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PixFolio - Windows Image Viewer and Catalog Manager (Shareware)
Version 2.0
(c) Allen C. Kempe, 1992, 1993, 1994. All rights reserved.
Portions (c) Microsoft Corporation, 1985-1993. All rights reserved.
See User Guide for other copyright information.
****************************************************************************
PixFolio is a Microsoft Windows program that can view a
variety of bitmapped graphics formats and maintain multiple catalogs of
images.
The graphics formats currently supported are:
BMP/DIB-Windows Bitmap
CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile
CLP - Windows clipboard file
DRW/GRF - Micrografx draw and graph files.
EPS - Encapsulated Postscript with imbedded TIFF preview images.
FLI/FLC - Autodesk Animator and Animator Pro (tm) files.
GIF - CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format
ICO - Windows Icon
ICS - Image Cytometry ICS files.
IFF - IFF/LBM (Amiga) used by Computer Eyes frame grabber.
IMG - GEM/IMG (Digital Research).
JPG - JPEG
MAC - Macintosh MacPaint files.
PCT - Macintosh PICT files.
PCX - Microsoft Paint & PC Paintbrush
RLE - Compuserve Run Length Encoded
TGA - Targa
TIFF- Tag Image Format. Most formats including 24 bit color
are supported.
WMF - Windows Metafile.
WPG - WordPerfect Graphics
Note: Not all variations that may be possible in the above file formats have
been tested due to lack of suitable test files.
*** Optional features ***
PixFolio supports the additional file formats if you purchase the optional,
extra cost ($15) PixFolio-Plus PCD/multimedia upgrade. This option requires
that you have a Photo CD capable of reading KODAK Photo CDs and in the case
of Video for Windows and/or Quick Time that your machine has the necessary
Windows software. The PCD/multimedia, PixFolio-Plus option is available only
to registered users of PixFolio because of licensing agreements on some of
the support modules.
AVI - Video for Windows. (Requires Video for Windows)
MID - MIDI music files.
MOV - Quick Time movie files. (Requires Quick Time for Windows)
PCD - KODAK Photo CD.
WAV - WAVE sound files.
Note: MIDI and WAV files can be cataloged just like image files; a placeholder
bitmap is provided for screen and catalog displays.
The major feature of PixFolio is the ability to build catalogs of
images, that may reside on different disks. The catalog can then be searched
and images can be easily located. Provisions are made for saving a primary and
backup location for the image concurrently. To enhance searching for a
particular image the program can display postage stamp images in a matrix.
The ability to read an image in one format and to save it in another allows
the program to be used as a file conversion utility.
THE AUTHOR RESERVES ALL RIGHTS TO THIS PROGRAM. THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WARRANT
THIS PROGRAM'S FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL USERS SHOULD USE
IT AT THEIR OWN RISK.
The author will make a reasonable effort to correct problems and software
bugs relating to documented features of the program for registered users.
The author intends to make continuing improvements to the program including
supporting additional file formats. To this end, comments and suggestions are
welcomed.
Users may contact the author, Allen C. Kempe on CompuServe (71220,23), on
GEnie at A.KEMPE, INTERNET: allenk@iglou.com or in writing at:
Allen C. Kempe
298 W. Audubon Drive
Shepherdsville, KY 40165-8836
USA
Phone: (502) 955-7527
Fax: (502) 543-8980
The Author is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals.
Main Features
PixFolio utilizes Microsoft's MDI (Multiple Document Interface) so that
multiple images can be open concurrently.
File Menu:
New File - create a blank image suitable for pasting from the
clipboard.
Open File - Open a new file for viewing.
Save File - Save an image, possibly in a different format.
Move/Copy file - Move or copy a file.
Delete - Delete a file.
Print - print all or part of an image.
Select Printer - select a printer
Close
Catalog Menu:
Select catalog: Create, delete, select or rename an image catalog.
Catalog. Create or update a catalog entry for a displayed image.
Browse Catalog. View catalog entries one by one; select a subset
for viewing.
Build Catalog. Create catalog entries for groups of images.
View thumbnails of catalog entries.
Print Catalog Entries. Two formats are provided.
Export - Export the contents of a catalog for input to a database
or spreadsheet.
Rebuild Catalog Index. Recover lost space in file and compact it.
Edit Menu:
Paste palette and image from clipboard.
Copy all or part of an image to the clipboard.
Cut a selected area from an image.
Crop an image.
Expand an image to fill the dimensions of the current window.
Resize an image by a percentage amount or fit to a given dimension.
Options:
Set background color used when image is expanded.
Set whether to use a solid or pattern background color.
Display DIB or Bitmap format.
Control whether warning messages will be displayed.
Establish default operating options.
Palette Options:
Palette manipulation (Brightness and contrast).
Convert to gray scale.
Dither to Black & White or color palette.
Play a GIF animation sequence.
Single step through a GIF animation sequence.
Change the speed of a GIF animation sequence.
Capture:
Capture the contents of another screen or the Windows desktop.
Other:
Using the mouse in the main viewing window, a marquee can be
selected for copying or cutting to the clipboard. The right mouse
button can be used to draw a stretch marquee where the selected
image rectangle is copied.
Help:
Context sensitive help is included for all menu items.
