


		DROPVIEW\IP 2.0 QUICK START
		Drag & Drop Image Processing
		(and then some...)
		©1994, SJHDesign

	For those of you who want to get going quickly, this file has 
	the basic information you need to work with Dropview\IP. By
	taking 15 minutes to read this document and check out a few 
	suggested topics in the help file(Dropvwip.Hlp), you'll be able
	to take advantage of the program's speed, power and simplicity 
	right away. 	

       FILES IN THIS ARCHIVE:
       ----------------------
        Program Files:
  
	DROPVWIP.EXE - DROPVIEW\IP executable
        DROPVWIP.HLP - DROPVIEW\IP Help file
        DROPVW.DLL   - library routines
	PAPRM14k.EXE - bonus 'Registration Key' version of PAPERMAN
	PAPERMAN.HLP - PAPERMAN Help file
	    
        Documentation:
	    
	QUIKSTRT.TXT - this information file
        ORDERFRM.TXT - ASCII file for registering this program
	PMQUIKST.TXT - PAPERMAN quick start information 

       NOTE : The file PAPRM14k.EXE is a special 'registration key' 
       version of PAPERMAN, our Drag and Drop wallpaper and image 
       compression utility. This version of PAPERMAN will load but 
       will only display a Registration Reminder if you try to use 
       it. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PROGRAM-those who register 
       DROPVIEW\IP will be furnished with a number to input into 
       PAPERMAN, after which it will be fully functional. This special
       version of PAPERMAN is included as a bonus for users who register 
       DROPVIEW\IP.  For a detailed description of PAPERMAN, see the file 
       PMQUIKST.TXT included in this archive. 


	INSTALLATION
        -------------
	All you have to do is copy ALL the files in the archive 
	to the same directory. Be sure that there aren't any 
        older versions of DROPVIEW or PAPERMAN in the directory 
        or any directory on you path. If there are, be sure to 
        either delete them or move them to a directory off of 
        your path.

	RUNNING DROPVIEW\IP
        -------------------
	DROPVIEW\IP requires the Windows 3.1 File Manager (or any 
        other Windows File Manager that supports Drag & Drop) to 
        run. You can start DROPVIEW\IP from the Program Manager, 
        your favorite menu program, or by double-clicking on 
        DROPVWIP.EXE in File Manager. When the DROPVIEW\IP 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 icon. If you want 
        DROPVIEW\IP to load automatically whenever you start Windows, 
        open the File Manager and drag the file DROPVWIP.EXE to the 
        STARTUP group in Program Manager. Actually, you can add 
	DROPVIEW\IP to any Program Manager group in this manner.  

	SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS
        -----------------------

        DROPVIEW allows you to drag any number of images from the 
        File Manager and loads each one in it's own Editing Window.  
        Dropview\IP reads and writes the following file formats:

	  .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)
	  .DCX - Multi page PCX format used by MS Mail, MS Fax


	EDITING AND RETOUCHING IMAGES WITH DROPVIEW\IP
	-----------------------------------------------
	When you drag a file(or group of files) from File Manager and
	drop them on the Dropview\IP icon, each one is loaded in an
	editing window. In this window, dozens of menu commands are 
	available for image processing operations. The choices as they
	appear on the menu are in CAPS:
 
		DITHER - 2,16 and 256 color dithers
		GREYSCALE - choice of two contrast levels 
		HALFTONE  - choice of two dot pitches 
		ADJUST PALETTE - using RGB, HSV or HLS color systems
                ENLARGE PIXELS - graining effects 
                SOFTEN - blur effects supported 
                CONTRAST enhancement 
	        BRIGHTNESS - light\dark adjustment
		SHARPEN - increase edge contrast
	        SMOOTH - decrease edge contrast
		RESIZE - proportionally shrink or expand image
		CROP - use the mouse to crop off part of the image 
		PAD - overlays the image on a larger background
		ZOOM IN - for pixel level editing
		ZOOM OUT - for a better view of large images
		COPY - part or all of the image to the clipboard
		COPY TO - part or all of the image to a user determined file
		PASTE - overlay a clipboard bitmap over the image. Dropview\IP
                        will seamlessly merge the two images, preserving the 
                        colors in both of them
		PASTE FROM - overlays an image loaded from a disk file over the
                             current image
		FLIP HORIZONTAL, FLIP VERTICAL, ROTATE and INVERT are also
                supported. All of These menu commands are described in detail 
                in the EDIT WINDOW COMMANDS section of the help file.

