INTERNET GRAPHICS FINDER  (Software Version 1.2)
Copyright (C) SkibbySoft 1998

README TEXT:

INTRODUCTION:

"A Better Way To Find Graphics On The Internet!"

Internet Graphics Finder (GRIF) is a 32-bit Windows application 
that provides a better way to find graphics on the Internet. 
It can also view, print and save pictures from the Internet.  
Multiple image thumbnails are viewed at one time in the GRIF Gallery. 
GRIF supports image file formats JPG, GIF (animated) and BMP.  

Image Search Options Include:

  1) Keyword Search - Enter a keyword and search the Lycos or Yahoo
         image archives for the exact picture you need.

  2) Predefined Image Categories - Display the pictures contained on
         the best graphics web sites we've found.  All predefined sites 
         offer public domain images!!

  3) Extracts Images From any Entered Web Address - Enter any URL
         from your favorite graphics web site and GRIF will download 
         and display the image in the GRIF Gallery.  (NOTE: Please 
         respect the use of images that are not in the public domain.)
                        
INTERNET PROVIDER REQUIRED
You must have and be signed on to an ISP (Internet Service Provider)
before you can run Internet Graphics Finder.  America Online, Prodigy, 
CompuServe and other online services will also work as Internet 
providers as long as you log into their service first.

PARENTAL DISCRETION WARNING
Internet Graphics Finder does not contain any Parental Discretion 
controls at this time.  It will not filter offensive images from 
being displayed and downloaded.  Use this program at your own 
discretion.

IMAGE COPYWRITE VIOLATION
The search and pre-set scan sites used by Internet Graphics Finder use
web pages that contain Public Domain images.  The public domain status
could change at any time.  When you save a web image make sure you can 
legally use the image before doing so.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

 * Microsoft 32-bit OS - Windows '95, '98 or Windows NT 
 * A hard disk with approximately 2 Meg of hard disk space
 * Pentium 60 or higher CPU recommended
 * A minimum of 8 Meg of RAM; 16 Meg or more recommended
 * Internet Access Provider and a connection to the Internet
 
INSTALLING GRIF:

If you received one install file:

  1) Run GRIF##.EXE (self extracting file) or GRIF##.ZIP 
     (PKZIPed file) from Windows START to start the install.  

If you received 2 installation disks:

  2) Run GRIF##.EXE from disk 1 to start the install.  If running
     from your hard drive, make sure all installation files
     (GRIF##.EXE, GRIF##.W02) are in the same directory.

The following files are installed in the same directory:

    GRIF.EXE		- Internet Graphics Finder Program    
    GRIF.HLP		- Internet Graphics Finder Help File
    README.TXT 		- Information File
    FILE_ID.DIZ         - Info file used by BBS

The following files are installed in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:

Visual Basic System Files:
    MSVBVM50.DLL	- VB V5.0 Runtime Module
    STDOLE2.TBL		- Required OLE File
    COMCAT.DLL		- Required OLE File
    ASYCFILT.DLL	- Required OLE File
    OLE32.DLL   	- Required OLE File
    OLEAUT32.DLL	- Required OLE File
    OLEPRO32.DLL	- Required OLE File
    MSVCRT.DLL		- Required OLE File
    MFC42.DLL		- Required OLE File
    CTL3D32.DLL		- VB 3-D Control 

Visual Basic Controls:
    IMGSRCH.OCX		- SkibbySoft Image Search Control
    COMDLG32.OCX	- VB Control for common dialogs
    LTOCX80N.OCX	- Lead Technologies Image Control

Lead Graphics Controls:
    LFBMP80N.DLL	- Windows and OS/2 BMP file support.
    LFGIF80N.DLL	- GIF file support.
    LFCMP80N.DLL	- JPG file support.
    LTANN80N.DLL	- LEADTOOLS animation support.
    LTEFX80N.DLL	- Paint effects support.
    LTFIL80N.DLL	- File read and write support. 
    LTIMG80N.DLL	- Image processing support.
    LTKRN80N.DLL	- LEADTOOLS kernel
    LTTWN80N.DLL	- TWAIN support. 

The OCX controls should be registered during Graphics
Discovery installation.  If you experience any problems 
registering the LTOCX80N.OCX or IMGSRCH.OCX controls, 
first try unregistering and re-registering the control, 
as shown below using the Windows '95 Start - Run option:

REGSVR32 /U <filename>.OCX
REGSVR32 <filename>.OCX

If you experience an error running the program after installation,
here are some other files that may need to be re-registered using
REGSVR32.EXE after installing GRIF:
OLEAUT32.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
    
GRIF was written with Visual Basic Ver 5.0 which requires a 
runtime DLL called: MSVBVM50.DLL.  This should be installed 
during GRIF installation.  If not, you can downloaded it from 
most online services and from Microsoft's web site on the Internet.  
If you have installation problems, send me an Email at: 

America Online  Skibby
CompuServe      73042,3371
Internet Email  Skibby@SkibbySoft.com 
		Skibby@aol.com 
                Skibby@compuserve.com              
Web Site        http://www.skibbysoft.com


UNINSTALL

To uninstall Internet Graphics Finder, use the Add/Remove Software Wizard 
on the Windows '95 Control Panel or run the UNWISE.EXE program in 
your GRIF directory. 


GETTING STARTED:

To begin using Internet Graphics Finder, click on the Internet 
Graphics Finder icon in Program STARTUP or double click on 
Internet Graphics Finder in Windows Explorer.  Enter a search value
of the type of image you are looking for (ie Cat) and click the GO
toolbar button.  This should return a list of found images and the
thumbnails should arrive shortly after that. 

HTML coding comes is many forms.  GRIF tries to extract as many
image links as possible from the HTML pages, but can still miss
some image links if the HTML tag is coded in a way GRIF cannot 
recognize.  If you find an HTML page that GRIF misses the image
links or have a favorite Graphics Page you want to the GRIF 
predefined web sites drop us an email at Skibby@SkibbySoft.com.

See GRIF.HLP for more information on using the program.  

There is no program manual available for this program.  All the 
information is in the program's Windows Help files.   

Please visit our web site for more information about GRIF and our
other Graphics Utility programs that offer even more graphics
functions.

WHAT'S NEW WITH VERSION 1.2:

* Change select option to easier to use buttons and active labels.
* Add select options to the Options menu.
* Improve ImgSrch.OCX scanning code.  Better extraction of <IMG SRC>
  HTML tags.
* Misc. program fixes. 
