- Icons Control 95 has been developed and tested on a 150 MHz Pentium-based
- machine with 32 MB of RAM, a 2 MB VRAM Diamond Stealth Video 3200 with the
- same above settings.
-
- Icons Control 95 was also tested on the following computers:
-
- 1) 100 MHz PCI Pentium-based computer with 16 MB of RAM and a 1 MB PCI
- Diamond Stealth SE.
- 2) 150 Mhz PCI Pentium-based computer with 32 MB of RAM and a 2 MB VRAM
- Diamond Stealth Video 3200 (S3-968) under the above resolutions and
- color depth modes.
- 3) IBM P5-133 with 32 MB or RAM and a 1MB PCI Diamond Stealth DRAM (S3-764).
- 4) AST Bravo LC 4/33s with 8MB of RAM and a 512K ATI video card.
- 5) Sharp PC-9050 notebook computer with 32 MB RAM and a 2 MB VRAM PCI
- Trident (9660/9680/938X) linear accelerator.
-
- The following printers were successfully tested:
- 1) HP LaserJet 4L.
- 2) HP LaserJet 5L.
- 3) Brother HL-720.
- 4) NEC SuperScript 660plus.
- 5) Canon BJC-610.
- 6) Epson Stylus Color.
- 7) Epson Stylus Color Pro.
-
-
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- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SHAREWARE AND REGISTERED VERSION
- ----------------------------------------------------
- SHAREWARE:
- * Copies.
- * Renames.
- * Moves.
- * Deletes.
- * Edits.
- * ICO to BMP conversion.
- * Prints hardcopy of icon/image library.
- * No "nag" screen (I don't believe in "nag" screen" ;-)
-
-
- REGISTERED:
- Above functions plus:
- * Converts from about 40 image formats to ICO.
- * Icons extraction from DLLs and EXEs.
- * Captures any portion of the screen into an icon.
- * Access to image flip, shift, and rotate tools.
- * Your name (or your company name) is displayed on the opening
- screen and in the About window. No more shamefully displaying
- that you are merely evaluating this program--you will be a
- full-fledged Icons Control 95 power user :-)
- * You will know in your heart that you have done the right thing
- (both legally and morally).
- * You will be notified via E-Mail of new major releases and will
- be qualified for substantial discount for the upgrade.
- * Although technical support has not been a drastic necessity,
- registered users are naturally given more priority and
- attention regarding technical support.
-
- OPTION:
- * TWAIN scanner interface ($14).
-
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- SUPPORTED IMAGE FILE FORMATS
- ----------------------------
- Icons Control 95 was developed using LEAD Technologies LEADTOOLS
- ActiveX Professional imaging toolkit. Below is the list of image
- file formats which Icons Control 95 supports:
-
- LEAD. This is the LEAD CMP compressed format for grayscale and
- color images.
-
- JFIF. This is a JPEG File Interchange Format with full color
- spacing (YUV 4:4:4).
-
- LEAD1JFIF.
- This is a JPEG File Interchange Format with YUV 4:1:1 color
- spacing, to produce a smaller JFIF file.
-
- LEAD2JFIF.
- This is a JPEG File Interchange Format with YUV 4:2:2 color
- spacing, to produce the smallest JFIF file.
-
- JTIF. This is a JPEG Tagged Interchange Format with full color
- spacing (YUV 4:4:4).
-
- LEAD1JTIF.
- This is a JPEG Tagged Interchange Format with YUV 4:1:1 color
- spacing, to produce a smaller JTIF file.
-
- LEAD2JTIF.
- This is a JPEG Tagged Interchange Format with YUV 4:2:2 color
- spacing, to produce the smallest JTIF file.
-
- TIFF. This is a tag-based file format designed to promote universal
- interchanges of digital image data. Because TIFF files do not
- have a single way to store image data, there are many versions
- of TIFF. Icons Control 95 supports the most common TIFF formats.
-
- MPT. This is a multipage TIFF format that enables a file to
- contain more than one image. It is handled the same as a regular
- TIFF file, except for the multipage feature.
-
- TIFF LZW.
- These files use the Tagged Image File Format with LZW compression.
-
- TIFF CCITT.
- These are compressed TIFF files that are commonly used for FAX
- transmission and document imaging.
-
- TIFF CCITT Group 3.
- These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced
- and more compressed than TIFF CCITT.
-
- TIFF CCITT Group 4.
- These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced
- and more compressed than TIFF CCITT Group 3.
-
- IOCA (ICA).
- This is the Image Object Content Architecture developed by IBM.
-
- WinFax Group 3.
- This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 3 support.
-
- WinFax Group 4.
- This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 4 support.
-
- FAX Group 3.
- This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 3 support.
-
- FAX Group 4.
- This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 4 support.
-
- Truevision TGA (TARGA).
- This is a file format created by Truevision Inc.
