WinClip 1.2
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by
George Campbell
INTRODUCTION
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When working with Windows 3.x software, it's often easiest to
standardize on .BMP files for your clip art needs. Every Windows
program can handle these images, and most paint programs, including
Windows PaintBrush, included with Windows 3.0, can produce and edit
these files.
Unfortunately, it's been impossible to view these files quickly or
to print a catalog of your clip art images. Until WinClip, that
is.
WinClip allows you to view your .BMP files on screen, and then
print a catalog of all your files, or just the ones you select.
You can even delete a file you no longer want. WinClip is so easy
to use that you may not need any documentation at all. It uses
the standard Windows 3.0 conventions, relying on buttons
primarily, rather than menu commands.
As an additional feature, WinClip allows you to edit your images,
using Windows PaintBrush or any other paint program you choose.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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WinClip requires Windows 3.0, running in Standard or Enhanced mode,
a hard disk and a mouse. 2 MB of RAM is needed. To edit images,
you'll also need Windows PaintBrush or another program which can
edit .BMP files.
WinClip supports all HP LaserJet compatible printers, with a
minimum of 1.5 MB of ram. It does NOT support PostScript devices.
Dot matrix support will depend on the individual printer, and has
not been tested.
LICENSE INFORMATION
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WinClip is a shareware program. If you use it past a reasonable
(30 day) trial period, you must register your copy. Registration
costs just $15, and entitles you to the latest version of the
program, which will be mailed to you once your registration
arrives. You'll also be entitled to telephone, mail and E-mail
support for the program as well. I'll also let you know about
other valuable Windows programs which are available from me at
low cost.
There are three ways to register this program:
1. Send a check or money order for the registration fee, written
on a U.S. bank and made payable to:
OsoSoft
1472 Sixth Street
Los Osos, CA 93402
2. If you use CompuServe, you can register online. Log on to CIS
and give the command "GO SWREG." Use the CompuServe menus to
locate and register the program by name. CompuServe will bill
your account for the amount of the registration fee, and I'll
ship the program to you immediately.
3. If you prefer to order by MasterCard, Visa, American Express,
or Discover card, contact Public (software) Library. You may call
(800) 242-4775 or (713) 524-6394 for voice registration. Or FAX
your order to (713) 524-6398. Or send an Email message on
CompuServe at 71355,470. For FAX or Email orders, remember to
include the name of the program, your credit card number, and
expiration date. NOTE: THIS SERVICE IS FOR ORDERS ONLY. DO NOT
CALL PsL FOR INFORMATION OR SUPPORT. Credit card orders include a
$4 charge for shipping and handling.
All orders will be shipped within one week.
You may contact me at that address or at my CompuServe address:
71571,222
Please do not call me by telephone. Support is only available for
registered users.
INSTALLING WINCLIP
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WinClip was written in Microsoft Visual Basic 1.0. All Visual Basic
programs require a run-time library, VBRUN100.DLL, which must be
located in your Windows main directory. If you use other Visual
Basic programs, VBRUN100.DLL will already be installed. If not,
you'll have to download a copy. It's available on CompuServe in the
WINNEW forum, and in the MSBASIC forum. Look for the file
VBRUN.ZIP. You'll also find this file on most major BBS service, or
you can download it from my BBS, as VBRUN100.ZIP. Call (805)
528-3753. You may download on the first call.
To install WinClip, first create a directory for the program (e.g.
C:\WINCLIP\) using the DOS MakeDir (MD) command. You can also
install the program in any other directory you wish. Next, copy
all WinClip files into that directory.
Now, start the Windows Program Manager and click on the program
group where you want to place the WinClip icon. Next, click on the
File menu in Program Manager, then click on New. Click OK in the
next dialog box, then type WinClip in the first line of the next
dialog box. Press <Tab> and type the whole path and filename for
Winclip in the next line. (e.g.: C:\WINCLIP\WINCLIP.EXE). Click
OK.
The WinClip icon will appear in the program group which was current
when you added the new icon. You may have to scroll the program
group window to find the icon, but then you can drag it wherever
you like.
That's it.
RUNNING WINCLIP
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To start WinClip, just double-click on the WinClip icon. After a
brief delay, you'll see the program's screen.
Menu Commands
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On the top line are three menu entries: File, Set Paint Program,
and About.
The File menu contains just one option: Exit. Click this command
will exit WinClip, after asking for confirmation.
The Delete Current File will delete the current file selected in
the main file list. You'll have an opportunity to abort the
process. Note that unless you are in the main file list, this
option will be grayed-out.
The Set Paint Program item opens a dialog box where you can input
the file specifications for your favorite paint program. The
default editor is Windows PaintBrush, which works very well for
this purpose. If you choose, however, you may enter the file
specification for another program, such as Publisher's Paintbrush
from Zsoft. Your entry should include the complete path to the
program. (e.g.: D:\PP\PPAINT.EXE). Substitute your own
information. HINT: Use the Program Manager's File/Properties
command to view the path information for your favorite paint
program.
