


		DROPVIEW 2.01
		A multi-Window Drag & Drop Image Utility
		from SJHDesign

       A) Files in this archive:

          Program Files:
  
	    DROPVW2S.EXE - DROPVIEW executable
            DROPVW2S.HLP - Help file
            DROPVW.DLL   - library routines

          Documentation:

            INSTALL.TXT  - this information file
            ORDERFRM.TXT - ASCII file for registering this program


	B) INSTALLATION

	   This part is easy- just unzip the file. You don't have to put
	   DROPVIEW.EXE in a directory on your path. The only requirement is
	   that the files DROPVW2S.EXE, DROPVW.DLL, AND DROPVW2S.HLP are all
	   in the same directory. 

	C) RUNNING DROPVIEW

	   DROPVIEW requires the File Manager (or Norton Desktop or PC Tools
	   for Windows) to run. You can start it from the Program Manager, your 
	   favorite menu program, or by double-clicking on DROPVW21.EXE in File 
	   Manager. When the DROPVIEW icon (a little target) appears on your 
	   desktop, you are ready to start loading images one at a time or
	   in groups by dragging them from the File Manager down to the DROPVIEW
	   icon. If you want DROPVIEW to load automatically whenever you
	   start Windows, open the File Manager and drag the file DROPVW21.EXE 
	   to the STARTUP group in Program Manager. This way, the DROPVIEW is
	   always on your desktop, ready to go.  If you place the Dropview icon
	   in a NDW or PCTW Toolbox, you can also start DROPVIEW by dragging
	   an image file to it. This method will load only the program and the
	   first file in the group of files that are dragged to the toolbox icon.
           If, however, you drag a group of image files to DROPVW21.EXE in File 
           Manager, the program and all of the image files will be loaded.  If
           DROPVIEW is running, you cannot load additional instances of the program.
	   
	   NOTE TO OS/2 2X USERS: DROPVIEW runs quite nicely under WinOS/2. On
           some systems, it may be nescessary to copy the file TTY.DRV from your
           \Windows\System directory to your OS2\Mdos\Winos2\System directory.
           Due to OS/2's somewhat bizzare palette management, when multiple images
           are loaded, color quality may deteriorate a great deal more than under
           regular Windows.

	D) WHAT IT DOES
	   DROPVIEW allows you to drag any number of images from the File
	   Manager and loads each one in it's own scrollable window. The following
           file formats can be loaded:

		.BMP - Windows 3x bitmap(all color and compression types
                        including OS/2) 
                .TIF - Aldus Tiff(all color and compression types including
			Group III and Group IV fax)
                .PCX - PC Paintbrush PCX
		.GIF - Compuserve GIF
                .TGA - Truevision TARGA
		.WMF - Windows Metafile
                .WPG - Wordperfect Graphics(Dropview will load only the bitmapped
                         data portion of .wpg files)
                .PCT - MacPaint PICT 
                .JPG - Joint Photographic Experts Group compressed format(JPEG)
                .EPS - Adobe Encapsulated PostScript(Dropview will load the screen
                        preview portion of .eps files)


	   Once an image is loaded, you can :
		-zoom,resize,crop,rotate or flip it
		-dither(monochrome or 4 color) or greyscale it
                -adjust brightness and contrast
		-copy all or part of it to the clipboard 
		-overlay a clipboard bitmap on it
		-save it in any of the above file formats  
	   	-make it your desktop wallpaper without 
		  messing around with Control Panel, no matter
                  what file type it is 
		-get it's vital statistics(size, # of colors,
		 type, etc.)	    
                -Print it(in full color if your printer supports it)

	   DROPVIEW windows will also accept any kind of image from the 
	   Clipboard and allow you to save it any of the above formats.
	   
	E) MENU COMMANDS 

	   The menu commands available for each DROPVIEW window are explained
	   in the Help file. To view it, click on the DROPVIEW icon and choose
	   HELP. A few general notes on the menu commands:

	     COPYING AND PASTING: Dropview has a rather different way of handling
             copying and pasting to and from the clipboard. Most of these operations
             can be performed without menu commands by the use of mouse buttons.
             
               1)COPYING TO THE CLIPBOARD: a copy area can be blocked by pressing and
               holding the left mouse button and moving the mouse.  As the mouse is
               moved, a rectangle showing the clipping area is drawn. At this point,
               you can bring down the EDIT menu and choose COPY to copy the selected
               area to the clipboard or double-click the left mouse button to cancel
               the operation.  To copy an entire image to the clipboard, choose COPY
               without first drawing a rectangle.

               2)VIEWING OR PASTING CLIPBOARD CONTENTS: this is done by pulling down 
               the EDIT menu and choosing the SHOW CLIPBOARD command, which loads the
               Clipboard image into a seperate DROPVIEW window. Any of DROPVIEW's
               image processing functions can now be performed on the clipboard image.
               You can also get a preview of what an overlay will look like simply
               by moving the mouse to the place where the clipboard image is to be
               inserted and pressing and holding the right mouse button. The clipboard
               image will now appear, and if you keep the right button down you can move 
               the clipboard image around.  The image can be pasted by double-clicking
               on the right mouse button or choosing the OVERLAY command from the EDIT
               menu.  Double clicking on the left mouse button cancels the operation.
               The PASTE command will replace the image in the current window
               with the clipboard image(if you made any changes to the image in the
               current window, be sure to save it before using the PASTE command).                 

