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- Version 1.D
-
- - New in 1.D2
-
- . Left mouse double click exits Full Screen mode (ending
- slideshow, if one is being executed)
- . Spacebar advances to next image, during a slideshow
- . Confirmation is now requested before overwriting
- existing files, when the file extension is generated
- by LView Pro, in the File/Save As command
- . New Web and email contact information
-
- - LView Pro 32-bit for Windows 95 now runs under Windows 3.1
- when Win32s extensions (version 1.30 or newer) are installed.
- The software also runs under Windows NT 3.51 or newer
-
- - Added TWAIN support for both 16 and 32-bit TWAIN drivers. New
- menu commands File/Select source and File/Acquire allow for
- selection of a TWAIN driver and acquisition of images. If
- your TWAIN software is not prepared to work with 32-bit
- applications, additional (TWAIN) software may be needed. Look
- for it at our ftp site, ftp.std.com, directory /ftp/vendors/
- mmedia/lview/twain
-
- - New slideshow commands/options:
- . Interactive navigation to the next, previous, first and last
- images, using keyboard hotkeys or floating menu selections
- . Display of images in resized format (when needed to fit the
- screen dimensions) or using their original dimensions. Mouse
- controlled scrolling is available for large non-resized
- images
- . Optional random order display (Shuffle)
- . Optional exhibition of the filename being displayed
- . File deletion command
-
- - File/Multiple Open now "remembers" the last file selection made
- during one session with LView Pro (selections can be saved to
- text files across sessions).
-
- - New command "Batch conversion" replaces "Batch compression":
- "Batch convesion" is available at File/Multiple Open (and as
- one drag&drop destination at File/Properties/Interface). It
- allows for the selection of groups of files to be batch
- converted to another image file format.
-
- - Files in UUENCODED format are now read by LView Pro. They will
- be automatically decoded to their original format (UUDECODED),
- and then read
-
- Bug fixes:
-
- . Fixed problem printing under Windows 95
-
- . Menu command File/Save As would sometimes fail to change the
- file extension
-
- . JPEG file format decoding:
- Fixed peoblem that would make the software create temporary
- files even when the user selected not to allow for their
- creation (using File/Properties/Memory)
-
- . TARGA file format decoding:
- Fixed problem loading 8-bit grayscale files
- Fixed problem loading 16-bit/pixel color deep files
-
- . TIFF file format decoding:
- Fixed problem loading files with tags not known to LView Pro
- Fixed problem with files that remained opened after loading
-
-
- Version 1.C
-
- - First shareware version of LView Pro built as a native Windows
- 95 application. Being this a 32-bit version of LView Pro,
- registration is required from all users who decide to keep it.
- This version also runs under Windows NT 3.51 with the NewShell
-
- - Win95 "NewShell" look and feel, redesigned toolbar, property
- sheet dialogs, etc
-
- - Dialogs File/Open and File/Save As now use the Explorer: Copy,
- Move, Rename or Delete files during selection (Win95 only)
-
- - File/Multiple Open's image preview feature is now also available
- in the dialogs File/Open and File/Save As (Win95 only)
-
- - Improved support for long filenames, including spaces on the
- directory (folder) name
-
- - Long filenames are now supported in the dialog File/Multiple
- Open and for contact sheet building
-
- - Options menu has been replaced with Property Sheet dialog
- (File/Properties)
-
- - Automatic registration with the Explorer for all supported
- file extensions. File extensions are configurable: the user may
- add new extensions or remove existing ones (File/Properties/
- Install)
-
- - Optional creation and deletion of LView Pro group on the
- taskbar (File/Properties/Install)
-
- - ToolBar may now be closed (File/Properties/Interface)
-
- - Optional "Error free" slideshow operation: corrupt files are
- decompressed without error/warning messages
-
- - Support for reading and writing progressive JPEG files
-
- - Saving transparent color information to GIF89a files is now
- optional (File/Properties/GIF)
-
- Bug fixes:
-
- . Some problems related with TIFF files are solved in this
- 32-bit version of LView Pro
-
-
- Version 1.B
-
- - New dialog command: File/Multiple Open has a new button
- "Delete" to delete files in the selection list from the
- disk
-
- - New dialog command: Options/Background Color (when editing
- a palette based image) and Retouch/Palette Entry now allow
- the user to exit the dialog and select a palette entry by
- clicking on one of the pixels (Dropper button)
-
- - Options/Full Screen now allows the user to switch to other
- applications (with ALT-TAB) without exiting full screen mode.
