         Product Name: WallMaster
              Version: 1.2b
                   OS: Windows 95
                 Type: POSTCARDWARE
          Description: A utility to help you getting full control of your
                       desktop wallpaper                       
               Author: Edy Budiman
               e-mail: edy_bd@yahoo.com
                  URL: http://come.to/twrs


Installation:
- If you receive this package as a ZIP file, unzip it using PKZIP or WinZIP
  and run the setup program (SETUP.EXE)
- If you receive this package as a self-extracting EXE file (created with
  WinZIP Self-Extractor), just run the EXE file.


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   best result


For complete information, please see the help file.


FEATURES SUMMARY
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- User friendly interface with context-sensitive help.
- Allow you to create collections of your favorite wallpapers and customize
  it as you like.
- Beside bitmap file, you can use JPG, GIF, PNG, PCX, TGA, PCD and ICO as
  your desktop wallpaper.
- Support color reduction with image dithering to keep the image quality
- You can program the desktop wallpaper to change automatically at a specifed
  time interval (e.g. every 10 minutes).
- You can set the position of the wallpaper (tile, center, fit to screen,
  or custom). Since version 1.2a, you are able to auto fit the wallpaper
  (enhancement from "fit to screen" position).
- Use system tray to ease you control the wallpaper anytime.
- Ability to hide Windows desktop icons.
- Preview window to preview your favorite wallpapers. No need to use
  a graphics viewer software just to view it.
- You may also use WallMaster to change desktop wallpaper every Windows
  startup (see help for more information)
- Use of customizable threaded timer to avoid system slowdown.


DISTRIBUTION
------------

Distribution of this software is encouraged.
Please inform me if you want to distribute it on a CD-ROM or other media, 
just to make sure you are including the latest version. And please do not
modify the archive.


HISTORY OF WALLMASTER
---------------------

Version 1.2b 
  - New features added:
    * "Remove bad graphics" option to remove all bad graphics files (file no
      longer exists, empty/bad data, etc) from wallpaper showlist
      Thanks to Mark Holden (twoheads@pacbell.net) for this feature...
    * Drag and drop support; the showlist now accepts any files dropped
      from other window (Explorer, desktop, etc)

Version 1.2a - immediately replaced by v1.2b
  - New features added:
    * "Auto fit" position to fit the wallpaper to entire screen but keeping
      the image ratio (enhancement from "Fit to screen" position), so your
      wallpaper will not look weird anymore
    * Ability to play sound file (WAV) when wallpaper changes
    * New option on the pop-up menu to change wallpaper position directly

Version 1.1a - 18 Feb 1998
  - Added keyboard shortcuts to speed up configuring wallpapers
  - Default wallpaper position has been changed to center, not tile anymore
  - New options:
    * Beep when wallpaper changes
    * Default directory for showlist file

Version 1.0a - 12 Feb 1998
  - First public release, still not fully tested

