PicturesToExe v4.00
(March 11, 2003)
* Fixed old bug when presentation run in the synchronized mode. The music started a little earlier, if the first slide contains a very large JPEG picture. However all next slides were shown *exactly* at the specified time. Now the first slide also will be shown exactly at begining of the music.
* Fixed old rare bug in the Startup screen of presentation, if you twice opened the Help window.
* Fixed old bug, if you pressed Ctrl+Enter in the "Comment" field to enter multi-line comment for a slide.
* Fixed several other minor bugs.
+ Preview of large pictures works much faster now (with same quality) in the Main window of PicturesToExe and in the "Customize Synchronization" window.
+ Improved quality and speed of the full-screen viewer of images (the Main window).
+ Improved quality of gradient filling of background, if screen in Hi-Color (16-bit) mode.
+ Improved the shadow for the main picture:
> It looks much smoothly now;
> You can adjust opacity of the shadow behind the main picture. (Project options | "Screen" tab | "Opacity". From 0 of full transparency to 255 of opacity;
> The shadow can surround picture around all sides (see "Offset" parameter).
+ Added new default icon for a newly created .exe (or .scr) file of presentation. The main icon of PicturesToExe is also improved.
+ Added new option: "Auto hide mouse cursor" (Project options | "Advanced" tab)
+ Some improvements in "Main" and "Advanced" tabs of the Project options.
+ Visual Editor of objects is vastly improved:
* Fixed several bugs;
> Added support for transparent GIF pictures (as objects of a slide);
> You can call "Properties" dialog for a some object by double-clicking of a mouse button;
> It's possible to cancel dragging of an object by pressing of <Esc> key;
> To select/deselect several objects, click on an each necessary object holding <Shift> key pressed;
> To select all objects, press Ctrl+A;
> Added "Undo" button to cancel last modification;
> Added Copy/Paste features (Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V);
> Improved popup menu when you click right mouse button on the object(s);
> Added hot keys for all actions (see popup menu above);
> Added some other helpful improvements.
+ Produced presentations will start faster now.
+ "Preview" of presentation starts faster.
+ PicturesToExe (Main window) opens projects much faster.
+ Improved "Customize synchronization" window:
> You can start Preview of a presentation from a necessary slide ("Preview button");
> Time-line graphically displays effect duration for the transition points;
> Added vertical graphical lines between sound tracks on the time-line;
> You can adjust zoom of the time-line. Click "View" button (or press Ctrl+F11/F12 or scroll the wheel of the mouse);
> Improved work of the horizontal scroll bar;
> Added new hot keys: Play/Pause - Ctrl-P, Stop - Ctrl+S, Delete - Del, Add - Ins;
> Click on "New transition" button instantly adds new point;
> Added little improvements in the interface of this window.
+ PicturesToExe correctly informs you, if you add damaged JPEG file.
+ PicturesToExe will show a project name in the confirmation dialog
(if you close not saved project).
+ Added numbering of slides in the Slide list (Main window).
+ Added support of Traditional Chinese language.
+ Vastly improved support of Italian language
+ Added various improvements in interface of the program.
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