	In addition to image processing, the Editing Window also has a toolbar of 
        advanced drawing tools for lines, circles, rectangles, ellipses, filled 
        forms, and color fills. Foreground and background colors are chosen from
        a palette containing every color in the image, a real plus when working 
        with 24 bit and 256 color images. There's even a 'dropper' tool  that 
        allows the user to grab a color directly from the image to draw with. 
        Images can be zoomed up to 5X for incredibly fast pixel level editing, 
        and you can even type text DIRECTLY ON THE IMAGE in your choice of True 
        Type fonts, in any size and color. See THE EDIT WINDOW TOOLBAR section
        of the help file for details on Dropview\IP's powerful package of drawing 
        tools.	


	BATCH IMAGE FILE CONVERSION AND PRINTING
	----------------------------------------
	This is one of Dropview\IP's biggest timesavers. Click on the Dropview\IP
	icon and and you'll see the menu choices FAST CONVERT, FAST PRINT and
        FAST COPY. These options bring the speed of Drag and Drop processing to
	everyday operations that used to take a long time. Here's how:

	FAST CONVERT: For example, you have 12 .gif files in c:\gif that you need 
	to convert to .tif format and place in directory d:\tif. Load Dropview\IP,
	type Alt v or click on the Fast Convert menu choice(to enable Fast Convert 
	Mode), type Alt o to bring up the Program Options dialog, check .TIF (in 
	the Convert To box), type d:\tif(in the Output Directory box),hit Enter(to 
	close the dialog) and drag the 12 files to the Dropview\IP icon-and thats's 
	it! 12 files are written to d:\tif with the same names and a .tif extension. 
        The Options Dialog also includes advanced conversion options like deleting 
	the original file after the new one is written or having a dialog box prompt 
	you before each conversion. You can also use this dialog to choose any
	of the supported formats to convert your images to. For more information  
        on batch conversion options, see PROGRAM OPTIONS DIALOG in the help file.

	FAST PRINT: let's face it, there's no such thing as fast printing of large
        images in Windows. However, drag and drop batch printing allows you to 
	instantly spool multiple images to the printer so you can get on with your
	work while your images print. To do this, just click Fast Print(or use the
	Alt p hotkey) and drag all the files you would like to print down to the
	Dropview\IP icon. A Print Options dialog appears, allowing you to choose 
        the print size and number of copies for each image, and you're finished!
	Your images are sent to print manager as a group and you can move on to
	other things.

	FAST COPY: this feature was added at the request of DROPVIEW users who 
        wanted a fast way to copy images to the clipboard. Click the Fast Copy menu 
	choice or use the Alt c hotkey to enable Fast Copy. While this is enabled,
	any image dragged from File Manager and dropped on the Dropview\\IP icon will 
	be instantly copied to the clipboard (in DIB, Bitmap and Palette formats).
	It's a lot faster than opening an image program, loading an image and then 
	copying it to the clipboard. 

	IMPORTANT NOTE - IF YOU ENABLE THE FAST COPY, FAST PRINT OR FAST CONVERT
        MENU CHOICES, BE SURE TO CLICK THE MENU CHOICE AGAIN WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED 
	TO RESTORE DROPVIEW\IP TO IT'S NORMAL MODE OF LOADING IMAGES IN EDITING
        WINDOWS. You can tell if one of these modes is enabled by clicking the
	Dropview\IP icon and looking at the menu-if either Fast Copy, Fast Print
	or Fast Convert is active, a check will appear next to it on the menu. 


	FAST IMAGE BROWSING
	-------------------
	To browse all the files in a directory quickly, drag the directory folder from 
	(the right hand pane of) a File Manager drive window to the Dropview\\IP icon. 
	The program will identify each supported image in the directory and load 24 
	thumbnail images at a time in a Browse Window. By clicking on a thumbnail and 
	then choosing one of the Browse Window buttons you can perform the following 
	operations on it:

	Choose this button..    and Dropview\\IP will..
	____________________    _______________________
	Edit Image              Load the file in an edit window`
	View Image		Quick Load the image in a view-only window`
	Print Image             Send the image to the printer`
	Copy Image 		Copy the image to the clipboard`
	Convert Image		Convert the image to the file format
                                specified in the Program Options dialog`

	The Browse window acts as a 'control center' for Dropview\IP, enabling you
	to quickly browse whole directories at a time and choose images to perform 
	further operations on. All of Dropview\\IP's powerful editing, conversion 
	and printing features are available to use on the images in this window. 
	If the directory contains more than 24 images, you can scroll the window to
	view the additional images(up to 120 images can be loaded at once). 'Contact 
	Sheets' of thumbnails can also be printed or saved to disk in any of the 
	supported file formats. We recommend that you see THE BROWSE WINDOW section 
	of the help file for more details about this powerful feature.