**** Other Features ****
PixFolio version 2.0 supports OLE version 1.0 as a server only. PixFolio
will automatically register itself as an OLE server the first time that it
is executed.
PixFolio will accept "Drag and Drop" filenames from File Manager.
******** Equipment Requirements **********
While PixFolio will execute in a minimal Windows installation, for example, a
286 with 2 megabytes of memory, program operation will be severely inhibited
by a lack of memory. On such a configuration, large bitmaps, especially 8 or
24 bit images may fail. Other applications could be adversely affected as
well and fail with unexpected UAE's. Actual results will vary depending upon
the amount of memory used by other applications running concurrently.
PixFolio was developed and tested on a 20-MHz 386 with 8 megabytes of memory.
It is recommended that PixFolio be run on a machine with at least 4 and pre-
ferrably, 6 megabytes of memory. Running in 386-Enhanced mode will also
make available the benefits of virtual memory.
The display of images containing more than 16 colors requires that you have
a Super VGA or better video display and a 256 color Windows device driver in
order to display the full range of colors in the image. However, PixFolio
incorporates dithering functions that will allow display of a 256
color image using a 16 color driver such as the standard VGA driver. Such
operations are slow and the results are not as good as if you have a video
display capable of displaying 256 colors.
********** Program Limitations *************
PixFolio has no limit on the number of catalogs that can be created or the
size of these catalogs except as noted below and the amount of available
memory. However, the following points should be noted:
1. PixFolio 2.0 will only run under Windows 3.1 or higher. Catalog file
formats are compatible with PixFolio version 1.04 with one exception:
if the text in a catalog entry's description exceeds 1200 bytes,
the catalog cannot be read by versions of PixFolio prior to version 2.0.
2. The size of a catalog is limited by the amount of disk space where it
resides or 2,048 index entries. Catalog records are variable length and
depend upon the type of image and how big the comments are. It is
recommended that for performance reasons that catalogs be limited to
less than 2000 entries. This limitation does not apply to the NT version
of PixFolio.
3. PixFolio may encounter difficulty with extremely large images, those in
excess of 1024 x 768 pixels. This is particularly true of color images
and even more so by 24 bit color or gray scale images. This is primarily
due to the increased memory requirements.
4. While PixFolio and Windows supports 24 bit color and gray scale images,
the display of such images using a video driver that only displays 256
colors, can result in some lengthy delays whenever windows has to realize
the 24 bit RGB data to an 8 bit palette. It may take 15 to 20 minutes to
realize a 640 x 480 image depending upon the speed of your machine.
Dithering a 24 bit image to 256 colors can take more than an hour in some
cases. If you plan to work with 24 bit images, you may wish to invest in
a video board that supports "high color". One such board that appears to
work quite well is the ATI VGASTEREO F/X card.
5. The support for GIF animation in PixFolio requires large amounts of free
memory. GIF animation files with a large number of frames or overlays may
unexpectedly fail if PixFolio runs out of memory.
Autodesk FLI/FLC animation files likewise require large amounts om memory.
To provide maximum performance, the entire image is loaded into memory to
reduce delays caused by reading from disk. A lack of physical memory that
requires Windows to utilize paged virtual memory (in 386 Enhanced mode)
can result in "jumpy" animations. In addition a high performance video
board and driver is recommended to optimally display animation files
without pauses that destroy the effect.
6. PixFolio has not been rigorously tested in a network environment. The
affect of network operations and more than one user accessing PixFolio
files concurrently cannot be predicted.
7. Not all graphics formats are supported equally with respect to reading and
saving a file. For example, not all of the compression options are
currently supported for saving TIFF images. GIF images can only be saved
in GIF87a format. Likewise, some of the more obscure or obsolete formats
such as 4 color CGA formats for PCX cannot be written although they can be
read.
CCITT Group 4 TIFF file comprssion formats are not supported at this time.
8. The author has not been able to test PixFolio with printers that print in
color in Windows 3.1 except for an Epson 2550.
One user has reported that PixFolio give very good results printing color
images on Start Micronics NX-1000 Rainbow and NX-1020 printers but you must
obtain the OEM driver from Star Micronics. Use of HP Deskjet 500C printers
requires obtaining the latest drivers.
Printer performance when running under Windows 3.1 is much improved. It is
both faster as well as of higher quality. Changes to the printer drivers
also enable printing to color printers such as the Epson LQ-2550.
9. The implementation of Micrografx .DRW and .GRF files is not rigorous. Some
features of these files are not supported. Unless you have Adobe Type
Manager or scalable typefaces, the rendition of fonts used in these files
may not be optimal when Windows matches fonts.
10. If you have the KODAK Photo CD optional package, you may not be able to
render images at the highest resolution (16BASE) unless you have at least
8 megs of ram and a 34 meg swap file. These are limitations of the KODAK
PCD software, not PixFolio.
11. Other program limitations, if any, can be determined by accessing the
online context-sensitive help.
