ThumbsUp Version  Help Index

Welcome to ThumbsUp, the Windows application to browse and manage JPEG files and create thumbnail JPEG files.

Commands and Topics

	Installation
	Use and Navigation
	ThumbsUp menu
	Edit menu
	View menu
	Legal
	Registering
	Other Applications
	What is New


Installation

Simply copy all files to a new directory of your choice. Read the important Legal information before use.

The application is thumbsup.exe. Launch ThumbsUp and select a folder containing JPEG files. ThumbsUp will display them in thumbnail format.

That's it!


View menu commands

The View menu offers the following command:

Preferences	You have the choice of displaying the filename of the JPEG file.  You have the choice of showing the thumbnail image file date. You have the choice of showing the thumbnail image file size. You have the choice of sorting the images base on any of the above four displayable features listed above. The sorting can be ascending or descending. You have the choice of showing the thumbnail image dimensions. You have the choice of display pitch (size) for the thumbnail images  You have the choice of the time interval for Slide Show mode.
Slide Show	You have the choice of causing all the images in the folder to be shown in a Slide Show mode (in their full, original size). Hit Escape to exit Slide Show mode. Hit SpaceBar to pause/un-pause the show.

The menu item above also has a toolbar button.


Edit menu commands

The Edit menu offers the following command:

Delete Thumb	You have the choice of deleting the selected thumbnail images
Move or Rename Thumb	You have the choice of changing the name and path of the selected thumbnail image.
Make Thumbs	You have the choice of causing all the images to have corresponding thumbnail files created at a size of your choosing. You also have the choice of having a simple HTML Web page created that references your recently created thumbnails. The thumbnails have the same name as the original file but with _tn added (extensions are unchanged). The HTML page is called Thumbs.html and will be in the directory where you installed ThumbsUp.

The menu item above also has a toolbar button.


ThumbsUp menu commands

The ThumbsUp menu offers the following commands:

Open Folder	This causes scan of the chosen folder (directory) for all files with extension JPG.
Register	Use this to do the one-time ThumbsUp registration. Registering disables the closing dialog box.

The menu item above also has a toolbar button.


Use and Navigation

ThumbsUp permits quick and easy browsing of JPEG files in a thumbnail format and creation of thumbnails from original source.

Refer to the ThumbsUp menu  and the Options menu topics for details.

Use ThumbsUp menu to scan a folder for its JPG files (or to Register or Exit).

Use the Options menu to select how visual information is presented.


Registering

ThumbsUp is distributed as Shareware. It is not free or public domain. This means you may copy and distribute it freely but should you find it useful and use it beyond an initial evaluation period of 30 days you are obliged to pay the license fee.

The single user license fee is US$10. More is accepted if you find this software of superior value!

You can register this program by mail. Cash or checks/cheques can be accepted in any major currency, equivalent in value to US$10 per copy. Cash is preferred. Please use the Shareware Registration form.

Registered users will be sent a registration number to disable the reminder box. This number will be good for all subsequent Shareware versions of the program that may become available.

If you enjoy this software, do the right thing and register!

I would be pleased to receive any comments, bug reports or suggestions for future releases. I may be contacted by e-mail at pgerhart@voicenet.com.


Other Applications

Other Applications by the Author

If any of my other apps below look interesting contact me by e-mail at pgerhart@voicenet.com or visit my ShareWare site at http://www.voicenet.com/~pgerhart/_shware.html.

FullDisk

FullDisk permits quick and easy profiling of the contents of a local or network drive. Menu selections permit:

rescanning as needed

choosing the units for display results (bytes, kilobytes or megabytes)

When launched, FullDisk searches your drive for all sub-directory trees and the file sizes therein starting with the currently selected drive. A color-coded list box shows the results and a pie-chart depicts the usage within that tree / drive.

URLegal

Think you’ve gotten some broken links? Well, offer up your bookmark files and URLegal, will find those bad links.

URLegal is a 32 bit application. You can choose a single file to test or recurse through sub-directories. Each HTTP URL in each file is automatically tested by attempting to connect on the Web to the target site and receive the specified HTML page.

The results of the test are displayed in a text window and can be exported to a text file or an HTML file.

A “re-run” button exists so that, with a single mouse click, you can completely re-test only the failed links (without wasting time re-testing all the good ones). This is useful as URLegal may be forced to declare some links as broken when the real problem is that the target server is very slow.

URLegal offers 21 filtering options on the results so that you can learn all the sordid details of the target URLs or simply the infamous 404 bad boys (the dreaded “Not Found” pages).

