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- WinClip 1.2
- ===========
-
- by
- George Campbell
-
- INTRODUCTION
- ============
-
- When working with Windows 3.0 software, it's often easiest to
- standardize on .BMP files for your clip art needs. Every Windows
- program can handle these images, and most paint programs, including
- Windows PaintBrush, included with Windows 3.0, can produce and edit
- these files.
-
- Unfortunately, it's been impossible to view these files quickly or
- to print a catalog of your clip art images. Until WinClip, that
- is.
-
- WinClip allows you to view your .BMP files on screen, and then
- print a catalog of all your files, or just the ones you select.
- WinClip is so easy to use that you may not need any documentation
- at all. It uses the standard Windows 3.0 conventions, relying on
- buttons primarily, rather than menu commands.
-
- As an additional feature, WinClip allows you to edit your images,
- using Windows PaintBrush or any other paint program you choose.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ===================
-
- WinClip requires Windows 3.0, running in Standard or Enhanced mode,
- a hard disk and a mouse. 2 MB of RAM is needed. To edit images,
- you'll also need Windows PaintBrush or another program which can
- edit .BMP files.
-
- WinClip supports all HP LaserJet compatible printers, with a
- minimum of 1.5 MB of ram. It does NOT support PostScript devices.
- Dot matrix support will depend on the individual printer, and has
- not been tested.
-
- LICENSE INFORMATION
- ===================
-
- WinClip is a shareware program. If you use it, you should register
- your copy. Registration costs just $15, and entitles you to the
- latest version of the program, which will be mailed to you once
- your registration arrives. You'll also be entitled to telephone,
- mail and E-mail support for the program as well. I'll also let you
- know about other valuable Windows programs which are available from
- me at low cost.
-
- Send your registration fee to:
-
- George Campbell
- 1472 Sixth Street
- Los Osos, CA 93402
-
- You may contact me at that address or at my CompuServe address:
- 71571,222
-
- Please do not call me by telephone. Support is only available for
- registered users.
-
-
- INSTALLING WINCLIP
- ==================
-
- WinClip was written in Microsoft Visual Basic 1.0. All Visual Basic
- programs require a run-time library, VBRUN100.DLL, which must be
- located in your Windows main directory. If you use other Visual
- Basic programs, VBRUN100.DLL will already be installed. If not,
- you'll have to download a copy. It's available on CompuServe in the
- WINNEW forum, and in the MSBASIC forum. Look for the file
- VBRUN.ZIP. You'll also find this file on most major BBS service, or
- you can download it from my BBS, as VBRUN100.ZIP. Call (805)
- 528-3753. You may download on the first call.
-
- To install WinClip, first create a directory for the program (e.g.
- C:\WINCLIP\) using the DOS MakeDir (MD) command. You can also
- install the program in any other directory you wish. Next, copy
- all WinClip files into that directory.
-
- Now, start the Windows Program Manager and click on the program
- group where you want to place the WinClip icon. Next, click on the
- File menu in Program Manager, then click on New. Click OK in the
- next dialog box, then type WinClip in the first line of the next
- dialog box. Press <Tab> and type the whole path and filename for
- Winclip in the next line. (e.g.: C:\WINCLIP\WINCLIP.EXE). Click
- OK.
-
- The WinClip icon will appear in the program group which was current
- when you added the new icon. You may have to scroll the program
- group window to find the icon, but then you can drag it wherever
- you like.
-
- That's it.
-
- RUNNING WINCLIP
- ===============
-
- To start WinClip, just double-click on the WinClip icon. After a
- brief delay, you'll see the program's screen.
-
- Menu Commands
- =============
-
- On the top line are three menu entries: File, Set Paint Program,
- and About.
-
- The File menu contains just one option: Exit. Click this command
- will exit WinClip, after asking for confirmation.
-
- The Set Paint Program item opens a dialog box where you can input
- the file specifications for your favorite paint program. The
- default editor is Windows PaintBrush, which works very well for
- this purpose. If you choose, however, you may enter the file
- specification for another program, such as Publisher's Paintbrush
- from Zsoft. Your entry should include the complete path to the
- program. (e.g.: D:\PP\PPAINT.EXE). Substitute your own
- information. HINT: Use the Program Manager's File/Properties
- command to view the path information for your favorite paint
- program.
-
- The About menu offers registration information for WinClip.
-
-
- The WinClip Screen
- ==================
-
- Once you start WinClip, you'll see the program's main screen. On
- the left side are a group of boxes and buttons. You'll find a Drive
- box, a Directory box, a Filename box and a List box for selected
- files.