****** Installation and Getting Started*******
If your copy of PixFolio was received on a distribution diskette, the
installation should be done from within windows by running "SETUP" from drive
A: or B: (whichever is appropriate). This is important as the files on a
distribution diskette are compressed. Otherwise, the following installation
procedure should be followed:
It is suggested that the files which constitute PixFolio be placed in their
own subdirectory on your hard disk. These files are:
PIXFOLIO.EXE (PIXFOL32.EXE - NT/WIN32S)
PIXFOLIO.HLP (PIXFOL32.HLP = NT/WIN32S)
SPIN.DLL
METER.DLL
PIXDLL.DLL
PIXIODLL.DLL
PIXHELP.DLL
PIXCATLG.DLL
PIXTIFF.DLL
PIXGIF.DLL
PIXFLIC.DLL
PIXWPG.DLL
PIXJPEG.DLL
PIXCNTRL.DLL
PIXNET.DLL
PIXHKS32.DLL (NT/WIN32S)
Once the above files have been located in the subdirectory of your choice,
start Windows and then use the Program Manager "Add" command to add PixFolio
to the desired program group.
When PixFolio runs for the first time, it will establish a section in
your WIN.INI file with program variables. These default options should enable
you to start using PixFolio immediately. Once PixFolio is running you may
access the online Help command for specific instructions and explanation of
PixFolio menu commands.
A quick review of PixFolio features and operating procedures can be gained by
reviewing the user guide.
****** Credits ******
The author of PixFolio would like to recognize the efforts of Mr. Paul Hachey,
(CompuServe Id 76625,2644) who performed an invaluable service by getting
deeply involved in the extensive testing that went on over a period of months.
Paul is responsible for the design of the PixFolio cover page, Icon and
"About" dialog box and his many suggestions greatly influenced the "look and
feel" of PixFolio.
Other people who have participated in the testing of PixFolio include:
Luis Alvarez
David Brune
Monte Davis
Bruce DeVries
Sean Gonzalez
James Horner
Tom Little
John Sabo
Their help is appreciated.
Recent Changes:
***** Version 2.0.110 (1/3/94) *****
685. Add options to display thumbnails in thumbnail view 1.5x or 2x. Add
option to Auto Close open images when a new image is opened in Thumb-
nail view.
686. Add option to view a duplicate catalog item's thumbnail and allow the
user to rename or delete the image being cataloged when the file name
already exists in a catalog.
687. Add a single step button to FLIC animations to allow single frames to be
displayed.
688. Correct problem where the last sound in slideshow doesn't play.
689. Correct problem in NT version where thumbnails sometimes don't display
in the catalog image dialog.
690. Correct problem in the NT version where the user gets "Lock Error"
messages when cataloging an image.
691. Correct problem in catalog image where you get a "Move Failed" error
immediately after pressing the "Move" button.
***** Version 2.0.111 (1/8/94) *****
692. Correct cancel button in Duplicate image dialog box; return code wasn't
getting set properly.
693. When an image was moved from the catalog image dialog and the file was
already cataloged, the image file path im memory wasn't updated
resulting in a bogus "duplicate" file error if Catalog image was
selected again for the same image.
694. Move file wasn't converting the pathnames to network names.
***** Version 2.0.111 (01/09/94) *****
695. Correct a GPF that occurs occasionally when moving thumbnails from one
catalog to another.
696. Add pop-up thumbnail window to Catalog Browse function.
697. Prevent a GPF that occurs when selecting delete from the Duplicate
file dialog and the catalog dialog's thumbnail is not drawn.
698. Prevent occasional "Move Failed" errors caused by field not being init-
ialized properly.
699. Changed Keywords dialog to Keyword(s).
700. Restructured Build dialog.
710. Reworked Browse dialog to incorporate "preview" mode display of
thumbnails.
711. Correct a problem with 1.5x & 2x Thumbnail displays where the thumbnail
is displayed as a monochrome bitmap when using some video drivers.
712. Correct problem reading certain gray scale images when using a hicolor
video driver.
***** Version 2.0.112 (01/18/94) *****
713. Delete file leaves the file open an if you cancel out, you can't open
it again if SHARE is running.
714. Correct typo in Help.
715. Print options: "Center Image" etc. and "Print Filename" will be saved for
a given printer between sessions.
716. The initial selection in Browse/Search will now be displayed properly.
Also, hot key for Preview changed to Alt-R. ("R" underlined).
717. In catalog Build, "Keywords" changed to "Keyword(s)".
718. The square size for DIB palettes will now be saved between sessions.
719. Add 10 button bar icons.
***** Version 2.0.113 (01/30/94) *****
720. Add additional buttonbar icons. Gray inactive buttonbar icons. Display
standard helpt text for Button bar icons. Allow for separator between
icons. Add help cursor menu item to Help menu.
To edit the button bar, edit the "Buttonx="
items in the [PixFolio] section of WIN.INI (or PixFolio.INI). Buttons can
be listed in any sequence but the first button must be "Button1=...".
Icons will be displayed on the button bar sequentially; i.e Button1 will
be first.
A missing button key will terminate the display of buttons, e.g: Button5
be the last button displayed if there is no Button6. The special entry
Buttonx=0 will display a blank position on the button bar.
To revert to the default button bar setup, remove the Button1 entry from
the INI file.
721. Catalog dialog revised to present a much less confusing presentation of
a duplicate file condition. The catalog display will be ofthe existing
catalog entry and the duplicate file dialog will display the thumbnail
of the file being cataloged.
***** Version 2.0.114 (02/03/94) *****
722. Update "To" page count when changing printers and/or print options in
the Print dialog.
