
                                                        
      Icon Maker 1.22b+ - A Programmer Icon Editor      
                                                        



Author       : hUilaM
Program URL  : http://members.xoom.com/huilam/
Author Email : huilam@pl.jaring.my


Milestone for Next Version Icon Maker
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  o Support common bitmap import, such as *.ICO
    *.BMP *.PCX
  o Additional drawing tools.
  o Additional effect tools.
  o Support 256 colors drawing.
  o Support more languages.

  If you feel Icon Maker is a useful tool and worth a 
donation of USD2 or even more please send your donation
to author snail mail address which listed on ORDER.TXT.
At the same time please email me for the donation and
comments on the Icon Maker.


What's New 
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  o Version 1.22b+
     - Included a ICO2IMK convertion utilities from Boo Khan Ming.
     - Some program code modified.

  o Version 1.22b
     - Fix color invertion for BLACK,WHITE,GREY and Dark GREY.
   
  o Version 1.22
     - Modified C source code generator to generate more optimise
       C's icon source code.
     - Able to accept IMK file through drap and drop in Windows OR
       parameter passing to iconmaker EXE in DOS prompt.
              example : iconmaker <your icon file>
     - 10 Icon files packed along with IMK extension.
     - Fixed some bugs & optimised some coding.
     - Unnecessary files removed from zip.
     - Package Zip file size left 50+k only.
   
  o Version 1.21 
     - Support Quick Basic Icon Source Code Generation

  o Version 1.2 ?
     - 40x40 pixels. 
     - Modify some program flow.
     - Recompile using >200mhz Pascal Bugs Fixed compiler

  o Version 1.12 ?
      - Added a EXIT button.
      - This documentation. 
      - Prompt for Save if user quit without saving.
 

What's ICON Maker ?
====================
   ICON Maker is a DOS Based Programming Tools
which will generate the icon source code in 
Turbo Pascal, Turbo C QBasic as well as saved 
it in a file for future loading.


Why ICON Maker ?
================= 
   As we know there are so many graphic editor
will can produre good effects of BMP, PCX ...
But those format is too big compare with ICOMaker
file format. ICOMaker file format is designed to
be optimised for binding into any DOS program
without making the EXE file too large.


ICON Maker features 
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 - Allow 40x40 pixels drawing from Version 1.2.
 - Graphic User Interface
 - Mouse control included.
 - Program file small in size.
 - FREEWare


Effect Tools in ICON Maker
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 - Vertical, Horizon flip.
 - 1 pixel, 2 pixel depth shadow.
 - Clockwise, couter clockwise rotate.
 - Increase, decrease image colour.
 - Button effect, float or sink.
 - Image color invert.
 - Change backgroud colour.
 - Convert to Pascal, C, Basic source code.

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