--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File : 'changes.txt' - Info about IrfanView updates Author: Irfan Skiljan E-Mail: irfan@linux.edvz.tuwien.ac.at WWW : http://www.irfanview.com http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.21 (Release date: 20.07.2000) - The capture (hotkey) problem on some systems is fixed! - New cut option: "Cut - leave selection" in Edit menu - New thumbnail view menu: 'Directory tree' (hide/show directory tree) - The hotkey "F" (View->Fit window/image to desktop) is back - New command line option: /resize=(w,h) Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /resize=(300,300) => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resize: width=300, height=300 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.20 (Release date: 12.07.2000) - New feature: directory tree in thumbnail window :-) - Added tooltips for thumbnail images - Added proportional scrollbars - Improved capture option (capturing with hotkey, include mouse cursor) - New: main window can be resized (see next line ...) - New viewing options (menu: view, only one option is active): 1) 'Fit window to image' (recommended) 2) 'Fit image to window' 3) 'Fit window/image to desktop' 4) 'No fit' - New view option: 'Lock zoom' (check/uncheck, valid for current session only) - New option: 'Export palette' in menu 'Image->Palette' (PaintShopPro format) - New dialog for 'Batch scanning' - Support for Filters Unlimited: Menu 'Image->Effects->Filters Unlimited': http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/funlimited.zip Check 'www.icnet.de' for filters. - Support for WAP WBMP format: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/formats.zip - Support for SGI (Silicon Graphics Image) format: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/formats.zip - Support for NCC information: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/ncc.zip Check 'www.netcybercards.com' for full info. - Changed: Quicktime part is now moved to a plugin: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/quicktime.zip - Some IFF bugs fixed (HAM6 and 24 planes IFFs) - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.17 (Release date: 22.04.2000) - Support for Macromedia's Flash/Shockwave format :-) http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/flash.zip - MP3 plugin updated, please update: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/mp3.zip - PhotoCD plugin updated, please update: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/photocd.zip - DjVu plugin updated (smaller and faster), please update: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/djvu.zip - Support for GEM IMG format: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/formats.zip - New batch feature: batch rename - New menu item: Help->Installed PlugIns - New slideshow icon, thanks to Korogi and Hide from Japan :-) - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.15 (Release date: 20.03.2000) - Support for FlashPix format :-) http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/flashpix.zip - Support for XBM/XPM formats: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/formats.zip - Support for AT&T DejaVu (DJVU) format: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/djvu.zip - Improved support for PhotoCD format (support for all resolutions): http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/photocd.zip - The german help file is finished! :-) - EXIF-JPG: IrfanView can now show EXIF-Information (FORMATS-plugin required!) - New: preview in the slideshow dialog - New menu item: "Create new image" (menu: image) - Improved HTML-Export (check new options in Thumbnail-Window) - New command line option: /page=PageNumber Example: i_view32 c:\test.tif /page=3 => Open page number 3 from the multipage image 'c:\test.tif' - New command line option: /crop=(x,y,w,h) Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /crop=(10,10,300,300) => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and crop: x-start=10, y-start=10, width=300, height=300 - New command line option: /print Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /print => Open 'c:\test.jpg', print the image to default printer and close IrfanView - Support for Mouse-Wheel function (scrolling, moving to next/previous image) - New thumbnail feature: 'Start slideshow with selected thumbs' - View menu: "Best fit to desktop" moved to "Image" menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.12 (Release date: 30.01.2000) - New plugin, allows IrfanView to play MP3/MP2/MP1 (*.MP3) files: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/mp3.zip :-) - Support for Dicom/ACR format: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/formats.zip :-) - Support for Mosaic format: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/formats.zip - New image menu: Enhance colors (brightness/contrast/gamma/rgb) - Enable gamma correction for all loaded images (Properties->Viewing) - New button in batch dialog: Use current directory as output - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.10 (Release date: 22.12.1999) - Support: You can support IrfanView if you visit IrfanView sponsors in: Help->Info/Support. (german version only) Many many thanks! :-) - Read support for PSP-4 format (Paint Shop Pro version 6, first layer) - New: Saving files as PBM/PGM/PPM (binary and ascii) - New scan option: Batch Scanning (Menu: File) - New plugin, allows IrfanView to play Real Audio (*.RA) files: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/player.zip (The RealPlayer from www.real.com must be installed) - New plugin is available for some rare image formats: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/formats.zip - New options for multipage images (Menu: View->Multipage images) - New viewing option: 'Dither 24BPP images on 16BPP displays' (properties) - Improved 'Properties->Extensions' (please associate your types again!) - Improved resize/resample dialog (percentage of width/height) - New options for advanced batch conversion - Screensaver is now disabled during the slideshow - New command line option: '/closeslideshow' (see next line ...) - New slideshow option: Close IrfanView after the last slideshow image - Some PSD bugs are fixed - Better compatibility with Windows 2000 - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.07 (Release date: 20.10.1999) - Support for Apple QuickTime 3 and 4 (activate in Properties->Others 2) => Support for QTIF, Mac PICT, FLI/FLC, FPX, SWF, MP3 formats - Support for KDC format (Kodak Digital Camera format) as plugin: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/kdc120.zip - Change: the Filter Factory part is now moved to a plugin: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/ffactory.zip - Change: the LWF format is now moved to a plugin: http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/plugins/lwf.zip - New thumbnail option: print selected thumbs as single pages - New slideshow option: Don't display same image again (if random slideshow) - New option in Properties->Extensions (read only associated types) - New option in Properties->Others 2: Enable/Disable MRUDs in File menu - New feature: count colors used (Menu: Image) - Improved contrast control - New feature: read/write TIFFs with ZIP compression - New option: show videos with desktop size (menu: options->video size) - New command line option: '/killmesoftly' (close all IrfanView instances) - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.05 (Release date: 26.07.1999) - New: Help file is available! Many many thanks to Steve Clark! :-) - Support for SFW files (Seattle Film Works) - New feature: Open any file in HEX viewer (Menu: File) - New view option: Show HEX view of file (HotKey: F3, like Windows Commander) - New option in Properties->Others 2: Don't change index after renaming - New View menu item: Start/Stop automatic moving through directory - New features in thumbnail window (toolbar, MRUDs, browse button) - New thumbnail options (in thumbnail window) - New fullscreen options: Rotate (L/R), Flip (H/V) - New command line option: '/thumbs' (start IrfanView in thumbnail mode) - New option in Properties->Viewing: Always center window when load new image - New option: show file information for AVI/MPG/MOV/WAV files - New feature: Add subdirectories in Slideshow/Batch dialog - The command line option '/c=' is changed to '/convert=' - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.02 (Release date: 07.06.1999) - Support for PSP format (Paint Shop Pro) - New: Paste an image into another one (selection) - New: Save thumbnails as an image - New: Save thumbnails as HTML file - New: Save thumbnails as separate images - New: Open current file (or thumbnails) with external viewer/editor - Support for AU and SND sound files (MS Active Movie is required !) - Support for DAT files (Video CD) (MS Active Movie is required !) - Support for ICL files (Icon Library) - Improved support for EXE/DLL files (extracting icons) - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.00 (Release date: 06.04.1999) - Finally: Thumbnails! Menu: File, Hotkey: T :-) - New: Extract frames from MPG/MOV files is possible - The edit field in the toolbar is now editable (set custom directory index) - Move to next/previous file with PgDn/PgUp (if no vertical scrollbar) - New option: Display 'Save'-Dialog for 'File->Save' (in Properties->Others) - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.98 (Release date: 19.01.1999) - The memory bug with the Filter Factory is fixed ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.97 (Release date: 11.01.1999) - Support for the Photoshop Filter-Factory. Thanks to Michael Johannhanwahr :-) IrfanView's menu: 'Image->Effects->Filter Factory', Hotkey: K Supported are FF (*.8BF) filters. You can find more than 1500 (!!!) such filters at the web site of Steve Fisher: http://www.netins.net/showcase/wolf359/adobepc.htm - New edit option: Add text to image (into the selection) - New: Capability to extract icons from (most) 32-bit EXE/DLL files - Saving file as TGA (uncompressed) - New menu item: 'View->Random file in directory', Hotkey: CTRL+M - New menu item: 'View->No Zoom', Hotkey: CTRL+H - New advanced batch option: 'Use aspect ratio' for resize - New option: 'Use flat toolbar' in Properties->Others - Some minor bugs fixed (animated cursors etc.) - I have a brand new homepage, designed by Gismo :-) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.95 (Release date: 27.11.1998) - Improved batch conversion ! (Button: Advanced Options) :-) - Improved print capabilities (preview) - Playing audio CDs in background (Menu: Options or File->Open) - New option: Color balance (change RGB intensity) - New effect: 3D Button - The toolbar is now flat - New shell options in: properties->extensions->advanced (SendTo, View with ...) - New options in the 'Decrease color depth'-Dialog (Custom number of colors) - New options in Properties->GIF: Show transparency in single images - New viewing option: Show filename transparent: y/n (in Properties->Viewing) - Some command line problems are fixed ;-) - Exit fullscreen mode with: left mouse click in the left/right upper corner - New hotkey: C (for Options->Capture) - New hotkey: CTRL+A (for File->Acquire) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.92 (Release date: 10.11.1998) - Read support for G3 FAX files (the extension MUST BE *.g3 or *.G3 !!) - New effect: Pixelize - New effect: Fine Rotation - New menu item: Image->Effects->Setup (set parameters for effects) - All effects are now available for selections too :-) (selection or full image) - New fullscreen option: view images with the normal size (in properties) - New menu item: Loop video/music (menu: options) - New slideshow option: Random after mouse/keyboard input - Improved cropping (undo is now possible) ;-) - The 'Extract AVI Frames'-Bug under WinNT is fixed - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.90 (Release date: 13.10.1998) - Improved resampling !!! Better results than Photoshop ;-) - New effects: Sharpen, Blur, Oil paint, Emboss, Edge detection, Median, Explosion - Support for LWF files (LuRaWave format, Wavelet compression) (Note: IrfanView can't save images larger than 640 x 480 pixels as LWF ! -> For large images use the 'LuraWave Studio' from WWW.LURATECH.COM) - Support for ASCII PBM/PGM/PPM files (reading) - Support for AIF sound files (MS Active Movie is required !) - The Slideshow timer can be now less than one second - Improved support for WMF/EMF (Batch conversion is now possible) - Saving file as EMF (Enhanced windows metafile) - New option: 'Fit images to the whole screen in the fullscreen mode' (Viewing) - New scrolling possibilty: with the right mouse button (press and move) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.85 (Release date: 21.08.1998) - Support for EPS files (Encapsulated PostScript, TIFF preview only) - Support for CLP files (Windows Clipboard file) - Support for CAM files (Casio digital camera file, with JPG) - The 'Capture' feature is available :-) - New feature: Extract all AVI frames ! (options->extract all frames) - Display mouse coordinates (single mouse click/move) - New option: Hide mouse cursor in fullscreen and slideshow mode - New hotkey: CTRL-W (start slideshow with files from current directory) - New hotkey: Shift+G (for Gamma correction) - Better compatibility with Win98 (registry) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.83 (Release date: 03.07.1998) - The slideshow bug on some systems is fixed - New options: (in the 'Properties' dialog): - New option: Delete to Recycle Bin - New option: Jump to the next file after deleting - New option: Ask to overwrite file for 'Save' and 'Save as' - New option: Don't notify if the end/begin of the directory is reached - New hotkey: Ctrl+Y for Crop - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.82 (Release date: 21.06.1998) - New menu item: About->Thanks :-) - Support for DCX files (multiple PCX) - Support for windows cursor files (*.CUR) - Support for animated windows cursor files (*.ANI) - New menu item: Save (Hotkey: Ctrl+S) - save current file in the same folder - New option: Extract all frames (for ANIs and animated GIFs) - New slideshow option: Sort (files by name, date etc.) :-) - New command line option: '/c=filename' (convert input file to 'filename') Example: i_view32 