***** Version 2.0.115 (02/04/94) *****
723. View button in Catalog dialog doesn't work when browsing.
724. Turn on wait cursor in Build dialog when building file lists.
725. Turn on wait cursor in Catalog dialog for Next/Previous operations.
726. Increase internal buffer used to retrieve default file extensions in
Startup Options dialog.
727. Check for and discard spaces in file extensions list used for file
open.
***** Version 2.0.116 (2/15/94) *****
728. Present an error message if an attempt is made to add more than 2048
entries to a catalog (WIN16 version only).
729. Correct a problem whereby the File - Delete function does not close the
window. (WIN32/NT version only).
730. Treat catalog as "Read Only" if located on a network drive and the user
does not have write access.
731. Revise Startup options dialog adding Thumbnail view options and JPEG
read options.
732. Add new JPEG read options to control whether pixel smoothing and/or 2
pass color quantization will be used. Turning these options off will
result in faster reading of JPEG files.
733. Fix Status Bar help messages for PCD Resolution/Palette and Thumbnail
options menu selections.
734. Correct problem with Catalog Browse where the thumbnail is lost whenever
the keywords, description or title is updated.
735. Modify Build dialog so that "Show All" tri-state check box is now 3
radio buttons labeled "Show All", "Uncataloged" and "Cataloged".
736. Fix display of status line help for main menu items and popup menus in
the NT version.
737. Add missing status line help strings for "Display Button Bar" and
"Display Halftone" (NT version only).
***** Version 2.0.117 (02/24/94) *****
738. Correct problem in Select Catalog dialog where OK button is grayed
when user doesn't have write access to catalog directory.
739. When deleting a catalog, allow user the choice of not deleting the
catalogs as well as the catalog listing.
740. In the catalog dialog, erase the current path information if the directory
is locatable but the image is not present in that directory.
741. Correct problem displaying the extensions when a catalog is selected in
the Select Catalog dialog.
***** Version 2.0.118 (02/27/94) *****
742. Correct a problem in the NT version where cancelling an operation
via the status line cancel button would result in PixFolio hanging up
the next time the progress meter is to be displayed.
743. Correct a problem in the NT version where a network path for a local
share was being assigned to a new local drive.
744. Correct problem in the NT version where network paths would occasionally
be returned as "garbage" characters.
745. Fix File move so that when the "to" location is on the same drive, a
rename will take place rather than a physical copy. This is much faster
and more efficient for WORM drives.
746. Add a "delete" button to the catalog dialog when doing a file build so
the user can delete the file and continue.
***** Version 2.0.119 (03/07/94) *****
747. Made various changes to allow NT version to run under WIN32s. Includes
Kodak Photo CD support.
748. NT/WIN32s version executable file name changed to PIXFOL32.EXE.
***** Version 2.0.120 (93/13/94) *****
749. Correct problem where initial default catalog entry in WIN.INI has
garbage characters for volume label of catalog drive.
750. Widen buttons on Build dialog.
751. Add Button bar option to Child menu.
753. File Open (NT version) doesn't display directories properly if there are
imbedded spaces in the file extension list. Add code to strip out any
imbedded spaces.
***** Version 2.0.121 (03/15/94) *****
754. Correct a problem determining the local machine name when running the
32 bit version under Win NT.
***** Version 2.0.122 (04/04/94) *****
755. Correct problems in NT version that caused Build to crash after
processing a variable number of images caused by problems in creating
alternate sequences.
756. Add field on Catalog dialog to specify the alternate display sequence.
757. Correct problem in reading GIF89a images if there are erroneous entries
in an image descriptor.
758. Changed method used to read in catalog indexes to make it faster.
759. Corrected some problems in keeping track of alternate display sequences
where images would get duplicated and others not displayed.
780. Fixed a problem where the default options for saving a TIFF image were
being set improperly.
781. Corrected a problem where if a new catalog was selected while a thumbnail
view was minimized, the thumbnails would not display when the thumbnail
view was subsequently restored.
782. Add message to display when a mismatch between the catalog file and index
was detected.
783. Correct a problem in the select printer dialog.
784. Print crashes if a BMP file has an invalid image size definition. Code
was added to check the value and to correct it if possible.
785. "Loop" feature wasn't working when displaying FLI images.
***** Version 2.0.123 (04/10/94) *****
786. Added missing PIXNET32.DLL to PIXFNT.ZIP file.
787. Corrected a problem reading certain IFF/LBM files where the image width
wasn't a multiple of 16. Also, added ability to decode HAM encoded
6 plane images.
788. Corrected a problem converting local device names to net (UNC) names in
NT version running under WIN32S.
***** Version 2.0.124 04/18/94 *****
789. Moved several error messages to the resource file so they can be
translated.
790. Add feature to prompt for manual file type if file extension isn't
recognized.
791. Speeded up decoding of IFF/LBM HAM6 & HAM8 files.
***** Version 2.0.125 (04/23/94) *****
792. Correct a problem where print defaults weren't getting set properly.
793. Correct problem with displaying capture image; button bar would not work
and GPF would occur if you tried to print the captured image.
***** Version 2.0.126 (04/28/94) *****
794. Correct problem with reading images stored on floppy disks when double-
clicking on a thumbnail image.
