Copyright: AutoGraphicsHTML


AutoGraphicsHTML
Welcome to AutoGraphicsHTML!

AutoGraphicsHTML uses a simple wizard interface that allows you to quickly prepare images for publishing onto the WWW.

AutoGraphicsHTML reads 19 most popular graphics formats. The output is placed in a separate folder and consists of prepared (converted into GIF or JPEG and zoomed) images, generated thumbnails and HTML files with hyperlinks from the thumbnails to the full-size images.

Created HTML files can have different designs based on several styles provided with AutoGraphicsHTML. You can also modify provided styles or create a new style of your own.

AutoGraphicsHTML operations are very simple through the use of a wizard.

Program title pagetitle

List of styles

Images organizer

Destinations folders

Titles

Color page

Image settings

Progress

Finish

Creating new style


Program title page

This is the title page. On this page is displayed information about program version and developers.

To start creating image gallery, click the Next button.


List of styles

Here you can choose design for your gallery.

Select style and youll see examples in the right part of window.

To createcreate your own style, press the View/Edit button.

Choose a style and click the Next button.


Image organizer

This page allows you to organize your images. You can add images singly (button Add Images) or a whole folder (button Add Folder). Program provides a vide variaty of image manupulating tools: you can change images order (buttons Move Up, Move Down, Move front, Move backward [image]), sort images by title, type or size (button Sort [image]), delete one or several images (button Delete [image]).

There is also avaliable images preview, you can show or hide it any time (Show/hide Preview [image]). You can also show or hide path to image files (Show images path [image]).

Using special fields you can set for each image Title and Caption (mostly used for full-soze images), ToolTip and Comment (mostly used for thumbnails). You can use the following macros:

File size

File name (without path)

File type (JPEG or GIF)

Image URL

Dimension (image size in pixels)

Download time > at 28.8 kbit/s (Image downlaod time at 28.8 kbit/s)

Download time > at 33.6 kbit/s (Image downlaod time at 33.6 kbit/s)

Download time > at 56.6 kbit/s (Image downlaod time at 56.6 kbit/s)

If you want you can make current settings default for new added images, or copy them for all already added images.


Destinations folders

On this page you should choose the destination folder where your completed publication will be stored. There also should be set subfolder for all images. By default it is images.

Here you can also choose variant of showing full-size image:

Create HTML pages according to chosen style – if this box is checked, an HTML page containing full-size image will be created. Otherwise there will be just generated a link to full-size image file.

Show full-size image in new browser window – if this box is checked, full-size image will open in new browser window.

Click the Next button after you’ve made your choice.


Titles
The Titles

On this page you type text that will be used in your publication.

Title for all HTML pages – this text will be used as title of every HTML page in the publication.

Small text to appear on every HTML page – this text will appear on every HTML page. Its position depends on the style you use.

Large text on first page. It will be used as welcoming text on you gallery CoverPage – it will be a welcoming message on the first page. You can enter as much information as you like.

Banner code. If you want banners to be automatically included into you pages, paste you banner code in this field.

Click the Next button after you entered all information.


Color page
The Color page

Here you set the color for text and background color for every HTML page.

You can also use a background image. Check Background image checkbox and choose any image you have on your disk. Type the full path and name of the background image or use the Browse button.

Click the Next button to continue.


Image settings

Now set the parameters for preparing your images. Here you can choose thumbnails size, large  images size and image type for conversion.

Thumbnails maximum size – you can specify maximum height and width of thumbnail.

Full-size images maximum size. "0" value will disable this parameter. – you can specify maximum height and width of full-size image.

Save full-size images as – you can save full-size images as GIF or JPEG files. You can set type of generated GIF file (interlaced or non-interlaced) and compression quality of JPEG files. Remember that your source images can be in any supported format. Program will automatically convert them into GIF or JPEG format.

Thumbnails’ layout – You can set thumbnails’ page layout – number of images placed horizontally and vertically.

Here you can also specify name for your gallery first file. For example: "index.html" or "default.htm". If this field is empty, main page will be called "default.htm". All HTML pages use the same file extension like the first HTML file.

From this window you can also launch NameSpaceClear program.

Click the Next button to continue.


Progress
The Progress

A progress bar will indicate the progress of publication preparation. If you are processing many images, this operation can take several minutes. Please be patient.

When processing is complete, the program will open the next page.


Finish
The Finish

You can view results immediately. Check Launch gallery check box and press the Finish button.