The About menu offers registration information for WinClip.
The WinClip Screen
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Once you start WinClip, you'll see the program's main screen. On
the left side are a group of boxes and buttons. You'll find a Drive
box, a Directory box, a Filename box and a List box for selected
files.
To change drives, click the arrow next to the Drive box, then click
on the drive where your .BMP files are stored. Select a directory
or subdirectory by double-clicking on the appropriate directory in
the Directory box. Your .BMP files will appear in the Filename Box,
just to the right of the Directory box. You'll also see a count of
the total number of files in that directory.
Click once on any filename to view your image, which will appear to
the right of the filename box. Just above the image, you'll see
the image size, in pixels. Use the scroll bar to view files which
are not immediately visible.
NOTE: Images too large to display on the screen will be cropped at
the edge of the WinClip window.
At this point, you can print the current image by clicking on the
[Print Image] button. Your image will print, along with the
filename, in it's actual size for your printer. If you want to
edit the image, click the [Edit Image] button. This will start
either Windows PaintBrush or your choice of other paint programs.
Your image will load automatically.
HINT: Once you finish editing your image, save the changes and exit
the paint program. Click on the filename again to view your changes
on the WinClip screen.
Printing Multiple Files
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Click the [Print All Files]] button to print all images in the
Filename box. You'll see a confirmation box, then your files will
print, with their filenames, on your laser printer. A 1.5" margin
on the left of the page allows for three-hole punching for easy
storage. The right margin may be as little as .25"
PRINTING SPEED: If you print many images, printing may take as many
as 5 minutes to complete. It takes time to compose the pages, and
Windows just isn't a printing speed demon. Please be patient.
As printing proceeds, you'll see each image appear, in order on the
WinClip screen, along with the image's size. WinClip handles
pagination, creating as many pages as needed to print all the
files.
Printing Selected Files
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If you want to print just some of your files, you can add them to
the Selected files box. To add a file, click on its name in the
Filename box, then click the [Add] button. Or you simply
double-click on a filename in the Filename box. If you want to
add all the files in the Filename box, click the [Add All] button.
To remove a file from the Selected files box, click on the filename
in the Selected files box, then click the [Remove] button. The
[Remove All] button will remove all files displayed in the Selected
files box.
REMEMBER: Once you add files to the Selected files box, you can
change directories to other directories containing .BMP files, then
add those files as well to the Selected files box. This feature
allows you to print files in more than one directory as part of
your catalog. Directory names appear in the printout above the
first file in a new directory.
As with the Filename box, you can click on any filename to view the
image on the screen.
To print your complete list of selected images, just click the
[Print Images Below] button. You'll be asked to confirm, then
printing will begin. As before, you can cancel printing by pressing
the [Cancel Print] button.
To cancel printing, click the [Cancel Print] button which appears
whenever you print multiple files. Printing will cease after the
next image goes to the printer, but your printed pages will still
emerge from the printer.
OTHER WINDOWS PROGRAMS
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Fonter 4.1
This program allows you to view and print all your Windows 3.0
fonts. You can print font lists, with samples, or character set
charts showing all the available characters for any font, with text
samples. On-screen, you can view individual font samples or a full
screen display of characters, with two zoom levels. You can even
cut and paste from Fonter to other Windows software, making the job
of choosing special characters a breeze.
Fonter has the same requirements as WinClip, but works with
PostScript printers too. Full ATM, FaceLift, and Publisher's
Powerpak Support.
REGISTRATION FEE: $15
AVAILABLE ON: Compuserve in WINADV as FNTER4.ZIP or on my BBS as
FONTER.ZIP.
MultiLabel 2.0
MultiLabel lets you create and print as many identical labels as
you want on any standard Avery Laser Label sheets, using Windows
3.x and your HP LaserJet-compatible printer. Include Clip Art
images, all your fonts and line, box, and circle elements. You can
even include automatic serial numbers.
REGISTRATION FEE: $15
AVAILABLE ON: CompuServe in WINADV as WINCLP.ZIP, or on my BBS as
WINCLIP.ZIP.
Rockford! 2.0
Rockford! is a program for designing business cards. Using a
WYSIWYG display, it lets you create vertical or horizontal cards,
complete with text in any font, clip art images, and line, circle
and box drawing tools. Once you've designed a card, you can save it
to disk, or print either a 200%-sized copy for your print shop or
sheets of cards, ready-to-cut into instant business cards. If you
ever need business cards, you need a copy of Rockford! Requirements
are the same as WinClip. No PostScript support, but Rockford!
works with ATM, FaceLift, or Publisher's PowerPak.
REGISTRATION FEE: $15
AVAILABLE ON: CompuServe in WINADV as RKFRD.ZIP or on my BBS as
ROCKFORD.ZIP.