What is ImageSize?
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It is an Explorer add-on which displays one more page in Properties
dialog for graphic files, showing image size, colors count and
compression ratio. The formats currently supported are:
BMP,GIF,JPEG,PCX,TIFF.

For .BMP files, you can also view and edit pixel-to-metric aspect ratio.

For .GIF files, you can view GIF blocks of which the file consists.
The most frequent use of series of blocks is animation and transparency
effects.

For JPEG, PCX and TIFF files, you can see some other specific format
details.


Installing
==========
Right-click on ImgSize.inf in Explorer and select Install from the popup
menu. This will modify some system registry entries and copy 2 files to
SHELLEXT subfolder Windows\System folder.


Using
=====
Right-click on a graphic file in Explorer, select Properties
from the popup menu (Alt+Enter also works, as well as Alt+DoubleClick).
Now you can view some additional image properties on the panel "Picture".


Uninstalling
============
If you were using 'Properties' dialog in this Windows session, first
restart your computer.
Select "Add-remove programs" from the Control Panel. Double-click on the
line "Image Size (remove)" in the listbox.


Possible enhancements
=====================

The most obvious enhancement is adding more file formats:

Graphics
--------
New formats: ICO,PNG,WMF,... what else would you suggest?
Many people also suggested adding preview thumbnail.
Maybe I will do it in some time...

Text files
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Properties:
  word count, line count, average word length
  max. line/page length, pages

Music
-----
Formats: STM,S3M,MOD,AU,...
Properties:
  recording time
  sample rate,bits per sample
  instruments count,author name,...

HTML
----
Properties:
  Title, author, character set, version
  Meta tags (in table view)

What more would you like to see in next versions?
You can send your suggestions to vsap@pair.com.

I could only welcome anyone's effort to make these or other enhancements.
Source code (MS Visual C++) is available at
  ftp://ftp10.pair.com/pub/vsap/source/ImgSize_src.zip

If you like this program, then there are 2 things you can do to support
future development of free software:
  - add a reference to http://www10.pair.com/vsap/FreeSoft.html
    to your favorite resource directory or to your home page;
  - send me your message to vsap@pair.com.


Program status
==============
ImageSize is freeware. Anyone can distribute, modify it, and use it
on his own risk. The author takes no responsibility for the results.

Thanks for all who supplied me with encouragements and hints!
It is your moral support that helped to release a new version.


History
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2 August'97
  Version 1.0 released.
6 August'97
  Fixed the problem with UnInstall on NT (only ImgSize.INF was affected).
  Thanks to William J. Sackin for pointing on the bug and advising of its
  workaround.
12 October'97
  Version 1.1. Added JPEG,PCX,TIFF image formats.
  New: "File extension" <-> "Image format" bindings are stored in registry
       under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VSap\ImgSize. You can edit registry
       or ImgSize.INF(see 'binding') to change the default bindings.
24 January'98
  Version 1.11. OS/2 bitmaps are recognized.
  This version no longer needs MSVSRT40.DLL (that's why ImgSize.DLL is now
  3 times bigger).
4 February'98
  Fixed resizing of ListView - now it fits exactly into property page in
  any display resolution, without falling out of boundaries.

Victor Sapognikov (vsap@pair.com) * 4 February'98