URLegal can automatically repair the pages containing the bad links identified by your chosen filtering options.

Tickle

Tickle lets you keep your Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection alive.

Tickle lets you specify a URL of a server or Web page. Then Tickle lets you specify a time period, for example 5 minutes. From then on, Tickle makes sure that distant page or server gets "tickled" at your specified rate. Thus, any time-out set by your Internet Service Provider is always satisfied - the connection never times out! Eudora users and others love Tickle.

QuickChart

QuickChart permits quick and easy viewing, printing and navigation for financial data stored in MetaStock or CompuTrac format. The user is presented with crisp, clean charts.

The color scheme of the chart may be user configured. Charts may show volume and user-defined moving averages.

Toolbar buttons, arrow keys and a right mouse popup menu enable navigation among the charts. In addition, a SlideShow mode is supported to automatically sequence through a portfolio.

MetaFix

MetaFix permits you to modify the disk files for MetaStock or CompuTrac format data including:

	editing a single quote
	adjusting a quote series for a split
	adjusting a quote series for Price or Volume multipliers
	deleting a quote
	displaying underlying facts about a quote series
	automatically scanning for potential splits

No files are ever deleted - any edited .DAT file is first saved with the extension .BAK. This is unlike comparable applications! Also, the automatic split-search is unique and provides suggested split ratios for both forward and reverse splits.

Contact me by e-mail at pgerhart@voicenet.com.


Registration Form

Print this form and send it with your remittance to:

Paul Gerhart

101 Magella Court

North Wales, Pennsylvania

19454 USA

Please give an e-Mail address if you have one so I can inform you of your registration code as soon as I receive your order, and give timely information on upgrades.

ThumbsUp Registration Form.

I wish to register ____ copies of ThumbsUp .

I enclose a check for $US______	($10 per copy)

I enclose cash for $US______	($10 per copy)

Name(s)	_______________________________________________

Company	_______________________________________________

Address	_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

Code	___________________

Country	___________________

E-Mail	___________________

Where did you obtain ThumbsUp from? _____________________________

It would be helpful for me if you could tell me how you use the program. I can then use this information when planning new features for future versions. Also provide any comments/suggestions.

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Thank you!


Important Legal Stuff

Disclaimer and Agreement

Copyright

Registering

License


Disclaimer and Agreement
Disclaimer of Warranty

Users of ThumbsUp must accept this disclaimer of warranty. If you do not accept this

disclaimer, do not use ThumbsUp.

"ThumbsUp IS SUPPLIED AS IS. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF ThumbsUp EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES."


Copyright

ThumbsUp is protected by US and international copyright laws.

ThumbsUp is distributed as Shareware. It is not free or public domain. This means you may copy and distribute it per the License but should you find it useful and use it beyond an initial evaluation period of 30 days you are obliged to pay the license fee.

Unregistered use of ThumbsUp after the 30-day evaluation period is in violation of federal copyright laws.

Click here for Shareware Registration form. If you find ThumbsUp useful, do the decent thing and register!

ThumbsUp Copyright © 1996.


License

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software.  Use of this software indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.  If you do not agree with them, do not use the software. All presumption of warranty is disclaimed - see the Disclaimer of Warranty for the specific language.

You are hereby licensed to:  use the Shareware Version of the software for a 30-day evaluation period; make as many copies of the Shareware version of this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone; and distribute the Shareware version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.  There is no charge for any of the above.

You are granted a limited license to use ThumbsUp, to copy and distribute it, provided the following conditions are met:

1.	No fee may be charged for such copying and distribution other than actual costs incurred, except for a nominal distribution fee.
2.	ThumbsUp may ONLY be distributed in its original, unmodified state, complete with data files and this documentation.
3.	ThumbsUp may not be distributed as part of a package or group of programs.
4.	The paid registered version may NOT be distributed.


What is New

What is New in 1.4?

Fixed bug in selection of thumb size..

What is New in 1.3?

Ability to delete, rename or move thumbnails.

Ability to display name, image size, file date or file size of the thumbnails.

Ability to sort the display based on name, file date or file size of the thumbnails.

Ability to sort ascending or descending.

Ability to create new thumbnail files from original source.

Ability to create a simple HTML Web page referencing your new thumbnails.

Ability to recognize files with extension JPEG.

What is New in 1.2?

Persistent slide show time.

SpaceBar pause for slide show.

More encouragement for unregistered users.

What is New in 1.1?

Version 1.1 is the initial release of ThumbsUp.