-
- GIF.
- This is the Graphics Interchange Format created by CompuServe
- for storing and exchanging color raster images.
-
- PNG (Portable Network Graphics).
- This is a replacement for the GIF format. It is a full-featured
- (non-LZW) compressed format intended for widespread use without
- legal restraints.
-
- Photoshop 3.0 (PSD).
- This is the format produced by the Adobe Photoshop graphics editor.
-
- Windows Bitmap (BMP).
- This is a file format created by Microsoft. Some BMP images are
- compressed with an RLE type compression.
-
- Windows Metafile (WMF).
- These files are not bitmap based images. A Windows metafile
- consists of a collection of device independent functions that
- represents an image. When a program loads a metafile, these
- functions are executed to obtain the image.
-
- PCX. This is a file format created by ZSoft. This format
- compresses its image data with the RLE type compression.
-
- DCX. This is a multipage PCX format that enables a file to
- contain more than one image. It is handled the same as a regular
- PCX file, except for the multipage feature.
-
- PostScript Raster (Encapsulated PostScript).
- These files are used primarily on PostScript printers. These
- printers usually offer more variety of fonts and higher resolution
- than standard laser printers. EPS files will work on any PostScript
- compatible printer and any end user application that supports
- placement of EPS files in its work space.
-
- OS/2 Bitmap (OS/2 BMP).
- These are files created on an OS/2 operating system.
-
- CALS Raster.
- These are 1-bit CCITT Group 4 CALS raster files. CALS is a U.S.
- government standard.
-
- MacPaint (MAC).
- These Macintosh Paint files are commonly used for monochrome
- clip art.
-
- GEM Image (IMG).
- These files are native to the Graphical Environment Manager
- developed by Digital Research.
-
- Microsoft Paint (MSP).
- These files from early versions of Windows are used for
- black-and-white drawings and clip art.
-
- WordPerfect (WPG).
- These are WordPerfect raster files.
-
- SUN Raster (RAS).
- These files are native to Sun UNIX platforms.
-
- Macintosh Pict (PCT).
- These files, produced using Macintosh QuickDraw, are used
- in desktop publishing and imaging applications.
-
- LEAD 1BIT.
- These are 1-bit LEAD compressed files.
-
- PCD.
- These are Kodak PhotoCD files. These read-only files can contain
- multiple resolutions. You can specify which of the resolutions to read.
-
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- REGISTRATION
- ------------
- Icons Control 95 is both freeware and shareware. Freeware users are free
- to use it to view, copy, mode, delete, and rename icons. Icons Control 95
- even displays icons embedded inside DLL and EXE files. The displayed icons
- cannot be extracted, edited, or converted. The extraction, editing, and
- conversion functions are only available in the registered versions
- (shareware). There is no evaluation period to use Icons Control 95. You
- may use it as long as you want. But in order to use the above-mentioned
- functions, you must register to obtain the registered version.
-
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- PAYMENT TERMS
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- Registration is $25. Registered users will receive the latest version
- through internet email (UUencoded or MIME-encoded). If you prefer to
- receive the software on 3 3.5" floppy disks, the fee is $31. As of
- this writing, I accept several payment methods:
-
- 1) Money orders, cashier checks, bank checks (MUST be drawn from a
- U.S. bank). I ship the product immediately upon receiving these.
-
- 2) Personal checks (MUST be drawn from a U.S. bank). I ship the
- product after the check is cleared.
-
- 3) Register on-line via Compuserve (SWREG #14140) and receive the
- registered version within 24 hours of registration.
-
- 4) You can purchase the product on-line using Visa/MasterCard from
- the Virtual Software store and receive the registered version
- immediately after the transaction. It costs a few dollars more
- due to the overhead of secure electronic commerce:
- http://www.virtualsoftware.com/cdoan/IconsControl/
-
- 5) International users can transfer the $25 fee to my Bank of America
- account directly. This type of payment requires an additional $10
- because BoA charges my account $10 for the transfer fee. Send me
- e-mail for my account number and confirmation. Compuserve users
- can register on-line and obtain the registered version within 24
- hours. Please fill in the information sheet in the REGISTER.TXT
- form and mail it along with your payment to:
-
- Chris Doan
- 4891 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #401
- San Diego, CA 92117
-
- A single user license permits a user to use Icons Control 95 only on
- a single computer. Licensed users may use the program on different
- computers as long as there is no possibility of it being used at one
- location while it is being used at another, or on a network by more
- than one user at a time.
-
- A site license is required by a corporation, company, educational
- institution, or governmental agency for use of Icons Control 95
- software on the total number of computers that will use the software.
-
- Thank you for supporting the shareware software concept and
- encouraging the future development of high quality Windows shareware.
-
- Chris Doan
- San Diego, California
- April 1997
-
- doanc@wsan.rr.com
- chris_doan@compuserve.com
-