
  PicturesToExe v3.65 (October 18, 2001)
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    + Fixed bug with text labels on the national languages in presentations
    + Fixed small bug in "Text for current slide" window 
    + Little improvements in "Save As" and "Create As" dialogs
    + Advanced support of Windows XP:
      > Special optimization;
      > PicturesToExe uses visual styles of Windows XP;
      > New terrific look under Windows XP.
    + Since version 3.65 PicturesToExe works much faster with 
      presentations which have a great number of slides
    + Added "Stop timer on last slide" option (Project options | Main tab)
    + Added support of Czech language 
    + Various changes and visual improvements
        

  PicturesToExe v3.60 (July 12, 2001)
  -----------------------------------
    + Fixed bug in presentation's startup screen if large background picture used
      (it will be shown properly in any screen resolution)
    + Fixed bug with saving of project if existed .pte file has read-only attribute
    + Fixed minor bug when you click <Exit> button on presentation's startup screen
    + Fixed several other minor bugs
    + Added <Level Up> button (from right side of drive panel) 
    + Added <Refresh file panel> button (located in the same place as <Level Up> button) 
    + It's possible to not include main picture of slide
      (see checkbox near "Picture" field on the main window of PicturesToExe)
    + Added support of Danish language
    + Now you can assign some template as template for all new projects. See Main 
      menu | File | Templates | Manage templates -> "Default template for new projects".
      So it will be run on PicturesToExe's startup and when you click "New project".
    + The size of picture is shown in preview area
    + You can quickly move current slide up/down in the image list 
      by pressing Ctrl+UpArrow and Ctrl+DownArrow keys
    + Added ability to save current slide/picture as a file on disk.
      See Project options | Main tab -> Allow restoring of pictures 
      ("Print" button on the Navigation bar)
    + Added "Synchronization by music" feature! See Project options | <Main> tab
    + Much improved view of nag-label in produced presentations. 
      Semi-transparent panel with real shadow. For unregistered users only ;)
    + Many changes and visual improvements in the main window of PicturesToExe


  PicturesToExe v3.51 (March 18th, 2001)
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    + Fixed several minor bugs.
    + Improved startup screen of PicturesToExe.
    + Improved 'About' window.
    + Re-written graphical engine:
      > MMX optimization;
      > Less memory usage;
      > Faster loading and displaying slides;
      > Optimized code;
    + Added <Time limited usage> option (Project options | <Advanced> tab)
      (You can specify date of expiration (e.g. April 25th, 2009) to force
      your presentation stop work after that date);
    + New view of button object (with real shadow);
    + Improved view of navigation bar;
    + Templates (Main menu | Templates)
      (it will help you to create presentations from templates);
    + Added ability to call external editor for sound comment of slide:
      > Select necessary slide (in the image list), click right mouse button
        for popup menu and select <Edit sound comment>;
      > To change external editor go to Main menu | Options and click 
        <File name of sound editor>;
    + Now you can assign own list of background music for one or several slides
      (select necessary slide | click <Customize slide> button | select <Music> tab);
    + Startup window became more customizable. You're able to insert your own image
      (Project options | <Main> tab | <Customize startup window> button);
    + File panel shows pictures (by bold font) which are added into image list;
    + Tested with Windows XP (beta);
    + A number of minor improvements.


  PicturesToExe v3.40 (February 4th, 2001)
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    * Fixed bug with .rmi MIDI files (for background music)
    * Fixed several bugs in visual editor of objects
    + Added support of .wma files (for background music)
    + Added confirmation dialog when you click <Clear> button
    + Improved transition effects:
      > Added cool "Fade in/out" effect! 
        See Project options | <Effects> tab | "Fade in/out";
        To customize duration of effect use "Duration of "Fade in/out" effect" 
    + Added new User manual (in help system, F1 key):
      > Detailed description of how to create presentation;
      > A number of illustrations;
    + Improved window with personal settings of slide:
      > Settings were splitted into three tabs (Main, Comment, Effects);
      > In the new "Effects" tab you can select individual parameters of 
        transition effect for current slide (type of effect and its duration).
    + Added new style of background - <Gradient filling> (Project options | <Screen> tab)
    + Added ability to show real shadow of main picture (Project options | <Screen> tab)
    + Added support of Chinese Traditional language
    + And many other changes and improvements!


