VERSIONS HISTORY Version 1.0 * Initial public release. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 2.0 * New drive list box. * Views icons embedded inside DLL and EXE files. * Extracts icons inside DLL and EXE files and saves them under ICO format. * Fixes the "subscript out of range" error message when the left and right mouse are clicked simultaneously. * Faster icons loading time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 2.1 * New tool buttons for easy access to commonly used functions. * Even faster icons loading time. * Fixes a bug that causes icons being loaded twice upon startup. * Fixes a bug that causes icons being overlaid on top of one another in DLL & EXE viewing modes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 3.0 * Adds 6 new editing tools: * Line drawing tool. * Rectangle drawing tool. * Rectangle fill drawing tool. * Ellipse drawing tool. * Ellipse fill drawing tool. * Flood fill drawing tool. * The editing grid can now be turned on or off. * Fixes a bug that displayed the incorrect number of icons in the Viewer. * Help can now be accessed from the editing screen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 3.1 * Supports 256-color icons. * Adds the dotted grid option besides line grid in the editing screen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 3.2 * Converts BMP file format to ICO file format. * Fixes a bug that causes the flood fill function not working properly. * Fixes a bug that displays the incorrect number of icons if the number of icons was between 91 and 100. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 3.3 * Supports icons up to 65,536 colors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 4.0 * Supports Macintosh-style trash can. * Copies, deletes, or renames icons visually or quickly using hot keys. * Captures any part of the screen into an icon. * Turns portions of icon transparent. * Flashes currently selected icon for easy identification among 100 icons. * New color probe tool in the editing screen. * Undo capability in the editing screen. * Icon viewer background and editing grid can be set to any color. * Clicking on the "original" icon restored the original icon without exiting and entering editing mode again. * Faster icons loading time and 3D controls repaint time in the viewing mode. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 4.0a * Supports 1024x768 screen resolution. * Fixes a bug in that disables the Save As in the Editor in the registered versions. * Fixes a bug that invokes the Screen Capture's bitmap to image conversion process when clicking on the Viewer background. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 4.1 * New image shifting, flipping features in the Editor. * Adds the Edit and Extract icon on the pull-down menu for easy access to the editor or extract the selected icon besides double-clicking on the actual icon. * Fixes a bug that causes the flashing of wrong icons/bitmaps when moving to an empty Viewer cell using the up, down, left, and right arrow keys. * Camera and trash can sounds added for confirmation on these operations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 4.2 * Supports video modes with "large" fonts. * Adds the batch mode extraction and conversion for mass processing of icons /bitmaps. * Supports icons extraction and conversions in batch (mass extraction and conversions). * Faster icons loading time with the redesigned of the bar gauge. * Fixes a bug which caused a problem in the BMP to ICO conversion function in v.4.0, 4.0a, and 4.1. * Fixes a bug which caused the flashing of the wrong icon/bitmap when using the arrow keys to navigate around the Viewer. * Significantly reduces annoying "image-scanning" pattern in the Viewer after clicking on the trash can or other controls. This is more noticeable on slower machines than on faster ones. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 4.3 * Deleted images can now be recovered from the trash can. * Faster response time by eliminating the screen redraw after each image was deleted. * Adds the show tools tip feature. * Allows dithering colors. * Allows naming of icons in batch mode extraction. * Allows the moving of files from one directory to another. * Fixes a bug that rendered some editing tools inoperable in the BMP mode. * Different helps for the Viewer and Editor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 4.4 * Adds icons/bitmaps printing capability to all Windows-supported printers. * Exiting Icons Control by clicking the close box now totally releases Icons Control from memory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------