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- INTERNET GRAPHICS FINDER (Software Version 1.3)
- Copyright (C) SkibbySoft 1998
-
- README TEXT:
-
- INTRODUCTION:
-
- "A Better Way To Find Graphics On The Internet!"
-
- Internet Graphics Finder (GRIF) is a 32-bit Windows application
- that provides a better way to find graphics on the Internet.
- It can also view, print and save pictures from the Internet.
- Multiple image thumbnails are viewed at one time in the GRIF Gallery.
- GRIF supports image file formats JPG, GIF (animated) and BMP.
-
- Image Search Options Include:
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- 1) Keyword Search - Enter a keyword and search the Lycos or Yahoo
- image archives for the exact picture you need.
-
- 2) Predefined Image Categories - Display the pictures contained on
- the best graphics web sites we've found. All predefined sites
- offer public domain images!!
-
- 3) Extracts Images From any Entered Web Address - Enter any URL
- from your favorite graphics web site and GRIF will download
- and display the image in the GRIF Gallery. (NOTE: Please
- respect the use of images that are not in the public domain.)
-
- INTERNET PROVIDER REQUIRED
- You must have and be signed on to an ISP (Internet Service Provider)
- before you can run Internet Graphics Finder. America Online, Prodigy,
- CompuServe and other online services will also work as Internet
- providers as long as you log into their service first.
-
- PARENTAL DISCRETION WARNING
- Internet Graphics Finder does not contain any Parental Discretion
- controls at this time. It will not filter offensive images from
- being displayed and downloaded. Use this program at your own
- discretion.
-
- IMAGE COPYWRITE VIOLATION
- The search and pre-set scan sites used by Internet Graphics Finder use
- web pages that contain Public Domain images. The public domain status
- could change at any time. When you save a web image make sure you can
- legally use the image before doing so.
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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- * Microsoft 32-bit OS - Windows '95, '98 or Windows NT
- * A hard disk with approximately 4 Meg of hard disk space
- * Pentium 60 or higher CPU recommended
- * A minimum of 8 Meg of RAM; 16 Meg or more recommended
- * Internet Access Provider and a connection to the Internet
-
- INSTALLING GRIF:
-
- If you received one install file:
-
- 1) Run GRIF##.EXE (self extracting file) or GRIF##.ZIP
- (PKZIPed file) from Windows START to start the install.
-
- If you received 2 installation disks:
-
- 2) Run GRIF##.EXE from disk 1 to start the install. If running
- from your hard drive, make sure all installation files
- (GRIF##.EXE, GRIF##.W02) are in the same directory.
-
- The following files are installed in the same directory:
-
- GRIF.EXE - Internet Graphics Finder Program
- GRIF.HLP - Internet Graphics Finder Help File
- README.TXT - Information File
- FILE_ID.DIZ - Info file used by BBS
-
- The following files are installed in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:
-
- Visual Basic System Files:
- MSVBVM50.DLL - VB V5.0 Runtime Module
- STDOLE2.TBL - Required OLE File
- COMCAT.DLL - Required OLE File
- ASYCFILT.DLL - Required OLE File
- OLE32.DLL - Required OLE File
- OLEAUT32.DLL - Required OLE File
- OLEPRO32.DLL - Required OLE File
- MSVCRT.DLL - Required OLE File
- MFC42.DLL - Required OLE File
- CTL3D32.DLL - VB 3-D Control
-
- Visual Basic Controls:
- IMGSRCH13.OCX - SkibbySoft Image Search Control
- COMDLG32.OCX - VB Control for common dialogs
- LTOCX80N.OCX - Lead Technologies Image Control
-
- Lead Graphics Controls:
- LFBMP80N.DLL - Windows and OS/2 BMP file support.
- LFGIF80N.DLL - GIF file support.
- LFCMP80N.DLL - JPG file support.
- LTANN80N.DLL - LEADTOOLS animation support.
- LTEFX80N.DLL - Paint effects support.
- LTFIL80N.DLL - File read and write support.
- LTIMG80N.DLL - Image processing support.
- LTKRN80N.DLL - LEADTOOLS kernel
- LTTWN80N.DLL - TWAIN support.
-
- The OCX controls should be registered during Graphics
- Discovery installation. If you experience any problems
- registering the LTOCX80N.OCX or IMGSRCH13.OCX controls,
- first try unregistering and re-registering the control,
- as shown below using the Windows Start - Run option:
-
- REGSVR32 /U <filename>.OCX
- REGSVR32 <filename>.OCX
-
- If you experience an error running the program after installation,
- here are some other files that may need to be re-registered using
- REGSVR32.EXE after installing GRIF:
- OLEAUT32.DLL
- OLEPRO32.DLL
-
- GRIF was written with Visual Basic Ver 5.0 which requires a
- runtime DLL called: MSVBVM50.DLL. This should be installed
- during GRIF installation. If not, you can downloaded it from
- most online services and from Microsoft's web site on the Internet.
- If you have installation problems, send me an Email at:
-
- America Online Skibby
- CompuServe 73042,3371
- Internet Email Skibby@SkibbySoft.com
- Skibby@aol.com
- Skibby@compuserve.com
- Web Site http://www.skibbysoft.com
-
-
- UNINSTALL
-
- To uninstall Internet Graphics Finder, use the Add/Remove Software Wizard
- on the Windows '95 Control Panel or run the UNWISE.EXE program in
- your GRIF directory.
-
-
- GETTING STARTED:
-
- To begin using Internet Graphics Finder, click on the Internet
- Graphics Finder icon in Program STARTUP or double click on
- Internet Graphics Finder in Windows Explorer. Enter a search value
- of the type of image you are looking for (ie Cat) and click the GO
- toolbar button. This should return a list of found images and the
- thumbnails should arrive shortly after that.
-
- HTML coding comes is many forms. GRIF tries to extract as many
- image links as possible from the HTML pages, but can still miss
- some image links if the HTML tag is coded in a way GRIF cannot
- recognize. If you find an HTML page that GRIF misses the image
- links or have a favorite Graphics Page you want to the GRIF
- predefined web sites drop us an email at Skibby@SkibbySoft.com.
-
- See GRIF.HLP for more information on using the program.
-
- There is no program manual available for this program. All the
- information is in the program's Windows Help files.
-
- Please visit our web site for more information about GRIF and our
- other Graphics Utility programs that offer even more graphics
- functions.
-
- WHAT'S NEW WITH VERSION 1.3:
-
- * Added Pre-Set links to the SkibbySoft Gallery of images.
- * Improve ImgSrch.OCX scanning code. Better scanning with input
- web address when the web address includes a page name.
- * Misc. program fixes.
-
- WHAT'S NEW WITH VERSION 1.2:
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- * Change select option to easier to use buttons and active labels.
- * Add select options to the Options menu.
- * Improve ImgSrch.OCX scanning code. Better extraction of <IMG SRC>
- HTML tags.
- * Misc. program fixes.
-