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SnapShot/32 brings professional quality, convenient Windows
95 and NT screen captures to your fingertips. It was
designed for ease of use, with powerful and useful features
to aid the professional as well as support the needs of the
occasional user. Use it just a few times - you'll find it to
be indispensable.

Some of the more impressive features are listed here; this
is but a partial list. The best way to get to know
SnapShot/32 is to simply use it!

   Save your image as a BMP, GIF, JPEG file. GIFs can
   optionally be interlaced and include transparent back-
   grounds, and SnapShot/32 will create JPEG files, including
   the new progressive format JPEGs, that is becoming popular
   on World Wide Web. BMP graphics can be saved in 16, 256,
   64K or 16M colors.

   Include the cursor image in your capture for a special
   look few capture programs can bring to you.

   Choose your own HotKeys that quickly capture the entire
   Desktop, any Rectangle you outline, or the highlighted
   Window or Client, and automatically repeat the capture
   every x seconds or by using another HotKey.

   Automatically save each of your captures to a file by
   default - you can even trigger new captures every x
   seconds and have the filename incremented.

   Print your capture direct from SnapShot/32 - it will
   expand the image to the size of the paper and margins
   that you set, and even add a frame, reverse, or reduce
   the output to black and white!


For complete information on all that SnapShot/32 brings to
you, open the help file (SNAP32.HLP) for a screen image
that provides an instant overview of its many features and
functions.


They said...

"I just tried out your screen capture program. Easy to
configure, easy to use. Very well done!!! Congratulations.
It's the best I've seen to date."

"Just downloaded and took a quick look, If Snapshot works as
well as I think it will, this will save me tons of time
documenting an Access app I'm working on. Definitely cool,
especially the ability to grab the client window with a
single keystroke! If it works OK on my NT machine (3.51
retail build), you can expect a registration check!!" (it
did, of course, and we got our check.)

"I've had no problems with capturing the PowerPoint cursors.
This is great, most of the other utilities that I've tried
haven't been able to do this."

"Like the product, great for anyone who needs to hammer home
their point with a screen print!"

"Finally a program I can use to capture screens on the Net!"

"I'm a telcommunications engineer for the Canadian
government. Your product was just what I was looking for
when creating manual for my users."

"Thanks Greg,  Really cool, simple to use, come in handy
kinda program.  I appreciate the quick response with
registration number."

We're ready and waiting for your comments!


INSTALLATION
------------

Install this program by uncompressing the SNAPxxx.ZIP file
to an empty directory on your hard disk and add its icon to
Windows 95 or NT. SnapShot/32 is courteous; it does not
litter your drive with other files. Uninstalling the program
is as simple as removing the files you have created, but we
think that once you try SnapShot/32, it will become a
permanent resident. Which leads us to the next topic...

Register your copy of SnapShot/32 by selecting "Register"
under the program's Help menu, or from within the help menu.
This program is a 'try before you buy' shareware program
that relies on your support for continued development, and
single user registration is only $20.00. When you register
SnapShot/32 you will receive a code that enables additional
features and become eligible for priority support. You will
also be able to obtain free updates of the program through
our Web page (address below) with which you can use your
registration code, until the next major release.

To register copies of SnapShot/32 please use the "Register"
program usually provided with SnapShot/32 to make payments.
We 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.

     Greg Kochaniak
     3146 Chestnut Street
     Murrysville, PA 15668, USA

     e-mail: [e-mail]
     http://198.207.242.3/authors/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

Distribution is permitted provided you follow these
instructions: 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 .

Support is available through the addresses listed above,
whether you are a registered user or not. Registered users
receive priority treatment, of course. E-mail will always
receive the quickest response.

============================================================

Changes log:

As you can see, SnapShot/32 receives continual attention as
we listen to users' comments and suggestions to make it the
best screen capture utility for Windows 95 and NT possible.
Your input is always welcome.