c:\test.bmp /c=c:\giftest.gif => Convert file: 'c:\test.bmp' to 'c:\giftest.gif' without GUI :-) (Note: supported are all IrfanView read/save formats except: AVI,MOV,MPG, WAV,MID,WMF,EMF) - New option: video size (for AVI, MOV and MPG) Set the video size for all videos :-) - New hotkey: D (for edit->delete: remove image from the memory/screen) - New options in 'Properties->Viewing': a) View all files in directory (enable/disable moving with space/backspace) b) Set the zoom step (deafult: 10 %) - Moving with <- and -> in WAV, AVI, MPG, MOV, MID - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.80 (Release date: 03.05.1998) - New !!! The toolbar is now available :-) - Support for MPEG/MOV files (MS Active Movie is required !) - Support for Adobe Photoshop files (*.PSD) - Support for Corel PhotoPaint 6.0 files (*.CPT) ... this is a TIFF ;-) - New edit options: CUT/CROP (select a portion of image with the left mouse button) Now you can cut or copy portions of an image :-) - New: The ONE-Step UNDO option is available (see next line) - New option in 'Properties->Others': "Use UNDO option" (deafult is OFF to save memory) Undo is available for following changes: Resize/Resample, Increase/Decrease color depth, Convert to grayscale, Negative, Brightness, Contrast, Gamma correction, Cut - New options in 'Properties->Extensions' (Set Icon, Other extensions) - New option in 'Properties->Others': "Create desktop link for IrfanView32" - The zoom step is now always 10 % (10 % till 1000 %) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.68 (Release date: 27.03.1998) - Choosing between 5 copy/move directories (ask for copy/move must be ON) - Some print bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.66 (Release date: 17.03.1998) - Some BMP bugs are fixed (RLE 4) - Some IFF bugs are fixed (HAM 6) - Some RAS bugs are fixed (support for compressed SunRAS) - Support for 40-BPP images - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.65 (Release date: 03.03.1998) - Scan support (TWAIN) - New menu option: Sort directory files (by name/date/size/extension) - Some IFF bugs are fixed - The bug with some long names is fixed - New menu item: Minimize (to task bar), Hotkey: M (BOSS-Key ;-) - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.63 (Release date: 25.01.1998) - New 'View' menu item: 'Multipage TIFF' (next/previous page etc.) - New GIF save option: 'Save Interlaced' - Some GIF bugs are fixed - The german version of IrfanView is available :-) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.60 (Release date: 15.12.1997) - New feature: Batch Conversion :-) Note: IrfanView32 can't convert WMF/EMF to ANY (format) in batch mode ! - New menu item: Increase color depth (to 4, 8, 24 BPP) - New menu item: Decrease color depth (to 1, 4, 8 BPP) - New menu item: Resample image (Smooth), better than 'Resize', but slower - New option in 'Properties->Other': "Use 'Smooth' for Fit To Desktop ..." - New slideshow option: 'Add All' :-) - New options in the 'Resize' dialog --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.55 (Release date: 16.11.1997) - Improved GIF-Animation :-) - Support for sound files: WAV, MID and RMI :-) - Enabled Zooming/Scrolling in the fullscreen mode - The bug with some 24-BPP IFF-Files is fixed - The bug with some 24-BPP TARGA-Files is fixed - New command line option: '/slideshow=txtname.txt' Example: i_view32.exe /slideshow=c:\mypics.txt Note: The file 'c:\mypics.txt' contains, in each line, a name of the image, including the full path ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.52 (Release date: 16.10.1997) - Save options are now in the Save dialog - Preview support for Windows Metafiles - Preview support for AVIs (Video for Windows) - New option: 'Gamma Correction' - New: 'Best fit to desktop' is now "on" or "off" - New feature in the 'Resize' dialog: 'Preserve aspect ratio' - Improved 'Brightness' and 'Contrast' - Support for 64-BPP PNGs - Save large images as ICO (more than 128 x 128 pixels) - Remember the last slideshow file list - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.50 (Release date: 27.09.1997) - Saving file as ICO (The maximum size for an ICON is: 128 x 128 pixels) - Support for uncompressed PCXs (read) - New option: 'Convert to 2 Colors' (black/white) - New option: 'Clear MRUDs' (in 'Properties->Other Options') - New option: 'Rename File' (Hotkey: F6) - New slideshow option: 'Random display' - New print option: 'Vertical - Best Fit' - New option: 'Swap colors' (RGB->RBG, RGB->BGR, RGB->BRG, RGB->GRB, RBG->GBR) - Improved 'Set as wallpaper' (centered/tiled/restore) - Improved AVI playing - Some ICO bugs are fixed (black/white ICONs etc.) - The registry-bug with some extensions is fixed (ICO, BMP) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.40 (Release date: 02.07.1997) - Support for TIFFs with the JPEG compression (read/write) - The bug with some LZW-TIFFs is fixed (incorrect colors) - Support for TIFFs with separated color channels (read) - Support for YCbCr-TIFFs (read) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.37 (Release date: 18.06.1997) - Brightness/Contrast dialog: CANCEL-button is available - New option: 'Edit palette' (display and change image palette) - New options in 'Properties->GIF', choose transparent GIF color (palette index) - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.35 (Release date: 05.06.1997) - Support for PBM/PGM/PPM file formats (binary only) - Support for Amiga IFF/LBM format - Save GIFs with transparent (background) color (=black) - The 'minimize bug' is now fixed ;-) - New menu item: 'MRUDs' = 'most recently used directories' (Menu: 'File') (IrfanView can remember the last 5 viewing directories) - New option: 'Remember last window position' in 'properties->others' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.32 (Release date: 25.05.1997) - Play animated GIFs in normal window ! (no fullscreen more :-) - Improved GIF-Saving (save as 1 and 4 bits-per-pixel) - Saving file as PCX - Support for CMYK TIFFs - Enabled copy/move files in the fullscreen mode (F8/F7) - Remember the last viewing/saving directory - Remember the last window position - New options for slideshow: load/save slideshow, pause (press 'Pause') - New option: 'Always on Top' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.30 (Release date: 04.05.1997) - PREVIEW option ('File->Open'), doesn't work with WMF/EMF and AVI ! - Support for multiple Icons (1,4,8,16,24 and 32 bits-per-pixel) - The bug with 'Properties' under WinNT 4.0 Service-Pack-2 is fixed - New options for slideshow (see 'slideshow') --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.27 (Release date: 15.04.1997) - New feature: SLIDESHOW :-) How to use? You can add files to the slideshow list with: - Drag & Drop (select one or more files ...) - Select one or more files and press the 'ADD' button - Double click on the filename - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.25 (Release date: 31.03.1997) - New features: converting to greyscale, negative, brightness and contrast - Bugs with some BMPs are fixed (new decompression routine :-) - New menu item: 'Refresh directory' -> update of directory indexes (hotkey: 'U') - New option in 'Properties->MultipleGIF': "None" (for no animation) - New hotkey: 'Shift+R' for "Reopen" - Double click on left mouse button -> Fullscreen - Click on left mouse button -> load previous image (in fullscreen mode only !) - Click on right mouse button -> load next image (in fullscreen mode only !) - New registration price: 10 USD or 15,- DEM ;-) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.22 (Release date: 17.02.1997) - Support for some special JPEGs (Adobe ...) - improved rotating left/right for black/white and 16-color images - improved Drag&Drop (IrfanView changes immediately to the target directory :-) - The option: 'Always fit to desktop for big images' is available again :-) - Bugs with some GIFs and PCXs are fixed - The animated-GIF dialog moved to 'Properties->Multiple GIF' :-) - Jump to the first/last file (after reaching last/first image in directory, IrfanView jumps to the first/last image in directory) - New option: 'Ask to rename if incorrect extension' (in 'Other options') - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.20 (Release date: 28.01.1997) - The BIGGEST IrfanView Bug is fixed !!! :-) (now you can resize images to any size you wish without deformations and cache contents inserted in the picture) - Support for 16-bpp (BitsPerPixel) BMPs/DIBs and 16-bpp TIFs (read only) - Better horizontal flip for black/white images - The option: 'Always fit to desktop for big images' is not more available - The IrfanView-Code was again optimized :) => the EXE file is smaller - And I have a new home page :-) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.18 (Release date: 06.01.1997) - The bug with corrupted GIFs is fixed - Support for Multipage-TIFFs with more than 256 pages (pictures) - New options in "Properties->extensions": 'Select all' and 'Clear all' - Support for (*.SUN) extension (=RAS, Sun Raster Images) - Modifikations in About-Box --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.17 (Release date: 16.12.1996) - Multipage-TIFF support ! (One of the first viewers with multipage TIFF support) - Support for 'Exif'-JPEGs - New option in "Properties->Copy/Move/Save": default 'save as' directory - Rename-question for files with incorrect extension - The Multiple-GIF timer is now much better :) - Some minor bugs fixed (very large GIFs, 'paste->save as') --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.15 (Release date: 30.11.1996) - Multiple (animated) GIF Support ! IrfanView is the first graphic viewer WORLDWIDE with Multiple GIF support. (One known bug: with some specially transparency combinations) Much fun :) - New menu: Convert to 256 colors (for true color images only) - Some WMF bugs are fixed (with old (Win 3.x) WMFs) - Now: "Save as" with lower case names - And you can copy my E-Mail address from "About-Box" :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.12 (Release date: 16.11.1996) - The GIF-Decompression is now totally rewritten ! I hope without bugs :) - Windows metafiles support (WMF=Windows Metafile and EMF=Enhanced Metafile) - Command line support for AVIs (Fullscreen for AVI is not available) - Some minor bugs fixed (startbar, extensions etc.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.10 (Release date: 27.10.1996) - Print support - "Always fit to desktop" was changed to "Always fit to desktop for big images" - Some minor bugs fixed (GIFs, rotate under WinNT, overlapping) - NEW ! Command line options: /one, /fs, /bf, /pos=(x,y), /title=text : /one - force "only one instance" /fs - force Full Screen /bf - force Best Fit /title=text - set window title /pos=(x,y) - move the window to x,y Notes: - Only lower case options are supported: Examples: i_view32 test.bmp /BF = incorrect i_view32 test.bmp /bf /title=My PIC = correct --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.07 (Release date: 20.10.1996) - AVI support (video for windows) - Jump to first/last file in the directory (CTRL+F,CTRL+L) - New option: always fit to desktop (properties->other options) - Finally: "Save as", non-extension support - Read support for extensions: *.jpeg, *.tiff - Correct displaying of all Photo-CD files (rotate) - Copy/move/delete windows - Copying/moving: Replace question if the file exists (replace of read-only files) - More hotkeys (rotate, flip, properties, image info etc.) - Some minor bugs fixed (GIF,RAS) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.05 (Release date: 29.09.1996) - Edit options (Copy/Paste/Delete/Clear Clipboard) - New in "Properties->Other options": allow Only 1 instance of IrfanView32 - Read-Header function is implemented, warning if incorrect extension - Some fast-directory-view bugs fixed (like: last image) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.00 (Release date: 02.09.1996) - Progressive JPEG support (read/save) - Alphabetical sorting of images in directory - Some minor bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.99 (Release date: 25.08.1996) - New fast directory view ! This part is now totally rewritten; no more lost files and uncomplete lists. Files are shown in the order how they stay in FAT, that means unsorted. Coming in next release: sorting files in alphabetical order. - Fixed bugs with some ICOs, and compressed BMPs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.98a (Release date: 16.08.1996) - Fixed bug with 256-colour-ICO - Fixed bugs with fit-to-desktop and resize - New menu outfit - Zoom percentage shown in title bar - Positioning window somewhere else than top left corner (biggest known bug: IrfanView still can NOT correctly resize images whose dimensions exceed actual screen resolution; if you do not want to cut edges of your image, void saving in this situation) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.98 (Release date: 09.08.1996) - Viewing ICO - Zooming in and out (known bug: zooming in large images works till now only up to 500 %) - Resize image --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.97 (Release date: 03.08.1996) - Viewing RAS - Fixed some bugs with fast directory view and GIF --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.95 (Release date: 01.08.1996) - Viewing TGA - Image flip/rotate - Image copy/move to another directory - New tab-dialogs (Menu: Options->Properties) - IrfanView32 doesn't support Win32s any more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.90 (Release date: 18.07.1996) - Viewing Photo CD - "Fast directory view" (jump to next image in the current directory with space, to previous with backspace) - Set image as wallpaper --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.85 (Release date: 01.07.1996) - Windows 95-dialogs (open/save file) - Viewing 2 bits per pixel PNG - Saving file as TIFF --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.80 (Release date: 15.06.1996) - Viewing PCX and RLE - Viewing grayscale TIFF - Fixed some bugs with GIF --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.70 (Release date: 01.06.1996) - Viewing TIFFs (uncompressed, LZW, packbits, Huffmann, fax group 3, fax group 4) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.00 - Irfan was born ;-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------