795. Correct display of PhotoCD TechInfo data.
***** Version 2.0.127 (05/07/94) *****
796. Move Help menu item to right side of menubar.
798. Incorporate new version of Kodak PhotoCD library. New features include
support for high-resolution 64BASE images (4096 x 6144). Note: you will
need at least 32 megs of memory to read in an image at this resolution.
However, you can read in a partial image at 64BASE or any other resolution
by first opening the image at a smaller resolution, sa BASE. Then use the
mouse, holding the left button down, to draw a marquee defining the area
you wish to view, change the resolution to 64Base and open the image
again. A new image will be read in at the resolution you select and
containing only the portion of the image selected by the marquee.
799. Add support for keyboard scrolling keys (Page Up, Page Down, etc) in
Slide and Full screen viewing window when scrollbars are present.
800. Add support for (Page Up and Page Down keys) in image windows when scroll
bars are present.
801. Added underlines to several check box titles in Slide Show options
dialog.
802. "Display Status Bar" check box in the Startup options dialog was not
getting initialized properly.
***** Version 2.0.128 (05/13/94) *****
803. Add TWAIN support. TWAIN Acquire and Select Source menu items will auto-
matically be added to the File menu if TWAIN software is present on your
PC.
804. Fix problem in Catalog Build where file names would not be displayed the
2nd time you try to run it.
805. Don't automatically update pathname in catalog build if file sizes
are different; force image to be displayed.
***** Version 2.0.129 (05/17/94) *****
806. Fix Application error that occurred when writing a new catalog entry
caused by an invalid pointer.
807. Fix problem reading an image stored on a floppy drive when double-
clicking on a thumbnail. File name in error message is garbage and
file can't be read.
808. Added code to enable the main window after doing a TWAIN acquire
operation to correct a problem where PixFolio hangs when using the
Logitech TWAIN source.
***** Version 2.0.130 (05/18/94) *****
809. Corrected a problem with TWAIN source manager not getting closed if
source is closed by itself or manually.
***** Version 2.0.131 (05/22/94) *****
810. Fix Export Catalog so that the catalog is closed properly in all cases.
811. Fix Import Catalog so that the catalog is closed properly in all cases.
Add additional checks for valid file name so that Import can be closed
if import file is invalid.
812. Add check in rebuild index routine so that PixFolio will not try to
create workfiles on a network drive where the user doesn't have write
access. Correct error message "Cannot open work file A:H:~PXC0777.TMP" to
remove "A:".
813. Subsequent TWAIN operations fail if user closed source manually or if
source automatically closes. THis problem has been corrected.
814. Correct various problems with setting defaults for radio buttons in
Catalog New.
815. Changed main window processing so that when a menu command completes,
the status bar displays "Ready, select a menu option."
816. Correct problem in moving marked thumbnail images to another catalog.
Target Catalog wasn't getting closed and could not be re-opened so
move failed after moving one thumbnail.
817. Recompiled AVI, FLI and WAV/MIDI modules.
***** Version 2.0.132 (06/04/94) *****
818. Fix application error when selecting "Scale Options" on print menu.
819. Make changes made during session to Verify Catalog option visible to
catalog read routines.
820. Correct display of number of pages when printing a list of marked
thumbnails.
821. Correct problem with PixFolio incorrectly truncating the new catalog
title in Catalog Select Catalog when creating a new Catalog.
822. Fix problem where the current image's palette gets destroyed when the
image is printed. This was reported as several different problems
relating to GIF and TIF files.
823. Changed "Keywords" to "Keyword(s)" in various places.
824. Enlarged Resize Image dialog to avoid truncating several controls.
825. Correct display of "list files of type" in the Import Catalog dialog.
826. Enlarged Stretch Options... dialog to avoid clipping left/right margins
text entry boxes.
827. Eliminate unused "Tree" checkbox from move/copy dialog.
828. Corrected operation of Resize dialog so that rotation and resizing can
be done in one operation.
829. Correct problem with vertical scroll bar elevator button in Thumbnail
view.
830. Correct problem where changing the catalog referenced in the catalog
image dialog changes the catalog of a thumbnail view improperly when
more than 1 thumbnail views are displayed.
831. Speed up selecting a new catalog by not opening again it if an existing
thumbnail view is using the new catalog already.
832. Prompt the user before changing the password on an existing catalog
to verify the new password.
833. Correct a problem where another catalog cannot be selected after
cancelling the entry of a catalog's password.
834. If more than 1 thumbnail view is displayed and a catalog is updated,
insure that the appropriate thumbnail view's display is updated when
a catalog entry is added to the catalog displayed by either thumbnail
view.
835. Correct problem where catalog can't be opened again if cancelling a
move operation.
***** Version 2.0.133 (06/16/94) *****
836. Fix 90 (degree), etc. tags in Resize dialog to eliminate clipping.
837. Changing thumbnail size selection wasn't forcing a re-display for the
new size.
838. In the stretch options dialog, the X axis size box was getting clipped.
839. When the fonts button in the select catalog options dialog was pressed,
existing selections on the screen like "Print Catalog Using THumbnails"
were getting erased.
840. Correct problems with some CGM files: a. PixFolio crashes when
BEGIN_PICTURE record has an invalid value. b. Colormap not generated
properly when color resolution is 8 bits.
