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DROPVIEW 2.01
A multi-Window Drag & Drop Image Utility
from SJHDesign
A) Files in this archive:
Program Files:
DROPVW2S.EXE - DROPVIEW executable
DROPVW2S.HLP - Help file
DROPVW.DLL - library routines
Documentation:
INSTALL.TXT - this information file
ORDERFRM.TXT - ASCII file for registering this program
B) INSTALLATION
This part is easy- just unzip the file. You don't have to put
DROPVIEW.EXE in a directory on your path. The only requirement is
that the files DROPVW2S.EXE, DROPVW.DLL, AND DROPVW2S.HLP are all
in the same directory.
C) RUNNING DROPVIEW
DROPVIEW requires the File Manager (or Norton Desktop or PC Tools
for Windows) to run. You can start it from the Program Manager, your
favorite menu program, or by double-clicking on DROPVW21.EXE in File
Manager. When the DROPVIEW icon (a little target) appears on your
desktop, you are ready to start loading images one at a time or
in groups by dragging them from the File Manager down to the DROPVIEW
icon. If you want DROPVIEW to load automatically whenever you
start Windows, open the File Manager and drag the file DROPVW21.EXE
to the STARTUP group in Program Manager. This way, the DROPVIEW is
always on your desktop, ready to go. If you place the Dropview icon
in a NDW or PCTW Toolbox, you can also start DROPVIEW by dragging
an image file to it. This method will load only the program and the
first file in the group of files that are dragged to the toolbox icon.
If, however, you drag a group of image files to DROPVW21.EXE in File
Manager, the program and all of the image files will be loaded. If
DROPVIEW is running, you cannot load additional instances of the program.
NOTE TO OS/2 2X USERS: DROPVIEW runs quite nicely under WinOS/2. On
some systems, it may be nescessary to copy the file TTY.DRV from your
\Windows\System directory to your OS2\Mdos\Winos2\System directory.
Due to OS/2's somewhat bizzare palette management, when multiple images
are loaded, color quality may deteriorate a great deal more than under
regular Windows.
D) WHAT IT DOES
DROPVIEW allows you to drag any number of images from the File
Manager and loads each one in it's own scrollable window. The following
file formats can be loaded:
.BMP - Windows 3x bitmap(all color and compression types
including OS/2)
.TIF - Aldus Tiff(all color and compression types including
Group III and Group IV fax)
.PCX - PC Paintbrush PCX
.GIF - Compuserve GIF
.TGA - Truevision TARGA
.WMF - Windows Metafile
.WPG - Wordperfect Graphics(Dropview will load only the bitmapped
data portion of .wpg files)
.PCT - MacPaint PICT
.JPG - Joint Photographic Experts Group compressed format(JPEG)
.EPS - Adobe Encapsulated PostScript(Dropview will load the screen
preview portion of .eps files)
Once an image is loaded, you can :
-zoom,resize,crop,rotate or flip it
-dither(monochrome or 4 color) or greyscale it
-adjust brightness and contrast
-copy all or part of it to the clipboard
-overlay a clipboard bitmap on it
-save it in any of the above file formats
-make it your desktop wallpaper without
messing around with Control Panel, no matter
what file type it is
-get it's vital statistics(size, # of colors,
type, etc.)
-Print it(in full color if your printer supports it)
DROPVIEW windows will also accept any kind of image from the
Clipboard and allow you to save it any of the above formats.
E) MENU COMMANDS
The menu commands available for each DROPVIEW window are explained
in the Help file. To view it, click on the DROPVIEW icon and choose
HELP. A few general notes on the menu commands:
COPYING AND PASTING: Dropview has a rather different way of handling
copying and pasting to and from the clipboard. Most of these operations
can be performed without menu commands by the use of mouse buttons.
1)COPYING TO THE CLIPBOARD: a copy area can be blocked by pressing and
holding the left mouse button and moving the mouse. As the mouse is
moved, a rectangle showing the clipping area is drawn. At this point,
you can bring down the EDIT menu and choose COPY to copy the selected
area to the clipboard or double-click the left mouse button to cancel
the operation. To copy an entire image to the clipboard, choose COPY
without first drawing a rectangle.
2)VIEWING OR PASTING CLIPBOARD CONTENTS: this is done by pulling down
the EDIT menu and choosing the SHOW CLIPBOARD command, which loads the
Clipboard image into a seperate DROPVIEW window. Any of DROPVIEW's
image processing functions can now be performed on the clipboard image.
You can also get a preview of what an overlay will look like simply
by moving the mouse to the place where the clipboard image is to be
inserted and pressing and holding the right mouse button. The clipboard
image will now appear, and if you keep the right button down you can move
the clipboard image around. The image can be pasted by double-clicking
on the right mouse button or choosing the OVERLAY command from the EDIT
menu. Double clicking on the left mouse button cancels the operation.
The PASTE command will replace the image in the current window
with the clipboard image(if you made any changes to the image in the
current window, be sure to save it before using the PASTE command).
WALLPAPER : The TILE WALLPAPER AND CENTER WALLPAPER choices on the
BITMAP menu will load any image file(not just .bmp) as wallpaper.
If you choose this command while a non-bitmap file is loaded in the
current window, the program creates a temporary .bmp file and pops up
a message box with the name of the new file so you can later delete it
if desired. The wallpaper commands cannot be used on images in DROPVIEW
Clipboard windows-you must save clipboard images before using them as
wallpaper.
F) CLOSING DROPVIEW
The DROPVIEW windows can be closed individually choosing exit from the
file menu or by opening the window's system menu and choosing close.
Or, all bitmap windows can be closed at once by double clicking
the DROPVIEW icon and choosing CLOSE WINDOWS from the system menu.
The program remains active and the icon will still be visible.
To close the DROPVIEW program, click on it and choose CLOSE.
Doing this will also close any DROPVIEW windows that are still open.
G) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
Any system that will run Windows 3.1 will run DROPVIEW. The program
does not run under Windows 3.0.
H) REGISTERING DROPVIEW
If you register your copy of DROPVIEW 2.01, you will recieve our
next upgrade, DROPVIEW\IP for only a small shipping charge. We are
currently Beta testing this version and expect it to be ready by
November 1993. It will have the following enhancements:
1) Full color drawing capabilities(lines, rectangles, etc.).
2) Color and flood fill
3) Advanced palette manipulation
4) The ability to add text in TRUETYPE fonts to your images
5) Additional MAC and OS/2 image