ImgViewer/16 <ASP> 
1992-1996 All rights reserved
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By Don Bradner       ____|__     |               (R)
Arcata Pet        --|       |    |-------------------
600 F Street        |   ____|__  |  Association of
Arcata, CA  95521   |  |       |_|  Shareware
                    |__|   o   |    Professionals
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                       |___|___|    MEMBER
Compuserve: 76130,1007
America OnLine: DBirdMan
Internet: dbirdman@redshift.com
http://www.redshift.com/~arcatpet

The online help file is the primary documentation for ImgViewer/16.  
This text document is meant to get you started.

Contents of this file:

   I.  Program Description
  II.  Program Requirements
 III.  Installing ImgViewer/16
  IV.  Getting Started
   V.  Files that make up ImgViewer/16
  VI.  Troubleshooting
 VII.  UnInstalling ImgViewer/16
VIII.  Obtaining images
  IX.  Getting future upgrades
   X.  Purchase and distribution
  XI.  ASP Ombudsman Statement

I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.

ImgViewer/16 is a Windows program for viewing digital images in a 
variety of standard formats.  Image formats supported include GIF, 
.BMP, PCX, TGA, TIF, and .JPG. GIF and PCX provide compression of 
256-color images, while .JPG provides compression for 16-million 
color images, thus saving disk space.

ImgViewer/16 has editing features and file conversion routines built 
in, which allow you to change images to suit your needs.  You can 
crop, resize, stretch, rotate, mirror, flip, sharpen, soften, extract 
edges, negate and adjust brightness, contrast and gamma.

A quick Zoom Tool provides instant magnification of areas of an 
image, for close inspection.

Full documentation is included in the form of a Windows Help file.  
When you desire help, press your F1 function key for context-sensitive 
help, or press the help button if you are in a dialog box.

ImgViewer/16 is time-limited shareware.  It is fully functional 
and provides all features that are included in the registered 
version, but it will stop functioning after 60 days if a 
copy has not been purchased.  

ImgViewer/16 contains functions which can read and write the .GIF format, 
which contains compression technology covered by U.S. Patent No. 
4,558,302, owned by the Unisys corporation.  The author of ImgViewer/16 has 
obtained a license from Unisys, and pays a royalty on each 
sale, to use this technology. The following statement is 
required by that license:

	"Use of this software is permitted only to the extent
	reasonably required to determine whether to purchase
	the software.

	"After payment is made, use of this software is limited
	to use on only a single personal computer or
	workstation which is not used as a server.  An
	additional payment is required for each use on
	another personal computer or workstation.

	"Only a single copy may be made of this software
	solely for backup or archival purposes.  The software
	may also be transferred to a single hard disk.

	"Any use of this software in violation of the above is
	not licensed.

	"For information concerning licensing the LZW
	compression and/or decompression capability, please
	contact:
		Unisys Corporation
		Welch Licensing Department - CISW19
		Township Line & Union Meeting Roads
		P.O. Box 500
		Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19424"

II. Program requirements.

ImgViewer/16 requires an IBM compatible 386 or better, running 
Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, or Windows NT, with at least 8 megs of RAM 
and VGA or better graphics.  Recommended: 486DX or better with an 
accelerated graphics adapter.

Some operations require a mouse.

Graphics files can be quite large, particularly with true-color, so a 
large hard disk is recommended.  ImgViewer/16 will require under 1 
meg for program installation.

III. Installing ImgViewer/16

If you obtained ImgViewer/16 by downloading it from a computer 
Bulletin Board (BBS) or another online source, one necessary file may 
not have been included.  You will need a file called VBRUN300.DLL, 
which is almost always available from any source that would have 
ImgViewer/16.  On BBS systems the file will usually be called 
VBRUN300.ZIP or VBRUN3.ZIP.  If you obtained the program on disk, the 
file should be included.  If it is missing, contact the supplier of 
the program.  Versions purchased from the author will always include 
VBRUN300.  If you are installing VBRUN300 separately, it MUST be put 
in the \Windows\System directory.

