HOUSEPIC.TXT INSTRUCTIONS FILE
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NOTE: HOUSEPIC.EXE expects to
get a COMMANDLINE filename/spec
PASSED to it at load time, or
it will simply close.  It is also
a VISUAL BASIC program for WINDOWS
and therefore requires the File 
VBRUN100.DLL in your system path!

WHAT DOES IT DO?

Using HOUSE to RUN HOUSEPIC.EXE
you can launch your BMP or ICO
pictures as BORDERLESS IMAGES
right on your Desktop! Each
picture having it's own
HOUSEPIC.EXE host.

If you put HOUSEPIC.EXE in a 
HOUSE MENU as a room, and "PUT"
the file you want to see in
the COMMANDLINE   (FURNITURE)
text box, located to the right of
the FILENAME textbox,  you can
VIEW BORDERLESS PICTURES in the
same way you would run a menu item!

The FILES -PUT- function will place 
the file in the commandline as furniture,
 with a single click, 
directly from a BMP-file LISTING!

Then CLICK RUN-M!
("As in:" RUN MENU ITEM.)
  Volia...PICTURES!


A Typical RUN statement format is: (RUN)

C:\HOUSE\HOUSEPIC.EXE c:\Windows\HONEY.BMP

You could use the RUN PROGRAM function in PROGRAM
MANAGER and type the above format in the
RUN BOX to view a BITMAP.

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GETTING THE VERY MOST OUT OF HOUSEPIC
AS A PERSONAL PHOTO GALLERY:

Using NOTEPAD to change your WIN.INI [EXTENSIONS]

   from bmp=Pbrush.exe
   to   bmp=HOUSEPIC.EXE

(Including a prefix for the path if necessary...)

will allow you to view borderless
BMP pictures OR ICONS quickly and DIRECTLY
from ANY FILE LIST--ANYTIME!

Then, a double-clicked filename will
result in a PICTURE IN THE GALLERY
in a couple of seconds!

These picture images will show
up on the DESKTOP --FAST-- because
PAINT BRUSH is not needed!
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TO MOVE A PICTURE: Click the image
and drag it--gently--to a new location,
being careful to AVOID sweeping over
other open programs, images etc. You
CAN go over them, but some programs can
react adversely.

Whenever possible, you should move
PICTURES ----**BETWEEN**---
other programs or pictures on
your DESKTOP, not over them.

You CAN place other application
Windows OVER a Picture, but remember,
HOUSEPIC is a program...not a
picture 'tile' and it is more vulnerable
to graphics 'collisions' .

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TO CLOSE OR --CHANGE-- WINDOW STATES...

DOUBLE CLICK ANY PICTURE in ANY
CORNER depending on the
result you want:

TOP LEFT: Normal Window Size
TOP RIGHT: MAXIMUM Size
LOWER LEFT: ICON Size
LOWER RIGHT: To end the program/viewer

REMEMBER....TO CLOSE
  double click the LOWER RIGHT!!

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A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES

The PHOTO GALLERY application HOUSEPIC.TXT
is shipped with all registered copies of
HOUSE.  It is available free of charge, as
a part of the HOUSE SHAREWARE EDITION and
is for evaluation purposes only.

HOUSEPIC.EXE is COPYRIGHT protected.

Since it is part of the HOUSE software
package, you can not purchase this program
unless you order HOUSE--AND--it is illegal
to ship this program separately.

You may make back up copies for personal
use only, unless you distribute the
entire HOUSE SOFTWARE PACKAGE in it's
orignal UNALTERED form.

As is the case with many SHAREWARE
programs, including HOUSE, you may
use HOUSEPIC.EXE for 30 days only,
for EVALUATION PURPOSES. There are
no lock outs. Also, there is no
warranty or promise of fitness or
suitability for use (where applicable).

HOUSEPIC.EXE..is available..."AS IS"
as they say. 

It is intended for use with HOUSE
although it can display ICONS or BITMAPS (BMP)
in FRAMELESS WINDOWS (No borders) without
using HOUSE as a host launcher.

HOUSEPIC.EXE gives the effect of 
'Movable Single-Tiles' on your desktop,
making it more like a REAL desktop,
where you could shuffle pictures easily.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE!!

This program CAN cause a 
Windows lock up if it is used
incorrectly!  BECAUSE THE IMAGE
DOES NOT DISAPPEAR WHEN YOU DRAG
YOUR PICTURES, BE CAREFUL YOU
DON'T HANG UP YOUR PROCESSOR
BY SMEARING THE IMAGE ACROSS
OTHER (LARGE) BIT MAPS AT A RAPID
PACE! IF you GENTLY move pictures
around, by clicking & dragging
them you should NOT experience
ANY problems! LARGE IMAGES moved
quickly across other big pictures
or graphical application windows
COULD cause problems.

This program WOULD NOT BE RELEASED
if it was believed that any SERIOUS threat to
your WINDOWS session would
occur. We use this program ALL the
time to view BMPS and ICONS without
 ANY
problems.  So...try it out
on your machine and see how
it behaves!  But remember,
sometimes the BIG ones can
hang your processor in limbo-land
if you move em too fast!

If you  accidentally WIPE the image across
other apps, causing a swearing
of the graphics display--this
is not recommended--don't worry, it is
generally safe with smaller
pictures (150K or less). 

I don't want to leave you with 
the impression that this program
will be a problem! JUST BE
CAREFUL! Too much TOO Fast
might lock up the fastest
processors!
I
HOUSEPIC.EXE and HOUSE GALLLERY
are copyright protected property of
Christopher R. Roach  1993.  You
may NOT duplicate or distribute them
apart from the COMPLETE and UNALTERED
HOUSE Software package. For more,
info please read the HOUSE documentation,
or write:

Info c/o HOUSE
8231 5th Street SW
Calgary AB T2V 1C7
Canada 

Thank you for trying HOUSE Software.


