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DROPVIEW 1.0
A multi-Window Drag & Drop Bitmap utility
from SJHDesign
A) INSTALLATION
This part is easy- just unzip the file. You don't have to put
DROPVIEW.EXE in a directory on your path.
B) RUNNING DROPVIEW
DROPVIEW requires the File Manager or it's Norton Desktop counterpart
to run. You can start it from the Program Manager, your favorite menu
program or just by double-clicking on DROPVIEW.EXE in the File Manager.
The DROPVIEW icon(a little target) will appear on your desktop. At
this point, you are ready to start loading bitmaps 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 DROPVIEW.EXE
to the STARTUP group in Program Manager. This way, the DROPVIEW is
always on your desktop for loading bitmaps and changing wallpaper.
DROPVIEW can load Win3x, OS/2, RLE4 or RLE8 bitmaps from monochrome
to 24 bit color.
C) WHAT IT DOES
DROPVIEW allows you to drag any number of bitmaps from the File
Manager and loads each one in it's own scrollable window. Once
a bitmap is loaded, you can :
-zoom it in or out
-copy all or part of it to the clipboard
-save it under a different name
if you've made any changes to it.
-make it your desktop wallpaper without
messing around with Control Panel.
-get it's vital statistics(size, # of colors,
type, etc.)
DROPVIEW windows will also accept any kind of image from the
Clipboard and allow you to save it as a Win3x bitmap.
D) MENU COMMANDS
The menu commands available for each DROPVIEW window are explained
in the Help dialog. To view it, click on the DROPVIEW icon and choose
HELP. A few general notes on the menu commands:
COPY BITMAP: when you choose the COPY BITMAP command, only the
visible area of the bitmap is copied to the clipboard. If you
want to copy the entire bitmap, resize the window so the whole
bitmap is visible. If you only want a portion of the bitmap, then
resize the window until only the portion you want is visible.
REFRESH PALETTE : this command only works on 256 color bitmaps.
When you a lot of bitmaps at once, you will notice that the colors
on some of them will appear washed out. Choosing REFRESH PALETTE
restores the original colors in the current window. Due to the
way Windows works with colors, though, there are some limitations
to this. If the REFRESH PALETTE command doesn't restore the correct
colors, you will have to close some bitmap windows to make more
memory available and try again.
WALLPAPER : only files already written to disk can be used as
wallpaper. In other words, if you past an image from the clipboard
and use one of the WALLPAPER commands, DROPVIEW will use whatever
disk file was last in that particular window as it's wallpaper
file. If you paste a bitmap or alter it in any way, you must
SAVE and reload it before it can be used as wallpaper.
E) CLOSING DROPVIEW
The DROPVIEW windows can be closed individually by opening the system
menu(that little bar in the upper left hand corner) and choosing
CLOSE. To close the DROPVIEW icon, click on it and choose CLOSE.
Doing this will also close any DROPVIEW windows that are still open.
F) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
Any system that will run Windows 3.1 will run DROPVIEW. The program
does not run under Windows 3.0. On some systems, DROPVIEW will not
work together with Norton Desktop for Windows. NDW seems to disable
other Drag & Drop programs(like DROPVIEW) on some systems, although
the majority of our Beta Testers reported no problems running DROPVIEW
under NDW.
G) REGISTERING DROPVIEW
If you register your copy of DROPVIEW, you will recieve DROPVIEW 1.1
at no charge. We are currently Beta testing this program and expect
it to be ready by 2/1/92. It has the following enhancements:
1) Reads GIF, PCX, TGA, WPG and TIFF(including
Compressed and Group III fax)files.
2) Converts files to any of the above formats.
3) Image Processing capabilities such as resizing,
rotating, flipping, and dithering.
4) Can take a file in any of the above formats and
load it as Desktop Wallpaper.
Version 1.1 of DROPVIEW will carry a $29.95 price tag, but if you
register this program, we will send it to you at ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE.
SJHDesign is an established software development group that plans on
being around for a while. Our first shareware offering, DTPBROWSER,
has hundreds of registered users who recieved free upgrades. Registered
users of our programs get free technical support, low cost(or free)
upgrades, and discounts on our other Windows programs.
TO REGISTER DROPVIEW 1.0, PRINT THE FILE ORDERFRM.TXT WITH NOTEPAD
OR ANY ASCII TEXT EDITOR, FILL IT OUT AND SEND A CHECK FOR $14.95
to:
SJHDesign
C/O Scott Hanrahan
326 E. 34th St.
NY, NY 10016
(make checks payable to SCOTT HANRAHAN)
H) Other very useful Windows programs from SJHDesign:
DTPBrowser - multi-window text and bitmap editor
SJHEdit - FAST Text editor for extremely large files
SJHConvert - loads and converts BMP, GIF, TGA, WPG, PCX ,
WMF and TIFF(Standard,Compressed and Group III fax)files.
Dbview - small, fast viewer for Paradox and Dbase files.
FOR INFORMATION, CALL SJHDesign AT (212)683-2264. IF YOU GET THE
ANSWERING MACHINE, LEAVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS (OR FAX #)AND WE
WILL RESPOND PROMPTLY.