-
- To change drives, click the arrow next to the Drive box, then click
- on the drive where your .BMP files are stored. Select a directory
- or subdirectory by double-clicking on the appropriate directory in
- the Directory box. Your .BMP files will appear in the Filename Box,
- just to the right of the Directory box. You'll also see a count of
- the total number of files in that directory.
-
- Click once on any filename to view your image, which will appear to
- the right of the filename box. Just above the image, you'll see
- the image size, in pixels. Use the scroll bar to view files which
- are not immediately visible.
-
- NOTE: Images too large to display on the screen will be cropped at
- the edge of the WinClip window.
-
- At this point, you can print the current image by clicking on the
- [Print Image] button. Your image will print, along with the
- filename, in it's actual size for your printer. If you want to
- edit the image, click the [Edit Image] button. This will start
- either Windows PaintBrush or your choice of other paint programs.
- Your image will load automatically.
-
- HINT: Once you finish editing your image, save the changes and exit
- the paint program. Click on the filename again to view your changes
- on the WinClip screen.
-
- Printing Multiple Files
- =======================
-
- Click the [Print All Files]] button to print all images in the
- Filename box. You'll see a confirmation box, then your files will
- print, with their filenames, on your laser printer. A 1.5" margin
- on the left of the page allows for three-hole punching for easy
- storage. The right margin may be as little as .25"
-
- PRINTING SPEED: If you print many images, printing may take as many
- as 5 minutes to complete. It takes time to compose the pages, and
- Windows just isn't a printing speed demon. Please be patient.
-
- As printing proceeds, you'll see each image appear, in order on the
- WinClip screen, along with the image's size. WinClip handles
- pagination, creating as many pages as needed to print all the
- files.
-
- Printing Selected Files
- =======================
-
- If you want to print just some of your files, you can add them to
- the Selected files box. To add a file, click on its name in the
- Filename box, then click the [Add] button. If you want to add all
- the files in the Filename box, click the [Add All] button.
-
- To remove a file from the Selected files box, click on the filename
- in the Selected files box, then click the [Remove] button. The
- [Remove All] button will remove all files displayed in the Selected
- files box.
-
- REMEMBER: Once you add files to the Selected files box, you can
- change directories to other directories containing .BMP files, then
- add those files as well to the Selected files box. This feature
- allows you to print files in more than one directory as part of
- your catalog. Directory names appear in the printout above the
- first file in a new directory.
-
- As with the Filename box, you can click on any filename to view the
- image on the screen.
-
- To print your complete list of selected images, just click the
- [Print Images Below] button. You'll be asked to confirm, then
- printing will begin. As before, you can cancel printing by pressing
- the [Cancel Print] button.
-
- To cancel printing, click the [Cancel Print] button which appears
- whenever you print multiple files. Printing will cease after the
- next image goes to the printer, but your printed pages will still
- emerge from the printer.
-
- OTHER WINDOWS PROGRAMS
- ======================
-
- Fonter 4.0
-
- This program allows you to view and print all your Windows 3.0
- fonts. You can print font lists, with samples, or character set
- charts showing all the available characters for any font, with text
- samples. On-screen, you can view individual font samples or a full
- screen display of characters, with two zoom levels. You can even
- cut and paste from Fonter to other Windows software, making the job
- of choosing special characters a breeze.
-
- Rockford has the same requirements as WinClip, but works with
- PostScript printers too. Full ATM, FaceLift, and Publisher's
- Powerpak Support.
-
- REGISTRATION FEE: $15
- AVAILABLE ON: Compuserve in WINADV as FNTER4.ZIP or on my BBS as
- FONTER.ZIP.
-
- Rockford! 1.5
-
- Rockford! is a program for designing business cards. Using a
- WYSIWYG display, it lets you create vertical or horizontal cards,
- complete with text in any font, clip art images, and line, circle
- and box drawing tools. Once you've designed a card, you can save it
- to disk, or print either a 200%-sized copy for your print shop or
- sheets of cards, ready-to-cut into instant business cards. If you
- ever need business cards, you need a copy of Rockford! Requirements
- are the same as WinClip. No PostScript support, but Rockford!
- works with ATM, FaceLift, or Publisher's PowerPak.
-
- REGISTRATION FEE: $15
- AVAILABLE ON: CompuServe in WINADV as RKFRD.ZIP or on my BBS as
- ROCKFORD.ZIP.