	INSTANT SCREEN CAPTURES
	-----------------------
	  
	If you click on the Dropview\IP icon and choose Capture from the menu, the 
	mouse pointer will turn into a crosshair. By pressing and holding the left 
	button and moving the mouse, you can capture any area of the screen. When 
	you have the area you want, release the left button and your screen capture 
	pops up in an Edit Window, where all of Dropview\IP's editing features are 
	available. The capture can be saved to any of the supported file formats.`

	
	REGISTERING DROPVIEW\IP
	-----------------------

	A single user license for Dropview\IP costs $29.95. All you have to
	do is look at other shareware image programs and compare their features
	and cost to Dropview\IP. This program is absolutely the best value 
	in shareware Imaging (forget about commercial programs-Dropview\IP
        has more features than commercial programs that cost ten times as much).
	For your $29.95, you receive the following:

	   -a number to input into Dropview\IP to eliminate the 'nag' screen

	   -a number to input into the 'registration key' copy of PAPERMAN to 
            make it fully functional
	
	   -The '$5.00 upgrade'. Have the next version of DROPVIEW\IP(3.0) shipped 
            to you for a $5.00 handling fee when it is ready in the second half
            of 1995. For a list of features to be included in the upgrade, see the
	    file ORDERFRM.TXT in this archive (you must order and pay for this
	    option at the time you register Dropview\IP 2.0).	

          -40% discounts on any of these other Windows programs From SJHDesign:

	         SJHEdit    - industrial strength text search and edit
		              utility for very large ASCII files
                        
	         SJHConvert - view and convert BMP, GIF, TGA, WPG, PCX ,
		              WMF,JPEG and TIFF(Standard,Compressed and fax)files.

	         DBview     - fast drag and drop editor for Paradox and DBase tables.
              

	Compusreve users can register the program thru the CIS Shareware Registration
	Database and have the $29.95 billed to their CIS account. Type GO SWREG,
	and search the database for Registration ID #4242. When CIS notifies us of
	your registration, you will be contacted with your registration number.
	NOTE: this service is only available for the standard Dropview\IP 
	registration-if you are purchasing the$5.00 upgrade (or any other program), 
	it must be purchased directly from us.

	For more information, please see the file ORDERFRM.TXT or call SJHDesign  
	at (212)683-2264. IF YOU GET THE ANSWERING MACHINE, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR  
	NAME AND DAYTIME PHONE(OR FAX).


        About SJHDesign
	---------------	
          We specialize in creating Windows 3.x, Windows NT and OS/2 programs.  
          Our clients include photo studios, graphic design firms, law firms 
          and a few software manufacturers you might have heard of. If you are
          looking for an unusual or highly specialized graphics or database
          program, please contact us. If your company is running Paradox or
          DBase for Windows, we have the most advanced custom applications 
          available for integrating bitmapped data into XBase databases. 
	

	Version History
	---------------

	Dropview\IP 1.3(9/6/94)
                  1)Complete rewrite and update of Dropview distributed to
                    all registered Dropview users.

	Dropview\IP 1.4(10/21/94)
	          1)Faster print engine with more user options added

		  2)User interface for padding and cropping images improved

		  3)Support for .DCX and greyscale .MAC formats added

		  4)GP fault after multiple pastes of 256 color bitmaps
		    was corrected

                  5)GP fault after loading a corrupt image file with the File 
                    Open dialog was corrected

	          6)Bug which caused incorrect cropping of images sent to
                    the clipboard or printer was corrected 
              

	Dropview\IP 2.0(12/11/94)
	          1)Browsing window added for displaying thumbnails
	
		  2)Drag and Drop batch printing added

		  3)Drag and Drop clipboard access added

 
	My sincere thanks to the users who have aided in the development of
	of this program with their comments, bug reports, and many helpful 
        suggestions.

	Special thanks go to Dave Baldwin for his superb RTFGEN help authoring
        tool, which was used to create the help files. 
	         
		  
   	   
	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 of
        any kind is offered or implied.  We are not responsible for any 
	loss of data, damage to hardware nor any resulting loss of
        time or revenue allegedly resulting from the use of this program.  
        Like all commercial software, this program is utilized entirely at 
	the user's risk.	    	     

