Aha-soft ArtCursors
Version: 3.0 (Build 2003-Mar-17)
Platform: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
Hardware requirements:
 16MB RAM, Pentium-133 MHz, 2MB Hard Disk, True Color video mode.

Aha-Soft ArtCursors is TRIAL SOFTWARE.
It's a powerful, easy to use utility for finding, extracting,
creating and editing cursors and managing cursor libraries.

WITH ARTCURSORS YOU CAN:

* Create and edit static and animated cursors
in color depths up to 16 million colors
* Create and edit cursors for Windows XP in 32-bit color depth
with 8-bit alpha channel 
* Use advanced gradient and chess fills in the image editor 
* Open and edit .bmp, .gif, .jpeg and .png images
in sizes up to 255x255 
* Import .ico, .ani, .cur, .wmf, .emf, .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif,
.png, .psd, .xpm, .xbm, .wbmp files into cursors.
* Export cursor images to .cur, .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .png, .rc,
.wbmp, .xbm, .xpm, .psd and .ico files.
* Export animated cursors to animated .gif images
and bitmap list files
* Import and export cursor image palettes
* Export library items into one single image
* Extract cursors from Windows executables, libraries
and animated cursor files
* Work with image lists in BMP and PNG formats
* Create cursor libraries for better and more efficient
storage
* Collect cursors from folders and subfolders and drop them into libraries
* Delete identical cursors in libraries
* Drag and drop files from file shells
* Drag and drop cursors from one library to another
* Copy and paste cursors in libraries
* Copy and paste images to other applications
* Split libraries into individual items


History
17.03.2003 Version 3.0
Added: Ability to export (import) multiple icons
 to (from) image strips in BMP and PNG formats
Added: Ability to customize the default palette
  for creating 8-bit images
Added: Support for windows 2000/XP smooth cursors in 
       32-bit color depth with 8-bit alpha-channel
Added: Drop shadow, smooth, negative, opacity, colorize effects
Added: Support for ICC icon collection format
Added: Support for X Pixmap (XPM), X Bitmap (XBM),
       Adobe Photoshop (PSD), WAP Bitmap (WBMP) formats
Added: Support for semitransparent PNG images
Added: Actual transparency use while moving or copying images
Added: RGB lock mode. It allows to modify pixels transparency
       keeping pixels color
Added: Transparency lock mode. It allows to modify
       pixels color keeping pixels transparency
Changed: The user interface is now identical with that 
  of ArtIcons Pro

23.06.2002 Version 2.15
Fixed: Small bugs

16.05.2002 Version 2.14
Fixed: Casual disappearing of selected area while moving or copying

21.04.2002 Version 2.13
Fixed: Selected image is invisible with some video drivers
  in 32 BPP True Color video mode

06.11.2001 Version 2.12
Fixed: Problem with artist name in animated cursors

17.08.2001 Version 2.11
Added: Import from WAP bitmaps
Added: Export animated cursors into image list bitmaps
Added: Ability to add large images to cursors
Added: Color indication in the status bar
Fixed: Problem with a multi-monitor configuration

11.06.2001 Version 2.1
Added: Ability to open and edit bmp, jpg, gif and png images 

12.05.2001 Version 2.0
Improved: Help system

02.05.2001 Version 2.0 Beta
Added: Ability to work with animated cursors

18.04.2001 Version 1.11
Fixed: Small bugs

05.04.2001 Version 1.1
Added: Export items into single image
Fixed: Small bugs

05.03.2001 Version 1.02
Fixed: Open File dialogs small bugs
Changed: Color format from BGR to RGB in the Status Bar

02.02.2001 Version 1.01
Improved: Conversion to GIF format
Fixed: Error with creating files com1, lpt1 etc.
Fixed: Incomplete renaming in "Correct names" function for libraries

23.01.2001 Version 1.0
Base version


The latest release of the program can be downloaded from the 
following pages: 

http://www.aha-soft.com/download.htm,
http://www.iconutils.com/download.htm.


Known problems:

1. 256-color or True Color icons may be shown 
incorrectly on some Windows platforms using
certain video drivers. - You can fix it in the 
dialog "Configuration\Tuning" by clicking off
the checkbox for "Fast icon displaying".
Also try to update video driver or disable graphic acceleration.

2. Incorrect displaying of checkboxes in the main
menu with some video drivers in 32 BPP True Color
video mode. - You can fix it in the dialog
"Configuration\Tuning" by clicking off the 
checkbox for "Show images in the main menu".

3. Abnormal video effects in the icon editor
with some video drivers in Hi Color video mode. 
 - True Color video mode is recommended.


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Home page: http://www.aha-soft.com
Order page: http://www.aha-soft.com/artcursors/reg.htm
Support: mailto:support@aha-soft.com
Sales: mailto:sales@aha-soft.com