Greg Kochaniak
e-mail: [e-mail]
http://198.207.242.3/authors/gregko/gregko.htm
3146 Chestnut Street, Murrysville, PA 15668, USA

ver. 2.51, released 1995.10.31
Cosmetic changes: fixed focus for file dialogs - was not
set until you clicked on any control. Fixed tab order for
some dialogs and made 'A' a menu shortcut for Save As...
item on File menu.

ver. 2.50 Final release, 1995.10.25
Added a final copy of help file, and fixed a "window"
or "client" capture of a menu, where the whole parent
window of the menu was captured, instead of the menu
itself.

Ver. 2.50 Beta 8, released 1995.10.24
Added updated help and fixed some links from the program
to the help file. Still testing and doing minor
modifications to help.

Ver. 2.50 Beta 7, released 1995.10.20
Help is now mostly updated, but we're still working on
it. Changed the prompt in the title bar to a blinking
one when picking a transparent background for GIF. If
you tried to close SnapShot/32 in "pick transparent color"
mode, it used to crash, this is fixed now too.
If no valid file name exist for a picture, SnapShot/32
now proposes a name SNAP.BMP (or .GIF or .JPG) in the
Save As... dialog.

Ver. 2.50 Beta 6, released 1995.10.17
This is "feature complete" final beta of version 2.50.
From now only bugs will be fixed before releasing final
version of 2.50. New: Added keyboard shortcut keys for
Edit/Copy (Ctrl-C), Paste (Ctrl-V) and Clear (Ctrl-X)
functions. Also added "Options" to Save in BMP format,
that allows to select bitmap type (1, 4, 8 or 24 bits
per pixel).

Ver. 2.50 Beta 5, released 1995.10.15
Added "Snapshot Options..." item under "Options..." menu.
You can set there "Auto Print" and "Auto Copy" actions
that are taken right after a snapshot is done. The image
will be printed on the default printer and/or copied to
the Windows clipboard. You may also turn off the "Auto
Restore" feature and keep SnapShot/32 window minimized
(in Windows 95 taskbar) after each snapshot.

Ver. 2.50 Beta 4, released 1995.10.12
Added more GIF save options for color reduction (match in
standard color map, optimize colormap and dither). Added
progressive JPEG save (fade-in on WEB, but you need
Netscape 2.0b1 or higher to view them). Made Save As dialog
to remember the last graphics format saved. Removed "Credits"
dialog after each GIF save, placed it under "Credit" item
in "Help" menu.
Also fixed bug that was causing crash if very long file
names were used (over 60 characters of basic file name plus
extension, excluding path).

Ver. 2.50 Beta 3, released 1995.10.10
Fixed image distortion when translating to GIF format
on some machines, and also when reading in GIF and
saving to BMP.

Ver. 2.50 Beta 1, released 1995.10.09
Added JPEG read/write. Fixed GIF output to do dithering
when reducing colors to 256 from hi-color modes (this is
an option on File/Save As dialog). Changed Save dialogs
from having separate menu functions for BMP and GIF to
just one Save As... dialog. In capture window/client mode
added a blinking frame that shows what will be captured
as you move the mouse cursor around.
Other new features - drag and drop BMP, GIF or JPG file from
file manager or Win95 folder to SnapShot/32 window to open and
view it, or start Snap32 with a command line argument to open
that particular file.

Ver. 2.44, released 1995.09.20
Fixed two small bugs: in Save GIF, if you did not type
the extension, it used to be BMP, not GIF. Also on the
same dialog the word "Transparent" was misspelled.

Ver. 2.43, released 1995.09.14
Added this really nice help file (if you are a developer,
ask me who wrote it!) and made links to it from SnapShot/32
program.

Ver. 2.42, released 1995.09.09
Fixed some small problems in color palette when capturing
images from palette intensive applications. Also upgraded
Register to ver. 1.18.

Ver. 2.41, released 1995.08.25
Fixed a license number problem for long names (over 30
characters). Also moved registry entries for window
position, print setup and hot keys to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
tree, so that each user on a machine could have her/his own
settings saved.

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 its position and window size on
exit, and when restarted, its 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 is 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 is 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.