841. Add code to check for the situation where a 24 bit BMP says it has a
palette but the palette is all one color, black and generate a new
palette.
842. Implement faster dither routine. For 24 bit images when AutoDither is
on, an 8 bit "display" image will be created and displayed but the
original 24 bit bitmap will be retained and will be the target of
any image manipulation commands such as resize, crop, paste, etc., and
a new "display" bitmap will be created and displayed. If a 24 bit
image is dithered to 8 bits, the "display" bitmap will then be discarded.
It is recommended that the AutoDither option be turned on if you are
using a 256 (8 bit) color display and wish to manipulate 24 bit images
as it will be faster than trying to display a 24 bit bitmap. Also, the
dither operation that creates the "display" bitmap will result in better
rendition of the image than by trying to display the 24 bit image and
having to perform numerous "nearest color" comparisons.
***** Version 2.0.134 (06/28/94) *****
843. Incorporate new cover bitmap by Kyle Miller. (Copyright 1994, Kyle Miller,
70402,1047)
844. Add functionality to Photo CD read routines to use an alternate lookup
table (LUT) to adjust picture contrast and/or brightness. 9 predefined
lookup tables (MSETUP1.LUT - MSETUP9.LUT) are included.
845. Correct some problems with GIF animations where Pix was improperly
treating some overlays as invalid and setting their origin to the upper
left corner of the image.
***** Version 2.0.135 (07/08/94) *****
846. Make changes in thread handling to 32 bit version in anticipation of
Windows 4.0.
847. Fix a problem with Print not working after the default printer is changed
via Print Manager or Control Panel.
848. Resized About box to fit new Aboutt Bitmap.
849. Correct a GPF that occurs when selecting FIle New.
850. Change menu item from Select PRinter to Print Setup.
***** Version 2.0.136 (07/16/94) *****
851. Fix a problem reading PCD files when the RGB option is selected.
852. Add clarification to help file for Add Thumbnail option of Process
thumbnails. This option is only available when the Catalog - Display
Hidden menu item is selected.
853. Fixed a problem where the error message "Can't open file #@$%^.." is
displayed after selecting a new catalog in the "Catalog an Image"
dialog.
854. The full screen display of the image being cataloged in Build Catalog
will now utilize the "stretch to fit" option.
855. The Thumbnail view select information dialog will now display different
underlined characters for Update and Uncatalog.
856. In Process Thumbnails "Save as Marked" now has an underlined character
for keyboard access.
857. Fixed several problems with the Import function. Import will now not fail
if title or description entries are zero length. Also, the first record
in the input file will now be processed properly.
858. The file menu "New" entry has been changed to "New...".
859. Export help has been clarified with respect to the description of
imbedded commas, carriage returns, etc.
860. Startup Options "Default Catalog" changed to "Default Catalog:".
861. Removed the underlined "C" in "Catalog" in Browse/Search.
863. Added explanation in Help for Rebuild Index about this function being
available only when no windows are open.
864. Fixed a problem with the Print dialog. If Options was selected
and then Scale values were entered and then cancelled, the Print Dialog
Options - Option button would subsequently display the "Catalog Options"
dialog instead of the Print options dialog.
865. Added Help for Photo CD Select LUT, Default LUT and Alt LUT menu
selections.
866. Added status bar help for the Photo CD LUT options.
867. Corrected a problem with Select Catalog - Delete always deleting the
first catalog.
868. In Select Catalog, "Password" was changed to "Password:".
869. In Select Catalog, switxhing the "Select, Change, Delete and Add Options"
will now re-display the proper default values.
870. Added a feature allowing the user to double click on a thumbnail's title
bar to mark and unmark it.
872. Status bar help for "Save as Marked", etc. now have proper punctuation.
873. The title of the "PixFolio Custom Colors" has been changed to "PixFolio
Background Color".
874. Added status bar help for "Size Window to Image".
875. Changed Status bar help for Change Delay between GIF89A animation frames
to read "GIF87a".
876. In slide Show Options, the M and N keyboard accellerator keys now work.
877. In Slide Show options, File New and Edit Resize, the numeric entry fields
will now check for entry of invalid characters, i.e. alpha or non-numeric
characters.
878. Corrected a problem with the Tech Info display where it would truncate
large GIF89a information blocks.
879. Renamed the cover file PIX2_C.BMP from PIX2-C.BMP.
880. The Photo CD LUT selection Dialog's title now reads "Select Lookup Table".
881. Removed the "Read Only" checkbox from the Photo CD LUT selection dialog.
882. Added help to the Photo CD LUT selection dialog.
883. Changed Edit Resize to automatically restore an iconized image before
displaying the resized or rotated image.
884. In Catalog Build, selecting a new catalog will now properly re-display
the file list.
885. Made minor punctuation changes to Help for Catalog Menu Set Keywords,
Edit Menu - Resize and Edit Copy.
886. Under the Catalog Menu, changed "Set Default Keywords" and "Set Play Rate"
to remove the "Set" which is implied.
887. Corrected some problems with the dialog that asks for an extension for
a file that is not recognized. Also, display the complete pathname in
a readonly edit box in the dialog.
888. Corrected some inconsistencies in the list of files by separating
multiple extensions with commas instead of slashes.