  PicturesToExe v3.30 (December 14th, 2000)
  -----------------------------------------
    * Fixed minor bug with color of main program's window on some color schemes
    + Click on .pte file (in Windows Explorer) opens this project in PicturesToExe
    ! Please check window size if you use windowed mode of presentation
    + Exit from screen saver (if .scr presentation) by pressing any key
    + Now you can replace standard icon of the produced presentation.
      Format of icon: 16x16 or 32x32 icon (or both) with
      16 or 256 colors. To add icons go to Project options, <Advanced> tab
    + PicturesToExe was tested with new OS from Microsoft - Windows Whistler (beta)
      (no problem with shell of the program, produced presentations work fine)
    + Visual editor of objects. Select necessary slide in the
      image list and click <Objects> button (or press Ctrl+B)
    + Quick preview. Select necessary slide in the image list and click on its small
      picture (on the right-top part of the screen)
    + Added new action for the objects: "Run Application and exit"
    + Added support of Brazilian Portuguese language
    + More accurate autodetect of interface language
    + Windows Screen Saver doesn't start if presentation is active
    + Main menu is improved
    + Performance of the presentation is increased
    + Smaller use of memory to run the presentation
    + Some other changes


  PicturesToExe v3.20 (October 27th, 2000)
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   + Good news for users who liked previous internal mp3 player!
     Now you're free in your choice of mp3 engine - new mp3 player
     (based on possibilities of Media Player) or previous internal mp3 engine.
     See Project options, <Music> tab, <Use internal wav/mp3 player> option.
     No size increases of .exe/.scr file if you will not use own 
     mp3 engine, of course. This library will be included to .exe/.scr file 
     in case of you've set checked <Use internal wav/mp3 player> option.
     Note: we recommend to use external mp3 player to get more possibilities, but 
     anyway you'll produce always stand-alone .exe/.scr file of presentation.
   + Added support of Chinese language
  

  PicturesToExe v3.15 (October 21st, 2000)
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   * Fixed bug with detecting of necessary disk space for 
     workability of presentation (bug was in v3.10 only)
   * Fixed some bug with showing of slides in <Random> mode
   + Also improved <Random> mode - show of slides without repeats already shown.
   + Added support of Romanian language
   + And some other changes 


  PicturesToExe v3.10 (October 17th, 2000)
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   ! Hot info: minimal size of produced .exe file is 195 KB now
   * Fixed minor bug with calculation size of replaced picture in the list 
   * Fixed bug when running presentation with sound/music files on
     computers without sound card
   * Fixed bug when presentation runs under Windows without DirectX 3.0 or later
   + Terrific smoothness of transition effects! 
   + Now use Windows Media for playing mp3 files
     > Removed previous internal mp3 player;
     > Size of the .exe file with presentation contains mp3 files becames
       less on 74 KB;
     > Now presentation requires DirectX 3.0 or higher to run;
     > You can add mp3 file as sound comment for a current slide;
     > It's possible to use playing of background music (any type) 
       and sound comments for slides simultaneously - it will work
       on any sound card;
   + Improved transitions effects
     > Code of transitions effects is full rewritten;
     > Exact duration of effect on the every computer;
     > Duration of effect can be specified in the milliseconds 
       (Project options, <Effects> tab);
     > Added new effects;
     > Fine customization of all effects (see Project optioms, <Effects> tab);
   + New enhanced drives bar
     > Full rewritten component;
     > Button of selected drive is marking as pressed;
     > If drives don't fit on drives bar, then scroll buttons appear;
   + New help system based on Microsoft HTML Help
   + Added option <Random order of playing> of background music 
     (see Project options, <Music> tab)
   + Improved <Fit-to-screen> option. Now picture fits to screen keeping
     aspect ratio (Project options, <Screen> tab)
   + Added support of German language
   + Added support of Catalan language
   + Added support of French language
   + Added support of Spanish language
   + Added support of Swedish language
   + Added print function (in produced presentation) 
     > This function allows you to print only picture or all slide;
     > <Print> button located at the navigation bar;
     > Also you can localize words of print dialog 
       (which appear on clicking <Print> button in presentation);
     > Added <Print> action for button, hyperlink and picture objects;
   + Some other changes


  PicturesToExe v3.00 (August 24th, 2000)
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   * Fixed several bugs with work of presentation in Screen Saver mode 
   * Fixed old bug with multiple runnings of screen saver under Windows 98
   * Fixed small bug with calculation the preliminary size of exe/scr file
   + New installation shell of the program 
   + Tested under Windows Millennium
   + Engine code of EXE/SCR presentation is full rewritten
   + Added <Random slide-show> (Project options, <Main> tab)  
   + Added <Without border> window mode (Project options, <Screen> tab)
   + <Customize playlist> window was moved to <Music> tab of Project options
   + Timer interval can be specified in milliseconds (Project options, <Main> tab)
   + Optimization for re-iterative files (you can include many copies of 
     sound file or picture, but they will occupy place in exe/scr file 
     as one sound or picture!)
   + Added object system. Now you can add objects to each slide!
     > Supported objects: buttons, hyperlinks, texts, sub-pictures;
     > Buttons, hyperlinks and sub-pictures can execute some action:
       go to the next, previous, first slide or slide with 
       specified number, pause presentation, show help message, exit 
       from presentation, open Web page, write E-mail, execute application;  
     > All objects contain many parameters for fine customization;
     > Each slide can contain hundreds of objects;  
     > To edit objects of current slide select the necessary picture in 
       image list and click <Object> button (located at the right-bottom 
       part of the main window of PicturesToExe);
     > In the future we plan to make visual editing of objects and
       include support for animated GIFs sub-pictures;
     > Also see our updated examples of presentations created with v3.00
       and which use object system (http://www.wnsoft.com/download.htm)
   + You can edit picture's filename now
   + Added Gray* hotkey to select/deselect pictures in the file panel 
   - Removed support of projects created with PicturesToExe v1.00 - v1.60
   + Updated FAQ
   + And more than 60 other changes!
         