You can also transfer the completed publication to your WWW server. Press button Start to launch Transfer2FTPtransfer2ftp.


Creating a new style

You can modify existing styles or create a new style. To modify a style, select any style and press the Open button. The folder with resources for this style will open. You can open any HTML page using any HTML or text editor and create whatever modifications you want.

Attention: If you modify existing HTML, do NOT remove any specific tags!

You can change or replace images or add your own images to this folder.

You can create a new style, too. It is very simple:

1. Make a copy of any folder with style source files.

2. Rename this folder.

Attention: The first three chars must be (###).

3. Open this new folder and modify files.

Your new style will be available the next time AutoGraphicsHTML is launched.


License Agreement

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Registration Service

To get registration key for your copy of the AutoGraphicsHTML, please enter the Internet site: http://www.fcoder.com/register/index.htm and select AutoGraphicsHTML.

If you have any questions with registration, please notify us by e-mail: autographics@fcoder.com. We will reply within two days.


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Our Philosophy

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In recent years, computers have become more powerful, memory is inexpensive and easy to acquire, and storage, both removable and fixed, is limited only by the depth of your pockets.

The introduction of the graphical user interface (GUI) in Windows™ and its successors provided an environment that was less intimidating to new users. At the same time, it made the computer more versatile, especially in areas like graphics and sound. New programming languages made program development easier and the resultant programs more powerful.

The arrival of the Internet made available untold resources. "Shareware" programs that can be test-driven before making a decision to purchase them are everywhere.

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Support Service

If you have any troubles or questions with using AutoGraphicsHTML, please notify us by e-mail autographics@fcoder.com. We will reply within two days.

You can download a latest version of AutoGraphicsHTML from Internet. To do it, please enter the URL: http://www.fcoder.net/ftp/agraph_c.zip in your Internet browser.


General Information

Our authorized users can get a consultation in our support service. You can authorize any of fCoder programs using our registration service.

Before registration, please see License Agreement.


Transfer2FTP

You can transfer the completed publication to your WWW server. Fill in parameters of your FTP server (address, login, password, and subfolder) and press the Start button. AutoGraphicsHTML will connect to FTP and transfer data to your server. It can take a while so please be patient.

The progress bar indicates the current progress of transfer. You must be connected to Internet to transfer files. If you use a dial-up connection, dial your ISP beforehand. You can use Transfer2FTP any time.


NameSpaceClear

Most web servers do not work with names of files, containing space chars. To avoid mistakes you can use NameSpaceClear program.

This program is included into installation of the AutoGraphicsHTML.


Supported graphics formats

TIFF(Tag Image File Format): Images with LZW, PackBits, Modified Huffman encoding, CCITT Group 3 1D, CCITT Group 3 2D and CCITT Group 4 compression and uncompressed.

LZW algorithm licensed under US patent No. 4558302 from Unisys.

Monochrome, 256 color, grayscale, 24-bit color and CMYK* color formats are supported.

GIF(Graphics Interchange Format): Animated and static, interlaced and non-interlaced images are supported. LZW algorithm licensed under US patent No. 4558302 from Unisys.

BMP, RLE, DIB(Windows Bitmap Format): All uncompressed and OS/2 Bitmap images are supported.

PCX and DCX(Paintbrush Format): Monochrome, 16 color, 256 color and 24-bit color images are supported.

EPS(Encapsulated Postscript Format): Encapsulated postscript files.

TGA(Targa Format): All 8, 16, 24, and 32 bit images are supported. Versions 1 and 2 of the file format are supported although compressed images in V 1.00 format may take longer to display than Version 2 images.

JPEG(Joint Photographic Experts Group Format): All CMYK, RGB and grayscale JPEG files in compliance with the JFIF standard are supported. Progressive* JPEG images are supported, too.

PNG(Portable Network Graphics Format): Standard and interlaced PNG images are supported.

DXF(Drawing Interchange Format): 2 Dimensional DXF files are supported.

FPX(FlashPix): FlashPix images are supported.

WMF(Windows Meta-File Format): Only metafiles that conform to the Aldus Placeable Metafile Format are supported. Most applications, which export or import metafiles support this format.

EMF(Enhanced Meta-File Format): Enhanced MetaFiles are supported.

IMG(Erdas Imagine Format): All IMG files are supported.

WPG(Word Perfect Graphic Format): Word Perfect Graphic Format images are supported.

PCD(Kodak Photo CD Format): Kodak Photo CD images are supported.

FMF(FaxMan Fax Format): This is modified group 3 TIFF files.