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- THE ICON-MAKER
-
- v2.0
-
- programming by
-
- Ulrich Roessler
- Stephan F Yaraghchi
-
- (c) 1994
-
-
-
-
-
- WELCOME TO WIN-T.I.M.
- ---------------------
- T.I.M. is a program which converts pictures in Bitmap-Format (*.BMP)
- into MS-Windows-Icons (*.ICO) with 256 colors.
- If you are familiar with earlier versions of our program you might
- think this 'manual' looks kind of short.
- Well, compared to the documentation we packed with T.I.M. before,
- it's really brief.
- The simple reason for this: T.I.M. became a Windows-program and has
- many new and user-friendly functions to support you in creating your
- very own and original 256-color-Icons without having to be a computer
- nerd.
-
- To enjoy these Icons you just need a graphics-adaptor and a Windows-
- driver for it that is capable of showing at least 32K colors at once.
- To get you started we added some Bitmaps to the T.I.M.-archive.
-
- An original package should contain the following files:
-
- WINTIM.EXE MS-Windows Version
- WINTIM.DOC this file
- WINTIM.WRI documentation (Windows-Write-Format)
- *.BMP several sample pictures
-
-
- CREATING 256-COLOR-ICONS
- ------------------------
- After starting T.I.M. you first got the option to convert the re-
- sulting Icons into grayscaled and/or inverted images by clicking on
- the corresponding Checkboxes.
- When you finally made up your mind about this, you can click on the
- Convert Button.
- There will pop up a File-Select-Box in which you can click yourself
- through your local drives, directories and files till you found the
- *.BMP files you want to convert.
-
- You can mark
- a) a single file,
- b) a sequence of files by clicking on the first and holding the Shift
- Key while clicking on the last one or
- c) specific files by holding the CTRL Key while clicking on each of
- them.
-
- After confirming your choice with the OK Button T.I.M. will convert
- and save the Icon(s) to the working directory.
-
-
- IMPROVING RESULTS
- -----------------
- To get the best results out of T.I.M. you should do some preparation
- on the Bitmaps first.
- You can convert Bitmaps of any size and color depth with T.I.M.,
- but we strongly recommend using a picture processing software to
- rescale the picture to 32x32 pixels. You should also convert the
- Bitmap to a 256 color indexed palette with such a software, since
- these programs feature improved algorithms for converting and
- dithering.
-
-
- LEGAL INFORMATION
- -----------------
- T.I.M. is Freeware as long as you create Icons for PRIVAT USE ONLY.
- The distribution of Icons created with T.I.M. for freeware purposes
- is granted.
- When you want to add Icons created with T.I.M. to your own products
- or if you use it for any other commercial purposes, you HAVE to
- contact us to negotiate an appropriate fee.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- Any despise of these rules is a violation of international applicable
- copyright law, and subject to both criminal and civil penalties!
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, discontinue the
- use of T.I.M and remove it from your computer system and destroy any
- other backup of it.
-
- The programer assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or
- indirectly from using this software.
-
-
- DISTRIBUTION
- ------------
- We encourage any distribution of T.I.M. through on-line services and
- BBS's as long as you follow certain very specific conditions:
- The files : WINTIM.EXE
- WINTIM.DOC
- WINTIM.WRI
- *.BMP
- always have to remain as a package. This package is archived to the
- file !TIM20.EXE which is a selfextracting archive that installs all
- program files in a directory called \TIM.
- You may re-archive T.I.M. as long as you keep the name TIM20.* or for
- a selfextracting archive !TIM20.EXE.
- Shareware / Freeware distribution companies may not charge more than
- U.S. $5 ( or an equal amount in other currencies ) for the copying of
- this software and the media it is provided on.
-
-
- GETTING IN TOUCH
- ----------------
- Please feel free to write us if there should occur any problems in
- using T.I.M. or if you have any suggestions for the improvement of
- our work:
- Internet: 100271.1722@compuserve.com
-
- CompuServe: 100271,1722
-
- Mail: Ulrich Roessler
- 10 Wielandstr
- D-12159 Berlin
- GERMANY
-