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Welcome to the   Image Gallery!

The  Image  Gallery  is  a  picture  browser designed to view image files on your computer. You can view simulteniously up to 225 pictures in a single window. It supports bitmap, metafile and icon formats.

Installation and distribution notes

Image Gallery in action

How To...

Image Gallery: tips

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Important:  There are several bitmap formats, this product does not support all of them.


Options dialog
Options Dialog box

This dialog box enables customization of the Image Gallery environment.


Image Gallery Tips

If you click on an image, its filename will be selected in the file list box. In other 	words, the file list box traces the click.

Double click on the picture to maximize it. To resize, double click again.

Use right mouse button click to:

Move backward through browsing sequence

Copy the particular image onto the Clipboard (see note below, also)

Copy the picture path onto the Clipboard

Call Options dialog box.

Note:  Since Windows doesn't have a format appropriate to .ICO files, icons can't be clipped to Clipboard.


Installation and distribution notes

Distribution notes

The Image Gallery is distributed in the following files:

Imgallry.exe	Fully functional program file.

Imgallry.hlp 	This help file.

This product is distributed FREE. We don't ask money for this program, but we would appreciate it if you will fill in and send us a REGISTRATION FORM. This would give us the pleasure of being able to inform you about our new products. You may believe, they will be unique and exciting.

Installation

The installation process is very simple and easy. Place two the files listed above in any directory you like. The only requirement is you should keep both of them together in the same directory.


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How to
How To...

... display pictures located in a specific directory

First choose the directory from directory list box.  All the pictures located in the specific directory will be shown in a file list box. To display them just press the Display button.

... display pictures located in a specific directory,  including subdirectories

In a directory list box choose the directory and press Recurse button. All files found will be shown in a file list box. To view them press Display button.

... display a particular picture maximized

Double click on the picture. If the picture is too large to be shown full view in the window, press Stretch button to match to the window's size. To go back double click again or press Back button.


OK button
Saves all changes you made. The main window will be repaint to match the new settings.


Number of windows
The main window space will be equally divided into smaller windows according to this option.  First digit is the number of small windows arranged horizontally, and the second stands for those arranged vertically.  The smaller these digits, the greater each small window's size.  You can simulteniously view as many pictures as the number calculated here. The  Image Gallery enables you to change this number in the range from 1 to 225 (this number may be limited by the size of system resources on your computer).


Background color
This option enables you to customize color of background panel. This choice is also useful when browsing icons since they look different on different backgrounds because of their transparency.


Restore old color
Restores the color the main window had before the Option dialog box appeared.


Toolbar alignment
Enables you to align the toolbar to left or to right side of the main window. If you change the toolbar alignment, the pictures on the main window will be repainted to fit the new toolbar alignment.


Show hints
With this option checked, when your mouse cursor is on any image its filename will be shown in a text box as a hint.


Stretch pictures
With this option checked all the pictures in the main window will be shown stretched/shrunk to the size of a small window.


Cancel button
Closes the Option dialog without any changes in the settings.


Help button
Calls this page of the Image Gallery's help file.


Interface
Image Gallery in action


About button
Shows the product and company information.


Options button
Calls Options dialog. Enables you to customize the Image Gallery environment.


Display button
Displays the very first set of images. The number of images in the set is regulated by Options dialog box settings.


PageUp button
Displays the previous set of images. The number of images in the set is regulated by Options dialog box settings.


PageDown button
Displays next (or successive) set of images. The number of images in the set is regulated by Options dialog box settings.


Help button
Calls this help file.


Exit button
Quits the program.


Recurse button
Searches in the current directory and in all its subdirectories for the files specified in the File Type field.


Stretch button
Stretches the image to fit the frame. Take into account that the stretched image may look distorted.


Back button
Returns from full view to the main window.


File type
Specifies the type(s) of files to be shown.


File list box
File list box. Contains all the files found in the current directory (as a result of a simple search) or in all its subdirectories (recursive search), which  matched the File Type field.


Main window
Main window. It is a panel the images have to be shown on. Double click on a particular image to view it full view. When viewing icons, the main window's background color imposes an influence on the way the images look. You can customize the background color in Options dialog box.


Directory list box
Directory list box. Defines the initial directory for search of files of type(s) specified in a File Type field.


Files found
Indicates the number of files found as a result of a search.


Drive list box
Drive list box.