To install ImgViewer/16, run the included setup program.  If the 
program is on a floppy disk, you can use File/Run in the Program 
Manager and type a:setup or b:setup, whichever drive is involved.  
You can use the same technique to run setup from a directory on your 
hard drive by supplying the full path, such as c:\temp\setup.  
Alternatively you can use File manager to find the files and 
double-click on SETUP.EXE.  Do not use any SETUP.EXE that is not in 
the same directory as the ImgViewer/16 files.

Windows 95 users can use the "Add/Remove Programs" item in the 
Control Panel to find and start SETUP.  Again make sure that the 
SETUP you are starting is in the directory where your ImgViewer/16 
distribution files are located.

NOTE: Setup will not run if any other program is using VBRUN300.DLL 
or any other library file used by the program.  An error message will 
be generated, and you must end all such applications before retrying 
the installation.  You may restart these programs after installation 
is completed - they will share the VBRUN module without problem.

IV.  Getting Started.

Double-click the ImgViewer/16 icon to start the program.  If this is 
not a registered copy you will see a shareware "nag" screen.  This 
screen will only be repeated every 10 days, so as to not unduly 
interfere with your operation of the program.  Click OK, or you may 
choose to print an order form. 

When you see the main program window, Click the "folder" icon at the 
left end of the icon bar, and then browse for image files to view.  

If you would like to alter the image, most of the items in the Image 
menu are simple.  Browsing the help file will provide you with more 
information on the image-altering functions.   V.  FILES THAT MAKE UP 
ImgViewer/16.

The program files are compressed prior to setup.  They are listed here 
with their compressed and uncompressed names. The setup program only 
copies a file to your disk if it does not find the file already or if 
this file is newer.

References to the ImgViewer/16 directory refer to the directory selected at 
installation; default is C:\IMGV16

Compressed      File Name        Type and where installed

IMGV16.EX_     IMGV16.EXE   Program, ImgViewer/16 directory
IMGV16.HL_     IMGV16.HLP   Help file ImgViewer/16 directory
SETUPIV.EX_    SETUPIV.EXE  ImgViewer/16 Setup Windows directory
--             SETUP.EXE    Setup Program, not transferred
--             SETUP.LST    Used by Setup
IKCOL16.DL_    IKCOL16.DLL  Library File, Windows\System directory
IKENG16.DL_    IKENG16.DLL        Ditto
IKJPG16.DL_    IKJPG16.DLL        Ditto
IKDSP16.VB_    IKDSP16.VBX        Ditto
SETUPKIT.DL_   SETUPKIT.DLL       Ditto
VER.DL_        VER.DLL            Ditto
IVLIBR.VB_     IVLIBR.VBX         Ditto

--             IV16_REG.KEY Ownership key, ImgViewer/16 directory
***Note: WWP_REG.KEY included only with purchased versions.

--             README.TXT   This file, ImgViewer/16 directory
--             VENDINFO.DIZ program description for shareware vendors

VBRUN300.DL_   VBRUN300.DLL Library File, Windows\System directory 
***note:  VBRUN300.DLL may not be included if the program was obtained 
from an online source.  It will have to be obtained to run the program 
and the setup program.  From on-line sources, it is usually 
VBRUN300.ZIP or VBRUN3.ZIP.  If the program was obtained on disk then 
the file should be included; if not, contact the source of the disk.  
If the file is obtained separately, it must be installed in your 
Windows\System directory BEFORE you run setup.

VI.  Troubleshooting.

If you have an image that ImgViewer/16 will not display, it may be in 
a format that cannot be used.  There are some variations of .GIF and 
.PCX that are known to make problems for ImgViewer/16.  There are 
many non-standard versions of JPEG that will cause problems.  
Virtually no tool supports all JPEG types, and ImgViewer/16 will 
sometimes be able to read files that other viewers can't, and 
vice-versa.

