Author : M.K. MacDonagh. 10/10/99
Email  : Skulker@macnet.demon.co.uk
ICQ    : 43664621
URL    : http://www.midnightskulker.com

Hello. Thankyou for downloading TextToGif v4.43
Feel free to email me with any comments,suggestions or bug reports.

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 What's New in TextToGif v4.43
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- Some simple bug fixes.

 What was New in TextToGif v4.42
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- Some bugs fixed
- Because of the scollbars in the previous version, sometims the background of 
  large images didn't show up properly, this has been fixed by drawing the image, then 
  resizing the window afterwards.
- New command line parameters added, for things like the background image and 
  button effects.
- About box reworked.


 What was New in TextToGif v4.41
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- TextToGif now remembers it's settings, so when you use it, your favourite settings are
  already set.
- TextToGif can now check the web for upgrades and even download and install them. 
  Seethe about box for details.
- The size of the GifPreview window is now limited, some people were finding that 
  when they converted large amounts of text, the image was too big for their screen,
  and they couldn't find the save button.
- Because of the same reason as above, the preview window now sports a "Show Main Window"
  button aswell.
- As much requested the preview window now also tells you the dimensions of the image.
- Some very minor bug fixes.


 What was New in TextToGif v4.4
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Ooohh... lots of things.
- you can now justify text (left, center and right)
- TextToGif can now use background images.
- TextToGif can now apply a "button" effect to the resulting GIF
- you can now specify how the colour reduction is performed
- you can now choose colours from the 24-bit pallette (16-million colours)



 Overview
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TextToGif simply does what it says, 
it converts text in any font color, size etc. in a GIF image.
This program can be run totally from the command line,
BUT it doesn't have to be. There is a GUI aswell.

The best way to learn is to run it and see.

If you want to see what it can do then just run it.
If you want to learn about the command line then read "CommandLine.txt" which is included in this archive.

You can see the command line for what you are doing by pressing the 
command line button.

You can preview the GIF that the program will generate by clicking
the preview button.



 Disclaimer and stuff
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Feel free to distribute this to anyone you like as long as it does not provide commercial
gain to you without prior consent from the author, and as long as this file is distributed with the executable. 

The author accepts no liability for any damage use of this program causes to your data
or computer, (or your brain), and makes no garuntees on the reliability of this software. 
Nor does the author undertake to provide any support for this software, unless he's 
feeling nice (which I normally am, and I'm usually quite happy to help, especially for
registered users).


