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				     Thumbnailer ActiveX control version 3.1
		      		       	 Inspired Creations May 2002

						http://www.icxr.com
						activex@icxr.com

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Table of Contents:
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1. Copyright 
2. Installation
3. Release Notes
4. Disclaimer
5. License
6. Registration
7. Distribution
8. Contacting us




1. Copyright Notice
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Copyright  2000-2002 Inspired Creations.
All rights reserved.




2. Installation
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#   Requirements:

To use this software in a design environment other than Visual Basic, 
make sure that the Visual Basic 6.0 run-time files are present in 
your ..\Windows\System\ directory (you have to find "msvbvm60.dll").
If not, you can get them in almost all magazines' CD-ROM, or on the Web.

#   Install:

The Demo package does not really need an installation. If you get this 
program in a .zip file format, unzip the file and feel free to give it a try.

To run the Visual Basic sample project, simply run the Vb6Sample.vbp. 
To run the Demo software, simply run the Vb6Sample.exe. 

#   Uninstall:

Remove the folder with the Demo package.



3. Release Notes
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#   Description:

A Thumbnailer control, can display thumbnails from bitmaps, icons, cursors 
or metafiles, as well as enhanced metafiles, JPEG, DIB, and animated 
or static Gif files. 

Supports GIF87a and GIF89a formats. Limited only by system resources.
In a system, with a Pentium II 350 MHZ, 64 MB RAM and 16 MB display card, 
could easily handle about 3.000 thumbnails, for small size (<5KB) graphic files.


#   Possible Uses:

- To display thumbnails from image files.
- To make an image viewer application.


#  Unregistered version:

The unregistered version of the Thumbnailer ActiveX control, 
displays an About box each time it is initialized.




4. Warranty Disclaimer
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGE
CAUSED BY THIS SOFTWARE.

THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IMPLIES YOUR AGREEMENT.




5. License
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This software is not free. It is shareware, which means that if you find the 
Thumbnailer ActiveX control useful, you have to purchase it.

The Thumbnailer ActiveX control has the following pricing:

A Single user license     	$  99.95
A Site License 		$  349.95		(4 or more developers)




6. Registration
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#   Methods:

You can register the Thumbnailer ActiveX control, through our secure Web server at
     http://icxr.com/order.html




7. Distribution
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The Thumbnailer ActiveX control is distributed as Shareware.

The unregistered version of the ActiveX control and the Demo software may be 
distributed freely on online services, bulletin boards, or other electronic media, 
as long as the files are distributed in their entirety. The package may be 
distributed on CD-ROM, disk, or other physical media.

* Distribution of registered or licensed versions of Thumbnailer ActiveX 
control is prohibited. 




8. Contacting Inspired Creations:
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You can contact us by email at the following address:

Mail:   activex@icxr.com
Web:	http://www.icxr.com/



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