If you are finding that you haven't sufficient memory to display 
large files, make sure the Undo Enabled item in the Edit menu is 
unchecked.  When Undo is enabled it requires an additional copy of 
the image to be retained in memory.

VII. Uninstalling ImgViewer/16

The following information is provided if you would like to remove 
ImgViewer/16 from your computer.

Most of the files used by ImgViewer/16 are located in your ImgViewer/16 
directory.  This will be C:\IMGV16 unless you chose another directory 
during installation.  Delete this directory using File Manager.

In your Windows\System directory, delete IVLIBR.VBX.  Four other 
files are installed to this directory:  IKCOL16.DLL, IKENG16.DLL, 
IKJPG16.DLL and IKDSP16.VBX.  These are files that may possibly be 
used by other programs.  If you delete them, make backup copies first 
so that they can be reinstalled if another program complains about 
their absence.

Delete your ImgViewer/16 program group. Make sure that you have 
selected "Save Settings on Exit" in the Options menu, and close 
Windows.  ImgViewer/16 is now removed.

VIII. Obtaining images.

If you regularly use Computer BBS systems or online sources such as 
Compuserve, America Online, or the Internet, you will find a wealth 
of images that can be downloaded.  These images are usually in the 
.GIF or .JPG formats to reduce download time.

The author is maintaining a small collection of his scans of his own 
photos and those of users where permission has been granted.  It is 
available by FTP from redshift.com/arcatpet/wwplus/images Files are in 
.JPG format.  Thumbnails are available at the website 
http://www.redshift.com/~arcatpet

IX.  Getting future Upgrades.

When you order ImgViewer/16 from the author, you will receive a copy 
of the latest version and an ownership key that permanently enables 
the program.  That key file will work with future versions of the 
program, so no upgrade fee will be required.

Recent versions of ImgViewer/16 can always be found on Compuserve in 
several forums, including WINAV, GRAPHSUP, and PHOTOFORUM.  Current 
versions are also posted to America OnLine.  Use the keyword 
"Windows" and search the software library for "ImgViewer/16."

The author maintains a current copy available for internet FTP. 
ftp://redshift.com/arcatpet/imgv16/iv16xxx.zip where xxx is the 
version number.  If you find this address to be inaccurate in the 
future, E-Mail the author dbirdman@redshift.com or dbirdman@aol.com 
for a current address.  There is also a jump available from 
http://www.redshift.com/~arcatpet  

Current versions are also uploaded to two internet archival sites, 
CICA and SimTel.  Addresses respectively are 
ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/desktop and 
ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/win3/desktop.  These two sites have many 
mirror sites worldwide as well.

Registered users who do not have online access may get a disk copy 
from the author for a fee of $5 ($7 non-US).  Send a short note 
indicating your registered status and requesting the latest copy.  
Please use the same name under which you ordered originally.

X.  Purchase and Distribution.

ImgViewer/16 is shareware.  Free use is extended to any user 
for an evaluation period of 60 days.  For use to be continued, 
the program must be ordered from the author.  Price is $20.00.  
California residents please add $1.45 sales tax, and non-US 
buyers should include $1.00 for airmail shipping.  All 
funds should be drawn on a US Dollar account. A convenient form 
for ordering is included in the Help file (and may be 
printed from there).  If you do not order, the program will 
disable after 60 days from installation. 

As a purchase incentive, the author will provide on request two 
free scanned images from your original prints or slides, when sent 
with the order.

Commercial use:  ImgViewer/16 may be used commercially, as long as there is 
a registered copy for each computer/terminal that is using it.  
Bulk licensing is available.

You may freely distribute ImgViewer/16 as long as no fees are charged 
for the program, and all necessary files are included.  Commercial 
Shareware vendors should read the included VENDOR.DOC file for 
details. If you are a registered user, do not distribute the file 
IV16_REG.KEY, which identifies you as the user (This identification 
shows up in the "About" box).

XI. ASP Ombudman Statement

This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware 
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware 
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a 
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member 
directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you 
resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide 
technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP 
Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 
616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP 
Ombudsman 70007,3536
