GIFConverter Copyright ⌐1988-1993 Kevin A. Mitchell
All Rights reserved.
This program was written with MacApp¿: ⌐1983-1992 Apple Computer, Inc.
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ITS MERCHANTABILITY OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The MacApp software is proprietary to Apple Computer, Inc. and is licensed to Kevin A. Mitchell for distribution only with the GIFConverter program.
-----------
This file contains information about GIFConverter 2.3.5.
Please report bugs or suggestions to Kevin Mitchell at the address below, on Compuserve Mail at 74017,2573, America Online at KevinM17, GEnie mail at K.MITCHELL, or through Internet at 74017.2573@compuserve.com. Support is also available online in the Graphics Support Forum of CompuServe, and through the Macintosh Graphics and CAD forum on America Online.
GIFConverter may be used for 15 days without charge. After 15 days, you must order GIFConverter or destroy your copy. To order, print the order from found in the program, and send with $40 plus shipping and handling ($5 US, Canada and Mexico, $10 international) to:
Kevin A. Mitchell
P.O. Box 803066
Chicago, IL 60680-3066
DUE TO NEW SALES TAX LAW, ILLINOIS RESIDENTS MUST INCLUDE 8% TAX. This offer is limited, and may be withdrawn at any time.
You will receive a package containing:
o The latest version 2 release.
o Printed documentation.
o A software key that will remove the shareware notice seen when starting GIFConverter.
Now you can register online on CompuServe. Just GO SWREG. GIFConverter's registration ID number is 90. Read the online files there for more information.
Official releases and upgrades may be downloaded from Compuserve at the Graphics Support Forum (GO GRAPHSUPPORT), library 3, the Macintosh RoundTable on GEnie, or from America Online in the Direct Connect folder of the Macintosh Graphics and CAD forum (keyword: mgr). GIFConverter updates are also available through some user groups, disk services, and Internet FTP sites.
------------
Distribution
GIFConverter is a ╥shareware╙ program. Shareware offers the opportunity to try out a fully-functional copy of a program before purchase. Although GIFConverter is freely available, it is a copyrighted program, and use or distribution in violation of the License Agreement and Distribution guidelines is against the law.
You may give copies of GIFConverter to your friends for evaluation. GIFConverter may be placed on BBSes and online service providers (such as Compuserve, GEnie and America Online) provided that the GIFConverter package is downloadable without charge beyond normal connect charges. GIFConverter may be placed onto diskettes distributed by user groups at nominal fee.
When distributing GIFConverter, please give the complete contents of the disk, making sure that all note files are transferred as well.
Vendors desiring to place GIFConverter into their catalogs must contact the author at the address on the cover requesting permission to distribute this program, and outlining their fees and shareware policies.
Whenever GIFConverter appears on a catalog, diskette, BBS, or online service, it must be identified as shareware. Vendors and operators must make it clear that online charges or disk fees have not paid for the use of this shareware product, and that additional payment is due the author.
Version 2.3.7 (1/30/94)
-----------------------
o Fixed a problem with successive mouse commands. This often manifested itself as improper results when a crop was followed by a drag, for instance.
o GIFConverter should no longer hang when starting up on a machine with a French keyboard. GIFConverter searches for the '.' key for implementing cancelling with command-period. It now finds such a key even if the '.' is shifted. It will also no longer hang if it can't find a '.' key (I'd be very interested in finding out about keyboards that don't have one).
o To cancel operations in GIFConverter (when you have the juggler cursor), press the command key, and type a period. If the period ('.') is shifted, you must hold down the shift key.
Version 2.3.6 (1/16/94)
-----------------------
o GIFConverter can read and write comments in JPEG/JFIF files.
o File comments for GIF and JPEG use CR/LF at the end of a line. The editing window is now 80 characters wide, uses a fixed width font, and does not wrap lines. With these features, GIFConverter conforms with what appears to be accepted practice for formatting these comments.
Version 2.3.5 (1/13/94)
-----------------------
o GIFConverter now gives an error message instead of crashing when it runs out of memory trying to open a JPEG file.
o When GIFConverter runs out of memory while trying to allocate an image buffer (the largest memory usage it performs), it now gives a detailed description of the size of the image, and suggests a memory allocation setting that will accomodate the image.
o GIFConverter now commits the last action before saving files. For instance, it no longers loses pasted images, or stretches cropped images strangely.
o If the Preferences file is damaged, GIFConverter deletes it and makes a new one. It tells you when it does this.
Version 2.3.4 (11/7/93)
-----------------------
o Fixed a bug where GIFConverter crashed on startup on certain Centris and Quadra machines.
Version 2.3.3 (10/23/93)
------------------------
o GIFConverter no longer reports zero colors when reading some GIF files. This also caused crashes, or errors saving as GIF.
o Using command-period to stop the slide show should work on all machines now.
o It was impossible to stop a slide show if GIFConverter required more time to load a document than the slide show interval. This has been fixed.
o The Options... button in the Save dialog box didn't work right if a user clicked in the upper left quarter of it. This has been fixed.
o When the Memory or Progress windows came to the front, GIFConverter would not enable the correct menu commands. Clicking on a window would restore the correct commands. This has been fixed.
o 24-bit images may now be cropped. They may now also be copied when selected by the marquee.
o GIFConverter can now open a document even if there isn't a properly installed and selected print driver.
o The missing preview picture in EPSF files has been fixed.
o The units controls in the print margins box now work properly.
o A bug that caused crashes when choosing the Enhance command has been fixed.
Version 2.3.2 (3/7/93)
----------------------
o GIFConverter no longer crashes when opening JPEG/JFIF files on the Macintosh Classic, SE, Plus, or other non-color Macintoshes.
o The images in the slide show are now in the right size and color.
o GIFConverter now properly saves GIF files that contain only one image, and the one image has just been pasted into an empty document.
o GIFConverter no longer crashes when the shareware reminder window is up and the user clicks in the menu bar or types a command key.
Version 2.3 (2/25/93)
---------------------
o Converted to use MacApp 3.0.1. GIFConverter now requires at least System 6.0.5.
o GIFConverter can accept the Required suite of AppleEvents. This means that drag-and-drop should be working right.
o Fixed bug where the wrong message was given if GIFConverter needed QuickTime.
o Added new bar-type progress window. More file operations show progress now. Note that when using QuickTime for compression (including JFIF files), the progress bar takes longer to show up. This is a restriction of QuickTime.
o Added compressed TIFF output with prediction. Fixed some bugs with TIFF. Provided workaround for saving TIFF files that Microsoft Word can read.
o Added support for the Independent JPEG Group code. This code allows GIFConverter to read and write
