WinTab

           A graphics / waveform manipulation program

                        Scott D. Nelson

                        1991, 1992, 1993



WinTab was originally designed to allow the user to digitize a waveform 
using a graphics tablet (hense the 'tab' part of the name).  Since 1991, 
WinTab has developed into a waveform creation and editing program.  Input 
may be provided by reading files, using the mouse, using the function 
generator, or using the graphics tablet.  Output is provided using the 
clipboard as metafiles, bitmaps, or text, to the disk in an external file 
format, or as sound.  Presently, WinTab only accepts Windows .WAV files or
simple human readable (ASCII) file formats when reading/writing the external 
files.


WinTab is provided as freeware (yes, you read correctly) for your own use.  
Companies, businesses, organizations, etc. should contact me for 
distribution information.  Educational institutions may distribute WinTab 
freely to their students.  The WinTab program files may not be modified.


Further information may be obtained via the 'About' box in the 'Help' menu 
option of the WinTab main window (i.e.  Help | About) or using the 
interactive context sensitive help system available via F1 while selecting
a menu option.


To install WinTab, just put the four distribution files in a directory.  
Create an icon for WinTab using the Program Manager or use the Run... option 
in the Program Manager's File menu.  See the Windows User's Guide for 
instructions in doing this.


WinTab is designed to be a low level waveform manipulation program allowing 
the user to move data points graphically, change the coordinates 
numerically, perform simple analysis on the data, or use the Function 
Generator to generate waveforms.  The data need not be equally spaced.


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Release Information
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Version 1.0   First public release.  

Version 1.1   Made Graphics Tablet coordinate routines user friendly 

Version 1.2   Added the Zoom Box

Version 1.3   Added MetaFile input/output capability

Version 1.4   Added SGX input/output format

Version 1.5   Added the PosBox / Local-Global Min-Max

Version 1.6   Completed Help system

Version 1.7   Added non-linear Smoothing function / linear point resampling

Version 1.8   Added context sensitive nature to Help system
  
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Version 2.0   Modified WinTab for Win3.1 (including _hread and _hwrite)

Version 2.1   Increased dimensions to 4 / Added Color setup

Version 2.2   Added mouse / Shift / Control selection capabilities

Version 2.3   Fixed dynamic memory routines (hopefully!)

Version 2.4   Added the AutoSort function / sound capability

Version 2.5   Fixed the INI routines

Version 2.6   Added Function Generator 

Version 2.7   Added the flip / swap / scale options

Version 2.8   Added PolyLine parser to MetaFile code / modified circle parser

Version 2.9   Fixed funct. gen. bug / corrected atof() routine

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Version 3.0   Added .WAV I/O support

Version 3.1   Added Status box / ability to move selected lines

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