889. Corrected an inconsistency in the Catalog menu by removing an extra
menu separator when images are displayed.
890. Removed "Play Image" and "Single Step Play" from Help as these functions
have been replaced by VCR controls in the image windows.
891. The error help for "Move Failed" has been changed to replace the char-
acters "FY" with "by".
892. Added links for the Help Cursor for Display Button Bar, Center Image,
JPEG options, MPEG options, Thumbnail options, Startup Options and
the Help buttons.
893. Eliminated unprintable character from comments field in JPEG files
created by PixFolio that shows up when the file is read in and the
Tech Info is displayed.
894. In Help for Photo CD options, "PCD Base Over 16" was not underlined.
***** Version 2.0.137 (07/20/94) *****
895. Correct problem with image's palette being corrupted after displaying
an image as greyscale and then undoing it.
896. Correct a problem that causes the Catalog dialog to crash when a new
catalog is selected.
897. Select Printer changed to Print Setup.
898. Correct clipping problems in New and Resize dialogs.
899. Make the default extension for Import "ASC".
900. Correct accelerator keys in Startup Options. Add Verify Catalog. Change
"JPEG 2 pass Quant" to JPEG 2 Pass Quant".
901. Change Select Catalog dialog so that Password box's prompt reads "New
Password" for the Change option and disable it if the catalog is read
only. Disable the Password box for the Delete option.
902. Make change to File Open so that list produced is consistent with the
same function in Catalog Build.
903. Force the file list in Catalog Build to be lowercase the same as File
Open.
***** Version 2.0.138 (07/31/94) *****
904. Correct problem reading 24 bit PCD files. The changes made for item #851
got lost.
905. Correct problem in 32 bit version where an application error occurs when
cataloging an MPEG file. Also, display 1st frame of MPEG video when
opening the file.
906. Follow Tree in the Catalog Build dialog wasn't working.
907. Catalog Select Catalog Delete wasn't working.
908. Eliminated "syntax error" importing data when the end of file is reached.
Also, change Export to default to Import's file format. Added additional
checks to verify the format of the input record.
909. If the Select All checkbox is checked in Catalog Build and the listbox
is re-drawn, the items will be selected like before.
910. Fix GPF that occurs when creating a new image with Catalog New.
***** Version 2.0.139 (08/11/94) *****
911. Recover gracefully if reading a WMF file with an invalid file size
in the file header.
912. Fix memory leak in Catalog new image dialog.
913. Increase internal buffers to handle long file names when running NT
version.
913. Correct problem in Select Catalog. When Change option was selected, the
default catalog was being opened.
914. Add Code to process CGM elliptical and circular arcs.
915. Change edits on thumbnail size to limit width to page width less margins.
916. Correct problem in UNC name conversion caused by PixFolio being unable
to locate the proper network driver. (16 bit version)
917. Create PixFolio.ini file in Windows directory if none present and move
any parameters from WIN.INI to PixFolio.ini.
***** Version 2.0.140 (08/21/94) *****
918. Add Sharpen, blur and relief filters for 24 bit images.
***** Version 2.0.141 (08/24/94) *****
919. Fix problem where reading 2nd FLI image causes GPF.
***** Version 2.0.142 (08/26/94) *****
920. Add code to check for disk workspace requirements prior to printing.
Display number of thumbnails per page in Catalog Options dialog.
921. Correct display of pagecount when printing selected thumbnails.
922. Correct GPF's that occur in Print Dialog when running under WIN32s.
NOTE: There is a known problem when running under WIN32s in the
Print Dialog. If you select a new printer, you must press Cancel and
bring up the Dialog again for the new printer to be recognized.
***** Version 2.0.143 (09/04/94) *****
923. Eliminate limit of 2048 entries per catalog for the WIN16 version. The
size of a catalog is now essentially limited by the amount of memory
available.
924. Add dBase export option. The dBase III file can be imported into other
database programs and spreadsheets such as Excel.
925. Correct problem deleting catalogs. Catalog entries were removed from
display but not from PixFolio.ini.
926. Store catalog title in *.CAT file so that dropping a catalog onto
PixFolio's window will allow the name to be setup automatically.
927. Correct GPF that occurs when formatting text information from GIF89a
images caused by buffer in Catalog function not being big enough.
***** Version 2.0.144 (9/23/94) *****
928. Correct problems reading DRW files: text blocks were being bypassed and
elipses and arcs weren't being rotated properly.
929. "Force Update" option did not work when "Auto Build" was selected"
930. Keywords were being replaced by default keyword when updating a catalog
with "Auto Build" turned on.
931. Importing a catalog will now assign an alternate sequence based upon
the input sequence of import records.
932. Visual state of Audio mute button for Video windows did not track
properly.
933. Loop button for MPEG (32 bit version) did not work.
934. Thumbnail view wasn't getting re-drawn when a new catalog was selected.
935. Disable buttons while drawing the bitmap in the Catalog Image dialog
and while a file is being moved.
936. Disable buttons in Build dialog while directory display is being updated.
937. 32 bit version crashes when adding a catalog entry.
938. Assume a size of 320x200 for WMF files without size information. (WMF
or Aldus Header).