  PicturesToExe v2.30 (June 21st, 2000)
  -------------------------------------
   + Fixed bug with closing of presentation if set checked 
     option <Exit on mouse move> (Project options, <Advanced> tab)  
   + And other changes
                    

  PicturesToExe v2.25 (June 14th, 2000)
  -------------------------------------
   + Fixed bug with incorrect positioning of the navigation bar 
     (this bug contain only in v2.20)
   + Added support for Slovenian languge
   + And other changes


  PicturesToExe v2.20 (May 25th, 2000)
  ------------------------------------
   + Added support for Hungarian language
   + Now you can add multi-strings comment for slides. To enter text click
     small button located at the right from the field where you entered 
     a comment string earlier. Also you can customize strings interval
     and text alignment (see Project options, <Comments> tab or
     personal settings for necessary slide - Ctrl+U).
   + Changed e-mail address of technical support to: support@wnsoft.com
   + Updated help system and documentation
   + Updated FAQ (added two new questions)
   + Added <Help> and <Exit> buttons to navigation bar (see below)
   + Can customize buttons of navigation bar (see Project options, 
     <Advanced> tab, <Customize navigation bar...> button)


  PicturesToExe v2.15 (April 26th, 2000)
  --------------------------------------
  Changes since version 2.10:
   * Fixed bug which appear on playing of mp3 file on some sound cards 

  Changes since version 2.10 beta:
   * Fixed several bugs
   + Improved support for Netherlands language
   + Added support for Italian language
   + Improved "About..." window

  Changes since version 2.00:
   * Fixed several bugs
   * We're fixed old bug with staying empty blocks on taskbar after
     closing presentation under Windows 98!
   + It's possible to hide mouse cursor during presentation
     (see Project options, <Advanced> tab)
   + File panel is more comfortable in use
   + It's possible to remove pictures from image list by <Del> key
   + Added support for Russian and Netherlands languages (if you want to 
     add  your native language, please contact us at igor@wnsoft.com)
   + It's possible to translate texts of messages in the produced presentation
     (captions of buttons, labels, etc.) - see Project options, <Messages> tab
   + Added special tools for working with comments: see Main menu, Edit,
     <For current comment> and <For all comments>
     (to fill comment fields with picture name)
   + Added <Name> button of file panel header to change sort mode
   + Little improvement in panel of drives
   + Added <Exit> button to the startup window of presentation
   + Also <Exit> or <Help> buttons of startup window can be disabled
     (see Project options, <Main> tab, <Customize startup window>)
   + Can include more than one audio file for background music
     (see Project options, <Advanced> tab, <Customize playlist> button)
   + Many other changes and improvements


 PicturesToExe v2.00 (March 21st, 2000)
 --------------------------------------
 Changes since version v2.00 beta:
  * Fixed several bugs
  + Size of produced presentation (with .mp3 file playing)
    now reduced by 77 KB, than it was in previous versions!
  + Added support for wheeling mouse in produced presentations
  + Added new value of <transition effect duration> - "More long"
  + Now you can select several pictures with holding down Shift Key
  + And other changes

 Changes since version v1.60:
  * Fixed several bugs
  + Improved file panel and image list, another changes in the interface
  + Show index of selected slide in image list
  + New format of the project files (.pte)
    (project files created with previous versions of PicturesToExe
    will be automatically converted to new format)
  + Now you can re-order slides in image list by dragging them
  + Added new function - <Create As> (hotkey F8),
    now <Create> works like <Save>, and <Create As> like <Save As>
  + Each slide can be customized with personalized properties  
    (individual time interval, background settings, comment's font, etc.)
  + .WAV file (attached to a slide) stopped presentation till the end of
    its playing. Now fixed
  + Added password protection
  + Now you can select several pictures (Insert key, or with holding
    down Ctrl key)
  + Now you can choose a .gif file for background picture
  + Produced presentation is more optimized and works faster
  + Size of produced presentation now reduced by 27 KB, than it was in v1.60!
  + Changed structure of components in the window <Project options>
  + Added <Fit to screen> option (see Project options, <Screen> tab)
  + Added <Use smoothing> option (see Project options, <Screen> tab)
  + Now you can enable/disable sounds (Main menu, Options, <Enable sounds>)
  + Added action <Synchronize all slides> (Main menu, Edit) to set 
    common settings for all slides (except sound and comment)
  + Added action <Select all pictures> (Main menu, Edit)
  + Added <Exit on mouse move> option (see Main menu, <Advanced> tab)
  + Added 11 transition effects! (see Project options, <Effect> tab)
  + Improved startup and help windows (in produced presentation)
  + Improved startup window of PicturesToExe
  + Added new help section: "How to create a presentation using PicturesToExe" 
  + Several other changes 