	     WALLPAPER : The TILE WALLPAPER AND CENTER WALLPAPER choices on the 
             BITMAP menu will load any image file(not just .bmp) as wallpaper.
             If you choose this command while a non-bitmap file is loaded in the
             current window, the program creates a temporary .bmp file and pops up
             a message box with the name of the new file so you can later delete it
             if desired.  The wallpaper commands cannot be used on images in DROPVIEW
             Clipboard windows-you must save clipboard images before using them as 
             wallpaper.

	F) CLOSING DROPVIEW 

	   The DROPVIEW windows can be closed individually choosing exit from the
           file menu or by opening the window's system menu and choosing close.
           Or, all bitmap windows can be closed at once by double clicking
	   the DROPVIEW icon and choosing CLOSE WINDOWS from the system menu. 
           The program remains active and the icon will still be visible. 
           To close the DROPVIEW program, click on it and choose CLOSE.
	   Doing this will also close any DROPVIEW windows that are still open.

	G) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

	   Any system that will run Windows 3.1 will run DROPVIEW. The program
	   does not run under Windows 3.0.  

	H) REGISTERING DROPVIEW

	   If you register your copy of DROPVIEW 2.01, you will recieve our
           next upgrade, DROPVIEW\IP for only a small shipping charge. We are 
           currently Beta testing this version and expect it to be ready by 
           November 1993. It will have the following enhancements:

		1) Full color drawing capabilities(lines, rectangles, etc.). 
		2) Color and flood fill
		3) Advanced palette manipulation
                4) The ability to add text in TRUETYPE fonts to your images
                5) Additional MAC and OS/2 image file support
                6) Additional printing options


	  DROPVIEW\IP will carry a $29.95 price tag, but if you register this 
	  version of Dropview, we will send it for a small shipping charge.
	  SJHDesign is an established software development group that plans on
	  being around for a while. Our other shareware offerings have hundreds 
          of registered users who recieved free or low cost upgrades, free tech
          support and substantial discounts on our other Windows programs.
          
	  TO REGISTER DROPVIEW 2.01,  SEND A CHECK FOR $19.95 to:

		SJHDesign
		C/O Scott Hanrahan
	        326 E. 34th St.
	        NY, NY 10016
		
	  (make checks payable to SCOTT HANRAHAN)
          
	  We would greatly appreciate it if you would load the file orderfrm.txt 
          into Notepad or any ASCII text editor, fill out and print it and
          send it along with your check.  If you are unable to do this, please
          write your daytime phone number on your check.
	
	  Upon receipt of your payment, we will call you with a registration
          number which you can input into the program by choosing 'Register 
          Dropview' from the main menu(the system menu of the Dropview Icon),
          and suddenly, no more "nag" screens! 

	  Sorry, we do not accept credit cards at this time....

	
	  Other very useful Windows programs from SJHDesign:

	   DTPBrowser - multi-window text and bitmap editor
	   SJHEdit    - FAST Text editor for extremely large files
	   SJHConvert - loads and converts BMP, GIF, TGA, WPG, PCX ,
			WMF,JPEG and TIFF(Standard,Compressed and fax)files.
	   DBview     - small, fast viewer\editor for Paradox and DBase files.
	   PaperMan   - the ultimate windows wallpaper utility
              
	FOR INFORMATION, CALL SJHDesign AT (212)683-2264. IF YOU GET THE 
	ANSWERING MACHINE, LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE (OR FAX) # AND WE
	WILL RESPOND PROMPTLY.


        I)About SJHDesign -we specialize in creating Windows 3.x, OS/2 and
          database applications.  Our clients include photo studios, graphic
          design houses, law firms and a few software manufacturers you might
          have heard of. Distributing shareware programs like DROPVIEW is our
          way of sneaking into the commercial software business.  If you are
          looking for an unusual or highly specialized graphics or database
          program, please contact us. If your company is running Paradox for 
          Windows, we have the most advanced applications available for this 
          emerging database platform.
	

	J) Version History

	Dropview 1.1(1/6/93):
		
		1) CloseWindows command added to Dropview Icon's System
                   menu allowing the user to close all open Bitmap Windows
                   without closing the program.

	        2) Bug Fix : Version 1.0 had a bug that prevented part 
                   of the visible area of a bitmap window from being 
		   updated(repainted)when it was brought out from behind
		   another bitmap window.  The user could update the window
		   with the REFRESH command, but this is something the program
		   should do automatically. It has been corrected.

                3)Exit command added to the File menu.
  
	Dropview 1.2(1/14/93)

		 1)Window cascading routine added-opening window sizes 
		   adjusted so windows do not cascade off the screen or cover
                   up minimized desktop icons.

		 2)Palette management improved for display of multiple 256
		   or 24 bit color bitmaps.

	         3)Zoom function modified to paint only the visible area of 
                   the zoomed bitmap, resulting in much greater speed.      


        Dropview 2.0(5/11/93)

                  1)Support for several image file formats added

                  2)Support for all popular true color video cards added

                  3)Display of 24 bit images speeded up dramatically

	          4)Several image and color manipulation functions added

                  5)Support for Norton Desktop and PC Tools for Windows
                     file managers added 

	My sincere thanks to the users who have aided in the development of
	of this program with their many helpful suggestions.         
		  
   	   
	K) Disclaimer

	Please direct any comments, criticism, praise, bug reports, etc.
	to Scott Hanrahan, CIS I.D. 70144,3033.
          This software is offered for use as is, and no warranty
	is offered or implied.  SJHDesign is not responsible for any 
	loss of data, damage to hardware nor any resulting loss of
        time or revenue resulting from the use of this program.  Like 
	all commercial software, this program is utilized entirely at 
	the user's risk.	    	     