-
- - New dialog option: Options/Interface can now configure Full
- Screen display to be performed in a "topmost" window.
-
- - Improved command line parameters: Files with '.txt' extension,
- containing a list of filenames (one per line), may now be passed
- on the command line. For example, executing LView Pro with the
- command line:
-
- a.jpg list.txt b.jpg
-
- will make the software read the file 'a.jpg', then all files
- specified in 'list.txt', then file 'b.jpg'
-
- - Easier registration procedures:
- 1. credit cards (VISA or MasterCard) are now accepted
- 2. registration forms using credit card payment may be sent
- via email to mmedia@world.std.com or by fax to (USA,
- Florida) 305-458-9698
- 3. LView Pro may be registered at CompuServe's Shareware
- Registration Database (GO SWREG), Id#: 4702
-
- Bug fixes:
-
- . Edit/Capture now works under Windows NT and other 32-bit
- Windows versions. Previous versions of LView Pro would fail to
- capture client areas and windows. Edit/Capture/Desktop Area
- is no longer supported. Window and Client Area capturing
- does not require the user to select a target window, instead,
- they use the previous active window as target. 16-bit versions
- of LView Pro do not support capturing of client areas or
- windows, under Windows NT and other 32-bit versions of
- Windows.
-
- . Fixed bug on Edit/Capture that sometimes caused problems
- when capturing 16 color mode
-
- . Long filenames containing embedded spaces (in either
- their path or file name) are now accepted, in the
- 32-bit version of LView Pro
-
- . Previous versions of LView Pro had problems starting up
- under beta versions of Windows 95, depending on the font
- size selected for the window caption text
-
- Version 1.A
-
- - New menu command: Options/Save GIFs interlaced enables
- saving both GIF87a and GIF89a files in interlaced format
-
- - Long filenames are now supported in the 32-bit version of
- LView Pro
-
- - The ToolBar button position on the window caption now
- adjusts itself not to cover system buttons, when running under
- versions of Windows newer than 3.1
-
- Bug fixes:
-
- . When Options/Interface/"Show thumbnails on icon" was
- not checked, LView Pro would take keyboard focus during
- file I/O operations
-
- Version 1.9
-
- - The location and name for CTL3DV2.DLL (or CTL3D32.DLL for
- 32-bit versions of LView Pro) is now configurable in the
- [Options] section of the LVIEWP.INI file. See the new help
- topic "Installation and Troubleshooting"
-
- - Loading and exiting the software is faster
-
- - When minimized, LView Pro will optionally exhibit a thumbnail
- of the current image instead of its icon. Use Options/Interface
- to enable/disable this feature by checking/unchecking the
- "Show thumbnails on icon" option
-
- - Some requirements imposed for recognizing valid PCX files were
- relaxed
-
- - Bug fixes
-
- . Certain PCX files were not being correctly decoded, even when
- recognized as valid PCX files
-
- . When saving an image in JPEG format, LView Pro would not
- catch an insufficient disk space error
-
- Version 1.8
-
- - New image file formats:
-
- . Aldus' Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) 6.0
-
- reads 1, 4, 8 and 24-bit/pixel images, in strip or
- tile format, uncompressed or compressed with LZW,
- PackBits, Next compression or Thunderscan
-
- writes 1, 4, 8 and 24-bit/pixel images, always in
- strip format, either uncompressed or with LZW
- compression
-
- . ZSoft's PCX:
-
- reads all versions, 1, 4, 8 and 24-bits per pixel
- writes PCX version 3.0
-
- . Jef Poskanzer's PBMPLUS:
-
- reads PBM, PGM and PPM formats, in ascii or RAWBITS
- writes PPM RAWBITS format
-
- - Changed "3D" painting style for dialogs windows and
- controls
-
- - Option "All Files (*.*)" added to File/Open dialog
-
- - Bug fixes
-
- . File/Multiple Open would not enable the "OK" button
- after loading a list of files from a text file
-
- . Depending on the font size, the Options/Quantizing
- and Retouch/Color Depth dialogs would not allow a
- custom number of colors with more than two digits
- to be entered
-
- . File/Open would exhibit a error message under some
- conditions "(Undocumented error 3002")
-
- . Edit/Rotate when applied to detached selection areas
- would sometimes fail to update pieces of the image
- underneath the area
-
- Version 1.7
-
- - New help topics: "Performance Comparisons" and
- "Win32s, What is it?"