 PicturesToExe v1.60 (February 14th, 2000)
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 Added since version v1.60 beta:
  * Fixed several minor bugs
  * Fixed problem with sound when playing background mp3 file
  + Updated help system
  + Changed icon of PicturesToExe
  + Several other changes

  * Fixed minor bug
  + Improved startup screen (in PicturesToExe)
  + Updated nag-screen
  + Produced presentation can be run in windowed mode (see Project options)
  + Added hotkey Ctrl+D for action <Add all pictures>
  + Added license agreement
  + Updated documentation files
  + Updated and improved help system
  + Updated FAQ about PicturesToExe (added new question)
  + Added possibility to display filename of picture in preview panel
  + Added possibility to customize left and right mouse clicks (see Project options)
  + Added <Pause> button to Control panel
  + Now you can create your own Screen Savers!
  + It's possible to customize help message, which appears in produced 
    presentation by pressing F1 key
  + Several other changes


 PicturesToExe v1.55 (January 15th, 2000)
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 Added since version v1.50:
 + Can play background mp3 music!
   (used own mp3 engine, - so excellent as WinAmp and with low CPU usage.
    Important: we don't recommend using together .wav sounds comments for pictures
    with playing of background mp3 music, because it may call conflict 
    on some Sound cards) 
                               
 Added since version v1.50 beta:
 * Fixed minor bug
 + Added hotkey <Delete> to delete current picture from image list
 + Size of produced presentations now decreased on 19 KB!
 + Added preview for background picture in Open dialog
 + Corrected some texts and messages
 + Now you can enlarge picture to full screen in preview area by single
   left mouse click.
 + Several other changes

 * Fixed bug: repeat function didn't work in preview mode.
 * Fixed bug with pressing <Space> key in Startup window 
   (in produced presentation).
 + Added showing hints for menu items
   (you can turn it on/off in Main Menu/Options/Show hints).
 + Added startup screen (can be disabled).
 + Added FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) about PicturesToExe.
 + Added hotkey Ctrl+F9: Create and run generated presentation.
 + Updated help system (F1).
 + Added help screen to produced presentation (F1).
 + Information about path of generated EXE file now saves in project file.
 + Automatic loading last used project (can be disabled).
 + Added <BkSpace> hotkey.
 + In produced presentation: added possibility to return to the previous slide
   (Hotkeys: <Left>, <Up>, <PageUp> or <BkSpace>).
 + Added Control panel to produced presentation (see <Options> window)
 + Several other changes.                                                                  


 PicturesToExe v1.40 (December 3rd, 1999)
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 * Fixed several small bugs
 + Can add startup screen with author's information
 + Added support for background music
 + Can change color of the background
 + Can put image to the background
 + Possibility to change drive by pressing key on keyboard (a,b,c etc)
 + Several changes in the <Options> window
 + Updated documentation
 + Some other changes


 PicturesToExe v1.30 (October 3rd, 1999)
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 * Fixed several small bugs
 + Dialog windows can be resized (only for Windows 98 and Windows 2000)
 + Added support for sounds
 + Now you can save/open your projects
 + Added the help system
 + Added item: main menu, <Edit>, 
   item <Make all comments as selected>, hotkey - Ctrl+C 
 + Several changes at main menu 
 + Several other changes


 PicturesToExe v1.20 (August 25th, 1999)
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 * Fixed several bugs
 + Updated description of program in Readme.txt
 + Added new option <Autosave filename and path> to Main menu
   (if it is checked - Filename and Pathname will be saved in SaveAs dialog)
 + Supports descriptions for pictures
 + Added <Preview> button
 + Use right mouse button for the next picture 
 + Several other changes


 PicturesToExe v1.10 (July 28th, 1999)
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 * Fixed several bugs
 + Added zooming picture (+/- keys)
 + Show supposed size of EXE file on status bar
 + Added action 'Restore default window size' (in main menu)
 + Added option 'Show wallpaper on window' (in main menu)
 + Can resize window
 + Changed icon of program 
 + Changes address of our web site - www.wnsoft.com
   PicturesToExe's page is www.wnsoft.com/apr
   

 PicturesToExe v1.00 (July 2nd, 1999)
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 * Released PicturesToExe v1.00