***** Version 2.0.145 (10/1/94) *****
939. Correct problem with moving thumbnails when the thumbnail being moved
is displayed before the target location. Also, in the 32 bit version,
the thumbnail being moved would be replicated over the span of the
move.
940. Add display of Title to Browse preview.
941. Removed non-functional "Dib Info" from File Open dialog.
942. Make sure that a remnant of the group box frame when the Browse dialog
is expanded gets erased when the dialog is contracted.
943. Swap the positions of CANCEL and OK in the Slide Show options dialog.
944. In catalog Print Options, the "Use thumbnails" checkbox has been replaced
with 2 radio buttons: "Print from catalog thumbnail" and "Print from
original image".
945. Fixed the operation of the file accelerator keys. Note: at present,
"Undo" (Alt + Bksp) only works for the left Alt button.
956. Corrected a problem with 180 degree rotation where a thin sliver of
the image "wrapped around". Also, skip over resize operation if the
image dimensions haven't been changed.
957. Corrected a case where several options on the Startup Options dialog
had the same letter underlined.
***** Version 2.0.146 (10/09/94) *****
958. Correct a GPF in PixNet.dll when dropping a catalog icon.
959. Dropping a catalog wasn't working in 32 bit version.
960. Properly determine whether a catalog that is being "dropped", is
read only.
961. Treat catalogs as "read only" in Select Catalog dialog when Delete
or Change option is selected and the catalog can't be opened. This will
allow bad catalog entries to be deleted or changed.
***** Version 2.0.147 (10/18/94) *****
962. Recognize JPEG encoded MAC PICT files.
963. An auto build operation hangs if a manual build operation performed
earlier was cancelled. (32 bit version).
***** Version 2.0.148 (10/28/94) *****
964. Full screen display of a FLI image does not repeat. Full screen display
of an FLI image leaves parts of the image behind as it animates.
965. Command line is not parsed properly if a file name contains a "-" in the
file name.
966. Correct problem reading WMF files > 32768 bytes long.
***** Version 2.0.149 (11/06/94) *****
967. If a thumbnail view is open and doesn't have scrollbars and the catalog
is changed, setup scrollbars consistent with the new catalog's size.
968. A tiff image with Photometric interpretation of RBG and samples per pixel
of 1 crashes.
969. Make the Catalog dialog a separate thread to improve performance in the
32 bit version.
***** Version 2.0.150 (11/19/94) *****
970. Correct protection fault in 32 bit version that occurs in Print Options
dialog when "Scale" radio button is selected.
971. Made miscellaneous changes in numerous places to eliminate redundant
code.
972. Printing a bitmap in the 32 bit version now has a progress display that
shows the percentage done.
973. Added checks to prevent multiple print operations from being started and
multiple image commands from being started for an image.
974. Fix GPF that occurs when opening 2nd MDI/WAV window in 32 bit version.
***** Version 2.0.151 (11/24/94) *****
975. 32 bit hangs when multiple threads try to open an image.
976. Correct problem with mirror X and mirror Y not working.
977. Reverse OK and Cancel buttons in the select catalog dialog initiated by
Thumbnail view.
978. Mouse bitmap was missing in 32 bit help.
979. File save in 32 bit version hung application.
980. Correct display of "List Files of Type" in Launch - Browse dialog.
981. Correct crash that occurs when 2 or more MPEG windows are open. (32 bit
version only).
982. Correct crash that occurs when opening more than one AVI window at one
time.
983. Trap errors that occur when reading an image in the 32 bit version and
allow execution to continue.
988. Create new DLL PIXCMDS (PIXCMD32) to contain Catalog and clipboard
routines.
***** Version 2.0.152 (12/04/94) *****
989. Put Move code for Catalog image in a separate thread. (31 bit version)
990. Default Build and Move directories to those used last for a given
catalog.
991. Improve trapping of MPEG errors. (32 bit version).
992. Correct problem displaying the correct range of thumbnails when a
new item is added that uses a previously empty index slot.
993. Move function in catalog dialog now displays "Moving" when moving as
opposed to copying a file.
994. Correct a situation where PixFolio hangs or abends when a thumbnail
view is started while an auto build is in progress.
995. Prompt the user for confirmation before deleting a group of marked
thumbnails.
***** Version 2.0.153 (12/10/94) *****
996. File Move fails for MPEG, AVI, WAV, FLIC files.
997. Changed INI file section names for catalog entries to [Catalog-xxx...].
998. Fixed problem with MPEG play where play stops prematurely the first time.
999. Re-wrote MPEG display logic to make it faster. (32 bit only).
1000. Correct problem in RGB to RLE conversion that leaves status bar open
causing subsequent operations to hang.
1001. Make change in FLIC animations to make looping smoother by eliminating
a "pause" at the beginnng of the loop.
***** Version 2.0.154 (12/18/94) *****
1002. Always force a recatalog when moving marked files in Thumbnail view. Also
default to "Re-catlog". Change the "Recatalog" check box to "Recatalog
copy".
1003. Moving multiple marked files in thumbnail view would fail with an error
"Error Reading Catalog" after the first thumbnail was processed.
1004. Replaced numerous "Error reading catalog" error message boxes with a
help error message dialog box.
1005. Moving a thumbnail from one thumbnail view to another will now delete
the thumbnail from the source location.