README.txt revision 671242f350d172e106580348e24bab66b0d7e6a5
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncMicrosoft Developer Studio Build File, Format Version 6.00 for VisualPng
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d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncCopyright 2000, Willem van Schaik. For conditions of distribution and
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncuse, see the copyright/license/disclaimer notice in png.h
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncAs a PNG .dll demo VisualPng is finished. More features would only hinder
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncthe program's objective. However, further extensions (like support for other
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncgraphics formats) are in development. To get these, or for pre-compiled
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncbinaries, go to "http://www.schaik.com/png/visualpng.html".
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d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncAssumes that
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync libpng DLLs and LIBs are in ..\..\projects\msvc\win32\libpng
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync zlib DLLs and LIBs are in ..\..\projects\msvc\win32\zlib
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync libpng header files are in ..\..\..\libpng
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync zlib header files are in ..\..\..\zlib
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync the pngsuite images are in ..\pngsuite
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync1) On the main menu Select "Build|Set Active configuration".
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync Choose the configuration that corresponds to the library you want to test.
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync This library must have been built using the libpng MS project located in
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync the "..\..\mscv" subdirectory.
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync2) Select "Build|Clean"
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync3) Select "Build|Rebuild All"
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync4) After compiling and linking VisualPng will be started to view an image
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync from the PngSuite directory. Press Ctrl-N (and Ctrl-V) for other images.
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncWhen distributing VisualPng (or a further development) the following options
62bc7e45f3a27d814eae7013b2d85eb84f282f93vboxsyncare available:
62bc7e45f3a27d814eae7013b2d85eb84f282f93vboxsync1) Build the program with the configuration "Win32 LIB" and you only need to
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync include the executable from the ./lib directory in your distribution.
5eda82e218d35ae0691febd531e1bfc0324cc4a6vboxsync2) Build the program with the configuration "Win32 DLL" and you need to put
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsync in your distribution the executable from the ./dll directory and the dll's
25c97a3e3ce2710f95faa6d181486df26b518e74vboxsync libpng1.dll, zlib.dll and msvcrt.dll. These need to be in the user's PATH.
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncWillem van Schaik
d1c5a03c19683c719b94496bb998fde2f2e5e622vboxsyncCalgary, June 6th 2000
25c97a3e3ce2710f95faa6d181486df26b518e74vboxsyncP.S. VisualPng was written based on preliminary work of:
25c97a3e3ce2710f95faa6d181486df26b518e74vboxsync - Simon-Pierre Cadieux
25c97a3e3ce2710f95faa6d181486df26b518e74vboxsync - Glenn Randers-Pehrson
25c97a3e3ce2710f95faa6d181486df26b518e74vboxsync - Greg Roelofs