Picto 4.5

for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000, June 2001

Stefan Cruysberghs
Lommel, Flanders, Belgium
stefancr@yucom.be
http://www.stefancr.yucom.be

General

Picto is an advanced icons, glyphs and (resource) bitmaps viewer and editor. The program has a lot of graphical effects and unique features for software developers.

Features

• Nice and user-friendly interface.

• View all (resource) bitmaps, cursors and icons in BMP, JPG, ICO, ANI, CUR, DLL, EXE, ICL, CPL, BPL, OCX, SCR, RES and DCR-files

• Properties window with all information about the current file and images (number of images, size, colorpalette, ...) displayed in a treeview.

• Save images as BMP/JPG (with different colorpalettes and compression).

• Save images as ICO with 16 or 256 colors (16x16, 32x32, 48x48).

• Edit images with a range of graphical effects (rotate, mirror, create disabled image, convert to greyscale, contrast and brightness, anti-aliasing, create bevel, color balance, soften and sharpen, emboss, add shadow, ... ) using a transparent color.

• The edit window also contains a small painting program to draw lines, rectangles, circles, ...

• Create a special glyph (=small bitmap for buttons) containing 2,3 or 4 images showing a status of a button (up, disabled, clicked, down). This glyph can be used for TSpeedbutton or TBitBtn components in Delphi or C++ Builder. 

• Add images to a TImageList, change the order and set the properties. Afterwards this TImageList can be pasted in Delphi or C++Builder.

• Generate HTML pages to catalogue your images with hyperlinks.

• Resize or crop big bitmaps to the size of an icon.

• Capture a part of the screen with a fixed size (16x16, 20x20, 32x32, 48x48, ...).

• Change the background image of the desktop (tile, center, stretch).

• Change the system icons (my computer, recycle bin, printers, ....)

• Copy images to the clipboard as a bitmap, TBitBtn, TSpeedButton or TImage.

• Internal copy, move, delete, rename features for files.

• A lot of options for viewing images, organizing the interface, links to file paths, copying of Delphi/C++Builder components, links to external editors, ...

Copyrights & distribution

• All copyrights to Picto are owned by the author Stefan Cruysberghs

• Picto may be freely distributed but no person or company may charge a fee for the distribution of Picto without written permission from the author.

• Any distribution includes only the original files. You may not alter, delete or add any files of Picto.

• Non-commercial users can use it for free. 

• Commercial users can evaluate it first, but then they have to register the software.

• The unregistered version has no limitations but it will show a startup message once a week. I'm counting on the honesty of the commercial users. Do realize that I have spent a lot of hours developing this software. So, if you want to return the favor, register Picto

• The author doesn't give a warranty for error free running of these programs. 

• The use of this software is your own responsibility. 

Registration

• When you register Picto you:

1. encourage the author to further develop and improve Picto

2. may use Picto in commercial and other environments

3. can download upgrades for free for a least 1 year

• Registration of Picto costs 18 US$ (Single user license).

• Credit card holders can register by the secure website of The Ordering Network. Click on following URL and place your order. Almost immediately you will receive your username and registration key by email.

http://www.evergreennetworks.com/register2/cart.asp?action=add?_id=1034%2D100

• Customers from the United States can also call the toll free number of Evergreen Networks (888-399-7693). This number is for order taking only ! Please make sure that you have the Product ID Number of Picto (1034-100).

• In Picto you have to go to the Aboutbox. There you click on Register and you have to fill in the username and registration key.

• The most recent information about ordering and the latest version of Picto can be found on Stefan's Homepage : http://www.stefancr.yucom.be

Support

• All bug-reports, suggestions, ideas, questions, ... can be sent by email to stefancr@yucom.be
  If possible, the author will try to answer all e-mails.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to the beta testers who helped to track down problems before Picto was publicly released.

• Thanks to all other users who have contributed by reporting problems, suggestions, ...

• Thanks to all Delphi developers who share their free examples, libraries and components on the internet.

• Finally, thanks to all users who supported the development of this software by registering and recommending it to their friends and colleagues.