-
- - The Palette Entry dialog (Options/Background color,
- Retouch/Palette entry) now exhibits the index of the
- currently selected palette entry, as well as the RGB
- component values for that entry
-
- - The Palette Entry dialog (Options/Background color,
- Retouch/Palette entry) may optionally mask out pixels
- that don't match the current selection. These pixels
- may be painted in black or white
-
- - LView Pro now saves GIF files in both GIF87a and GIF89a
- formats
-
- - When saving/loading GIF files LView Pro saves/loads their
- associated background colors (selected with Options/
- Background Color)
-
- - When saving GIF files in GIF89a format, the current
- background color is also saved as the transparent color
-
- - LView Pro's File/Open, File/Save as and File/Multiple open
- dialogs now "remember" the last file extension chosen
-
- - Bug fixes
-
- . A small subset of TRUE color BMP files were not being
- read correctly
-
- . Attempting to read some types of TARGA files would cause
- a GPF
-
- Version 1.6
-
- - Windows 3.1 can now run multiple instances of LView Pro.
- Version 1.5 limited execution to a single instance of the
- software
-
- - Bug fixes
-
- . Fixed a display problem that caused GPFs when using certain
- graphics cards/drivers
-
- Version 1.5
-
- - New features/commands added to the File/Multiple Open dialog
-
- . Color preview of files in both listboxes:
-
- . Optionally, previews JPEG files in grayscale, for added speed
-
- . Previewing can be turned on/off
-
- . Double clicking on a file at the left list box will add it
- to the list box on the right
-
- . Double clicking on a file at the right list box will
- remove it from that box
-
- - Retouch/Image Filters is now also available for Palette
- based images
-
- - New dialog Options/Macro retouch (or CONTROL+'M')
-
- . Allows the definition of "macro retouch operations",
- selection and optional execution of the current macro
- operation
-
- . Macro retouch operations may execute up to 8 individual
- retouch operations (from the Retouch menu) in sequence. The
- currently selected macro retouch operation may be executed
- from within the Options/Macro retouch dialog, or by using
- the CONTROL+'K' accelerator
-
- . Individual retouch operations in a macro retouch definition
- are parametrized using integer values corresponding to those
- in the scrollbar(s) shown in their own dialogs. For instance,
- a Macro retouch may define the execution of the Retouch/Color
- balance operation, with parameters: 20, -10, 0, to increase
- Red by 20, decrease Green by 10 and keep Blue unchanged
-
- . Macro retouch operations are usefull when editing a sequence
- of images which share the same characteristics (all are too
- dark, or too bright, or need contrast enhancement, etc.).
- After editing the first image in the sequence, the user may
- set a Macro retouch operation to perform the same editing
- operations in the subsequent images, and execute that with
- a single keystroke
-
- . Undoing a Macro retouch operation will undo all operations
- performed by it
-
- - Legends added to ToolBar buttons
-
- . Position the mouse pointer over an enabled ToolBar button
- for a short while, and a text legend will be displayed to
- explain the function of that button
-
- . New interface option at Options/Interface: "Show ToolBar
- legends", allows the user to enable/disable ToolBar legend
- automatic display. The default is enabled (checked)
-
- - Edit/Resize now has scrollbars to allow for aspect ratio
- specification
-
- - Bug fixes
-
- . Edit/Redimension would ignore the new height when a new width
- was specified (and vice-versa)
-
- Version 1.4
-
- - Overall improvement in performance for JPEG decompression
-
- - Options/JPEG I/O dialog
-
- . Added "1-pass Quantizing" option
- . Added "Fast dithering" option
-
- - Bug fixes
-
- . Printing would not be done in Landscape orientation
-
- Version 1.3
-
- - Bug fixes
-
- . Printing would sometimes fail to center/size images
- . A subset of GIF files were not being recognized
- . Edit/Redimension would reduce new dimensions by 1 pixel
- . Edit/Paste would not work for 16 color bitmaps
- . Scrolling presented problems in some display drivers
-